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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.

SECoPA 2015: Call For Proposals

SECoPA 2015 will be held in Charleston, South Carolina on Sept. 30 – Oct. 3, 2015. This year’s theme is, “Research & Application: Promoting Effective Public Service,” which will explore…

Shaping the Ghost of Accountability

In public administration, accountability is both the concept and practice of responsibility for outcomes. It’s the element of public service that links performance to public trust and agency legitimacy. I’m…

Basketball and Organizational Excellence

Basketball and Organizational Excellence

Although the recent NCAA basketball tournament was noted for decreasing office productivity, it can offer important organizational lessons. It takes talent to reach the tournament, especially the Final Four, just…

Measuring Employee Engagement

Measuring Employee Engagement

Today’s new government employees have more choices, more mobility and fewer guarantees of lifetime employment. They are a vastly different group of people, in a vastly different employment marketplace with…

Coffee and Doughnuts: Building Accountability

Coffee and Doughnuts: Building Accountability

Continuous media coverage of a few high profile events can lead the public to believe there is a lack of accountability in law enforcement. This is simply not true. Law…

Handbook of Public Administration

Handbook of Public Administration

The role of public administration is evolving and the changing nature of the field will impact the way policies and programs are designed and implemented. For those seeking a deeper…

Managing Public Mistrust of Government

Managing Public Mistrust of Government

The American National Election Studies captures trends in public opinion through a series of questions about trust, efficacy and responsiveness of government. While results follow no particular pattern, the data…

Rookie Review: Theory That Lights a Spark

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Emily Paulson April 7, 2015 When I hear the…

Five Emerging Tools and Methods For Policymaking

Five Emerging Tools and Methods For Policymaking

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Bill Brantley April 7, 2015 Recent advances in big data…

George C. Marshall: Building Trust in Government

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Terry Newell April 7, 2015 Barely a day goes…

Time to Roll Back the Big Lie of Smaller Government

Time to Roll Back the Big Lie of Smaller Government

It has become commonplace to talk about the “hollowed-out” state of federal agencies who have had their workforces and capacities significantly eroded by decades of brutal congressional fighting. In a…