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State Department Bets Big on Data-Driven Diplomacy

GovLoop

For example, its Bureau of Global Public Affairs now uses an AI-based program called Northstar to continuously assess the department’s social media footprint. This article appeared in our guide, “ Leveling Up With Data.” -sponsored U.N.

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23 March 2017 | Making a Difference in the Real World through Public Affairs Research, By Stephanie Moulton

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

Jill’s research is making a difference in the real world, not only through her academic publications, but through the creation of implementation resources. After the discussion, I went back to my office and brushed off Heather Hill’s 2003 JPART article on implementation resources, “ Understanding Implementation: Street?Level

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WANT TO WRITE SO THAT OTHERS CAN USE WHAT YOU’VE WRTTEN? HERE’s YOUR CHANCE!

Barrett & Greene

The book presents a series of guidelines that will enable readers to successfully frame a policy argument; pitch it to editors; organize the work so that the ideas have real impact; support it with data and stories; find the right publisher; and follow up after publication to ensure that the argument has enduring impact.

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San Antonio Deepens Trust With Constituents

GovLoop

The city also has elevated the role of communications, splitting it off from what was the Department of Government and Public Affairs and creating what is now the Department of Communications and Engagement. This article appears in our “ Guide to Building Constituent Engagement.” Get the guide.

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21 August 2017 | Partisan Alignment and Delegation to the U.S. Bureaucracy, By Christine Palus & Susan Webb Yackee*

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

It was a great honor to receive the Beryl Radin Award at the 2017 PMRC conference at American University in June for our article entitled, “ Clerks or Kings? Bureaucracy ” in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. Partisan Alignment and Delegation to the U.S.

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November 2016 | The Past as Prologue: A Discussion with PMRA Founder H. George Frederickson, By Rosemary O’Leary*

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

Are JPART articles read by those who do public administration? Stene Distinguished Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of Kansas. Are they applicable? “We We need to continue to be mindful of the need for research to inform practice,” George cautioned.

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Meet the New Featured Contributors

GovLoop

Read on to meet the writers who will contribute two articles each month until July. You can begin reading their articles here.) Ben Marglin is a Senior Vice President with Karsun Solutions and has 25 years of experience in public sector management and technology consulting. Follow him on Twitter @GIS_Advocate. Favorite