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A Tribute to Bruce McDowell
By Lisa Warnecke The public administration community lost one of its most knowledgeable and dedicated pracademics in late 2017 with the passing of Bruce McDowell. The modest title of Bruce’s…
Call for papers: Public Money & Management theme on ‘Developing civil servants’
This Public Money & Management (PMM) theme, also the subject of PMM Live! 2019, will present a collection of articles on the latest thinking on how to achieve transparency and…
Inclusiveness: A New Term for an Old Ideal
A key aspects of having an inclusive workforce is being representatively diverse, where the umbrella of inclusiveness allows all employees to maximize their extrinsic and intrinsic motivational forces. The concept…
What Viral Videos Can Teach About Urban Preservation and How This Can Help Transform Public Administration
The explosion of viral videos in the 21st century has provided a unique and often overlooked source of social commentary regarding how we use and preserve public spaces.…
Running Our Mouths, and Running Our Government: Citizen’s Halls in Mongolia
Citizen’s Halls are a program administered through the Mongolian government that date back to 2009. These halls are devoted to considering and incorporating citizens’ suggestions into policy and governmental decisions.…
Artificial Intelligence: An Artificial Alarm for National Security?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming every walk of life. The impacts of AI on the United States economy, culture and national defense are worth examining. Has AI made us more…
The Road to Reform: Egypt’s Social Accountability for Education Reform Initiatives
Egypt struggles with sparse resources for public spending when it comes to education. This prompted the creation of the Social Accountability for Education Reform (SAER) initiative, which was developed to…
United Nation’s Influence on Administrative Processes for Public Policy Development and Implementation
The UN supports the development and implementation of freedom of information laws (FOIA) that uphold the public’s right to access information recorded by public organizations. Citizens’ use of and access…
Come Rain or Shine: Public Service at its Best
Post-disasters, public servants may be called upon to deliver healing, stability and support in the not-so-distant future when life becomes challenging or loss becomes apparent for our citizens. When those…
Accountability and Transparency in Public Administration
Accountability and transparency practices have been put in place in most government agencies. We expect them to be upheld, but there remains a shadowed area where these implications are not…
Government by the Good
Beginning with the Pendleton Act of 1883, which established the United States Merit System, Government by the Good enjoyed a virtual existence of twenty-three years and ended in 1906. The…
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