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View article: Evaluating Operation Safe Corridor as a Strategy of Counter-Terrorism Policy in the North East of Nigeria
Evaluating Operation Safe Corridor as a Strategy of Counter-Terrorism Policy in the North East of Nigeria Open
This paper evaluates Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), as a Nigerian counter-terrorism policy. Nigerian counter-terrorism policies have been criticised by scholars for its reliance on kinetic approaches, which is believed to have impinged on…
View article: How Centralization Goes Wrong
How Centralization Goes Wrong Open
View article: <span>Rudderless In The Storm? The Crisis Of Adaptability In Canadian Governance</span><span></span>
<span>Rudderless In The Storm? The Crisis Of Adaptability In Canadian Governance</span><span></span> Open
View article: The Broken Republic
The Broken Republic Open
View article: The concept of the strategic state: An assessment after 30 years
The concept of the strategic state: An assessment after 30 years Open
The strategic state was conceptualised 30 years ago in response to neoliberal reforms of government and the rise of New Public Management that began in Western democracies in the 1980s. The concept was widely used by the Organisation for E…
View article: Improving adaptability in democratic systems
Improving adaptability in democratic systems Open
View article: The Strategic State: Making It Work in Multi-level Democracies
The Strategic State: Making It Work in Multi-level Democracies Open
View article: FALSE GLOBALISM: AMERICAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
FALSE GLOBALISM: AMERICAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Open
View article: The Concept Of The Strategic State: An Assessment After Thirty Years
The Concept Of The Strategic State: An Assessment After Thirty Years Open
View article: Haciendo que las políticas de transparencia funcionen: el papel esencial de los intermediarios confiables
Haciendo que las políticas de transparencia funcionen: el papel esencial de los intermediarios confiables Open
Traducción de la conferencia para el Seminario Internacional de Rendición de Cuentas y Combate a la Corrupción realizado en la Ciudad de México en octubre de 2014. Las políticas de transparencia sólo funcionarán si los ciudadanos tienen ac…
View article: Strategy at the state level
Strategy at the state level Open
The field of public administration has neglected the subject of strategy-making at the state level. This is an unfortunate gap in our knowledge, because high-level strategy shapes administrative practices at lower levels in important ways.…
View article: The Universalization of Fragility
The Universalization of Fragility Open
View article: Review of: "Understanding dis-functionalities in multi-agency policy collaborations for public accountability in Kenya"
Review of: "Understanding dis-functionalities in multi-agency policy collaborations for public accountability in Kenya" Open
View article: Friendship, Faith and the Bard MacLean
Friendship, Faith and the Bard MacLean Open
Among Canada’s pioneer poets John MacLean is uniquely Am Bàrd MacGilleathan.His ‘The Gloomy Forest’ gave an eloquent account of tree-felling challenges facingHighland settlers. MacLean’s background in fertile Tiree, where his bardic skills…
View article: How to bridge East and West
How to bridge East and West Open
Today, the field of public administration has two problems that can be fixed with one solution. The first problem is fixation on a limited set of middle-level topics in public administration. The second problem is a bias toward scholarship…
View article: Beyond COVID‐19: Five commentaries on reimagining governance for future crises and resilience
Beyond COVID‐19: Five commentaries on reimagining governance for future crises and resilience Open
Several Canadian and international scholars offer commentaries on the implications of the COVID‐19 pandemic for governments and public service institutions, and fruitful directions for public administration research and practice. This seco…
View article: “Whatever It Takes”: Danger, Necessity, and Realism in American Public Policy
“Whatever It Takes”: Danger, Necessity, and Realism in American Public Policy Open
There are two mentalities of rule, idealism and realism, which differ in their assumptions about how far government policy can be guided by principles alone. The late 1990s were a highpoint for idealism, but the 21st century has proved to …
View article: Reinventing Public Administration for a Dangerous Century
Reinventing Public Administration for a Dangerous Century Open
The first two decades of this century have shown there is no simple formula for governing well. Leaders must make difficult choices about national priorities and the broad lines of policy – that is, about the substance of their strategy fo…
View article: ‘Whatever It Takes’: Danger, Necessity and Realism in American Public Policy
‘Whatever It Takes’: Danger, Necessity and Realism in American Public Policy Open
There are two mentalities of rule, idealism and realism, which differ in their assumptions about how far government policy can be guided by principles alone. The late 1990s were a highpoint for idealism, but the twenty-first century has pr…
View article: The Third and Fatal Shock: How Pandemic Killed the Millennial Paradigm
The Third and Fatal Shock: How Pandemic Killed the Millennial Paradigm Open
This millennium began with widespread acceptance of a governing paradigm emphasizing small government, free markets, and open borders. Three crises—the 9/11 attacks, the 2008 financial crisis, and the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic—forced American…
View article: Jesuits in the Highlands: Three Phases
Jesuits in the Highlands: Three Phases Open
The Jesuit mission to Scotland began with minimal numbers in the sixteenth century but built up with the support of Catholic nobles. Leading members of the Society had serious hopes of converting James vi to his mother’s religion although …
View article: Dysfunction by Design: Trumpism as Administrative Doctrine
Dysfunction by Design: Trumpism as Administrative Doctrine Open
View article: A Neglected Subject: How Grand Politics Affects Public Administration
A Neglected Subject: How Grand Politics Affects Public Administration Open
View article: Who Is a Citizen? Misclassifying People in Public Administration Research
Who Is a Citizen? Misclassifying People in Public Administration Research Open
View article: Abolishing India's Planning Commission: The Results After Five Years
Abolishing India's Planning Commission: The Results After Five Years Open
View article: The Third and Fatal Shock: How Pandemic Killed the Millennial Paradigm
The Third and Fatal Shock: How Pandemic Killed the Millennial Paradigm Open
View article: Bridging Levels of Public Administration: How Macro Shapes Meso and Micro
Bridging Levels of Public Administration: How Macro Shapes Meso and Micro Open
Scholars recognize three levels of analysis in public administration: macro, meso and micro. But there is uncertainty about the connection between levels, and concern that a focus on one level means neglect of another. This paper addresses…
View article: Bearing the White Man's Burden: American Empire and the Origin of Public Administration
Bearing the White Man's Burden: American Empire and the Origin of Public Administration Open
View article: Upsc Examination Papers on Public Administration in India
Upsc Examination Papers on Public Administration in India Open
View article: The Concept of the Administrative State: Five Problems and Three Suggestions
The Concept of the Administrative State: Five Problems and Three Suggestions Open