edited by Rosemary O'Leary, David M. van Van Slyke and Soonhee Kim
contributions by W. Henry Lambright, Donald P. Moynihan, Suzanne Piotrowski, Mary E. Guy, Meredith A. Newman, Sharon H. Mastracci, Domonic Bearfield, Susan T. Gooden, Kimberley R. Isett, Dale Jones, Austen Givens, Bidhya Bowornwathana, Yilin Hou, Ora-orn Poocharoen, Soonhee Kim, Michael McGuire, Jeffrey L. Brudney, Beth Gazley, Theresa A. Pardo, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Luis F. Luna-Reyes, Kirk Emerson, Peter Murchie, Tina Nabatchi, John Clayton Thomas, Ines Mergel, Scott E. Robinson, Guy B. Adams, Danny L. Balfour, David H. Rosenbloom, Katherine C. Naff, Justin Marlowe, Daniel L. Smith, Matt Leighninger, David M. van Van Slyke, Kristina Lambright, Kelly LeRoux, Bradley E. Wright, Beth Gazley, David M. van Van Slyke, Rosemary O'Leary, Soonhee Kim, Soonhee Kim, Rosemary O'Leary, David M. van Van Slyke and H. George Frederickson
Georgetown University Press, 2010
Cloth: 978-1-58901-712-2 | eISBN: 978-1-58901-625-5 | Paper: 978-1-58901-711-5
Library of Congress Classification JF1351.F88 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification 351

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

A once-in-a-generation event held every twenty years, the Minnowbrook conference brings together the top scholars in public administration and public management to reflect on the state of the field and its future. This unique volume brings together a group of distinguished authors—both seasoned and new—for a rare critical examination of the field of public administration yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

The book begins by examining the ideas of previous Minnowbrook conferences, such as relevance and change, which are reflective of the 1960s and 1980s. It then moves beyond old Minnowbrook concepts to focus on public administration challenges of the future: globalism, twenty-first century collaborative governance, the role of information technology in governance, deliberative democracy and public participation, the organization of the future, and teaching the next generation of leaders. The book ends by coming full circle to examine the current challenge of remaining relevant. There is no other book like this—nor is there ever likely to be another—in print. Simply put, the ideas, concepts, and spirit of Minnowbrook are one-of-a-kind. This book captures the soul of public administration past, present, and future, and is a must-read for anyone serious about the theory and practice of public administration.