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21 August 2017 | Partisan Alignment and Delegation to the U.S. Bureaucracy, By Christine Palus & Susan Webb Yackee*

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

It was a great honor to receive the Beryl Radin Award at the 2017 PMRC conference at American University in June for our article entitled, “ Clerks or Kings? Partisan Alignment and Delegation to the U.S. Bureaucracy ” in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. In this blog post, we will highlight the article’s main conclusions, as well as our indebtedness to a wonderful mentor and scholar who enabled this project.

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How Cities and Local Parks are Celebrating the American Solar Eclipse — Episode 004

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

For the first time in 26 years, all of the US will be treated to some form of an eclipse on Monday, August 21, with a large portion being able to view a total eclipse. Of course, parks of all types – national, state and local parks – are prime places to gather with community members and visitors to view this once-in-a-lifetime event. I had the opportunity to chat with representatives from two agencies.

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