Monroe-Paine Distinguished Lecture
I’ll deliver the Monroe-Paine Distinguished Lecture at the Truman School of Public Affairs on September 22. Details here. PPT here.
Posts from the ‘Lectures’ Category
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Talks at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
On September 4-7 I’ll give three talks at the School of Economics, Administration and Public Policy at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies:
On September 4, I’ll give a public lecture about my forthcoming book, Superstates: Empires of the Twenty-First Century. Title for the talk: “Superstates: What Empires Teach Us About Running Large Countries.” PPT slides for that talk here.
On September 7, I’ll talk to PhD students about my 2020 book Strategies for Governing. PPT slides for that talk are here.
On the same day, I’ll talk to SEAPP students about my 2018 book, Can Government Do Anything Right? PPT slides for that talk here.
While in Doha I also participated in a book launch at the HBKU College of Public Policy. Story here.
UPES panel on liberal studies
I’ll participate on a June 16 panel at the UPES School of Liberal Studies. Topic: “‘The What, Why, and How of Liberal Studies.” Details about the panel here. Summary of the discussion here.
Address at CAPPA conference
I’ll be the opening plenary speaker at the 2022 conference of the Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration, in Victoria on May 25. Title of my talk: “The case for scholarly nationalism in public administration.” Program here. Slides here.
Talk to South Asia Network for Public Administration
On May 7 at 7AM EDT, I’ll be the keynote speaker for the first seminar of the new South Asia Network for Public Administration. I’ll talk about my book Strategies for Governing. Powerpoint for the presentation here. Zoom details here.
Address to IGPP conference
I’ll speak at the “Driving Good Governance” conference organized by the Institute of Government and Public Policy, University of East London, on May 30. Conference details here. Powerpoint here.
Talk at Buffalo State College
On April 30, I will be the keynote speaker at the Public Service Recognition Week Conference organized by SUNY Buffalo State College’s Department of Political Science and Public Administration. This year’s conference theme is “Public Service and Human Rights.” More details here.
CPPG policy talk
I spoke with Professor Rumki Basu on April 3, 2022 as part of the new policy talk series from the Centre for Public Policy and Governance, Institute of Social Sciences. Watch the talk on YouTube.
Panel on decolonizing PA
On January 28 I’ll participate in a panel discussion on “decolonizing teaching and research in public administration” organized by the Consortium of Race and Gender Scholars. Details here.
Talk at Queen’s University
I’ll visit the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University on November 25 to talk to MPA810, Introduction to Public Administration. Topic: Strategies, paradigms and the machinery of government.
Alasdair S. Roberts 
