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Public Administration: The Software of Democracy

November 21, 2021

The More Things Change…

November 21, 2021

Water, a User’s Guide—Part 5: Policymakers

November 21, 2021

Whither Strategic Planning in Public Administration? Part 1—A Brief Look at History and Current Practice

November 21, 2021

The Pandemic, Temporality and Complexity in Public Policy

The Pandemic, Temporality and Complexity in Public Policy

Problems do not respect nations, states or other political-administrative borders. Social problems are so complex because they challenge planning horizons traditionally limited to the duration of government cycles.…

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COP-26: How Can India Negotiate a Truce Between Climate Change and Development?

Poverty reduction and climate protection are interdependent challenges that share common characteristics.…

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A Glimpse Into the Philanthropy Giving Season in the United States

The holiday season as we experience it today is a remarkable charitable giving season that all Americans can celebrate and enjoy.…

November 27, 2021No CommentRead More

The Virtue of Integrity in Public Administration

With research indicating that trust is critical for building a team, integrity is non-negotiable. How might public administrators hire for integrity?…

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Public Administration: The Software of Democracy

Public Administration: The Software of Democracy

Public administrators know that government cannot function as structures…

The More Things Change…

The More Things Change…

The major events of the last two years have…

Water, a User’s Guide—Part 5: Policymakers

Water, a User’s Guide—Part 5: Policymakers

Concerns related to water appear regularly in local, national…

Whither Strategic Planning in Public Administration? Part 1—A Brief Look at History and Current Practice

Whither Strategic Planning in Public Administration? Part 1—A Brief Look at History and Current Practice

Should the public sector devote substantial resources to strategic…

Engendering the Public’s Trust in Local Government

Engendering the Public’s Trust in Local Government

Local governments can help lead the way to restore…

Government Finance in Perspective: A Misuse of Financial Analysis

Government Finance in Perspective: A Misuse of Financial Analysis

Government exists to serve the people and not to…

Developing the Brain Metaphor to Create a Learning Organization

Developing the Brain Metaphor to Create a Learning Organization

Administrators looking at creating or maintaining a learning organization…

Better than Nothing isn’t Good Enough: Integrating Improved Biosurveillance Technology with Scenario-Based Planning for Public Health Emergencies

Better than Nothing isn’t Good Enough: Integrating Improved Biosurveillance Technology with Scenario-Based Planning for Public Health Emergencies

The United States must make improving our capacity to…

Digital Transformation in Government Should Start with Low-Code and No-Code Development

Digital Transformation in Government Should Start with Low-Code and No-Code Development

We can encourage government workers’ innovation by giving them…

Paid to Populate: Demographic Disparities and Resident Incentive Programs

Paid to Populate: Demographic Disparities and Resident Incentive Programs

Disparities in growth between communities is not a new…

Public Service—Our Immediate Vocation

Public Service—Our Immediate Vocation

For public servants, Decembers are not only slow, they…

Public Servants—Thank You For Delivering Civilization

Public Servants—Thank You For Delivering Civilization

The core values that citizens expect from public servants…

Liberating Resources to Fund a Better Future

Liberating Resources to Fund a Better Future

Launching new programs and services on a limited budget…

A Natural Approach to Land Use Planning

A Natural Approach to Land Use Planning

We typically approach urban planning the same way an…

Citizen’s Government Academy Experience

Citizen’s Government Academy Experience

Citizen government academies illustrate public officials’ commitment to transparency.…

Marrying Technology And The Public Sector

Marrying Technology And The Public Sector

Technology should not frustrate constituents who are reliant on…

Increasing Capacity for Collaboration and Affecting Action

Increasing Capacity for Collaboration and Affecting Action

The views expressed are those of the author and…

Legislating Performance: Does Mandated Performance Measurement Really Work?

Legislating Performance: Does Mandated Performance Measurement Really Work?

The views expressed are those of the author and…

Public Service Profiles – Unsung Heroes

Gene C. Blue, president/CEO, Arizona Opportunities Industrialization Center (AzOIC)…

Public Service Profiles – Unsung Heroes

Ronald Bates, city manager, City of Pico Rivera Ronald…

Organizational Challenges & Management Alternatives

How Public Administrators Are Implementing the ACA By Cheryl…

Health Exchanges Launched

Administrative Strategies Emerging By Cheryl and Ferd Mitchell On…

The 21st Century Direct Support Workforce in the United States

The 21st Century Direct Support Workforce in the United States

By Julie Ann Racino The Direct Support Workforce in…

Community & Disability: DeInstitutionalization

Community & Disability: DeInstitutionalization

By Julie Ann Racino In political science, the term…

Federalism and Its Discontents: Guns, Germs and Insurrection

Federalism and Its Discontents: Guns, Germs and Insurrection

This article explores the failures of federalism not only…

Cultural Brokering: A promising way of building cultural competent community based organizations

Cultural Brokering: A promising way of building cultural competent community based organizations

Community based organizations (CBOs) are agencies providing direct social…

Publishing and Perishing as a Doctoral Student

Publishing and Perishing as a Doctoral Student

Writing, editing, submitting, revising, resubmitting, selecting… each stage comes…

Reducing Voluntary Program Administrative Burden: Lessons from the National Organic Program

Reducing Voluntary Program Administrative Burden: Lessons from the National Organic Program

The views expressed are those of the author and…

Accountability for Social Equity in Policing

Accountability for Social Equity in Policing

Citizen groups, political leaders, and law enforcement agencies have…

SSVF Programs Reduce Veteran Homelessness

SSVF Programs Reduce Veteran Homelessness

Homelessness is a social problem which touches every community…

Climate Change Adaptation: Implications for the Public Sector

Climate change is no longer an abstract concept, or…

Front-line Discretion: Good Cop or Bad Cop?

Front-line workers implement public policy on a direct and…

Review Sought for a Proposed ANSI Quality of Government Standard

ASPA members and supporters are being invited to assist…

ASPA Keystone State Chapter Annual Awards Program

ASPA Keystone State Chapter Annual Awards Program

ASPA’s Keystone State Chapter held its annual Public Service…

21st Century Higher Education in America: A Reason for Alarm?

21st Century Higher Education in America: A Reason for Alarm?

Is the reason for rising higher education cost due…

Grace Harris, Vital Piece of VCU History, Dies at 84

Grace E. Harris, whose leadership helped shape Virginia Commonwealth…

The United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals and the Building of a Good Society: A Modest Proposal for the Public Administration Education and Training Community

When the United Nations (UN) announced in 2000 a…

Public Administration: Theory or Practice

Public Administration: Theory or Practice

Trends in the teaching public administration discourse tend toward…