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Politics, Power, And Purpose: An Orientation To Political Science, Jay Steinmetz
Politics, Power, And Purpose: An Orientation To Political Science, Jay Steinmetz
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This textbook provides an overview of the political science discipline and is suitable for introductory courses at the undergraduate level. In Part I, the book covers important themes for political science undergraduate majors, such as defining politics, ideologies, institutions of governance, concepts in democracy, and public law. Part II provides an overview of the major subdisciplines in political science: political theory, international relations, comparative politics, American politics, public policy and public administration, and methods. This textbook serves as an excellent resource in courses such as Introduction to Political Science or Orientation to Political Science
Administering A Ranked-Choice Voting Election: Lessons From London, Ontario, Charlotte Kurs
Administering A Ranked-Choice Voting Election: Lessons From London, Ontario, Charlotte Kurs
Centre for Urban Policy and Local Governance – Publications
To elect its mayor and council in October of 2018, the City of London, Ontario used ranked-choice voting instead of the traditional first-past-the-post system; the first Canadian city in decades to use an alternative electoral system. London’s experience as the first Ontario municipality to implement ranked-choice voting allows it to offer its experience as a lesson to other municipalities that may be considering making changes to their voting systems.
From the Ontario government’s review of the Municipal Elections Act in 2016 through to the implementation of a ranked-ballot election in 2018, this report details the experience of City of London …
Quantitative Research Methods For Political Science, Public Policy And Public Administration For Undergraduates: 1st Edition With Applications In Excel, Wesley Wehde, Tracey Bark, Hank Jenkins-Smith, Joseph Ripberger, Gary Copeland, Matthew Nowlin, Tyler Hughes, Aaron Fister, Josie Davis
Quantitative Research Methods For Political Science, Public Policy And Public Administration For Undergraduates: 1st Edition With Applications In Excel, Wesley Wehde, Tracey Bark, Hank Jenkins-Smith, Joseph Ripberger, Gary Copeland, Matthew Nowlin, Tyler Hughes, Aaron Fister, Josie Davis
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Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration for Undergraduates: 1st Edition With Applications in Excel is an adaption of Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration (With Applications in R).
The focus of this book is on using quantitative research methods to test hypotheses and build theory in political science, public policy and public administration. This new version is designed specifically for undergraduate courses. It omits large portions of the original text that focused on calculus and linear algebra, expands and reorganizes the content on the software system by shifting to …
Quantitative Research Methods For Political Science, Public Policy And Public Administration For Undergraduates: 1st Edition With Applications In R, Wesley Wehde, Hank Jenkins-Smith, Joseph Ripberger, Gary Copeland, Matthew Nowlin, Tyler Hughes, Aaron Fister, Josie Davis
Quantitative Research Methods For Political Science, Public Policy And Public Administration For Undergraduates: 1st Edition With Applications In R, Wesley Wehde, Hank Jenkins-Smith, Joseph Ripberger, Gary Copeland, Matthew Nowlin, Tyler Hughes, Aaron Fister, Josie Davis
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Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration for Undergraduates: 1st Edition With Applications in R is an adaption of Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration (With Applications in R).
The focus of this book is on using quantitative research methods to test hypotheses and build theory in political science, public policy and public administration. This new version of the text omits large portions of the original text that focused on calculus and linear algebra, expands and reorganizes the content on the software system R and includes guided study questions at …
Municipal Resource Guide To Leading Practices In Cost Savings, Martin Horak, Andrew Sancton, Rachna Goswami, Umera Ali
Municipal Resource Guide To Leading Practices In Cost Savings, Martin Horak, Andrew Sancton, Rachna Goswami, Umera Ali
Centre for Urban Policy and Local Governance – Publications
Ontario municipalities of all sizes face pressure to “do more with less.” Commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs, this Resource Guide provides municipal officials with single-source information about a range of current leading practices in cost savings in small and mid-sized Ontario municipalities. Municipalities across the province are continually developing innovative practices that save costs without incurring service level reductions. Most of these practices involve small-scale initiatives that result in modest savings. Yet even modest savings add up over time, and multiple small initiatives in a single municipality can make a big difference. In addition, by providing an …
Summer 2014, College Of Business And Public Administration
Summer 2014, College Of Business And Public Administration
IMPACT Magazine
Table of Contents:
Future Events 4
AACSB Reaccreditation 5
Gifts and Grants 6
Department Highlights 8
Public Adminsitration 9
Management 10
Centers of Excellence 12
Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship 14
Students Create Impact 15
New Faculty and Staff 17
CSUSB Alumni 18
Public Administration In Transition: Theory, Practice, Methodology, Gunnar Gjelstrup, Eva Sorenson, Gary S. Marshall
Public Administration In Transition: Theory, Practice, Methodology, Gunnar Gjelstrup, Eva Sorenson, Gary S. Marshall
Faculty Books and Monographs
Chapter 11: Framing Network Style Interactions in Local Governance: Three Narratives, co-authored by Gary S. Marshall, UNO faculty member.
Public administration has changed radically over the last 30 years in organizational forms, role perceptions, practice, and the relevant research questions. Skillfully mastered public administration makes a difference in resolving conflicts, providing predictability, ensuring rights, and coping with problems of inclusiveness. This festchrift provides necessary information about public administration theory and practice, adding critical value to theoretical and methodological knowledge. The book demonstrates how a transformed public administration in practice makes a difference. It shows — through examination from various angles …
Democracy And Public Administration, Richard C. Box, Gary Marshall
Democracy And Public Administration, Richard C. Box, Gary Marshall
Faculty Books and Monographs
Chapter 4, A Brief Tour of Public Organization Theory in the United States, authored by Gary S. Marshall, UNO faculty member.
The true measure of the successful practice of public service is its ability to remain faithful to the tenets of democratic society. This introductory text links the practice of public administration to the core concepts of American democracy. It covers the nuts and bolts of public administration in the context of delivering democracy in public service--providing what the public really wants as opposed to what self-serving bureaucracies may call for.
Chapters in Democracy and Public Administration discuss the functional …
Formation Of Specialists And The Quality Of Services In Public Administration, Gheorghe Filip, Dale Krane
Formation Of Specialists And The Quality Of Services In Public Administration, Gheorghe Filip, Dale Krane
Faculty Books and Monographs
Editor: Georghe Filip
Chapter, New Public Management: A Comparative Examination, authored by Dale Krane, UNO faculty member.
Increasing Problem-Solving Capacity Between Organizations, Louise K. Comfort, Anthony G. Cahill, University Of Colorado, Boulder -- Natural Hazards Research And Applications Information Center
Increasing Problem-Solving Capacity Between Organizations, Louise K. Comfort, Anthony G. Cahill, University Of Colorado, Boulder -- Natural Hazards Research And Applications Information Center
Natural Hazards Center Collection
Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-30). Louise Comfort, Anthony Cahill. Title on p. [1] includes subtitle: The role of information in managing the May 31, 1985 tornado disaster in western Pennsylvania.