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Turning Practice Into Practice
By Robert (Sherman) Yehl Local governments continue to face the economic effects of the 2007-2009 recession. Revenues from a variety of sources are flat (or worse, reduced), employees have been…
NECoPA 2013 Focuses On Public Administration In An Information Society
Join an enthusiastic group of academics, practitioners, and students at the Trabant University Center at the University of Delaware on November 1 & 2 for the 2013 meeting of the…
Building Governmental Cooperation for Development
By William Hatcher and Matthew Howell Last month, the column discussed the importance of social bonds in communities, and how communities that fail to work together also fail to develop.…
The Integrative Project: Integrating Classroom and Real World Knowledge
By Jill Manit and Gloria Messick-Svare In social work, there has been a perception of a gap between the knowledge and skills needed to practice in the community and…
Connecting Education & Service
By Beth M. Renhaus, PhD. Public service and education go hand in hand. In Mosher’s Democracy and the Public Service (1982), he asserts that “it is doubtful that there is…
Stay Out of the Brain Stem – Part I
The Effects of Brain Science on Organizational Culture Part one of a two-part series in understanding the implications of how our brains perceive social interactions in the workplace By Troy…
Congressional Refusal to Fund Obamacare — An Act of Civil Disobedience?
By David Schultz Under what occasions, if any, are members of Congress permitted to disobey a law as a matter of conscience? This is the question posed by House Republican…
The Role of Security in Governance
By Shorenstein Center – Harvard Kennedy School A study just released by Harvard Kennedy School examines the relationship between citizens’ perceptions about government and civic affairs. In the study entitled…
Promoting Town Gov Best Practices
UniTown Network Conference Promotes Best Practices in European Union By Roger Kemp The first-ever UniTown Network Conference was held Oct 2-4 at the University of Ferrara in the City of…
Organizational Challenges & Management Alternatives
How Public Administrators Are Implementing the ACA By Cheryl and Ferd Mitchell Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has raised numerous challenges for administrators and managers. Insight into these…
Rutgers Establishes Anti-Corruption Institute
School of Public Affairs and Administration in Newark Establishes Rutgers Institute on Anti-Corruption Studies By SPAA News Dr. Marc Holzer, dean of the School of Public Affairs and Administration at…