Sessions
Room A: Georgia 8
8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.: Welcome
Susan T. Gooden, President, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and Virginia Commonwealth University
Gedeon M. Mudacumura, Chair of ASPA’s Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA), Cheyney University
M. Shamsul Haque, Chair of the Riggs Symposium Coordinating Committee, National University of Singapore
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
PANEL I: Redefining the Role of Public Service under Pro-market Reforms in Asia
Moderator:
M Shamsul Haque, National University of Singapore
Discussant:
Kilkon Ko, Seoul National University
Papers:
M Shamsul Haque, National University of Singapore
Towards an Indirect Role of the Public Service: Trends and Implications in Southeast Asia
Kim Moloney, University of Miami
Structural Barriers to an Asian Century of Public Administration
Kilkon Ko and Kayoung Shin, Seoul National University
Why Citizens Have Negative Images on Public Service? Is It Because of Government Failure or Personal Traits?
Wilson Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Role of the Public Service and Innovation and Technology Policy of Hong Kong: Promoting Science, Market or Rent- Seeking?
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
PANEL II: Governance & Community Development: Enhancing Communities and Democracy Simultaneously
Moderator:
Peter Haruna, Texas A & M International University
Discussant:
Atta Ceesay, SUNY - Buffalo State College
Papers:
Ashley Nickels, Kent State University
Jason Rivera, SUNY Buffalo State
New Public Service and Community Development: Firmly Situating Community Development within the Field of Public Administration
Kirk Leach, Rowan University
Cross-Sector Community Partnerships and the Growing Importance of High Capacity Nonprofits in Urban Governance
William Hatcher, Augusta University
Cultivating Community Assets: Using Administrative Practices and Design to Better Communities
Colleen Casey, University of Texas at Arlington
Social Entrepreneurship: Opportunities and Challenges of Merging Community Development and Private Interests
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
PANEL III: Comparing Public Service Delivery in Africa: Lessons Learned
Moderator:
Gedeon M. Mudacumura, Cheney University
Discussant:
Rym Kaki, University of Southern California
Papers:
Atta Cessay, SUNY, Buffalo
Aminata Sillah, Towson University
Decentralization and Challenges of Public Sector Reform in The Gambia
Genevieve Enid Meyers, University of Detroit Mercy
Decentralization and Public Service Delivery in Uganda
George Atisa, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Aziza Zemrani, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Role of Public Service in Socio-economic Development in Kenya and Morocco
Peter Haruna, Texas A & M International University
Akamboe Ayirebasia, Miller Institute of Transdisciplinary Studies, Ghana
Development Management from a Participatory Methodology Perspective: Issues and Experiences in Ghana’s Rural and Semi-Rural Communities
3:45 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.
PANEL IV: Role of National & International Non-profit Organizations in Governance
Moderator:
Yijia Jing, Fudan University
Discussant:
Jeanne-Marie Col, John Jay College, CUNY
Papers:
Yijia Jing, Fudan University and Hao Wang
Dual Identity and Nonprofit Contracting with Governments
Darkhan Zhiyenbay, Bolashak Center for International Program, Kazakhstan
Untaken Opportunities: When Governance is Unaware of Vast Agribusiness Benefiy
Kelly Ann Krawczyk, Auburn University
The Impact of US-Based INGO Funding to Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Trends and Developments
Ralph Brower, Florida State University (co-authored)
On ‘learn-how’ professionalism in a developing nation context: City planners, disaster risk reduction management, and poor communities in Metro Manila
Room B: Macon
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
PANEL I: Continuing with the Public Service: Reforms, Innovations, and Contributions
Moderator:
Raymond Cox, University of Akron
Discussant:
Veronica Junjan, University of Twente, Netherlands
Papers:
Alikhan Baimenov, Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana, Kazakhstan (co-authored):
The Practical Implications for Development of Trends in Public Administration Reform around the World
Raymond Cox, University of Akron
Why am I steering, if there is no one rowing?” Reaffirming the positive contribution of government initiatives
Mehmet Akif Demircioglu, Indiana University-Bloomington
Analyzing Reforms and Innovations in the Australian Government: Recognizing the Role of the Public Service for Innovations
George Vernardakis, Middle Tennessee State University
Public Policy Making in France According to Participant Perceptions
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
PANEL II: Challenges to Public Sector Role: Ethics, Integrity and Corruption
Moderator:
Kim Moloney, University of Miami
Discussant:
Meghna Sabharwal, University of Texas
Papers:
Meghna Sabharwal, University of Texas-Dallas
Charlene M. L. Roach, University of West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
Wayne Charles-Soverall, University of the West Indies, Barbados
Ethics and Organizational Performance: A Comparative Perspective from a Caribbean Study
Can Chen, Florida International University
Does Fiscal Transparency Reduce Corruption? A Cross-Country Panel Data Analysis
Anthony S. Kumase, Farhad Hossain
Aminu Mamman, University of Manchester
Examining Dysfunctional Behaviours in the Ghanaian Public Service: Can Spirituality and Ethics offer Solution?
Ranesh Sivnarain, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Ignatius Ferreira, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Oversight is Essential to Ensure Ethical Leadership and Sound Governance
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
PANEL III: Network, Communication and Cooperation in Public Management
Moderator:
Heidi J. Smith, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
Discussant:
Wilson Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Papers:
Shawn Benaine, Florida International University
Prosocial Networks: Defining the Role of Public Service in Education
Heidi Jane Smith, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
City Networks and Para- Diplomacy Creating New Global Public Policy
Filip Hruza, Masaryk University
Benefits and Drawbacks of Inter-municipal Cooperation: A Case Study of Czech Republic
Tengfei Yang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Research on Micro Communication of Foreign Institutions and Figures in China
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
PANEL IV: Performance, Strategic Management & Policy in Public Organization
Moderator:
Veronica Junjan, University of Twente, Netherlands
Discussant:
Demetrios Argyriades, John Jay College, CUNY
Presenters/Authors:
Genevieve Meyers, University of Detroit Mercy
Public Service Performance Enhancement Strategies in Developing Countries: South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda Compared
Veronica Junjan, University of Twente, Netherlands
Performance measurement as component of strategic management. Preliminary results of a Dutch case study
Vaiva Kalesnikaite, Florida International University
The Multiple Roles of Public Administrators in Florida’s Efforts of Adapt to Climate Change
Wang, Xue-ren, Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, China
The construction of public policy support system in the development of cultural and creative industries: Taking Chengdu city as an example