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Will Hatcher and Bruce McDonald on "The Public Affairs Faculty Manual" Apr 10, 2020

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On this episode,join our special guest host Staci Zavattaro from the University of Central Florida as she interviews Will and Bruce about their new book, The Public Affairs Faculty Manual. References from the Episode: William Hatcher, Wesley L. Meares, and Victoria Gordeon. (2017). The Capacity and Constraints of Small MPA Programs: A Survey of Program Directors. Bruce D. McDonald and William Hatcher. (2020). The Public Affairs Faculty Manual: A Guide to the Effective Management of Public Affairs Programs. Subscribe to Academics of PA today! New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter: @AcademicsofPA Follow the hosts on Twitter: Bruce McDonald: @academicpiracy William Hatcher: @ProfHat Josie Schafer: @SchaferJosie Staci Zavattaro: @StaciwithaZ

Donald Moynihan and Pamela Herd on Collaborations, Work-Life Balance, and Portfolios of Research Mar 26, 2020

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On this episode, join Bruce for an interview with Drs. Pamela Herd and Donald Moynihan from Georgetown University. Drs. Herd and Moynihan talk about their experience working together and finding collaborations for research. They also discuss the the importance of a research agenda that is both exploitative and exploratory in nature, as well as the challenge of the publishing timeline and the difficulty of work-life balance. References from the Episode: Julian Christensen, Lene Aaroe, Martin Baekgaard, Pamela Herd, Donald P. Moynihan. (2019). Human Capital and Administrative Burden: The Role of Cognitive Resources in Citizen-State Interactions. Mark S. Granovetter. (1977). The Strength of Weak Ties. Pamela Herd, et al. (2019). Genes, Gender Inequality, and Educational Attainment. Subscribe to Academics of PA today! New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter: @AcademicsofPA Follow the hosts on Twitter: Bruce McDonald: @academicpiracy William Hatcher: @ProfHat Josie Schafer: @SchaferJosie

Alasdair Roberts on Intellectual History, Temporal Horizons, and Writing Books Mar 12, 2020

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Join Josie and Bruce for a conversation with Dr. Alasdair Roberts from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. Roberts discusses the importance of taking a historical perspective for the field of public administration and how we can do a better job incorporating that perspective into our research. He also discusses the value of studying law for public administrators, his process to writing books, and the challenges international scholars face when publishing in academic journals. References from the Episode: Alasdair Roberts. (2020). Strategies for Governing: Reinventing Public Administration for a Dangerous Century. Subscribe to Academics of PA today! New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter: @AcademicsofPA Follow the hosts on Twitter: Bruce McDonald: @academicpiracy William Hatcher: @ProfHat Josie Schafer: @SchaferJosie

Charles Goodsell on Imposter Syndrome, Sheer Luck, and Your First Academic Job Feb 20, 2020

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On this episode, Bruce talks with Dr. Charles Goodsell from Virginia Tech University. Dr. Goodsell discusses his experience into the academic work, including his struggle with imposter syndrome in graduate school, his challenges on the academic job market, and how he found public administration when assigned to teach it as a new class. He also discusses the role that sheer luck has played on his career, while highlighting the importance of being willing to part ways with the general literature of the field and jumping off a cliff. References from the Episode: Charles T. Goodsell. (1988). The Social Meaning of Civic Space. Charles T. Goodsell. (2010). Mission Mystique. Charles T. Goodsell. (2014). The New Case for Bureaucracy. Subscribe to Academics of PA today! New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter: @AcademicsofPA Follow the hosts on Twitter: Bruce McDonald: @academicpiracy Josie Schafer: @SchaferJosie William Hatcher: @ProfHat

Norma Riccucci on Social Equity, Finding PA, and Being Open to Methods Feb 06, 2020

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On this episode, join Bruce for an interview with Dr. Norma Riccucci from Rutgers University. Dr. Riccucci talks about her experience finding public administration as an undergraduate and the need to pursue social equity within the academy. She also discusses the importance of understanding where practitioners are coming from, the significant role that effective public administrators play in good governance, and the importance of methodological pluralism to a field like public administration. References from the Episode: Norma M. Riccucci. (1995). Unsung Heroes: Federal Execucrats Making a Difference. Norma M. Riccucci. (2010). Public Administration: Traditions of Inquiry and Philosophies of Knowledge. Subscribe to Academics of PA today! New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter: @AcademicsofPA Follow the hosts on Twitter: Bruce McDonald: @academicpiracy William Hatcher: @ProfHat Josie Schafer: @SchaferJosie

