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Physiological changes in pregnancy can trigger or worsen a variety of pelvic floor symptoms, including stress incontinence, overactive bladder, stress incontinence and prolapse. In order to minimize both physical and psychological morbidity in the short and long term, it is important for clinicians to appropriately stratify individual risk scores and identify and manage pelvic floor disorders during pregnancy. There has been an introduction of perinatal pelvic health services as part of a government review of pelvic health in pregnancy, which aim to prevent pelvic floor dysfunction following pregnancy but identifying women at risk and referring them onwards for support from physiotherapists or specialist nurses and midwives. This review article aims to discuss the assessment tools, government initiatives and management options for common pelvic floor disorders during pregnancy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reflection can play a critical role in an educational leader's capacity to sustain and improve their leadership practices. Reflection in the form of writing allows leaders to slow down and carefully attend to their own thinking before facilitating collective thinking and decision-making in those they lead. Though educational leaders are often focused on supporting the development of writing skills in their students, writing is equally important for themselves as leaders. This paper examines the journey of three K-12 practitioners who experience reflective writing as a core curricular component of the Masters in Public Education Management program at Yale School of Management. We offer our perspectives on having dedicated writing time in the leadership development curriculum as well as recommendations for practitioners seeking to infuse reflective writing into their individual and organizational leadership praxes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reflection can play a critical role in an educational leader's capacity to sustain and improve their leadership practices. Reflection in the form of writing allows leaders to slow down and carefully attend to their own thinking before facilitating collective thinking and decision-making in those they lead. Though educational leaders are often focused on supporting the development of writing skills in their students, writing is equally important for themselves as leaders. This paper examines the journey of three K-12 practitioners who experience reflective writing as a core curricular component of the Masters in Public Education Management program at Yale School of Management. We offer our perspectives on having dedicated writing time in the leadership development curriculum as well as recommendations for practitioners seeking to infuse reflective writing into their individual and organizational leadership praxes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Key Takeaways: US Southwest cities can benefit from innovative conservation approaches to further reduce water demand amid rising population growth and drought driven by climate change. To ensure a resilient water supply, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority has successfully used adaptive strategies for 30 years to improve consumptive‐use efficiency. The Water Authority's partnership with the city's Parks Department takes a holistic water management approach to meet water supply needs while promoting responsible usage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The crisis directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic has put many states of the European Communities into recession. The measures that were introduced, on the one hand, were factors affecting labor markets, on the other hand, they had a fundamental impact on the quality of life of low-income groups. We found that the corona crisis and the subsequent economic collapse due to anti-pandemic measures led to a reduction in jobs and salaries, which caused an increase in the low-income population in individual EU countries. It analyzes the development of individual macroeconomic indicators: GDP (in 2020, GDP in the EU fell by 5.9% and in the eurozone by 6.4%), unemployment (disproportionate impact of the pandemic on the unemployment of the younger generation), inflation and their impact on low-income groups. The article examines the processes of public administration at home and abroad during the implementation of interventions in the time of COVID-19 and analyzes the process of changes in society. We identify the relationship between public administration interventions in the pandemic period and the quality of life of low-income citizens. This article is a partial output of the project VEGA 1/0595/21 – Public administration interventions at the time of COVID-19 and their impact on the quality of life of citizens of selected communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Authoritarian regimes share an architecture of power that shores up unilateral control from the top while weakening bottom-up initiatives organised independently of central support. This kind of collective choice environment entails administrative options and policy strategies unanticipated by standard theories that explain public administration where the exercise of power is circumscribed by the separation of powers and political representation. How public administration in authoritarian regimes is shaped by radically different patterns of elite power play and state-society interactions is set out in ten propositions, with a focus on why governance solutions that seem inadequate or even impracticable in liberal democracies would be favoured and how variations in leadership style can cascade into broader disparities in administrative behaviour. The conclusion offers an example of how public policy theories originally developed to account for administrative processes and outcomes in the US and other democracies can be comparatively adapted to non-democratic systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The medical tourism industry has been observing significant developments in Iran. This country has been attracting tourists from countries in the Middle East and different regions of the world for a long time. However, nowadays, the Iran medical tourism industry faces serious barriers and challenges which deteriorate its participation in the global medical tourism market. The present article aims to investigate the barriers to the development of medical tourism in this country. In this regard, by reviewing the related literature and a weighted content validity ratio (CVR) analysis, 17 critical barriers were identified and finalised. Then, their casual relations were determined using a fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM) methodology. The data gathered by a panel consisted of 10 experts in the field of medical tourism. The results show that five barriers, including managers' lack of knowledge, lack of strategic planning, lack of cooperation and coordination, weak government support and lack of enabling tourism sector, are considered the most important. The findings of this research provide opportunities for practitioners and policymakers to concentrate on Iran's medical tourism in order to overcome the barriers and consequently enhance the development of this lucrative industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While pedagogical practice is not mandatory in doctoral programs, many doctoral students often serve as graduate student instructors or teaching assistants for college courses. However, most institutions neither mandate nor offer pedagogical training as part of doctoral education. Effective teaching necessitates subject matter expertise and proficiency in pedagogical techniques, which are best acquired through mentorship, training programs, and administrative support. In this article, we discuss the results from a content analysis of US Public Administration PhD programs to evaluate the status of pedagogical training through publicly available information. Given that these sites and handbooks offer critical information for potential doctoral students, we evaluate the type of public information that would help potential students when applying to and making decisions regarding PhD