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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.
DAPA Celebrates Delaware’s Public Servants
By Caitlin Del Collo On December 4, 2013, Timothy’s Riverfront Grille in Wilmington, Delaware served as a sophisticated venue for the Delaware Association for Public Administration (DAPA) 2013 Awards Dinner.…
The Makings of Disaster: Collaboration – Realizing Separation is Only Two Degrees
By Stacey Mann On the afternoon of April 27, 2011, an EF-4 tornado with estimated maximum wind speed of 190 mph traveled through Greene, Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Counties in Alabama. In…
The Constitution and Corporations: Do Businesses Have a Right to Free Exercise of Religion?
By David Schultz Are corporations religious? Do they believe in God? Can they pray? Silly questions perhaps, but they lie at the heart of Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius (Hobby Lobby).…
ASPA Partners With University to Host Midwest Conference
By Stephen Kleinschmit ASPA is joining with the Department of Public Policy at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne to host the inaugural Midwest Public Affairs Conference (MPAC). Scheduled for March…
Public Workplace Conflict Resolution: Challenges for the HR Professional
By Joseph G. Jarret America’s judicial system most commonly defines the term “conflict” to mean a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one. Whenever people work together and are…
Engaging the Community in a Networked World
By Christine Springer Nurturing continuous engagement of the community served by public agencies is not only important but also critical to successful public management in an environment of change. Networking…
Plus ça change, the more it isn’t change
By Laree Kiely This column is the last for 2013. Or is it the preview of 2014? Typically, we would do a retrospective on the last year, comment about how…
Town and Gown Relations: The Best Practices in the World
By Roger L. Kemp The UniTown Network recently held its first annual Town-Gown Relations Conference for representatives of cities and universities in the European Union. The City of Ferrara (Italy) and…
Perils of Privatization
By Sheila Suess Kennedy I have often written about my skepticism of so-called “privatization” of public assets. I say “so called” because Americans use the term inaccurately to mean contracting…
When Transparency Becomes the Enemy of Accountability: Reflections From the Field
By Stuart C. Gilman and Howard Whitton Everything is connected to everything else, as in the world of ecology and in public administration. Transparency seems to have become the new panacea…
Increasing Adoption and Reducing the Number of Children in Foster Care in the U.S. and Abroad
By Lorenda A. Naylor Introduction November is National Adoption Month. It is a time Americans celebrate adoptive families across the country. According to Barack Obama in his Presidential Proclamation of National…