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Evaluation for the real world
The impact of evidence in policy making
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2012
Evaluation research findings should be a key element of the policy-making process, yet in reality they are often disregarded. This valuable book examines the development of evaluation and its impact on public policy by analysing evaluation frameworks and criteria which are available when evaluating...
The Voice of Business
Hill & Knowlton and Postwar Public Relations
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
In 1933, John W. Hill opened the New York office of what would
become the most important public relations agency in history:
Hill & Knowlton, Inc. By 1959, the combined sales of its
clients--which included Procter & Gamble, Texaco, Gillette, and
Avco Manufacturing as well as the steel, tobacco, and...
Rhetorical Public Speaking
Civic Engagement in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
Rhetorical Public Speaking: Civic Engagement in the Digital Age, Third Edition offers students an innovative approach to public speaking by employing the rhetorical canon as a means of constructing artful speech in a multi-mediated environment. It provides a foundation to guide students in understanding,...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
Public Policy Challenges Facing Higher Education in the American West is the first regional public policy study of American higher education. Presidents of the Western State Commission for Higher Education and the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, alongside nationally recognized...
Communication, Public Discourse, and Road Safety Campaigns
Persuading People to Be Safer
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
This book discusses the use of communication campaigns to promote road safety, arguing that they need to elicit public discourse on issues pertaining to culture, equity, gender, workplace norms, environmental issues, and social solidarity. Increasingly, new media channels and formats are employed...
by Jimmy Cai
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2013
Spoken language is a fundamental element of human relationships. The ability to use words effectively can help you achieve great things in life. Oral presentations are the cornerstone of human interaction on a large scale and they also have a profound effect on intimate interactions as well. ...
Tragic Failures
How and Why We are Harmed by Toxic Chemicals
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
The world is awash in chemicals created by fellow citizens, but we know little to nothing about them. Understanding whether even the most prevalent ones are toxic would take decades. Many people have tragically suffered serious diseases and premature death, including children during development. Why...
by Sandford F. Borins
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Sandford Borins addresses the enduring significance of innovation in government as practiced by public servants, analyzed by scholars, discussed by media, documented by awards, and experienced by the public. In The Persistence of Innovation in Government, he maps the changing landscape of American...
Lacan in Public
Psychoanalysis and the Science of Rhetoric
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
Lacan in Public argues that Lacan’s contributions to the theory of rhetoric are substantial and revolutionary and that rhetoric is, in fact, the central concern of Lacan’s entire body of work.
Scholars typically cite Jacques Lacan as a thinker primarily concerned with issues of desire,...
The European Public Servant
A Shared Administrative Identity?
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Sager & Overeem's timely analysis constitutes an original effort to integrate history of ideas and cutting-edge survey research. It presents the subject's ideational foundations as well as its modern manifestation in European administrative space. 'Sager & Overeem's excellent collection is...
by Alex Marland, Jared Wesley
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018
The Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada is a concise primer on the inner workings of government in Canada. This go-to resource is a useful reference guide for students and scholars, for new and lower-ranking public servants, or for anyone who wants to know more about how government really...
Paying Our High Public Officials
Evaluating the Political Justifications of Top Wages in the Public Sector
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
In almost every liberal democratic society, an issue that is a topic of constant and passionate public discussion is how much that country’s ministers, legislators, senior civil servants, and senior judges should be paid. Nor is this surprising; the issue has considerable voyeuristic appeal, particular...
by Matthew Howard
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
From cyberspace to outer space, public policy shapes our lives, our planet, and our future. The ten essays collected in Laws That Shape Our Lives examine such controversial policy measures as net neutrality, tobacco packaging, water fluoridation, same-sex marriage, and the patenting of biological...
Effective Implementation In Practice
Integrating Public Policy and Management
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
A unique approach to policy implementation with essential guidance and useful tools
Effective Implementation in Practice: Integrating Public Policy and Management presents an instrumental approach to implementation analysis. By spanningpolicy fields, organizations, and frontline conditions...