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The American Society for Public Administration is the largest and most prominent professional association for public administration. It is dedicated to advancing the art, science, teaching and practice of public and non-profit administration.
The American Society for Public Administration is the largest and most prominent professional association for public administration. It is dedicated to advancing the art, science, teaching and practice of public and non-profit administration.
Citizen Behavior Change: The Social Marketing Approach
Social marketing is often the most effective and efficient method for achieving high rates of behavior change. It can also achieve the greatest return on investment while improving citizens' well-being…
Combatting Conspiratorial Thinking
There have always been, and always will be, individuals that embrace conspiracy theories. Though it is beyond the power of the public administration community to stop conspiratorial thinking, we can…
Your Community, Your Choice: Participatory Budgeting in North Wales
Participatory budgeting has established itself as a leading democratic innovation, which gives the floor to those who previously had been outsiders in the political system. North Wales has embraced this…
The Internet of Things is Coming—Are You Ready?
The next five years will see an explosion of sophisticated yet inexpensive sensors that can be embedded in seemingly every device or piece of infrastructure. Local governments should prepare now…
Public Administrators: The Relevance of Teaching the Agility Model for Efficacious Sector Leadership
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines agile as, “Marked by the ability to move with quick, easy grace and having a quick resourceful and adaptable character.” The principals of Agile Leadership are…
Policymakers: Beyond Organizational Power and Control
Policies are systems of principles created to guide decisions and achieve logical, rational results for the good of the people, and the good of the organization. We must bring back…
Call for papers: Public Money & Management theme on ‘Developing civil servants’
This Public Money & Management (PMM) theme, also the subject of PMM Live! 2019, will present a collection of articles on the latest thinking on how to achieve transparency and…
Keys to Success in Public Management: From the Mouths of New and Experienced Managers
As academics and practitioners conduct research and dialogue about the competencies for successful public management, we can pull key strengths from three categories; relationships, leadership and humility.…
Fun Night Out: Dinner and a School Board Meeting!
If you want to exercise your civic duties, find out what schools accomplish with your tax dollars. I heartily recommend attending dinner and a school board meeting. School boards can…
A County’s Unnecessary Infrastructure Grade of “F”
A family of two gets a water bill for $800. Another family of two in the same county gets a water bill for only $65, but a single person in…
Hear Me Roar
Women's rights are again on the political agenda. The progression of these rights has not been linear throughout history. But women are engaged now more than ever in government.…
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