Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The example we typically use deals with roads: How many people can tell you whether a road near their home is owned and managed by their city, county or state? Over the course of time, we’ve written repeatedly about the confusion many Americans have about which level of government provides which services. The answer is very few.

Local Government 52

Local Government Voting Translation Education 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2024

Level of service a s a public administration term The term Level of Service is typically thought of in transportation term is used to refer to vehicle throughput, functioning of intersections, etc. This foue-part series covers the gaps I've identified so far.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Public Administration Housing Sanitation 52

zencity

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we kick off 2022, we’re planning to attend dozens more city , county , and law enforcement conferences mapped out over 25 US states and three countries including the UK and Spain. California City Managers Conference. But more than that, this conference is a pivotal event that brings together city managers from across the State.

Local Government 52

Local Government Government City Manager Engagement 52

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

MAY 6, 2024

Looking back at the inquiries and reports on large adverse events in the past, it could fairly be argued that no disaster has been managed well in the UK in the last quarter of a century. The devolved administrations and metropolitan mayoralities are the nearest Britain comes to having a regional tier of public administration.

Coordinator 40

Coordinator Advocacy Operations Management 40

Masters in Public Administration

JUNE 13, 2011

Public administration has a rich history that dates back to the Greeks. Public administration is putting laws in action to better serve a civilization and the public. Here’s a look at 10 interesting facts about the history of public administration.

Public Administration 40

Public Administration Laws Public Safety Voting 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

. -- " Lack of a system breeds more of the same: Source Theater, Washington DC, up for sale 2006, 2024 ," (2024) -- " The town (or place) that art saved(?):

Transportation 52

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52

Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

While journalists covered the Occupy Wall Street and Tea Party movements exhaustively, the body of literature in the academic world is still relatively small in examining outcomes based on these social movements; even smaller in public administration and political science emphasized journals.

Social Media 40

Social Media Sustainability Communications Grassroots 40

American City & Country

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The undeniable fiscal constraints associated with local governance has challenged contemporary public administrators to achieve more with less. Budgets are stretched thin, and local government managers face increasingly complex service delivery demands from an electorate that loathes the idea of paying higher taxes.

Public Safety 110

Public Safety Public Administration Political Consequences Leadership 110

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The recent hurricanes have also concentrated our attention, including the President’s–if for just a moment–on the role and value of the action arm of the Constitution: public administration and public administrators. So what is the foundation of public administration? The study of administration.

Public Administration 40

Public Administration Elected Officials Government Laws 40

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

APRIL 28, 2017

Recent efforts by the new administration to change a wide variety of policies and programs has led me to look back at how our field has thought about the role of the public administrator. This is not surprising given that in that time period we saw the emergence of the administrative state.

Public Administration 40

Public Administration Political Process Government Laws 40

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

JANUARY 19, 2017

Public administration can be seen as the study of people, organizations, and institutions. Much of our work as public administration scholars has focused on individual-level outcomes or organizational variables, but in a context where we could take for granted a stable institutional background. It means using your voice.

Public Administration 40

Public Administration Laws Leadership Government 40