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How Can NGOs Build Democracy Through Service Delivery?
Service-delivery NGOs can promote democracy by serving as public arenas, or spaces in which members and beneficiaries build and practice democratic habits such as discussion and debate, collective problem solving,…
The Right to “Consent”: A New Path to Protecting Our Voting Rights
The Declaration of Independence makes it abundantly clear that for the governed to consent they must have a voice in their government, its governance, public policies and administration—and their voice…
National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan: What It Means for Public Administration
While the plan provides a thorough strategy, the real challenge is actually implementing it. Where to start, how to measure and how to distribute funding will all be challenges…
The Dark Ages of Performance Management: COVID-19 Recovery Programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma
The nature of public performance is such that without adequate monitoring, we cannot know the status or success of our public services. Only by optimizing monitoring can we begin to…
Markers, Memorials and Monuments in the Public Space
If public officials become involved in the debate, injecting their own values, they are more likely to generate greater disequilibrium than facilitate the development of an acceptable, equitable resolution. …
Developing an Inclusive, Technology-Based Innovation Ecosystem
The focus of this commentary is on the approaches nonprofits, businesses, educational institutions, government agencies and other organizations can employ to develop an inclusive innovation ecosystem to improve their communities’…
The Nation’s High Schools—Springboards to Greatness
High schools must not be a waypoint on the road to nowhere—rather, they must be springboards to greatness. …
Multilevel Financial Responses Supporting Ukraine’s Fight for Democracy
This article presents immediate multilevel financial responses of international organizations (IMF, WB), the United Sates, the EU and several European countries to support the Ukrainian government to manage economic and…
Lessons Learned From the “Great Resignation”
As a result of pandemic, now more than ever employees are demanding to be compensated well for their efforts, to feel valued and included in the workplace and want an…
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Despite criticism from both the left and the right, Vance insists his personal story has lessons for public policy makers and administrators...and can help us to understand current political and…
Steps to Adopting Open Educational Resources (OER)
This article addresses the steps to adopting OER materials for courses or general knowledge expansion while respecting the intellectual property of the materials’ creators.…
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