Showing papers in "Administrative Theory & Praxis in 2020"
TL;DR: In the months since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has overwhelmed the world, numerous popular press articles have recounted cases of mistreatment toward others rooted in traits associated with the disease as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: In the months since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has overwhelmed the world, numerous popular press articles have recounted cases of mistreatment toward others rooted in traits associated wit
115 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the impact of COVID-19 on higher education using Gaus's ecological approach and explore the higher education market and accountability environment into which t...
Abstract: In this article, we discuss the impact of COVID-19 on higher education using Gaus’s ecological approach. We open by exploring the higher education market and accountability environment into which t...
96 citations
TL;DR: The U.S. led the world in COVI in 2019 as discussed by the authors, 3 months after Chinese authorities admitted to a novel coronavirus outbreak and 10 weeks after the first infection was documented on American soil.
Abstract: On March 26, 2020, 3 months after Chinese authorities admitted to a novel coronavirus outbreak and 10 weeks after the first infection was documented on American soil, the U.S. led the world in COVI...
81 citations
TL;DR: The COVID-19 poses unprecedented challenges for Street Level-Level Bureaucrats (SLB) as discussed by the authors, and less is known about how pandemic impacts on health care workers.
Abstract: The COVID-19 poses unprecedented challenges for Street Level Bureaucrats (SLB). Whereas there are discussions about the pandemic impacts on health care workers, less is known about how it affects p...
56 citations
TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic has repercussions well beyond the confines of borders as mentioned in this paper, and national border policies can thwart international efforts to combat the spread of infectious diseases, and these problems ar...
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has repercussions well beyond the confines of borders. National border policies can thwart international efforts to combat the spread of infectious diseases. These problems ar...
30 citations
TL;DR: The Minnowbrook 50th Anniversary Conference: Rethinking the administrative state as mentioned in this paper was inspired by the special invitation to the 50th anniversary conference and participants were asked to write a concept paper discussing...
Abstract: This article was inspired by the special invitation to the Minnowbrook 50th Anniversary Conference: Rethinking the Administrative State. Participants were asked to write a concept paper discussing ...
29 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show how fragmented authority can foster collective action to mount an effective command-and-control administration, countering the calls for more centralized public decision-making and unified command and control administration.
Abstract: Countering the calls for more centralized public decision-making and unified command-and-control administration, we show how fragmented authority can foster collective action to mount an effective ...
28 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the COVID-19 models indicate a mass casualty event may potentially occur in the United States, among numerous social and economic changes, the potential to reshape the political landscape exists.
Abstract: COVID-19 models indicate a mass casualty event may potentially occur in the United States. Among numerous social and economic changes, the potential to reshape the political landscape exists. The t...
23 citations
TL;DR: The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) as discussed by the authors ) is a framework intended to help researchers make decisions about how to make use of narratives in their research, which is the primary way by which people both understand themselves and how they communicate with others.
Abstract: Narratives are the primary way by which people both understand themselves and how they communicate with others. The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), a framework intended to help researchers make s...
21 citations
TL;DR: Public administration scholarship pertaining to transgender individuals focuses on the implementation of nondiscrimination policies, particularly with respect to employment (Colvin 2007, 2008; Elia... as discussed by the authors ).
Abstract: Public administration scholarship pertaining to transgender individuals focuses on the implementation of nondiscrimination policies, particularly with respect to employment (Colvin 2007, 2008; Elia...
21 citations
TL;DR: The COVID-19 is as much a social as a biological problem and securing mass compliance with public health directives is a necessary condition of suppressing the pandemic as discussed by the authors. But it is not easy to achieve mass compliance.
Abstract: COVID-19 is as much a social as a biological problem and securing mass compliance with public health directives is a necessary condition of suppressing the pandemic. South Korea’s containment has b...
TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that a sense of community responsibility is crucial to mitigate the effects of viral spread and many citizens across the world have heeded the call to isolate a...
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that a sense of community responsibility is crucial to mitigate the effects of viral spread. Many citizens across the world have heeded the call to isolate a...
TL;DR: In the throes of COVID-19, heads of state like Donald J. Trump have the power to declare a state of exception and use their moment in the limelight to help the public make sense of the pa...
Abstract: In the throes of COVID-19, heads of state like President Donald J. Trump have the power to declare a state of exception and use their moment in the limelight to help the public make sense of the pa...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a manifesto for public service during the COVID-19 pandemic response to the 2011 Asian flu pandemic, which they call "A Manifesto for Public Service".
Abstract: In this Editor's Introduction, we write during the COVID-19 pandemic response this manifesto for public service.
TL;DR: The fundamental understandings and treatments of gender and gender identity within the United States are evolving as discussed by the authors, and a few countries and several U.S. states have moved away from the binary...
