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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.
Public Administrators and The Legalization of Marijuana
Legalizing marijuana presents a crucial paradigm for communities across the United States to develop direct action techniques in renovating and rejuvenating citizens’ local involvement in government. …
Youth Got Tech: U-Report Uganda
Youth participation in Uganda is heavily dependent on establishing trust in the government, especially given the doubt the current political system has cast on its citizens. This case focuses on…
COVID-19 and the Middle Class
This article begins the process of assessing the social and economic consequences of COVID-19, particularly in a society that enshrines its middle class thriving on the fuel of private enterprise…
Why are We Languishing?
To languish is to feel unwell, without any particular trigger, which can make it incredibly difficult to perform at the same level as before the pandemic. As we move forward,…
Proactive Governance: The Equity Challenge
Individualism is the fabric of each community, but governing the community is primarily to consider the safety of the whole community at large.…
Writing Opportunities: Paying it Forward
I challenge those in public service to “pay it forward” by finding writing opportunities to share their wealth of knowledge with others.…
Back to School!
Learning is best achieved in the classroom—in a social setting. Why? Because we learn from each other. This is true across all disciplines and especially in math and science, where…
Together at Last: Community Action Boards in Colombia
A Colombian village established Community Action Boards to directly participate in developing new schools. Through voluntary participation, citizens formed the Juntas de Acción Comunal (JAC) to counteract the ineffective policies…
We Have Met the Germs and They Are Us
Between outbreaks, while the scientists toil in their laboratories, government officials should be addressing the social fundamentals that will hinder their response no matter what the cause of the next…
The Cosby Decision in a Nutshell: Fundamental Fairness, Prosecutorial Accountability and Bias in the Criminal Justice System
Trying to remove, or even reduce, the criminal justice system’s implicit bias in favor of the rich and famous is a monumental task—perhaps impossible. But there never will be progress…
Duality of Government Perception
Trust has been broken between the people and the government. We see over and over that the old trust in our institutions has eroded to dangerous levels. What can be…
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