Books

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I was honored to serve on the American Soceity for Public Administration's ad-hoc committee on the COVID-19 pandemic. This service led to support of two webinars examining local government responses to the pandemic, and support for an edited volume, lead by Dr. Kim Moloney and a group of dedicated committee members. The conclusion, written with the collaboration of Dr. Billingsley and Dr. Thornton provides a synthesis of the book's exploration of polycrisis and public administration.

Moloney, Kim, Gloria Billingsley, Bok Gyo Jeong, Pablo Sanabria-Pulido, Tonya Thornton, and Eric Zeemering, eds. 2025. Routledge handbook on crisis, polycrisis and public administration. New York: Routledge.

Cooperation and Conflict Between State and Local Government (2021) offers students an introduction to the legal, political, and administrative dynamics shaping state-local intergovernmental relations. An edited volume with leading contributors from the fields of public administration and political science, the book engages students with chapters on topics ranging from environmental sustainability investments to management of the COVID-19 pandemic. The book includes profiles that highlight career opportunities in state and local government, a tool for introducing students to public service careers.

Reviewed by:

Jonathan Fisk in Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Collaborative Strategies for Sustainable Cities: Economu, Environment and Community in Baltimore (2014) documents the urban sustainability movement in Baltimore, analyzing networks that connect city government and civil society. Using Q-methodology, social network analysis, and interviews with a wide range of government, private, and non-profit actors involved with Baltimore's sustainability efforts, the book challenges our conceptual definition of the sustainable city, illuminating the subjectivity of sustainability in the work of those engaged in the urban policy process.

Reviewed by:

Carla Chifos in Journal of Urban Affairs