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The State-Local Squeeze: New State Priorities Threaten Local Government Administration
Several states have recently been asserting their primacy in their relationships with local governments, setting up conflicts with local priorities for law enforcement, water, and land use.…
How Can University Research Help Local Governments?
The contributions of the academic community can be even more vital to the profession with an increased emphasis on case studies that can guide the way for local government managers.…
Ethics of Equity
Consider that the goal of our work should be to examine our intentions and motivations for acting, and fix our attention on the ethics of process, rather than running a…
American vs. Chinese COVID-19 Response
The contrast between America’s and China's approach to the pandemic has given rise to discussions about the efficacy of America's democratic system and whether authoritarian models such as China's can…
Gender Equality: A Long Way To Go! Why We Need More Women in the Power Elite Space
The call for continued action on women’s issues across different levels of society and around the world remains. Inequality affects all women regardless of their color, economic status and geographical…
Data and the Human Condition
Our present is data-driven and that information is extremely important. But we cannot neglect what history tries to tell us just because we feel it is old news. History is…
Diversity—The Newest Era in Public Personnel Administration
Inclusion and diversity are not political topics. They are not fads. They are social imperatives and smart business strategies that will help all our government organizations achieve their mission in…
Let the Records Show…
How can NARA employees effectively manage expansion brought on by the Information Age if they are underfunded, understaffed and overwhelmed?…
The General Relativity of Public Administration
With every new generation comes a new assembly of needs. Since space and time are always moving, so should our capacity for serving the next assembly of citizens under a…
Addressing the Impacts of Election Denialism on Local Government
Long-term investments in community-building, civics education and quality local journalism are needed to widely disseminate the message that our elections are in fact legitimate. …
A Renewal of Statesmanship
Statesmanship is the hallmark of a great politician and public servant. Let’s demand it from all our representatives.…
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