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作者:Jensen, Ulrich Thy; Thomsen, Mette Kjaergaard
作者单位:Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; Aarhus University; University of Southern Denmark
摘要:While public service professionals may rely on stereotypes and social categories in exercising who gets what, when and how in clientelist citizen-state interactions, it remains unclear whether negative judgments similarly pervade in settings where citizens help produce-rather than consume-public services. We propose that service professionals judge volunteers as incompetent based on (1) a lack of the skills necessary to solve specific tasks, and/or (2) negative stereotypes toward volunteers as...
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作者:Bertram, Isa; Bouwman, Robin; Tummers, Lars
作者单位:Utrecht University; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC
摘要:What views do people have of public sector workers? Public sector workers are often portrayed negatively. It is unclear, however, to what extent such negative perceptions are shared among different groups in society. Using a large representative survey in the Netherlands, we study whether people's socioeconomic status is related to having more negative stereotypes about public sector workers. Contrary to expectations, education and income are unrelated to stereotypes. We do find a relation wit...
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作者:Trochmann, Maren B.
作者单位:College of Charleston
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作者:Stivers, Camilla
作者单位:University System of Ohio; Cleveland State University
摘要:This viewpoint reflects on basic aspects of American public health and politics that are making the COVID crisis response less effective than it might be. The performance of public service during a crisis depends as much on self-reflectiveness and hope as on the achievement of measurable results. Anthony Fauci is offered as an exemplar of authentic public service, understood as living within the truth.
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作者:Cohen, Galia; Fortune, Brad G.
作者单位:Texas A&M University System; Tarleton State University
摘要:The police leader's first 100 days present a mix of unique challenges even at the best of times. What kind of challenges do new chiefs face when, during their first 100 days, a global pandemic is declared and nationwide protests and riots against police are sparked in a country under social distancing restrictions? This article discusses the first 100 days' experience of a newly appointed police chief attempting to navigate through this, already overwhelming, transition into his new role. The ...
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作者:Kim, Soonhee; Andersen, Kim Normann; Lee, Jungwoo
作者单位:KDI School of Public Policy & Management; Copenhagen Business School; Yonsei University
摘要:Whereas the concept of platform government emerged a decade ago and virtual states are predicted beginning early 2000s, supporting technologies and infrastructures are now being installed and implemented with highly integrative technologies such as cloud computing, big data analytics, mobile computing, social media, Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence. This realization of platform governments leads us to rethink what have been predicted decades ago. Time has come for us to really o...
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作者:van Ostaijen, Mark
作者单位:Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam