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67th ASPA National Conference
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Sessions and Panels at the 2006 ASPA National Conference Over 150 sessions and panel discussions are scheduled from Friday, March 31 through Tuesday, April 4, 2006. Click on the titles to see which nationally recognized experts will be addressing the issues you are facing in the workplace today. Topics are sorted by track.
Advocating Ethics, Integrity & the End of Corruption
Measuring Public Integrity: A Dutch/US Comparative Project Combating Global Corruption Protecting the Public Trust Why Government Should Be Held to a Higher Standard Is it for Real? Uncovering Government Ethics Popular or Constitutional Government Ethical Innovations for A Critical Public Service Interpretations of Ethical Symbols in Government International Ethics in Public Organizations Normalizing Hate: The Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo

Balancing Politics and Professionalism
The Politics of Preference Balancing Money, Power, and Effectiveness The Price of Public Good Toward Innovative Government and the Korean Government's Experience: Politics, Attitudes, and Capacity Civil Service Reform and At-Will Employment in the States Shifting Paradigms: New Directions in Training Public Servants for the 21st Century Global Governance: Issues and Solutions Politics and Accountability: The New Public Sector Balancing Politics and Professionalism: The Choice Between Public and Private Providers of Goods and Services When Both Sectors Have Capability

Chronicling Profiles in Courage
The Practitioner's Challenge: Keeping the Spark of Idealism Alive in the Public Service From Spengler to Huntington: How the Academy Accommodates the Normalization of Hate

Managing Environmental and Natural Resources
The Greening of Local Government Safeguarding the Public Trust Responsible Environmental Protection Innovations From a Global Perspective Sustainable Societies

Examining the Law and Public Administration
The Intergovernmental Effects of Federal Legislation and Rulemaking: A View Toward Economic Development Implementation Drunk With Money: Can We Control Alcohol Consumption in the U.S.? Navigating New Legal Territories The Power of the State vs. the Individual The Impact of Goldberg v. Kelly on the Procedural Due Process Rights of Public Employees The Deregulation of the U.S. Airline Industry: Adoption, Implementation, and Evaluation At-Will Employment in the Public Sector and State Appellate Courts: A Nexus Between Law, Politics and Public Administration? The Administrative Law in a Bureaucratic State The State, the Noncitizen, and the Challenge of Bilateral Legitimacy in the United States, Australia, and Canada City Management versus Gender Disparity: An Examination of the Role that Affirmative Action Hiring Policies Play in the Recruitment of Female City Managers Needle Exchange Programs in California: Nested Rules and Policy Design Losing Faith: The First Amendment and Faith-Based Organizations The Religious Faith of Public Administrators: A Phenomenological Consideration The Discounting of Law in Victimless Crime

Making Finance & Budgeting Count
The Price of Public Good Money on the Horizon: The Future of Government Revenues Innovative Compensation Strategies for Improving Public Sector Productivity Strategies for Local Government Fiscal Stability The State of Philanthropic Giving Determinants of Interlocal Cooperation in American Cities and Counties

Founders' Forum
Examining Modern Budgeting: A Centennial Perspective Space Shuttles, Dams, Global Sustainability: Knowledge Analysis as Research Tool Emotion Work in Public Service Jobs Modeling Government Innovations in Asia: Opportunities and Challenges Kaufman, Mosher, and The Brownlow Project Reinvigorating Public Administration Politics, Pluralism, and Public Administration Using Community Outcome Data and Resident Involvement to Improve Neighborhoods and Regions Still Endangered? An Update on the Status of African Americans in the Field of Public Administration A Tribute to Paul Van Riper: Celebrating History of the U.S. Civil Service Redesigning Risk: Perspectives from Katrina Lessons From Katrina: A Guided Discussion with ASPA's Katrina Task Force (KTF)

Harnessing the Power of Research, Evaluation and Accountability
Budget-Performance Integration for Federal Science Programs and Inter-Disciplinary Research: Improving Effectiveness Using a Nested Decision-making Performance Model A Comparative Study of Performance Evaluation System Between the United States and Korean Government Implementing Performance Management in Public Organizations: Does Organization Matter? A Fuzzy Expert System for Guardianship Determination The Essentiality of Measurement to Effective Planning Action Research As Pedagogy Bridging the Gap: Demystifying and Detoxifying Misunderstandings that Emanate from the Unique Synergy Between Academics and Public Administrators Democratic Accountability in Nonprofit/Nongovernmental Organizations Stimulating Collaboration, Improving Outcomes, Demonstrating Results Empowering Human Service Program and Process Improvement through Cooperative Third Party Evaluation and Technical Assistance When Bureaucracy Works: New York City Transit The Role of Indicators for Informing Decisionmaking and Action Why Develop an ASPA Section on Native American Governance? Evaluating the Evaluations: Research Into High-Stakes Testing Roundtable on Interlocal Services Contracting Innovations in Public Service: Assessing Cultural Competence in Public Administration

Forging Homeland Security & Disaster Management Strategy
The Policy of Prevention Expanding Capabilities: Inclusive Partnerships and Emergency Management Military Transformation and Homeland Security Coordination for Mitigation, Preparation, Response and Recovery in International Disasters Homeland Security and Disaster Management: New Roles, Policy, Research, and Strategic Planning Coordination and Institutionalization: Examining State Homeland Security Practices Homeland Security and Disaster Planning in Rural America Security, Hazards, and Disaster Risk Reduction The Incident Command System at Work Major Disaster Events in the U.S. and Their Outcomes: Some Observations From Recent Research Organizing Networks for Bioterrorism Response Emergency Information Management and Public Preparedness: Lessons from the 2004 Florida Hurricanes

