The Public Poems of Howard Nemerov

Public Voices ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Ronald Q. Frederickson ◽  
H. George Frederickson
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
The Public

The authors have selected a few Nemerov poems they judge to be "public"--poems that will interest persons in public affairs-government, politics, and public administration.

scholarly journals The Public Affairs Faculty Manual: A Guide to the Effective Management of Public Affairs Programs Edited by Bruce McDonald III and William Hatcher

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-296
Author(s):  
Michael Overton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Academic Administrators ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Fundamental Knowledge ◽  
Broad Overview

In The Public Affairs Faculty Manual: A Guide to the Effective Management of Public Affairs Programs, editors Bruce McDonald III and William Hatcher, provide a broad overview on designing, leading, and managing a public affairs (PA) program. The edited volume is explicitly written for PA faculty in new leadership roles in higher education, though it is a useful reference for administrators of all levels and even useful for regular faculty. Despite excellent journals focused on PA education, such as Journal of Public Affairs Education, and Teaching Public Administration, there is a clear need for a focused cultivation of fundamental knowledge, research, and experience-informed advice for academic administrators in PA programs.

THE ESSENCE OF THE PUBLIC LAW ENTITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-272
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Chochowski
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Law ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Administration System ◽  
The Public ◽  
State Supervision ◽  
Public Rights ◽  
Over Time

Public law entities play a significant role in a democratic legal state and its public administration system. They enable the active participation of an individual in the exercise of public authority and involvement in public affairs. They help to build a civil society and protect against the phenomenon of a crisis of democracy. Above all, however, they serve to protect human dignity as a source of freedom and human and civil rights. For this reason, the issue of determining their essence is important. It is not easy because it has undergone a metamorphosis over time and it is not one category. This article presents considerations regarding the essence of public law entities. It pointed to the necessity of: possession of public rights by entities; recognition of their public-law subjectivity; granting them public authority; owning own cases carried out independently; being subject to state supervision.

Teaching curiosity in public affairs programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-375
Author(s):  
William Hatcher
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Asking Questions

Through practicing curiosity by asking questions in the hopes of seeking answers, public administrators may practice empathy, build knowledge about how the world works, and in doing so, dispel ignorance in public agencies. By valuing curiosity, or dispelling ignorance about how the world works, public administrators may help create bureaucracies that are effective, democratic, and trustworthy. Thus, curiosity is a concept that can help public administrators improve the delivery of public services and better serve their communities. However, public affairs curriculum rarely addresses the topic. This article discusses the importance of curiosity in public administration, examines how public affairs programs can teach the concept, and concludes with advice on incorporating the exercises teaching curiosity in the public administration classroom.

scholarly journals Legislative principles of the mechanism of public participation in the implementation of public administration in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 250-254
Author(s):  
E.V. Pavlichenko ◽  
O.Y. Biloshenko ◽  
Y.S. Chabanenko
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Political Life ◽  
State Agency ◽  
Management Decisions ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public

The article shows the study of public participation in the implementation of public administration. It is estab-lished that the public should act as a socially active part of society, which participates in socio-political life of the country on a voluntary basis. It is determined that the public should be characterized by: the need for communica-tion; focus on collective activity; priority of public interests over individual ones; active expression of their social position. The article proved that the establishment of a constructive dialogue between the public and state structures helps the public to inform state authorities about urgent problems of development of various spheres of public life. It is es-tablished that due to cooperation, partnership with the public, public authorities and administrations become better aware of various social problems. Close cooperation of public administration bodies with public structures allows the population to understand better the logic of management decisions and state policy in a given area, provides its trust and support if necessary. Effective forms of interaction between public authorities and the public and the specifics of the mechanism of public participation in public administration are substantiated and its characteristic features are determined. The article proposes the introduction of a mechanism for public participation in public administration. It is noted that the mechanism of public participation in public administration should be understood as a system of legal and public administration mechanisms that create legitimate conditions and means of real participation of socially active citizens in public administration, in particular, through their involvement in public administration. All mechanisms must be interconnected. The expediency of forming normative-legal mechanisms of public participation in public administration in Ukraine, which should be represented by a hierarchical system of normative-legal acts and consolidate the right of citizens to participate in the management of public affairs, has been proved; to determine the legal status of civil society institutions, in particular, in terms of their legal personality in relation to participation in public administration; to determine the procedural mechanisms of interaction between civil society and the rule of law and the influence of the public on public administration. It is noted that the formation of a civil society, which insufficient level of development in today’s Ukraine hin-ders the dynamics of democratic change, will contribute to the achievement of a corresponding standard of living like in European countries. It is determined that without a developed civil society it is impossible to improve public administration, which requires real public participation in the discussion and management decisions. It is noted that high-quality and effective interaction of public authorities with civil society should be formed under the condition of three basic principles: creation of a state agency, institution, department and division in the system of state power, which will be directly responsible for cooperation with the public; development and adoption of a state program to promote the development of interaction between government agencies and structures with civil society; formation of written agreements between public authorities and non-governmental organizations on their joint activities.

