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The Practitioner’s Doctorate and Advancing Public Service

The Practitioner’s Doctorate and Advancing Public Service

While MPA/MPP students have a relatively open route toward doctoral paths through Ph.D. programs, the path forward for practitioners seeking doctorate-level education is much narrower. This suggests there is room…

Revisiting Parent Perceptions of Child Vaccinations

Revisiting Parent Perceptions of Child Vaccinations

As policymakers and public health officials encourage parents to vaccinate their children, understanding reasons for and against child vaccination will be important in public messaging.…

Rebuilding the Federal Government Through Better Training

Rebuilding the Federal Government Through Better Training

The federal government needs to ensure that agency employees receive the training they need to do their jobs better and serve the American public.…

Beware—Public Administrators Can Go Hangry

Beware—Public Administrators Can Go Hangry

What arrangements are there in our public service organizations that take care of employees’ eating requirements? Are lunch breaks standard practice in all public organizations on a global level?…

The Pandemic, Temporality and Complexity in Public Policy

The Pandemic, Temporality and Complexity in Public Policy

Problems do not respect nations, states or other political-administrative borders. Social problems are so complex because they challenge planning horizons traditionally limited to the duration of government cycles.…

COP-26: How Can India Negotiate a Truce Between Climate Change and Development?

COP-26: How Can India Negotiate a Truce Between Climate Change and Development?

Poverty reduction and climate protection are interdependent challenges that share common characteristics.…

A Glimpse Into the Philanthropy Giving Season in the United States

A Glimpse Into the Philanthropy Giving Season in the United States

The holiday season as we experience it today is a remarkable charitable giving season that all Americans can celebrate and enjoy.…

The Virtue of Integrity in Public Administration

The Virtue of Integrity in Public Administration

With research indicating that trust is critical for building a team, integrity is non-negotiable. How might public administrators hire for integrity?…

Water, a User’s Guide—Part 5: Policymakers

Water, a User’s Guide—Part 5: Policymakers

Concerns related to water appear regularly in local, national and international news. Both administrators and policymakers play critical roles at every step of the policy process.…