Book review in Public Administration Review
My review of Jurassic Government has just been published in the January/February issue of Public Administration Review. Read the review.
Dec 28
Mention in Columbia Tribune story on “law and order”
I’m quoted in a Columbia Tribune story that discusses the debate over “law and order” in American politics. Read the story. I discuss this more fully in my books The End of Protest and America’s First Great Depression.
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.
“Four Crises” noted in Toronto Globe and Mail
My book Four Crises of American Democracy is noted in a story in today’s Toronto Globe and Mail. PDF of the story here. Story online here (behind paywall).
“The End of Protest” now in paperback
The End of Protest: How Free-Market Capitalism Learned to Control Dissent has just been published in paperback by Cornell University Press. Purchase on Amazon. The cover design is by Istvan Banyai.
“The End of Protest” discussed in St. Louis Post-Dispatch
My 2013 book “The End of Protest” is discussed in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about post-election protests. Read the article.
Co-chair of section for next Transatlantic Dialogue
The next meeting of the Transatlantic Dialogue will be held in April 2017 at Florida International University. Details here. I am co-chairing the section on “Maintaining democratic values in challenging times.” See the Call for Papers.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch articles on 2016 campaign
I contributed comments to Chuck Raasch’s November 7 sum-up of the 2016 presidential campaign. Read the article. And also to his November 9 assessment of the election aftermath. Read the article.
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.
Cover design for new book from Polity Books
This is the cover design for a short book that I am writing for Polity Books, as part of their new Democratic Futures series.
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