Talk about “Four Crises” at Truman Library
I enjoyed talking about Four Crises of American Democracy at the Truman Library in Independence MO yesterday. Slides from the talk here. Thanks to the Library staff for their hospitality!
Posts from the ‘Lectures’ Category
Feb 10
Talk for Mizzou Canada Days
I’ll give a talk for Mizzou’s Canada Days (March 6 to 10) on Tuesday, March 7, from noon to 1pm in Memorial Union N206. The topic: “The Canadian style of governing.” More details on Canada Days here.
Presentation on Statecrafting project to SNU conference in NYC
I gave a presentation at New York BK21 Conference organized by the Graduate School of Public Administration of Seoul National University in New York City on Saturday January 14. The title was “Statecrafting: A new approach to public administration.” Powerpoints available here. Listen to audio here.
Talk on “Four Crises” at Truman Library Institute
I will talk about my book, Four Crises of American Democracy, at the Truman Library Institute in Independence, MO on February 9 at 6:30pm. More details here.
Talks at University of Pittsburgh GSPIA on December 6 and 7
I gave two talks at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs on December 6 and 7. My first talk was about Four Crises of American Democracy, at the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership at 4:30pm on December 6. Details here | Watch this talk on YouTube. On December 7, I talked about “A new approach to Public Administration.” The December 7 talk drew on this paper.
Talk at Truman School on November 11
I’ll be giving a talk in the TSPA seminar series on November 11. The title is: “Developing a broader approach to public administration.” The slides for this presentation can be downloaded here. A related paper can be downloaded here. The talk will be held at noon in S110 Memorial Union.
Canadian Bar Association panel on future of access to information
I participated in a panel discussion on the future of access to information at the Canadian Bar Association’s Access to Information and Privacy Law Symposium in Ottawa on October 28. The program is here. The panel included Michel Drapeau, Murray Rankin MP, and David Loukidelis.
Visit to CIDE for 40th anniversary of MAPP
I visited the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico City on October 20-21 to participate in events marking the 40th anniversary of their Masters degree in Public Policy and Administration. Details here. I participated in a panel on October 20 that examined the question: Does ‘Public Management studies’ have a future? A recording of my brief comments can be heard here.
Talk at KU School of Public Affairs and Administration
I gave a talk at the University of Kansas’ School of Public Affairs and Administration on October 13. Listen to the talk here. The talk was based on my working paper, “Blind Men and an Elephant: Three Partial Views of Public Administration.” Download the paper from SSRN. A copy of the Powerpoint slides for this talk can be downloaded here. I also talked with some of the School’s PhD students (right).
Keynote address at conference on democratic governance
I gave the keynote address at the 3rd International Conference on Democratic Governance in the Developing World in Washington, DC on July 19. My topic was “One world: Building a single body of knowledge for statecraft.” Listen to the address here | Overview of the conference here.
Alasdair S. Roberts 
