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

Adegboyega Ojo
- Professor, Canada Research Chair in Governance and Artificial Intelligence — digital Government; artificial intelligence governance; data-intensive public sector innovation; policy analytics
- Adegboyega.Ojo@carleton.ca

Amanda Clarke
- Associate Professor, Graduate Supervisor (MA in Public Policy and Administration) — public administration, digital government, data governance, civic technology
- amanda.clarke@carleton.ca

Jerald Sabin
- Assistant Professor — indigenous-settler intergovernmental relations; northern political development; comparative federalism; identity politics; public administration.
- jerald.sabin@carleton.ca
- 613-520-2600

Mehmet Akif Demircioglu
- Associate Professor – public sector innovation and entrepreneurship, good governance, effective leadership, public management, comparative and international public administration, organization theory, organizational behavior
- Mehmet.Demircioglu@carleton.ca
- ext 2640

Robert Shepherd
- Professor, Graduate Supervisor (Public Policy and Program Evaluation) — Canadian public management; comparative public management; audit and federal program evaluation; performance measurement and management; First Nations governance; ethics and accountability in government
- robertp.shepherd@carleton.ca
- 613-520-2600 ext 2257
Recent Publications

AI Audit Objects, Credentialing, and the Race-to-the-Bottom: Three AI Auditing Challenges and A Path Forward
Anton Grabolle / Better Images of AI / AI Architecture / CC-BY 4.0 A major issue that remains to be…

Nathan Grasse: Gender pay gap for executives of US charities
Nathan Grasse, SPPA Associate Professor SPPA Associate Professor Nathan Grasse has co-authored a new study focusing on the gender pay…

Anna Kopec: Lived Expertise in Homelessness Policy and Governance
Lived Expertise in Homelessness Policy and Governance In this new article, SPPA Assistant Professor Anna Kopec and co-author Alison Smith…