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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.
NYPD Uses Technology to Enhance Community Relations
The law enforcement community is leveraging emerging technologies to improve its ability to communicate with New Yorkers. In recent statements, New York Police Commissioner William Bratton and New York State…
The Social Side of Cooperation
Elected officials are often insular people. In particular, mayors worry about the loss of their city’s autonomy and control. In trying to abolish the city classifications in Kentucky, an important…
Priorities for New Local Government Leaders
In August, I wrote about priorities for when a local government leader leaves his or her position, whether to retire or take another job. This column will focus on the…
Envisioning Workforce Training Differently
President Obama’s call for a “universal community college” education is a bold step for envisioning workforce training differently. Two key premises underpin this innovative strategy: first, employers increasingly require at…
Managing Large-Scale Projects: Boston’s Innovation District
Emerging in urban centers across the country, city-level innovation districts are geographically distinct areas intended to attract cutting-edge companies, research institutions, startups, accelerators and other related entities, creating a dense…
Nine Tips for Building Network Capacity
As organizational members, we spend an increasing amount of time working in inter-organizational networks. These networks may be called task forces, coalitions, collaboratives or have a catchy name all their…
The Implementation of “Obamacare”
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Affordable Care Act is supposed to put “consumers back in charge of their health care.” Legislature passed in 2010…
The Importance of Mentoring
A year has passed since I earned my doctorate. It had been seven long years of working full time while attending school part-time at Mississippi State University. Throughout that time,…
Governing in Uncertainty Tops NECoPA ’15 Conference
The Northeast Conference on Public Administration (NECoPA) will host its annual conference on the campus of George Mason University, Nov. 5-7, 2015. This conference will mark NECoPA’s sixth anniversary of…
The Role of the New Paradigm in Developing Countries
A central government with a strict hierarchical bureaucracy has been used as the chief mechanism for public policymaking and service delivery in developing countries for the past century. The main…
The Volkswagen Debacle: A Triumph for Nonprofits and the Public Sector
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Kenyatta Lovett October 13, 2015 A few weeks ago,…