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The state of British politics today
What we are seeing today is the consequence of decades of under-investment in public administration education, professional development, and research.
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Organisational Learning and Change in a Public Sector Context
Brief summary of my research on organisational learning and change.
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Save Scottish Public Administration
THIS POST HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY DELETED. Alternatively see here: http://drpetermatthews.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-emerging-crisis-in-scottish-higher.html and here: http://drpetermatthews.blogspot.com/2018/06/is-public-administration-and-public.html
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Interview with Steven McCabe, Master of Public Administration (MPA) student.
This post first appeared on the QMU website: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/student-stories/steven-mccabe-master-of-public-adminstration-20180518/ I was looking for a course that would build on my previous qualifications and work experience, as well as increase my understanding of the issues facing public sector professionals and how to best overcome these and deliver high quality public services. This was part of my…
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Practising What We Preach
So much current public administration research and practice involves collaboration – it would be a nonsense if we didn’t practise what we preach!
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MPA Visit to Brussels 2017
Students from our MPA programme visited Brussels in late March 2017.
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Interview with Stuart Duncan, Public Services Management Graduate
Stuart Duncan graduated in 2010. Here he reflects on the value of postgraduate study at QMU.
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Interview with David Crighton, Master of Public Administration (MPA) student
“Through the MPA, I’m looking to gain a greater knowledge of public administration and to be challenged academically”.
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I Tried to Bribe an Official
Earlier this year I tried to bribe an official. Actually, I didn’t really. But this was how it was construed. The experience made me think a lot about bureaucracy, process, control and leadership.
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Connecting with the Real World
Understanding how politics affects practice is key to understanding public administration. This is our version of ‘from farm to plate’.
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Dr Ian C Elliott 