[Tps] TPS/ECPR Network - Call for Proposals, Job Opportunity,
and Fellowship Information
navdeep
n.mathur at bham.ac.uk
Thu Sep 7 14:07:48 EDT 2006
*Call for Proposals*
*2007 Conference of the Public Administration Theory Network*
*Harrisburg**, Pennsylvania*
*May 26-27, 2007*
*"Public Administration Theory in Times of Terror and Disaster"*
This conference will engage public administration theorists
in addressing the implications for contemporary governance of the "war
on terror," homeland security, and disaster response as central topics
of public and governmental concern. Is the war on terror over-writing
public administration discourse and practice? Will the call to war, the
push for homeland security, and the failures of governmental responses
to Hurricane Katrina combine to overwhelm public policy and
administrative discourse for the foreseeable future? We think it is time
for public administration theorists to engage in a collective effort to
make sense of what is happening and open avenues for creative and
critical action.
This is certainly not the first time that emergencies and
disasters have affected public administration practice and discourse. To
give just one example, in 1979 there was a crisis at Three Mile Island
Nuclear Power Plant (TMI) near Middleton, Pennsylvania, that resulted an
a partial meltdown of the core in that plant. It also engaged public
discourse and affected administrative practice---including numerous
regulatory and policy changes. The nuclear power industry in the US has
not been the same since. Because the 2007 PAT-Net Conference will take
place in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, (less than 10 miles from TMI) there
is an added poignancy to our discussing crisis governance at this
conference.
In setting this theme for the 2007 PAT-Net Conference, the program
committee invites people to submit paper, panel, and other session
proposals that will:
* reflect on the coordinates of fear, terror, and security in the
history of liberalism and the rise of the administrative state
* reflect on historical differences in theoretical and practical
approaches to crisis management
* reflect generally on whether and how public administration theory
needs to engage with problems related to disasters
* reflect on the moral and/or ethical stance the field and
individual administrators should, can, or might take in
waging/opposing the war on terror (and/or any other war)
* consider what public administration's responsibilities are in
responding to natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina
* consider how race and religion are shaping contemporary policy
debates about terror, security, and crises---and influencing the
invention of new administrative structures
* address how the discourse of warfare, security, preparedness and
response is restructuring public bureaucracies, changing budget
priorities, shifting resources, and militarizing public administration
* consider how the war on terror and/or the impacts of Katrina are
affecting pedagogical practice, both in terms of the demands for
new programs and curricula as well as what we say (or don't say)
about them in class.
o What political and/or institutional risks do critics of the
war run?
o Is there evidence of silencing of dissent on campuses or
public organizations?
o Are public administration professionals adding sufficiently
to discussions about the causes of Katrina's impacts and the
failures of our responses?
* following the recent work of Camilla Stivers, consider what
possibilities exist for critically re-inhabiting the discursive
and geographical space of "homeland."
o What is the space of the war?
o What is the significance of the space called New Orleans?
* reflect generally on the state of public administration in light
of this environment
The program committee plans to set up *two major streams* for the
conference---*theme and open-stream*. We think it will be interesting to
hear what public administration theorists have to say on the
terror/security/disaster theme, but we do not want to limit presenters
to that theme. The open-stream track creates space in the conference for
all kinds of proposals that concern themes and ideas of importance to
public administration theorists.
Proposals should be submitted no later than September 15, 2006, to:
Larry S. Luton
Program Committee Chair
2007 PAT-Net Conference
Eastern Washington University
668 Riverpoint Blvd, Suite A
Spokane, WA 99202
lluton at mail.ewu.edu
509/358-2247 voice
509/358-2267 fax
The Program Committee anticipates contacting people about acceptance of
their proposals by November 1, 2006. Final papers will be due by May 1,
2007.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FACULTY POSITION in
PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota
The Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs of the University of Minnesota
seeks applications to fill a tenure-track or tenured faculty position at
the senior Assistant or Associate level in public and nonprofit
management. Preference will be given to a candidate at the tenure-track
Assistant Professor level. The successful candidate must have strong and
demonstrated teaching and research interests and experience centrally
focused in management, and particularly in budgeting and financial
management. Candidates must be able to teach in the Institute's core
curricula, provide leadership to the Humphrey Institute's public and
nonprofit management program, demonstrate a willingness to help prepare
students for careers in public and nonprofit management, and function as
a team player in a multi- and inter-disciplinary college.
A Ph.D. or equivalent foreign doctoral degree is required in public or
nonprofit management, public administration, economics, political
science, business management, leadership, or related field with a focus
on public and/or nonprofit management. Professional experience in public
or nonprofit management is highly desirable. We are particularly
interested in candidates with a strong interest in public policy and
management issues whose approach to teaching and research is innovative
and inclusive in terms or race, gender, class and ethnicity.
Applications should include curriculum vita, the names and addresses of
three references, sample of recent research, and a brief account of
research and teaching interests and experience. Screening of applicants
will begin October 16, 2006. The position will remain open until filled.
Please submit applications online to: employment.umn.edu. Address cover
and reference letters to: Associate Dean John M. Bryson, Chair.
Salary will be commensurate with experience. Benefits include health,
dental, faculty life/disability insurance, retirement, and social
security. The starting date for this appointment is August 27, 2007 or
as soon thereafter as possible. Rank and tenure status will be dependent
upon quality and quantity of prior professional accomplishments.
The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons
shall have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment
without regard to race, creed, religion, color, sex, national origin,
disability, age, veteran status, marital status, public assistance
status, or sexual orientation.
The Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program 2007-2008
Program Highlights:
o Nine-month fellowship program offers 20 U.S. professionals an
in-depth
understanding of the political, economic, and cultural environment of
Germany & Europe
o Two high-level work experiences in major German institutions,
including
the Federal Government, the Federal Parliament, private corporations,
law firms, think-tanks, major print and broadcast media, associations,
and cultural organizations
o Professional Europe-wide travel, seminars and networking events:
Fellows meet with key decision-makers in the public and private sectors
and deepen their understanding of the current issues facing the European
Union and Germany
o Generous monthly stipend; all program-related travel costs;
health,
accident and liability insurance; additional funding available for families
o Intensive German language training provided as needed in U.S. and
Germany for up to seven months prior to program start. No German
language skills required at time of application.
o Membership in active Robert Bosch Foundation Alumni
Association with
over 360 members (www.boschalumni.net)
Requirements:
1. Application form, completed and duly signed
2. A copy of your resume in English
3. Official transcripts from all graduate studies (or
undergraduate studies)
4. A personal statement (maximum 2 pages and 850 words)
describing your
short and long-term career plans, your interest in transatlantic
relations, and personal objectives for the proposed stay in Germany. It
is essential that you describe the experience you hope to acquire in the
seminars and the work phrases of the Bosch program, proposing
institutions and/or companies for both work phrases.
5. Two letters of recommendation in English, with original
signature on
official letterhead. No emails, copies, or faxes will be accepted.
Bosch Fellows are competitively chosen from the fields of Business
Administration, Economics, Law, Public Affairs/Public Policy, and
Journalism/Mass Communications. Applicants should be U.S. citizens, age
23-34 at the time of application, with 2 + years of relevant work
experience and a graduate degree. Candidates without a graduate degree
are also encouraged to apply, provided they have extensive work
experience in one of the application fields.
Further information and application materials are available for download
at http://www.cdsintl.org/fromusa/.bosch.htm If you have any questions,
please contact them directly at bosch at cdsintl.org, or 212-497-3500.
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