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The Promise and Perils of Public-Private Partnerships
Complex externalities like globalization, economic instability or political conflicts may endanger the capability and efficiency of today’s governments. Public-private partnerships may offer an alternative to government's lack of capacity and…
Coffee and Doughnuts: Part 2
With a long career as a law enforcement executive, I posit that the topic offered this month-- militarization of law enforcement—is by no means a new one. Assaults and murders…
The Citizen Side of the Tennessee Promise
On Jan. 9, President Obama introduced his plan for free community college for future high school graduates. His proposed program aligns with a similar effort in Tennessee. The state’s program…
Race and Law Enforcement: A Tale of Two Experiences
In December 2014, my colleague Tia Sherèe Gaynor and I wrote an article in PA Times that made connections to the historic legacy of violence perpetrated by law enforcement officers…
Economics, Environment and Equity
Energy impacts virtually every function of modern life. Current energy challenges lack simple, correct solutions. Federal inaction on climate change and 21st century energy technologies has facilitated a state role…
Colorado Featured In Online Budget, Taxpayer Receipt Simulator
Engaged Public, a Denver-based public policy firm, recently launched an interactive, online tool for citizens to try their own “balancing act” directing state revenue and spending dollars. Coloradans can use…
SECoPA 2015: Call For Proposals
SECoPA 2015 will be held in Charleston, South Carolina on Sept. 30 – Oct. 3, 2015. This year’s theme is, “Research & Application: Promoting Effective Public Service,” which will explore…
Shaping the Ghost of Accountability
In public administration, accountability is both the concept and practice of responsibility for outcomes. It’s the element of public service that links performance to public trust and agency legitimacy. I’m…
Basketball and Organizational Excellence
Although the recent NCAA basketball tournament was noted for decreasing office productivity, it can offer important organizational lessons. It takes talent to reach the tournament, especially the Final Four, just…
Measuring Employee Engagement
Today’s new government employees have more choices, more mobility and fewer guarantees of lifetime employment. They are a vastly different group of people, in a vastly different employment marketplace with…
Coffee and Doughnuts: Building Accountability
Continuous media coverage of a few high profile events can lead the public to believe there is a lack of accountability in law enforcement. This is simply not true. Law…