American Society for Public Administration—Resolution

The American Society for Public Administration stands in solidarity with our Ukrainian colleagues, including Oleg Amosov, professor in the Institute of Public Administration at Karazin Kharkiv National University, who died from injuries suffered as a result of the indiscriminate and criminal bombing of his home by Russian forces. We also express our support for our many Ukrainian public administration colleagues who have remained in their country to resist, as well as to others who have been forced to leave their homes and country as a result of the violent bombing that is an increasingly central element of the Russian invasion. 

We express our gratitude and support to the public administration communities of several neighboring countries for their important efforts to assist the millions of current and future refugees driven from Ukraine by the actions of the Russian dictator and the military which he commands. 

We condemn the horrendous actions of the Russian government and its military forces in Ukraine. We fully understand that public opposition to, or deviation from, government policy in Russia could easily lead to immediate incarceration or worse, often absent due process. Nevertheless, we call upon our Russian public administration colleagues to seek any way possible to express their opposition to the rapidly expanding totalitarian aspects of government in their country and to share with their fellow citizens the realities of the terrible tragedy being inflicted upon the Ukrainian people, including our public administration colleagues, practitioners and academics alike. 

We call upon our sister and brother organizations throughout the nation and world to join us in calling for an immediate end to this invasion, as well as to other armed hostilities which tragically are underway in several parts of the world beyond the borders of Europe. 

Approved by National Council, March 18, 2022