James Svara on Ethics, Planning for the Future, and Engaged Research Jan 23, 2020

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On this episode, Bruce talks with Dr. James Svara from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Dr. Svara discusses his stumble into public administration and the importance of planning your future career. He also discusses engaged research and connecting with the community of practice in choosing research questions and collecting data and the importance of giving back to that community, as well as the importance of ethics to public administration and the incorporation of ethics into the MPA curriculum. References from the Episode: James H. Svara and Sanzhar Baizhanov. (2019). Public Service Values in NASPAA Programs: Identification, Integration, and Activation. James H. Svara et al. (2016). Implementing the ASPA Code of Ethics. Subscribe to Academics of PA today! New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter: @AcademicsofPA Follow the hosts on Twitter: Bruce McDonald: @academicpiracy William Hatcher: @ProfHat Josie Schafer: @SchaferJosie

The Host Hang Jan 09, 2020

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Bruce, Josie, and Will are back for a new year, new season of Academics of PA. In the first episode of the new year, the trio of hosts reflect back on 2019, talk about the highlights of the year, the experience of hosting a podcast, and all that jazz. Subscribe to Academics of PA today! New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter: @AcademicsofPA Follow the hosts on Twitter: Bruce McDonald: @academicpiracy William Hatcher: @ProfHat Josie Schafer: @SchaferJosie

Irene Rubin on Being a Woman in Academia, Managing a Research Agenda, and Finding PA Dec 05, 2019

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On this episode, join Josie for an interview with Dr. Irene Rubin from Northern Illinois University. Dr. Rubin talks about her experience as a woman in academia and the pressure to exceed others that was placed upon her, as well as her approach to working on a research agenda and finding meaningful questions and research. She also discusses her journey to finding public administration as a discipline and her experience as the only female editor for Public Administration Review. References from the Episode: Herbert J. Rubin and Irene S. Rubin. (2011). Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data. Subscribe to Academics of PA today! New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter: @AcademicsofPA Follow the hosts on Twitter: Bruce McDonald: @academicpiracy William Hatcher: @ProfHat Josie Schafer: @SchaferJosie

Graham Allison on Community Scholarship, Conceptual Lenses, and Adding Something New Nov 14, 2019

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Join Bruce and Josie for an interview with Dr. Graham Allison from Harvard University. Dr. Allison talks about balancing his experience as an academic and as an assistant secretary of defense in the Clinton administration. He also talks about the challenge of working in practice compared to these and the need to add to the sum of knowledge rather. References from the Show: Graham Allison. (1971). Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis. Graham Allison. (2018). Destined for War: Can American and China Escape Thucydides' Trap. Aristotle (1996). Introductory Readings. Belfer Center. (2019). Contest: Do You Have a Grand Strategy to Meet the China Challenge? Carl von Clausewitz. (1989). On War. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. (2003). The Federalist Papers. Fredrik Logevall. (2012). Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam. Edmund Morris. (2001). The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. Gilbert Ryle. (2000). The Concept of Mind. Thucydides. (1954). History of the Peloponnesian War. Subscribe to Academics of PA today! New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter: @AcademicsofPA Follow the hosts on Twitter: Bruce McDonald: @academicpiracy William Hatcher: @ProfHat Josie Schafer: @SchaferJosie

Hannah Lebovits and Donta Council on The PhD Experience Oct 31, 2019

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On this episode, join Josie and Will for a conversation with Hannah Lebovits from Cleveland State University and Donta Council from Old Dominion University and American University. Hannah and Donta will talk about their experience as Ph.D. students in public administration, their efforts to engage the field, and the needs that Ph.D. students in today's society face. Subscribe to Academics of PA today! New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter: @AcademicsofPA Follow the hosts on Twitter: Bruce McDonald: @academicpiracy William Hatcher: @ProfHat Josie Schafer: @SchaferJosie

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