Rosemary O\'leary

The Future of Public Administration around the World: The Minnowbrook Perspective - Public Management and Change series Rosemary O\'leary

Commendation Quotes:"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-MadisonCommendation Quotes:"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. VolckerCommendation Quotes:"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 KongCommendation Quotes:"[This book] is 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 UniversityCommendation Quotes:"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 UniversityTable of Contents: List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: The Legacy of Minnowbrook / Soonhee Kim, Rosemary O'Leary, David M. Van Slyke, H. George Frederickson, 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, 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, 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, Beth Gazley -- Collaborative Governance and Cross-Boundary Information Sharing: Envisioning a Networked and IT-Enabled Public Administration / Theresa A. Pardo, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Luis F. Luna-Reyes -- Collaborative Governance and Climate Change: Opportunities for Public Administration / Kirk Emerson, 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, Danny L. Balfour -- The Status of the Law in Contemporary Public Administration Literature, Education, and Practice / David H. Rosenbloom, Katherine C. Naff -- Adding Value in a World of Diffuse Power: Reintroducing Public Management and Public Financial Management / Justin Marlowe, 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, Soonhee Kim -- List of Contributors -- Index. Marc Notes: Consists of abridged and revised versions of the best papers from the third Minnowbrook Conference, which was hosted by Syracuse University in the fall of 2008.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; Avail. in paper. Publisher Marketing: This edited volume will reproduce abridged and revised versions of the best papers from the third Minnowbrook Conference, which was hosted by Syracuse University in the fall of 2008. The Minnowbrook Conference is a once-in-a-generation event. It's held once every twenty years to bring together the top scholars in public administration and public management to reflect on the state of the field and future directions. The contributors are a mix of senior, mid-level, and junior scholars. Topics covered in the book will include academic-practitioner relations; democratic performance management; financial management; international and comparative perspectives; information technology and management; law, politics, and public administration; leadership; methods; networked governance; and other topics. The volume will also look back at the previous two Minnowbrook conferences (1968 and 1988) to discuss how things have changed. Review Citations:

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Contributor Bio:  O'Leary, Rosemary Rosemary O'Leary is Professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Contributor Bio:  Van Slyke, David M David M. Van Slyke is Professor in the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.