Public Affairs category: 1291 books
by Kenneth Ashworth
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2001
Replete with practical advice for anyone considering a career in federal, state, or local government, Caught between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service conveys what life is really like in a public service job. The book is written as a series of lively, entertaining letters of...
Culturally Mindful Communication
Essential Skills for Public and Nonprofit Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Intercultural communication is a necessary skill for those who work in the public and nonprofit sectors, and yet there is a dearth of literature available to help public and nonprofit professionals develop an ability to effectively communicate, interact, and lead in a multicultural society. Drawing...
American Public Administration
Past, Present, Future
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
This collection of essays highlights the “peculiarly American” issues of public administration ranging from 1870 to 1974, when they were first published. Every contributor was assigned a period of American history and given the opportunity to write on what he or she deemed the most important or...
by Matthew Howard
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
From cyberspace to outer space, public policy shapes our lives, our planet, and our future. The ten essays collected in Laws That Shape Our Lives examine such controversial policy measures as net neutrality, tobacco packaging, water fluoridation, same-sex marriage, and the patenting of biological...
by David E. McNabb
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
Now in a thoroughly revised and refreshed fourth edition, Research Methods in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management is beloved by students and professors alike for its exceptional clarity and accessibility and plentiful illustrations. This new edition integrates quantitative, qualitative,...
Running the Government
Public Administration and Governance in Global Context
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2018
Sound machinery of government is at the core of a well-functioning state. Written by an author with wide experience in public administration globally, this book addresses both the commonalities and the diversity of administrative practice around the world. Exploring developed countries as well as...
Off and Running
The Prospects and Pitfalls of Government Transitions in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
One of the most pivotal events in the electoral cycle is the transition of a newly elected political party from opposition to government. The incoming prime minister or premier must assemble a team of ministers, advisors, and staff that is competent and ready to govern, without disrupting the day-to-day...
Civil Society, Second Edition
The Critical History of an Idea
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
A comprehensive discussion and analysis of two and a half millennia of Western political theory
In the absence of noble public goals, admired leaders, and compelling issues, many warn of a dangerous erosion of civil society, which includes families, religious organizations, and all other NGOs....
Paradiplomacy
Cities and States as Global Players
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Orthodox international relations theory considers foreign affairs to be the exclusive purview of national governments. Yet as Rodrigo Tavares demonstrates, the vast majority of leading sub-states and cities are currently practicing foreign affairs, both bilaterally and multilaterally. Subnational...
Belonging Together
Dealing with the Politics of Disenchantment in Australian Indigenous Affairs Policy
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Comprehensive and optimistic, this examination describes current Indigenous affairs policy in Australia, concentrating on the period following the end of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission in 2004. It provides a unique overview of the trajectory of current policy, advancing a new...
Collaborative Strategies for Sustainable Cities
Economy, Environment and Community in Baltimore
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Baltimore, like many other cities around the globe, is redesigning local government policy and programs in order to become a more sustainable city. Sustainability, as a concept guiding public action, encourages city officials to integrate policy and programs addressing the economic, environmental,...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Asian Leadership in Policy and Governance examines contemporary challenges facing public leaders in Asia, providing insight into leadership processes and contexts past practices affecting effective governance and policy leadership. The book provides a broad range of insightful and detailed cases of...
Called to Serve
The Bush School of Government and Public Service
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
In Called to Serve, founding director Charles F. Hermann and writer Sally Dee Wade chronicle the twenty-year history of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, which has rapidly evolved into one of the nation’s major professional graduate schools of public and international affairs.
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Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
While most current studies on law and politics in Israel focus on the legal aspects of public policymaking within the courts, this book explores the relationship between law and government from a positive perspective. That is to say that the question asked is: how the political relationships between...