Public Administration

About this Research Theme

Public administration research dives into the institution of governments: how they work, under what conditions they are successful, and what results they yield. Subfields in this area include public management, leadership, finance, intergovernmental relations, staffing and human resources, accountability, performance and ethics.  

Faculty

Amanda Clarke

Associate Professor -- public administration, digital government, data governance, civic technology

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Mehmet Akif Demircioglu

Assistant Professor -- public sector innovation, public sector entrepreneurship, social media, governance reforms, public management, comparative and international public administration, organization theory, organizational behavior

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Adegboyega Ojo

Professor, Canada Research Chair in Governance and Artificial Intelligence -- digital Government; artificial intelligence governance; data-intensive public sector innovation; policy analytics

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Jerald Sabin

Indigenous-settler intergovernmental relations; northern political development; comparative federalism; identity politics; public administration.

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Robert Shepherd

Canadian public management; comparative public management; audit and federal program evaluation; performance measurement and management; First Nations governance; ethics and accountability in government

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Recent Publications

Friday, June 23, 2023

Amanda Clarke: Who’s going to finally fix federal public service management?

While we all agree on the serious problems that exist, no government – Conservative or Liberal – has ever done much to address them. by... More

Monday, June 12, 2023

Seeking Social Democracy

SPPA Distinguished Research Professor Frances Abele collaborated with Ed Broadbent, Jonathan Sas and Luke Savage on Broadbent's new book, Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality.  ECW Press will release the... More

Monday, June 12, 2023

Adegboyega Ojo: Don’t Let Your Anxiety Stress Out Your Team

Dritjon Gruda, Alexandros Psychogios, and SPPA Professor  Adegboyega Ojo published a review of two recent studies in the Harvard Business Review in May 2023. Summary Our... More

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Christopher Stoney: Policy-making, policy-taking, and policy-shaping: Local government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

  We are pleased to share a final paper of the late SPPA Professor Christopher Stoney "Policy-making,... More

Friday, February 17, 2023

Robert Shepherd: Critical considerations for the future of the public service

Let’s move away from subjective and sporadic reform efforts to a routine system that generates institutional learning based on ongoing evidence. by Daniel J. Caron,  Evert... More

Monday, February 6, 2023

Amanda Clarke Mentioned in Globe and Mail Op-Ed

In sea of consulting contract problems, the Conservatives only dream of their whale CAMPBELL CLARK PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 3, 2023 The Conservatives had so much there in front of them. All the opposition did. They were reviewing... More

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Amanda Clarke: The Public Service’s Reliance on Consulting Firms

McKinsey a ‘distraction’ from problem of consulting contracts, researcher tells MPs By Nojoud Al Mallees The Canadian Press Mon., Jan. 30, 2023 OTTAWA - A researcher... More

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