Joining CAPPA accreditation board
I will serve as a member of the accreditation board of the Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration starting in January 2022.
Aug 9
Review of “Strategies for Governing” in TPA
Teaching Public Administration has published a review by Jim Perry of my book Strategies for Governing (Cornell University Press). Perry says: “This is a thought-provoking book, one that deserves the attention of everyone in the field of public administration. It comes at an important time, early in what Roberts calls a ‘dangerous century’ and others have termed an ‘era of estrangement.’ I hope the ideas in the book help change the way we think about public administration, re-establishing a macro approach to complement the current dominance of the public management approach.” Read the review.
Address to Tillotoma conference
I’ll give a special address to the Tillotoma Foundation Conference on International Politics and Asian Studies on July 28, 2021. More details about the Foundation here. Powerpoint here.
PSQ review of “Strategies for Governing”
Political Science Quarterly has published a review by Iuliia Shybalkina of Strategies for Governing. Shybalkina writes: “The argument’s timeliness is uncanny . . . Roberts’ book is a real bottomless well of research ideas ready to be pursued by scholars, especially junior ones. The book would also be useful for directors of graduate programs in PA interested in equipping students with the mindset and tools to address the big picture.” Read the full review.
Article on India’s planning commission and NITI Aayog
My short article on the demise of India’s planning commission and its replacement with NITI Aayog is now forthcoming in Public Administration Review. Access the article here.
Comment on government secrecy
The Canadian Institute for Information and Privacy Studies has reposted my column, “A complex battle over openness.” Access here.
Panelist for CAPPA/CSPS conference
On May 18, I’ll participate in the opening plenary for the Future of Public Sector Management conference, organized by the Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration and the Canadian School for Public Service. Program here.
Joint runner-up, Riccucci-O’Leary Award
My article “Bearing the White Man’s Burden: American Empire and the Origin of Public Administration” has been selected as joint runner-up for the 2021 Riccucci-O’Leary Award. The award is given annually for the best article on diversity, broadly defined, published in JPART or PPMG. Details here.
ASPA book talk on Indian public policy
On May 12, I will be the discussant in an ASPA book talk about Democracy and Public Policy in the Post-COVID-19 World: Choices and Outcomes, edited by Rumki Basu (Jamia Millia University, India). Details about the book talk here.
ISPP panel on careers in public policy
On May 16, I’ll participate in a panel discussion organized by the Indian School of Public Policy, on careers in public policy. Details here.
Alasdair S. Roberts 