Incentives for Sharing Knowledge: A Survey of Scholarly Practices in Public Affairs and Administration

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (02) ◽  
pp. 480-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Neely ◽  
Jerrell D. Coggburn
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Engaged Scholarship ◽  
Program Leaders ◽  
The Public ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Specific Dimension ◽  
Incentive Structures ◽  
Institutional Types

ABSTRACTThis study examines the scholarly practice of “knowledge sharing” and the extent to which it is rewarded by prevailing faculty-incentive structures. Following recent calls for greater connectivity between the academic and practitioner communities in both political science and public administration, there is a need for greater empirical evidence regarding the extent to which these practices are being employed across the discipline and how their use varies across institutional settings. Focusing on “knowledge sharing” as a specific dimension of “engaged scholarship,” this article reports the findings from a recent survey of public affairs and administration program leaders regarding current standards for earning tenure and promotion. Relevant scholarly practices are discussed and the reported value of these practices for earning tenure and promotion is presented. Institutional types are compared and recommendations are made for improving the dissemination of scholarly knowledge to the public administration practitioner community.

scholarly journals Legal Nature of the Community Councils in Venezuela

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (33) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Andreina Campos López ◽  
Mirtha López Valladares ◽  
Luisa Gamboa Fereira
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
Collective Interest ◽  
The Public ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
Economic Transformations ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Community Councils

The 21st century is a historical milestone for new ways of managing public affairs, as a result of the political, social and economic transformations that were generated in various countries in South America, in which Venezuela is the protagonist with the approval of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic in December 1999; based on the organization of society for participation in decision-making on matters of collective interest. In this perspective, the Community Councils arise. Therefore, they constitute the interest of the investigation to characterize the applicable legal regime in Venezuela, according to the theoretical contributions and the institutional devices that comprise them. It is a descriptive investigation, with a documentary design. The findings reveal: since the constitutional precepts, regulations for community organization and participation were created, referring to the Communal Councils, which have been the subject of discussion about the nature of their actions, based on the legal nature; it is evident that its praxis responds to features of a mixed legal nature, that is, constitutional and community. It is concluded that the Communal Councils must advance in the legal recognition of the actions related to certain competences of the public administration, to build the administrative and legal bases for an innovative community development community management.

A Tribute to H. George Fredrickson

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-13
Author(s):  
Melvin J Dubnick ◽  
Mary E Guy ◽  
Donald F Kettl ◽  
Pan Suk Kim ◽  
Rosemary O’Leary
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Research Association ◽  
The Public ◽  
Founding Editor ◽  
Eastern Washington ◽  
The University

Abstract During his 50-year career, H. George Frederickson contributed on multiple fronts: to better government, to a more thoughtful and rigorous public administration field, to better scholarship, to a network of scholars, and to collaborative interaction among practitioners and scholars. He was the founding Editor of the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory as well as the Journal of Public Administration Education. He was one of the founders of the Public Management Research Association (PMRA) and was instrumental in establishing the world headquarters of PMRA at the University of Kansas School of Public Affairs, where he was the Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor. He was President of Eastern Washington University. A gifted writer and thinker who excelled in both breadth and depth, George published important articles and books, and won many awards for his scholarship. Most importantly, he was a catalyst for establishing social equity as the “third pillar” of public administration. In this article, five public administration scholars pay tribute to H. George Frederickson’s most influential scholarly works, with an emphasis on social equity and accountability. George’s impact outside of the United States, especially in South Korea, also is highlighted.

scholarly journals How ‘smart’ is Public Administration in the Eyes of European Students? - Examining Behaviour Models in the Public Administration

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-126
Author(s):  
Marcin Stasz
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Classic Approach ◽  
Behaviour Models ◽  
Behaviour Changes

AbstractFollowing study focussed on the perception of the public administration by the international students in the context of implementation of the concept of smart administration. New administrative reality requires that public administration should not only adapt to new conditions, but should also introduce complex plans of change, which in consequence should lead to the creation of a new type of smart administration, which adequately answers the needs and expectations of contemporary and future citizens.Smart administration should be understood as an effective, well managed organisation with reasonably simplified structure and conduct oriented primarily towards serenity, comfort and well-being of the recipient of its service. Important feature is easy, two-way communication, which is a gateway for active participation of citizens in public affairs in both local and nationwide level.For the purpose of this study, various dispositions expressed towards public administration were classified into the three categories of behaviour models. Models of behaviour in public administration presented in the paper are meritoric-despotism behaviour, efficient-democratic behaviour and anarchist-informal behaviour and were created for this study on the basis of approaches already present in the field.Main objective of the paper is to provide preliminary analysis of how the international students perceive changes in the behaviour models in public administration and what is the role of smart administration in this. This paper is based on the data collected during the interviews, conducted face to face, with four students from different part of Europe and who are following exchange programmes. Questions concerned the experience in contact with public administration, its role, performance and how should it be changed. Research results showed that regarding behaviour changes in public administration, interlocutors speak in favour of a centralised model of public administration rather than decentralised, which is interesting in the context of smart administration, because this mean that there is still a common perception that the base of classic approach to public administration should be maintained even if modified by new concepts.

An analysis of the public administration curricula in Turkey: Realities, expectations, and attitudes toward novel courses

2021 ◽  
pp. 014473942199751
Author(s):  
Naci Karkin ◽  
Fatih Gurses
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
The Public ◽  
Educational Issues

The public sector gets through a big transformation in many dimensions lately. The volume and extent of this transformation influence institutionalization, organization, and execution of the public sector as a whole, irrespective of either a developed or a developing country case is at stake. There is a growing inclination to capture and direct this transformation in public administration scholarship. However, there is a void concerning whether and how the curricula of public administration are designed to capture and drive this transformation. This paper aims to address this void by analyzing the curricula in a developing country case, namely Turkey. This bidirectional motive of the study is served by evaluating first to analyze the attitudes, expectations, and opinions of public administration academics working and studying in the field of public affairs on several educational issues. Then, we aim to analyze the curricula of some selected public administration departments. After analyzing all the study findings, it is seen that departments in Turkey are mainly framed to represent the traditional dimensions of statehood. No matter how hard are the challenges that the governments face, public administration departments are still stuck to structural, organizational, and legal perspectives. We argue that the public sector needs curious public administrators rather than institutional ones, thus we plea for curricula that reflect meeting this need.

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