Analytical Paper
Having taken this course, & having read NAPA’s Grand Challenges, what do you think is the biggest challenge facing PA today? Why? What are the challenges & opportunities available for addressing this challenge?
Greatest challenge: Lack of diversity
Incorporate history of the public adminstration field :
Woodrow Wilson. 1887. “The Study of Administration.” Political Science Quarterly. 1-16.
Dick Lehr. 2015. “The Racist Legacy of Woodrow Wilson.” The Atlantic. 1-9
Camilla Stivers, “Significance of the Administrative State” Public Administration Review. (January/February 2008: 53-56)
Alasdair Roberts, “American Empire & the Origin of PA.” Perspectives on Public Management & Governance, 2020: 185-194.
David Rosenbloom. 1983. “Public Administrative Theory & the Separation of Powers.” Public Administration Review 43 (3): 219-227.
Caitlin Rosenthal, C. 2019. Accounting for Slavery. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. “Conclusion” & “Postscript: Forward to Scientific Management.” 187-204.
Any why public interest must be inclusive and is important :
Janet Denhardt & Robert Denhardt. 2015. New Public Service. Chapter 4, “Seek the Public Interest.” New York: Routledge. 65-82.
Mohamad Alkadry, Brandi Blessett, & Valerie Patterson. 2017. “PA Diversity & the Ethic of Getting Things Done.” Administration & Society 49(8): 1191-1218
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