Implementing Knowledge Management
"Reform" in Civil Service: New Perspectives on Organizational Innovation: Politics, Professionalism and Successful Change Translating Knowledge into Action Advancing Complexity Thinking for Innovation in Public Administration From a Whole New Perspective: Managing in the Age of Instant Communication Future Issues in Networks/Collaborations: A Discussion With The Experts Cultural Layering: A Mechanism for Change in Correctional Organizations

Inspiring Citizen Participation
Is Government Really Listening? Revolutionary Ideas in Citizen Expression Turning Up the Volume: Citizens Speak Out Why Citizens Make a Difference Search Conferences: Energizing Citizen Participation for Making Strategic Change Decision-Making Flexibility and Policy Entrepreneursí Strategy: a Case Study on Policy Change for Chinese Urban Vagrants and Beggars Fast-Track Strategic Planning and Its Implications for Civic Engagement, Strategy Content and Implementation: A Case Study of Vision 2015 in Northern Kentucky Tackling the Tough Issues: Lessons from Town Meetings on Health Care, Obesity and Budget Priorities Welcome to the National Center for Public Sector Innovation All Together Now:Valley Interfaith As A Catalyst Building Human and Social Capital in the Rio Grande Valley Reconnecting Communities and Government Results That Matter: Engaging Citizens, Measuring Performance, & Getting Things Done

Integrating Internationalism and Global Governance
Global Credibility Nations in Transition Economics; the Roles of Governance, Economy and Public Administration in Eastern Europe and China Standards That Cross Borders Beyond Aid and Transfer: Restoring the Sense of Purpose in Global Public Administration Idealism in Theory and Practice: A Discussion of Community Governance in Global and Domestic Contexts From the Ivory Tower to Garbage Dumps: Bridging Policy to Practice

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Safeguarding the Public Trust

Maximizing the Value of Human Resources
Models of Productivity Improvement Social Class Competencies Within Human Resources: A Demonstrated Mark of Employee Value Innovations in Performance Measurement Focusing the Spotlight on the Under-Represented The Future of Workforce Planning Linking Theory and Action Maximizing Human Resource Potential: Teamwork Building in a Collaborative Environment Employee Participation and Rewards Programs Delivering Outstanding Customer Service Improving Board/Staff Relations Transgender-Inclusive Laws: Assessing the Challenges and Successes of Antidiscrimination in Public Employment Policies The Power of Stories to Lead the Public Service During Bureaucratic Reform Review of the Personnel Reform Effects on Organizational Effectiveness: An Empirical Study of the GeorgiaGain Program and the Civil Service Reform Law (Act 816) Leadership Training Programs in State Governments: The Impact of Governor's Gender and Race: Intersections in Public Organizations How Does Public Service Motivation Work in Government Reform of Korea?

Mobilizing Transportation Initiatives
Denver’s T-REX (Transportation Expansion Project) The People's Transportation Plan (PTP)-A Look At How We Got It Passed Crisis Management Or Management Crisis?: Assessing Governmental Response to Hurricane Katrina

Practicing Privatization
Contracting Out Government Services- Taiwan's Developments and Experiences Sustaining the Public Ethic in the Privatization Process Creating Sustainable and Effective Collaborations Next Steps in Privatization Privatization in the Community Context The Effect of Privatization on interpretation of Emergency Assistance policy in Wisconsin Public-Nonprofit-Private Partnership in E-Governance Strategy of Community Development: Case Study of Neighborhood Information System Development Interlocal Cooperation for Economic Development, Social Capital and Institutional Collective Action: Network Analysis of 2 Florida Metropolitan Areas Managing Federal Outsourcing Managing at the Boundaries: Partnerships Between the Three Sectors Delivering Lead Hazard Control Services Interagency Coordination and Privatization: A Successful Working Model in the Pennsylvania Health and Human Services Call Center Evaluating the Evaluations: Research Into High-Stakes Testing

Reinvigorating the PA Brand
Re-Branding Public Service in the 21st Century: Revitalizing the Notion of "Service" in the Public Sector Transforming Public Leadership for the 21st Century In a Globalized World, How do You Keep the Public in Public Administration? Infusing Idealism and Innovation into Public Service The New Face of Public Administration Re-Evaluating the Role of Public Administration: Reports on Discourse among Emerging Scholars Domestic Violence - At Home in a School of Public Affairs? What Public Administration Can Learn from Planning (and vice versa) Updating a Master of Public Administration Degree Program Refining an Education Pricing Model

Transforming Health Care
Healthcare Leadership in Theory and Practice Dancing on the Head of a Pin: Strategies for Advancing State Health Policy Community Capacity for Cancer Prevention: Resource Disparities Among African Americans and Caribbeans in Brooklyn

Using Technology to Advance the Public Service
What if? Technology in Service for the Public Sector Advancing Electronic Service Delivery Electrics: The Future of Human to Government Contact Health Informatics Researches in Public Administration


Politics, Pluralism, and Public Administration