“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).
Dec 3
“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.
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).
Alasdair S. Roberts 
