What we are seeing today is the consequence of decades of under-investment in public administration education, professional development, and research.
Tag Archives: public administration
Academic podcasts
This blog post was stimulated by a discussion I had recently on Twitter and LinkedIn about academic podcasts. For some time now I’ve been a big fan of the Academics of PA podcast. This is a podcast hosted by Bruce McDonald (North Carolina State University), Josie Schafer (University of Nebraska Omaha) and Will Hatcher (AugustaContinue reading “Academic podcasts”
Organisational Learning and Change in a Public Sector Context
Brief summary of my research on organisational learning and change.
Researching COVID-19
The co-editors of PPA have published a journal article outlining the seven key research themes relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Some links and research on teaching of public administration
The history of UK Public Administration.
PAC Annual Conference – Closing Address 2019
The PAC Annual Conference was held at Northumbria University 2019. This is the text of my closing address.
Public Administration and Social Work at the Margins – An International Conference
The JUC Annual Conference is being held at Northumbria University on 17-18 September. Find out more here!
3PM Research Seminar Series 2019
The Public Policy and Public Management (3PM) Research Interest Group at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, are hosting a research seminar series over this coming academic semester. The seminars will bring some of the top scholars of public policy and administration to Newcastle to discuss their latest research. Each of the seminars is listed below.Continue reading “3PM Research Seminar Series 2019”
Strategic Leadership for Public Services – The Impact and Legacy of the Strategic State in Scotland
I have a PhD bursary available on this topic. The research will commence in October 2019 and is funded for three years. Do get in touch if you would like more information. There is growing interest in ideas of Public Leadership (Dickinson et al. 2018; Brookes and Grint 2010; tβHart 2014) and the Strategic StateContinue reading “Strategic Leadership for Public Services – The Impact and Legacy of the Strategic State in Scotland”
Community Empowerment needs Community Investment
Community empowerment need shared resources, shared strategy and shared accountability to be successful.