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Public and NonProfit Administration
The foundation of this series will be both cutting-edge contributions on emerging topics and definitive reviews of keystone topics in public and nonprofit administration, especially those that lack longer treatment in textbook or other formats.
Elements within the series are fast tracked after formal acceptance, updatable, accompanied by the latest functionality by being hosted on Cambridge’s new institutional platform (Core), as well as being available via low-priced POD. They will appeal to scholars, graduate students, and practitioners demanding short and accessible introductions to emerging or keystone topics.
Among keystone topics of interest for scholars and practitioners of public and nonprofit administration, we are interested in contributions in the areas of public management, public budgeting and finance, nonprofit studies, and the interstitial space between the public and nonprofit sectors, along with theoretical and methodological contributions, including quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods pieces. Among emerging topics of interest, we are interested in cutting-edge contributions that push the boundaries of our field.
*The Public Management Research Association improves public governance by advancing research on public organizations, strengthening links among interdisciplinary scholars, and furthering professional and academic opportunities in public management.
About the Editors
Rosemary O’Leary is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas School of Public Affairs. Her research focuses on public management/public administration, collaboration, conflict resolution, environmental and natural resources management, and public law. She is most acknowledged for her scholarship exploring the importance of dissent in public organizations, collaboration to improve public service, and the impact of courts on public administration. She is among a few who have won 5 lifetime achievement awards in the field of public management/public administration. She has served as President of the Public Management Research Association and is currently Vice President for North America on the board of the International Research Society for Public Management.
Jaclyn S. Piatak is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and teaches courses in the Gerald G. Fox Master of Public Administration Program. Her research focuses on public and nonprofit management. In addition to her journal articles, she co-authored Volunteer Management: A Strategic Approach (2024) and Public Service Motivation and Public Opinion: Examining Antecedents and Attitudes (2021). She currently serves as co-editor of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly and on eight editorial boards, including Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory and Public Administration Review. Her professional experience includes working in the federal government at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and AmeriCorps.
Contact the editors
If you would like more information about this series, or are interested in writing an Element, please contact the editors:
Robert Christensen: [email protected]
Rosemary O’Leary: [email protected]
Jacyln Piatak: [email protected]
For general enquires: [email protected]
Robert Christensen specializes in nonprofit and public management. He serves as an editorial board member for Public Administration Review, Journal of Public Administration Review and Theory, International Public Management Journal, and International Journal of Public Sector Management. He is an editor with James L. Perry of the Handbook of Public Administration, 3rd edition at Wiley and American Intergovernmental Relations, 5th edition at CQ Press with Laurence J. O’Toole, Jr. He is Division Chair for the Public and Nonprofit Division at the Academy of Management, and serves as an elected member of the Public Management Research Association board.
