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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.
Why Government Needs More Enterprise-Focused Mobile Apps
According to a report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government, the U.S. federal government has released nearly 300 mobile apps for citizens. These apps range from general…
Complexity of Middle Management in Governmental Organizations
Managing governmental organizations can be more complex compared to the private sector. Not that managing private organizations are simple. However, the intricacies of multifaceted populations involved in government administration burgeons…
Combating Cyber Terrorism: The New War on Terror
Computer security has been a prominent issue within the United States over the past decade. With international and domestic adversaries attempting to destroy our virtual blueprint, it is inevitable that…
Disaster Management, Inclusion and Representative Bureaucracy
There is discussion within disaster management of bottom-up strategies that strive to build the capabilities of the local community to face disasters. This often is spurred on by the realization…
Preparing and Budgeting for Resilience in the Urban Environment
The concept of resilience is replacing sustainability as the new prerogative for cities across the world particularly as the impacts of climate change become apparent on many vulnerable cities. Resilience…
Rutgers Launches Web Series on Anti-Corruption
Starting Feb. 18, 2016, free webinars will be provided each month to scholars, practitioners and students worldwide. Each webinar will last approximately 50-60 minutes, with 25-30 minutes for presentation and…
Lessons from Athletics
We have just completed the collegiate football season, are near the end of the professional football season, and soon will have “March Madness” for the collegiate basketball season. Managers can…
Reducing the Risks of Catastrophic Wildfires through Collaboration
Years of extensive wildland fire suppression in the Southwest left many forests with unnaturally high levels of materials that fuel forest fires, like dense undergrowth and thick litterfall. This has…
U.S. Organ Donation Efforts Produce Record-Breaking Year
Ever since the first successful organ transplant in 1954, there has been both a surplus of individuals needing an organ transplant and a shortage of organs available for donation. Today,…
The Spratly Islands
When I was a Fulbright professor in Nanjing, China, I watched a lot of Channel 9. Channel 9 (CCTV) is a 24-hour news broadcast operated by the government. Soon I…
Refugee Resettlement: An Emergency Management Issue
In wealthy economies, migration policy is a controversial issue but rarely thought of in terms of emergency management. Instead, natural disasters or large-scale violence is often the focus of emergency…