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Record Nr.

UNINA9910476839103321

Titolo

Race and public administration / / edited by Amanda Rutherford and Kenneth J. Meier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2020

©2020

ISBN

1-000-03274-4

1-003-01763-0

1-000-03268-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 pages)

Disciplina

658.3008

Soggetti

Diversity in the workplace - United States

Racism in public administration - United States

Public administration - Research - United States

Electronic books.

United States Race relations

United States Politics and government 2017-2021

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Issues of race permeate virtually every corner of policy creation and implementation in the United States, yet theoretically driven research on interactions of policy, race, and ethnicity rarely offers practical tools that can be readily applied by current and future civil servants, private contractors, or nonprofit boards. Arguing that scholarship can and should inform practice to address issues of equity in public affairs, rather than overlook, ignore, or deny them, Race and Public Administration offers a much-needed and accessible exploration of current and cutting-edge research on race and policy. This book evaluates what contradictions, unanswered questions, and best (or worst) practices exist in conducting and understanding research that can provide evidence-based policy and management guidance to practitioners in the field. Individual chapters are written by established



and emerging scholars and explore a wide range of policy areas, including public education, policing, health and access to healthcare, digital governance, nonprofit diversity, and international contexts. Together, the chapters serve as a link between theoretically informed research in public administration and those students and professionals trained to work in the trenches of public administration. This book is ideally suited as a text for courses in schools of public administration, public policy, or nonprofit management, and is required reading for those actively involved in policy analysis, creation, or evaluation.