article thumbnail

October 2016 | Studying Networks Over Time, By H. Brinton Milward

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

Over time do networks become political actors in their own right that can forge a measure of autonomy (Carpenter, 2001)? 2001) The Forging of Bureaucratic Autonomy: Reputations, Networks, and Policy Innovation in Executive Agencies, 1862-1928. What is the role of human agency in the success and failure of networks? References.

article thumbnail

California Forests Are Disappearing–And So Are Air Pollution Disparities

The Lowe Down

California wildfires, 1980-2000 and 2001-2020 Source: California Fire Perimeters (1898-2020) dataset by Conservation Biology Institute. in 2011-2015 and 0.09 The 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise and claimed 85 lives, was one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires occurring in recent years. for 2016-2020.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

CIVIL RIGHTS/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Pitt Bull Owners’ § 1983 Action May Proceed

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

731, 735 (2011)). 2001) (Fourth Amendment interests will only be abrogated by officer immunity if the officer can establish imminent danger when shooting an individual’s pet while on owner’s property)). at 287 (quoting Ashcroft v. al-Kidd , 563 U.S. at 286 (citing Dollar Loan Ctr. Afdahl , 933 F.3d 3d 1019, 1024 (8th Cir.

Laws 52
article thumbnail

Incrementalism as a concept of iterative improvement in government project development no longer a legitimate public administration theory

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It opened in 2001 and was completed in 2011, serving Hudson County only, and a recent proposal to finally extend it to Bergen has been further delayed (" Three decades later, the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line still has no Bergen spur. Another one is the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, which doesn't include Bergen County.

article thumbnail

Ben Bishin: 2020 Election and A Divided Congress

Policy Chats

He is author of Tyranny of the Minority: The Subconstituency Politics Theory of Representation and recipient of the 2001 Jewell-Loewenberg Award for the best paper on Legislative Politics and, along with his coauthors, winner of the 2011 and 2014 Bailey Awards for the best paper on gay and lesbian politics.

article thumbnail

2020 Election: A Divided Congress (with Ben Bishin)

Policy Chats

He is author of Tyranny of the Minority: The Subconstituency Politics Theory of Representation and recipient of the 2001 Jewell-Loewenberg Award for the best paper on Legislative Politics and, along with his coauthors, winner of the 2011 and 2014 Bailey Awards for the best paper on gay and lesbian politics.

article thumbnail

2020 Election: A Divided Congress (with Ben Bishin)

Policy Chats

He is author of Tyranny of the Minority: The Subconstituency Politics Theory of Representation and recipient of the 2001 Jewell-Loewenberg Award for the best paper on Legislative Politics and, along with his coauthors, winner of the 2011 and 2014 Bailey Awards for the best paper on gay and lesbian politics.