The Future of Public Administration around the World
 336 pp., 6 x 9 Hardcover ISBN: 9781589017122 (1589017129) 336 pp., 6 x 9 Paperback ISBN: 9781589017115 (1589017110) eBook ISBN: 9781589016255 E-Inspection Request E-Inspection January 2011 LC: 2010007868 Public Management and Change series EXPLORE THIS TITLE DescriptionTable of Contents Reviews |
The Future of Public Administration around the World
The Minnowbrook Perspective
A once-in-a-generation event held every twenty years, the Minnowbrook conference brings together the top scholars in public administration and public management to reflect on the state of the field and its future. This unique volume brings together a group of distinguished authors—both seasoned and new—for a rare critical examination of the field of public administration yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
The book begins by examining the ideas of previous Minnowbrook conferences, such as relevance and change, which are reflective of the 1960s and 1980s. It then moves beyond old Minnowbrook concepts to focus on public administration challenges of the future: globalism, twenty-first century collaborative governance, the role of information technology in governance, deliberative democracy and public participation, the organization of the future, and teaching the next generation of leaders. The book ends by coming full circle to examine the current challenge of remaining relevant. There is no other book like this—nor is there ever likely to be another—in print. Simply put, the ideas, concepts, and spirit of Minnowbrook are one-of-a-kind. This book captures the soul of public administration past, present, and future, and is a must-read for anyone serious about the theory and practice of public administration. Rosemary O'Leary is Distinguished Professor of Public Administration and Howard G. and Louise S. Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership at Syracuse University. David M. Van Slyke is an associate professor of public administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Soonhee Kim is an associate professor of public administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Beryl A. Radin, Series Editor
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"The Future of Public Administration Around the World: The Minnowbrook Perspective deserves tremendous credit for raising (or perhaps refocusing our attention on) these important big questions for the field."—International Public Management Journal "Public administration is an incredibly diverse and rapidly globalizing field, including a broad range of actors with varying types and areas of expertise. This edited volume from the Minnowbrook III Conference has something important, and often invaluable, for all who engage it. Written in a readily accessible style and with a cutting-edge focus on both academic and professional themes, it is a must-read for those who want to stay or arrive at the forefront of public administration, as scholars or practitioners."—Carolyn Heinrich, director, La Follette School of Public Affairs and professor of public affairs and economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison "Minnowbrook I (1968), II (1988), and III (2008) are watershed events in the intellectual development of public administration. This book is an indispensable and rich encapsulation of the thrust of Minnowbrook III and a guide to the ideas and forces that will shape public administration's next decade. No serious scholar of public administration should be without it."—Hon S. Chan, City University of Hong Kong "This edited volume of Minnowbrook III's best contributions provides readers a roadmap through the issues that frame the global field of public administration and management. The editors have compiled a comprehensive yet readable and accessible contribution to the public administration and management canon."—Trevor Brown, associate director of academic affairs and research, John Glenn School of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University "We all complain about the 'bureaucracy', and our faith in government seems to erode even as the challenges multiply. The experts contributing to this book—all public administration scholars—know about the problems in all their complexity. Both practitioners and those promoting reforms will benefit from the insights and the different perspectives of the authors."—Paul A. Volcker "A kaleidoscope of views of the future of public administration; it demonstrates a rich diversity of positions and viewpoints on what public administration will be or should be."—Kenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M University and Cardiff University Table of Contents Preface Introduction: The Legacy of Minnowbrook Soonhee Kim, Rosemary O'Leary, David Van Slyke, H. George Frederickson, and W. Henry Lambright Part I. Studying and Managing Public Organizations of the Future From Performance Management to Democratic Performance Governance Donald P. Moynihan An Argument for Fully Incorporating Nonmission-Based Values into Public Administration Suzanne J. Piotrowski Are We There Yet? From Taylor's Triangle to Follett's Web; From Knowledge Work to Emotion Work Mary E. Guy, Meredith A. Newman, and Sharon H. Mastracci The Raised Fist and the Magic Negro: Public Administration and the Black Public Administrator Domonic Bearfield Social Equity in Public Administration: The Need for Fire Susan T. Gooden . . . And the Pendulum Swings: A Call for Evidence-Based Public Organizations Kimberley R. Isett Public Administration: The Central Discipline in Homeland Security Dale Jones and Austen Givens Part II. Globalization The Study of Comparative Public Administration: Future Trajectories and Prospects Bidhya Bowornwathana Reinventing Public Administration for the Twenty-First Century: Toward a More Global and Generic Paradigm Yilin Hou A Personal Memo from a Woman Teaching Public Administration in Asia Ora-Orn Poocharoen Part III. Collaboration Collaborative Leadership and Local Governance Soonhee Kim The "New Emergency Management": Applying the Lessons of Collaborative Governance to Twenty-First-Century Emergency Planning Michael McGuire, Jeffrey L. Brudney, and Beth Gazley Collaborative Governance and Cross-Boundary Information Sharing: Envisioning a Networked and IT-Enabled Public Administration Theresa A. Pardo, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, and Luis F. Luna-Reyes Collaborative Governance and Climate Change: Opportunities for Public Administration Kirk Emerson and Peter Murchie Part IV. Deliberative Democracy and Public Participation Why Public Administration Should Take Deliberative Democracy Seriously Tina Nabatchi When Should the Public be Involved in Public Management? Design Principles with Case Applications John Clayton Thomas The Use of Social Media to Dissolve Knowledge Silos in Government Ines Mergel Part V. Teaching the Next Generation of Leaders Rebranding Public Administration for a Postsector Age Scott E. Robinson Can the Study and Practice of Public Service Ethics Be Recovered in a New Governance Era? Guy B. Adams and Danny L. Balfour The Status of The Law in Contemporary Public Administrative Literature, Education, and Practice David H. Rosenbloom and Katherine C. Naff Adding Value in a World of Diffuse Power: Reintroducing Public Management and Public Financial Management Justin Marlowe and Daniel L. Smith Teaching Democracy in Public Administration: Trends and Future Prospects Matt Leighninger Part VI. Remaining Relevant Making Public Administration Scholarship Matter David M. Van Slyke The Challenge of Remaining Relevant Kristina Lambright Has Public Administration "Repositioned" Itself?: Advances and Inertias in Transitioning to the Collaborative Governance Paradigm Kelly LeRoux Public Administration and Management Research: Evidence of Isolation and Unrealized Opportunity Bradley E. Wright Improving Collaboration Research by Emphasizing the Role of the Public Manager Beth Gazley Conclusion: Challenges and Opportunities, Crosscutting Themes, and Thoughts on the Future of Public Administration David M. Van Slyke, Rosemary O'Leary and Soonhee Kim List of Contributors Index |
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