LibGuides: Public Management and Administration: Public Administration Sources

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Books

Classics of public administration by [edited by] Jay M. Shafritz, Albert C. Hyde.
Call Number: Reserve Room - 3 day loan JF1351 .C465 2012
Publication Date: 2012

The books listed below provide definitions or explanations of public administration concepts, terms and theories.

Encyclopedia of public administration and public policy by edited by Evan M. Berman ; Jack Rabin, founding editor
Call Number: Reference - JK9 .E526 2008
Publication Date: 2008
Brief articles covering all aspects of public administration including concepts, biographies, important court cases and organizations and agencies.
Handbook of Public Administration by Hildreth, W. Bartley ; Rabin, Jack ; Miller, Gerald J
Call Number: Reference ; JF1351 .H275 2007
Publication Date: 2018
Also available as an eBook.
International dictionary of public management and governance by Bhatta, Gambhir
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2015

Organizations and Associations

Below are links to organizations & think tanks devoted to the practice or study of public administration & policy.

American Society for Public Administration Membership organization of public and non-profit administrators. Publishers of several journals and newsletters covering public administration. Sample issues of these publications may be available on the website.
Equity in Public Administration & Policy
Published by the Initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector.
Papers, studies & research topics for both scholars and public sector practitioners relating to underrepresented groups. Published by the Initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector.
IGEPS-AWPA Research Tool
Joint initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector & Academic Women in Public Administration, this is a tool promoting work authored by or addressing individuals whose perspectives have not been historically or widely embraced in the literature and teaching of public administration and public policy.
Journalist's Resource: Research on today's news topics Produced by Harvard University's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. This source contains in-depth listings of credible and reliable sources of information on a variety of public policy issues.
National Academy of Public Administration This is an independent, non-partisan organization established by Congress to study and make recommendations on issues related to public administration. Reports and studies published by the Academy are available and searchable on their website by clicking on the Publications tab.
Pew Internet and American Life Project - Government Pew Research Center describes itself as "a nonpartisan, nonprofit "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.

Scholarly Journals

The journals listed below are key public administration academic journals and provide critical analyses of relevant issues. The articles in these academic journals tend to be in-depth and contain bibliographies that may be useful in compiling more information on a topic.