“Nation-state” article on Foreign Policy Association must-read list
My article for the Wilson Quarterly, The Nation-State: Not Dead Yet, is on the Foreign Policy Association’s must-read list for August 7-14.
Aug 19
Article discusses Logic of Discipline
A new article by Matthew Flinders and Matt Wood in the journal New Political Science discusses my 2010 book The Logic of Discipline. “Roberts’s major study of the proliferation of technocratic governance shows that, paradoxically, hyperdepoliticization has occurred at the same time as hyper-democracy.” Read the article.
International conference of the Korean Association for Public Administration
I’ll be participating in the international conference of the Korean Association for Public Administration at Sangmyung University on July 16-18. Program here. I will be on a opening plenary panel on global trends in public administration on July 16, as well as a session with Professor Evan Berman of Victoria University of Wellington on “institutions and leadership” on July 17. I will also give a presentation at the Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University on July 15.
Book chapter: How American democracy learns from crisis
I’ve just published a chapter in a new report from the ISEPR Foundation that was published this month to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Trilateral Commission’s 1975 report, The Crisis of Democracy. “The conclusion that democratic systems are intrinsically unstable is not justified. . . [M]oments of crisis are only one part of a larger process by which democracies learn and adapt to new challenges.” Download in English and Russian.
Wilson Quarterly publishes article on the survival of the nation-state
My article “The nation-state: Not dead yet” has just been published by Wilson Quarterly. A version of this article was also published in French in Perspectives Libres in April.
Presentation at Global Transparency Research Conference
I’ll be presenting my paper, “Too much transparency? How critics of openness misunderstand administrative development,” at the Fourth Global Conference on Transparency Research in Lugano on June 4-6.
Joining faculty at Truman School of Public Affairs
I’m pleased to be joining the faculty of the Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri next Fall, as a Professor of Public Affairs, Law, and Political Science. The Truman School’s announcement is here.
Short paper on promoting fiscal openness
The Global Initiative For Fiscal Transparency has posted my short paper on promoting fiscal openness. “To some extent we are seeking to achieve the benefits of democratization in the realm of fiscal policy, without risking the policy instability that has historically been associated with democratic processes.” Get the paper.
Article in current issue of Perspectives Libres
A translation of my article “The nation-state: Not dead yet” has just been published in Perspectives libres No. 13 (April 2015). Details here.
“Four Crises of Democracy” under contract with Oxford University Press
My book project currently titled “Four Crises of Democracy” is now under contract with Oxford University Press. Learn more about the project here.
Alasdair S. Roberts 
