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Cultivating Fine Whines: Listening to the Team
Instead of shutting employees down, we should enable critical thought and creativity.…
A Pragmatic Approach to Climate Change: Part 4—Invest in Rebuilding the Electricity Infrastructure
Public administrators at all levels of government need to do everything possible to rebuild electricity infrastructure and shift Americans toward using electricity as the sole source of energy. This strategy…
Social Equity Drivers for Emergency Management
This column will kick off a series exploring the drivers of social equity in emergency management.…
School Boards Matter
Our field often views public education as outside the scope of traditional public administration. There is no time like the present for the public administration community to better understand school…
A Water User’s Guide, Part 6: Water and Climate Change
Over the past six months we’ve considered water quantity, quality and infrastructure, and the roles of administrators and policymakers. All of this exists in the fluid environment of climate change,…
Federalism, Policymaking and the United States-Mexican Border
Addressing the problems that affect both Mexico and the United States, who share a geographical border over 3000 km long, requires comprehensive and coordinated policies at the national and binational…
Whither Strategic Planning in Public Administration? Part 2—Pathways Forward
Strategic planning is widely used in governments in the United States and throughout the world. Nevertheless, strategic planning—in both government and business— has received criticism from many entities.…
Emergency Management and the Role of Nonprofit Organizations in the Time of Natural Disasters
It is crucial to constantly stress that relief efforts in times of severe natural disasters are priceless since every little attempt may save lives. Thus, nonprofit leaders must give great…
Preventing Shoplifting Without Police: Lessons Learned from Drug Dealers
Before we get too far down the road of anarchy, where individuals and businesses take safety into their how hands, communities need to re-evaluate the balance of safety, security, fairness…
Renewal of Public Interest in Renewable Energy
To reach the goal of the Biden administration’s net zero emissions by 2050, more bipartisan support and concerted efforts are required to generate, distribute and utilize clean energy. …
It’s Part of the Job: Part II
If transforming the status quo of inequity in government is the aim, then the most promising tool that public servants have are their personal ethics codes. That is, if they…
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