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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.
Rookie Review: All About Growth
Professional development is all about growth. Even experts in a given field can benefit from seeking opportunities to grow. In order to be the best stewards of our work, we…
The Catch-22 of Women in Executive Positions
Barriers to women’s advancement tend to be somewhat complex. Some of these barriers are created by what feminists have termed “second shift.” Employers practically demand total and complete dedication to…
Capable Women, Capable Leaders, Complex Challenges
Many studies provide perspectives about the disparity of men and women who fill leadership roles in state government. While gender discrimination is a pertinent issue, it is important to expand…
Where Are the Women?
What professions come to mind when we think about or discuss women as leaders? Health care, education, social services could be a few options. However, it is still rare to…
The Key to Government Employee Engagement
According to the latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, employee morale is at its lowest point since the survey was initiated in 2003. In every measure of workplace satisfaction, federal employees…
Strengthening Social Equity: Robin Hood Joins ASPA
Robin Hood was too busy fighting for social equity to ponder the philosophic roots of his acts – take from those that have and give to those that have not.…
Judicial Decisions and the Impact on Public Administration
As public administrators, we serve the general public by working for the bureaucracy. At times, we are faced with making decisions solely based on ensuring we still have a job…
Eminent Domain and Economic Development
The law and the court system can have a major impact on the public administration of local and state economic development programs. Eminent domain is used for a wide variety…
Disdain for Politics
In Lawrence M. Mead’s classic summary of the politician’s calling, he argued the study of policy should be combined with the study of politics. Many question the value of huge…
Environmental Justice
Environmental justice is one of those terms that have five or six definitions. The leading writer on the topic, Robert Bullard, considers the chief problem to be racism and maintains…
Human Rights Competence of Diversity & Social Equity in Public Affairs
We live in a time of culture wars. Nowhere is this more evident than in classroom teachings about diversity and social equity in public affairs. However, public agencies routinely record…