Members in the News:

Barrett and Greene:
Good Ideas That Come from Small Places
and
The Policy Challenge of Selection Bias

Trevor Hamilton:
Hamilton Turns a Passion for Helping Others into a Career in Public Service

Nick Hart:
The Federal Government Has a Major Blind Spot in How It Evaluates Programs

Alex Henderson:
Henderson announces he is now department chair and MPA program director at Marist.

Janice Lachance:
The Plan to Make Climate Science Harder to Erase

Craig Maher:
AI Can Balance Government’s Books. It Can’t Understand What They Mean.

Don Moynihan:
What the Reflecting Pool Actually Reflects

Ron Sanders:
The "New" Schedule F Will NOT, Necessarily, Politicize the Civil Service

Kendra Stewart:
Lowcountry Food Bank Foundation Welcomes Committee, Board Members

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• Call for Editors: Journal of Health and Human Services Administration
  JHHSA is seeking to expand its editorial board. They are welcoming inquires for the following roles: managing editor, associate editor, social media editor and social media intern. Statements of interest are requested by August 15. They may be sent to: [email protected] and [email protected].
  
  
• Call for Proposals: Economic Diplomacy Journal Special Issue
  Economic Diplomacy Journal invites submissions for a special issue examining the evolving role of "Small States, Statecraft and Diplomacy in a Changing World Order." The contemporary international system is characterized by geopolitical fragmentation, institutional strain, financial volatility and widening development asymmetries. Multilateral institutions are facing mounting pressures, while global cooperation is increasingly challenged by competing national priorities and strategic rivalries. In this context, new calls have emerged within international policy discourse for strategic options among states and for the formation of coalitions capable of navigating a more uncertain global landscape. For small states, these developments raise important questions of diplomacy and strategy. How do small states respond to global uncertainty and systemic disruption? What forms of statecraft allow them to exercise influence in international affairs despite structural constraints in the context of contemporary global politics? And how can small states leverage diplomacy, partnerships and multilateral engagement to advance national and collective interests? This special issue seeks to explore the practice of statecraft and diplomacy among small states, focusing on how they navigate global instability while shaping their own agendas. While often described as system-takers within the global order, small states are faced with new challenges beyond the orthodox processes of coalition diplomacy and strategic engagements in world institutions. Proposals are due by September 15. Contact the journal with any questions or for more information.
  
  
• Call for Papers: Public Money & Management (PMM) Theme
  For this theme issue the publishers are looking for disciplinary eclecticism. They seek contributions that bring together insights from several disciplines including law, social sciences, public management and the study of politics. Traditionally public management has not engaged in "constitutional’ conversations." However, the rise of what has been identified within the political landscape as "populism" calls for a cross-disciplinary perspective to understand whether, and how, it is impacting public management and administration. Contributions of 8,000-word research articles, 1,000-word debate pieces and 3,500-word new development articles are asked to consider, but are not limited to: are we facing the limits of traditional thinking in public management? Is there a problem, incipient or actual, facing public managers if they are becoming answerable to politicians (1) with a value set that is antagonistic to the values of public management (if such exist); (2) antagonistic to the liberal, law-based state; (3) who may be poised to break the law—or make decisions that are likely to be challenged in courts? What is "extremism"/populism? Do public managers observe/answer to a code that protects them against orders (short of law-breaking)? How far do existing doctrines of accountability accommodate answerability for extremist policies? What lessons could public managers learn from international and comparative perspectives from the rise of populism in different political systems and architectures? The publishers are seeking both conceptual and case examples to address the questions above. All submissions should follow the PMM author guidelines and be submitted via ScholarOne. Find more information online. All submissions are due October 1.
  
  
• Harvard Kennedy School: Collaborating for Public Value
  Collaborating for Public Value is a five-week program that will run October 13 - November 12. Each week there will be independent asynchronous work (approximately three hours/week) and one live session on Thursdays at 10 am ET. Program participants will gain practical tools for alignment, accountability, adaptive management and building durable collaborative capacity across diverse institutional environments. Visit their website for more information.
  
  
• Public Voices Seeks Submissions
  Public Voices: The Journal of Public Service focuses on historical, artistic and reflective expression. Unlike traditional social science journals, contributors publish unorthodox, controversial perspectives on public service and the public sector. Contributions include research articles, original fiction, poetry, photographs, art, critiques of existing works and insights based on experience, observation and research. Among the journal's contributors are public servants, writers, artists and academics in all fields. The journal is seeking submissions; prospective authors are encouraged to review the archives and submission requirements online. The journal is sponsored by the Virtual Museum of Public Service and ASPA's Section on Historical, Artistic and Reflective Expression (SHARE).