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Using Twitter to Enhance Service Delivery
Increasingly, government organizations are using social media to enhance the delivery of services to their customers and constituents. In particular, Twitter is a valuable tool that enables conversation with stakeholders…
Establishing Transparency of Viewpoints
After Hurricane Andrew left Florida devastated, the state’s Governor’s Office sought to institute new statewide standards for building safety and practices. To accomplish this goal, the Florida Building Commission was…
Future Mobility Needs of the Elderly
The United States is an age-denying, youth-oriented culture. However, by 2040, people 65 years or older will be 21.7 percent of the population. By 2060, there will be an estimated…
Can Representative Democracy Work for Millennials?
I see the promise of greatness in the rising generation of millennials. They are smart. They are wired. They are deeply concerned about other people’s ethics. Yet data indicates that…
From Military Service to Public Service: Thanks to The G.I.Bill and ASPA
The military taught me the value of public service and the need to have a good education. With the help of the G.I. Bill and my membership in ASPA, I…
Learning MPA Core Competencies across Cultures: Insights from China and the United Arab Emirates
In recent years, government managers from countries around the world have come to the U.S. to earn MPA degrees. Likewise, American public administration faculty have traveled to other countries to…
Planning for the Future
Planning for the future, in particular city planning, consists of preserving the community, sustaining the community and ensuring the community has a future. An ideal way to meet the needs…
Community and Economic Development: The Collaborative Conversation
In a recent PA Times Online column, one writer laid out his arguments for the adoption of a new Section on community and economic development. In this column, I want…
Gun Control: The Fact/Value Dichotomy and the Public Interest
My college professors stressed the importance of the fact/value dichotomy. They were concerned with statements that could be verified or were verifiable. Value issues were of less interest as there…
The Role of Local-State Public Health Integration in Health Security
The state of Florida is on the front lines of U.S. efforts to prepare for local transmission of the Zika virus. A conversation with a Florida Department of Health official…
A Consciously Complicit Public Administration
The field of public administration is historically privileged. Traditional theories and application are overwhelmingly grounded within Euro-centric, male and heteronormative perspectives that exclude large segments of the U.S. population. Absent…