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Public Solutions Series

Published by Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
Editor-in-Chief: Marc Holzer

CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS
The Public Solutions Handbook series is designed to help public sector practitioners build the necessary competencies needed to respond to emerging issues, deliver services that policymakers have promised to the public, carry out their missions efficiently and effectively, and work in partnership with their stakeholders. The series is also geared towards students in graduate-degree programs who are seeking succinct, pragmatic, grounded guidance that will help them succeed in their public administration careers. This includes students in master of public administration (MPA), master of public policy (MPP), master of nonprofit management (MNPM) and even some master of business administration (MBA) and doctor of law (LLD) programs.

We are seeking titles in the following areas:
  • Personal Fundamentals: Interpersonal skills, Communication, Integrity/ Honesty, Continual Learning, Etc.
  • Leading Change: Creativity and Innovation, Vision/ Mission/ Strategic Thinking, Managing Organizational Change, Etc.
  • Leading People: Leadership, Team Building, Leveraging Diversity, Conflict Management, Developing Others, Work Motivation, Etc.
  • Results Driven: Accountability, Customer Service, Entrepreneurship, Etc.
  • Process Driven: Problem Solving, Decision-making, Technical Credibility, Program/ Project Management, Etc.
  • Resource Acumen: Budgeting/ Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Technology Management, Etc.
  • Building Coalitions: Partnering, Political Acumen, Negotiating, Etc.

CURRENT TITLES IN THE SERIES
  • Municipal and Shared Services and Consolidation, edited by Alexander C. Henderson
  • E-Government and Websites, edited by Aroon Manoharan
  • Partnership Governance, by Marc Holzer and Seth Grossman
  • Innovations in the Public and Non-profit Sectors, edited by Patria Julnes and Ed Gibson
  • Government Contracting, edited by Robert Shick
  • Government Partnerships, edited by Daniel Bromberg
  • Managing the Next Generation of Public Workers, edited by Madinah Hamidullah
  • The Public Manager’s Guide to Implementing a Performance Management System, by Marc Holzer and Andrew Ballard

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GENERAL CONTENT GUIDELINES
Please refer to the following guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts for consideration. Please see Public Solutions Series Manuscript Guidelines for more information.
  • Page length: Your manuscript should be about 200 to 250 pages long.
  • Content should be divided into sections and subdivided into chapters (Figure 1). Each chapter title needs to begin with a term that is applicable to a wide range of public sector organizational innovations.
  • Remember, you are writing for an audience of students and practitioners who may not have in-depth knowledge of your topic.  Whenever possible, avoid jargon or technical terms that might be unfamiliar to readers.
  • Include simple visual maps, charts and diagrams to help convey your concepts (See examples below).
  • The conclusion of each chapter should include a short bulleted list of key points.
  • Include your references at the end of each chapter.

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SERIES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Marc Holzer, PhD
Founding Dean & Board of Governors Distinguished Professor
School of Public Affairs and Administration
Rutgers University-Newark

If you are interested in contributing to the Public Solutions Handbook Series, please submit an abstract and proposed table of contents to the Series Editor, Marc Holzer at [email protected]
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