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November 2016 | The Past as Prologue: A Discussion with PMRA Founder H. George Frederickson, By Rosemary O’Leary*

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

Are JPART articles read by those who do public administration? We need to continue to be mindful of the need for research to inform practice,” George cautioned. Our new journal, Perspectives on Public Management and Governance (PPMG), is likely to succeed in part because of its “comparative boldness.”

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December 2016 | Does Public Administration Want Diversity…Really? By Leisha DeHart Davis

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

Another theme that emerged was the notion that public administration is a white field that excludes minority voices. This exclusion is thought to take place through a narrow range of acceptable quantitative methodologies and theoretical frames and through informal networks that privilege homosocial reproduction in hiring and publication.

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February 2017 | Some Principles of Strategic Thinking, By John M. Bryson

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

I was thus intrigued by a review of Whiplash: How to Survive our Faster Future (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2016) by Joi Ito and Jeff Howe. Not surprisingly, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about strategic thinking, acting and learning. So now we have: purpose over compass over map over route.

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Public Administration Under Trump: An Age of Institutional Decline? By Don Moynihan

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

But the Presidential campaign also told us much about the degree to which institutions depend greatly on informal norms. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2016. The checks and balances of the U.S. system seem designed to constrain elected officials who do not respect them. — Donald J.