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Government Needs to Join the Workforce Revolution
With newly elected leaders, this is the time to reconsider how work is organized and managed. The COVID-19 crisis prompted change; experts believe remote working is the future. It is…
The Echoes of Alexis de Tocqueville in America: Leveraging the Polarities of Democracy
It is more important now than ever that we learn to leverage the polarities that exist in our democracy…
Street-Level Bureaucracy in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era
Public administration has the ongoing challenge of trying to solve problems with innovation while attempting to balance the expectations of diverse stakeholders. Innovation can be characterized as the application of…
COVID-19: An Educational Paradigm Breaker
With new strains of COVID-19 being discovered around the world, it will be some time until the educational sector experiences pre-COVID-19 normalcy. …
Defund the Police or Invest in Human Capital? A New Framework for Community Safety
To achieve the goals of the Defund the Police movement, cities may consider working across jurisdictions, and building police response with dedicated access to mental health and social services. The…
Coping With Fiscal Shocks: Are Small Municipal Governments Masters of Their Fates?
The options available to small governments to adjust to fiscal shocks are somewhat more limited than large governments. Small governments, to put it simply, are not masters of their own…
Supreme Court’s Bostock Decision Protects LGBTQ Employment
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled to safeguard most employees from sexual orientation and transgender status discrimination this past summer, five years after legalizing same-sex marriage. Elected officials and governmental managers…
Room for Improvement: The Government Employee Experience in 2021
Improving the government employee experience is the bold action needed to reinvigorate government service.…
School Security and Safety Are Changing Due to Enhanced Police Services in Cities Throughout America
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Roger L. KempJanuary 11, 2020 The public services police…
America Needs a Shot in the Arm: The COVID-19 Vaccination
As both academic and practicing members of public administration, we need to be leaders by encouraging our colleagues, our students and our constituents to get vaccinated as soon as they…
The Implications of Social Contract Theory for Public Governance
Now is the time for officials at all levels of government to reacquaint themselves with the principles of the social contract.…
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