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NECoPA 2016: Public Administration in the Era of Collaboration
By PA Times Online April 22, 2016 The 2016 Northeastern Conference on Public Administration (NECoPA), taking place Nov. 11-13 in Harrisburg, Penn., has announced its call for proposed papers, panels and posters. The…
The Role of Mobile Apps in Public Administration of Disaster Relief
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Adesanya Omoniyi ADEKOYA April 22, 2016 The rising trend in…
Are We Reaching a Tipping Point?
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Stephen B. Gordon April 22, 2016 One of the most…
Citizen Participation in Sustainability Planning through Observatories
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Daniel Hummel April 22, 2016 The International City/County Management Association…
Should States Overhaul or Underfund Public Pension Funds?
In order to assuage concerns of multiple stakeholders such as pensioners, taxpayers, voters, public workers and average citizens, the issue of overhauling or underfunding public pension funds has been building…
Fitting Millennials and Social Media into Tomorrow’s Public Sector
The topic of how millennials and the use of social media will impact the public sector is truly a book yet to be written. First, it is easy to observe…
A Peek at Policing: My Experience from a Ride Along
I recently had the opportunity to go on a police ride along in a Minneapolis suburb. Arguably one of the most essential forms of public service, policing has been under…
Crisis Mapping: An Overview of Social Media Mapping Response to Disaster
Social media creates opportunity for interactive, real-time communication between public organizations and stakeholders. Citizens also take matters in their own hands and can disseminate information faster than public organizations. Crisis…
How Research Impedes Federal Response to Poverty and Inequality
Behind all of the statistics about poverty and inequality, there are very real people whose lives are suffering. It is not ethical, pragmatic or responsive to tell the poor and…
Questions for Judge Merrick Garland
Now that President Obama has nominated Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court, here are several questions that the nominee should answer.…
#NewNormal: Accepting Social Media into Public Sector Recruiting
Social media innovations have been utilized by HR managers at all levels of government to address recruiting issues. However, public managers are more hesitant to employ Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and…