Abstract: Our fundamental understandings and treatments of gender and gender identity within the United States are evolving. Recently, a few countries and several U.S. states have moved away from the binary ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the ideological position of the practitioner in public administration research based on Lacanian psychoanalysis is criticised, and a review of empirical focus of public administration studies is presented.
Abstract: This article critiques the ideological position of the practitioner in public administration research based on Lacanian psychoanalysis. A review of empirical focus of public administration research...
TL;DR: The authors examines the influence of Confucian "rule of morality" on Chinese administration and finds that Chinese administration continues to be influenced by Confucians' belief in personal virtue, moral education, and the endeavor to be a moral model.
Abstract: Chinese administration continues to be influenced by Confucian “rule of morality,” which stresses personal virtue, moral education, and the endeavor to be a moral model. This article examines tradi...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the current social equity scholarship and advocate for the increased use of intersectional tools in order to make legible those individuals who are made in the system.
Abstract: This article begins with a discussion of the current social equity scholarship and advocates for the increased use of intersectional tools in order to make legible those individuals who are made in...
TL;DR: It is proposed that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, criminals have been subcategorized and given preferential treatment based on their degree of deviance and this practice has perpetuated social injustices in the criminal justice system.
Abstract: Prisons and jails throughout the United States have reduced their populations to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It is posited herein that as a result of the pandemic, criminals have been subcatego...
TL;DR: The U.S. government response to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions of whether its role is in fact limited to symbolic politics as mentioned in this paper, thanks to its highly fragmented authority.
Abstract: The U.S. government’s response to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions of whether its role is in fact limited to symbolic politics courtesy of its highly fragmented authority. This ...
TL;DR: The authors contributed to a better understanding of how to create space for an alternative discourse, despite increased dominance of neoliberal ideas (particularly as sustained by donor control) in the media and academia.
Abstract: This article contributes to a better understanding of how to create space for an alternative discourse, despite increased dominance of neoliberal ideas (particularly as sustained by donor control)....
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the ways in which femme within administrative academic settings intervene in dominant discourses that (incorrectly) frame us as being "in service" of male identity.
Abstract: This article examines the ways in which embodiments of femme within administrative academic settings intervene in dominant discourses that (incorrectly) frame us as being “in service” of male-ident...
TL;DR: In recent years, there has been a notable shift toward collaborative governance as a theoretical and practical framework for public administration and management, and in light of this shift, public... as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In recent years, there has been a notable shift toward collaborative governance as a theoretical and practical framework for public administration and management, and in light of this shift, public...
TL;DR: When I was a graduate student, in the early 2000s, a well-meaning senior faculty member urged me not to write a dissertation related to "gay rights".
Abstract: When I was a graduate student, in the early 2000s, a well-meaning senior faculty member urged me not to write a dissertation related to “gay rights.” He convinced me that a dissertation on environm...
TL;DR: This paper argued that the administration of police organizations may create barriers and facilitators for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer (LGBTIQ) and/or questioning those seeking po...
Abstract: This article argues administration of police organizations may create barriers and facilitators for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer (LGBTIQ) and/or questioning those seeking po...
TL;DR: In this article, the role of nongovernmental organizations in addressing public concerns and issues has been studied, mainly regarded as a platform for in-group beacons, in the context of Alumni Networks.
Abstract: There has been a good deal of research on the role of nongovernmental organizations in addressing public concerns and issues. However, alumni networks, mainly regarded as a platform for in-group be...
TL;DR: The crisis of trust and legitimacy in police-community relations in the United States has been highlighted by recent shootings of unarmed persons as discussed by the authors, where minority communities disproportionally experience police contact.
Abstract: Police–community relations in the United States are seeing a crisis of trust and legitimacy. Minorities disproportionally experience police contact, and recent shootings of unarmed persons raise co...
TL;DR: This article examined how elected officials, public administrators, and the public use argumentation tactics to influence policies in public meetings and used Habermas's communicative rationality to influence public meetings.
Abstract: This article examines how elected officials, public administrators, and the public use argumentation tactics to influence policies in public meetings. We use Habermas’s communicative rationality an...
TL;DR: As Administrative Theory & Praxis's Dialogues series on COVID-19 continues, the authors reflect on where we have come and where we are going while previewing new pieces in the series.
Abstract: As Administrative Theory & Praxis's Dialogues series on COVID-19 continues, we reflect on where we have come and where we are going while previewing new pieces in the series.
TL;DR: In this article, the extent to which the gender of police officers affects the likelihood that a pedestrian will be frisked following a Terry stop was investigated, and the effect of gender on the likelihood of being searched was investigated.
Abstract: This article considers the extent to which the gender of police officers affects the likelihood that a pedestrian will be frisked following a Terry stop. Theories of social equity, organizational d...