programs. Our study reveals a significant disparity in pedagogical training requirements and resources across the sample of PhD programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The potential benefits and challenges of AI in the workplace are documented with public service facing a particular choice to leverage this tool to better communities. This article explores the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in public service education. As students prepare to enter public service, they need to gain the skills to manage the advantages and threats of AI. This article explores one attempt to prepare students for the intersection of public service and AI using a human resource management course. This article explores the use of ChatGPT, as a generative AI tool, for both instructors and students across the academic year. We explore the pedagogical strategies involved and share outcomes and lessons learned for future integration of AI in the classroom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the adoption by NASPAA of universal competencies, there have been calls in this, as well as other, journals for a renewed focus on law-related courses in MPA and MPP curricula. There appears to have been a decline in the number of accredited programs offering such courses, even though the legitimacy of public administration depends in large part on its constitutional and legal foundations. The currently unsettled political and legal environment is a further reason to provide graduates of NASPAA accredited programs with the intellectual tools needed to navigate through these turbulent times. This case study describes a special topic course on the role of public agencies and the courts in advancing the rule of law offered to a wide range of MPA students, and team-taught by the authors, one a professor who taught administrative law for 40 years and the other an attorney with 36 years of experience as a litigator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The multidisciplinary fields of public administration (PA), public policy sciences (PP), and nonprofit studies (Nonprofit) contribute in different ways to interdisciplinary knowledge integration in public affairs. At the field and topic level, we examine the variety and coherence of the disciplinary knowledge that each field draws upon when conducting research. Our analyses focus on citations from articles published between 2009–2020 in PA, PP, and Nonprofit journals indexed in Web of Science (n = 991,627). The contributions of each field are shaped by their distinct disciplinary origins. PA is more insular than PP and Nonprofit, in part due to its need to adopt new paradigms because of rapid, substantial shifts in public administration practice. Although Nonprofit achieves relatively more interdisciplinary knowledge integration, public affairs is heavily influenced by knowledge integration in PP. We identify variation in interdisciplinary knowledge integration across research topics and discuss possible explanations for the observed patterns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Public administration has dedicated much discussion to the ranking of academic journals, but little to no research focused on the quality and contributions of publishing academic books. To address this gap in the literature, we surveyed public administration scholars who have published books. We used the data from this survey to establish a scholarly ranking of book publishers in the field. The findings of the survey show public administration scholars prefer commercial over academic presses when publishing their books. This could be due to the authors' decisions, the publishers seeking and supporting research in public administration, or, most likely, a combination of both. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Public policy education has rapidly spread among universities worldwide and in Turkey in the last few decades. Despite this spread, it is a question mark what competencies this education promises to future public policy analysts in today's complex economic, social, and political environment. This study first investigates the rising expectations from public policy analysts based on the relevant literature. Then it employs a comparative content analysis on "course learning outcomes" representing the promises of 151 public policy courses in Turkey's 72 universities' political science and public administration departments. The prominent findings indicate big gaps in public policy education in the country, and the literature's expectations are not fully met in practice. While the neglect of competencies related to evidence-based public policymaking and the use of information technology is a significant hindrance to the development of modern policy analysts, the need for national regulation comes to the fore as a solution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Office of the Assembly, which has transformed from a small entity to a modern, independent organization that provides support to Ontario's Parliament. The Office of the Assembly is responsible for regulating the internal affairs and proceedings of the Ontario Legislature. Prior to 1974, the government had control over personnel, budget, and policy, but the creation of the Office of the Assembly affirmed the formal independence of the Legislative branch. The establishment of the Board of Internal Economy further solidified this independence. Over the years, the Office of the Assembly has undergone changes and now consists of 16 branches consolidated under five divisions. The 50th anniversary is being celebrated with initiatives to raise awareness of the Office's crucial role in supporting Ontario's parliament in a neutral and independent manner. [Extracted from the article]

Information and communication technologies (ICT) have a recent impact on governance and public administration. Electronic government (e-government) services were created to streamline administrative processes and enhance citizen engagement on the one hand, and to build new governance models that would empower individuals, involve them in the decision-making process, and increase transparency on the other. Many individuals are doubtful about smart city projects because of the security issues that arise in such environments. In essence, internet of things gadgets are security flaws. Concerns about the proliferation of IoT sensors and the tighter coupling of infrastructure silos in cities are well-founded. The major objective of the study is to identify the influencing factors of smart cities on e-government in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, this research explores the definition of e-government, and its supporting technologies like smart cities, IoT, big data, cloud computing and other digital government platforms. After exploring the detailed definitions, the study identifies the challenging scenarios of e-government in Saudi Arabia, and discusses the different opportunities. This study also concentrates on the good practices to be followed to overcome the challenges. Furthermore, this study can be used in future research for solving real time challenges of e-government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social Health Organizations (SHOs) are private entities that receive resources from governments for the management of public healthcare services. With the history of market interest in public health and the high volume of resources transferred to SHOs, one must question if the market logic continues to be inserted in this management model. The understanding of the dynamics of providing healthcare services to the population in the different contracts may help to understand how possible changes in the contracted services may have an influence. This is a descriptive-exploratory study using quantitative and qualitative approaches. Documental research was conducted through the collection of data from management contracts and amendments. The State of São Paulo was chosen because of its economic representativeness and for being the pioneer state in the implementation of SUS services managed by SHO. Medical specialties were included in 184 renegotiations (6.14%) and excluded in 187 (6.24%), whereas non-medical services were included in 26 renegotiations (2.97%) and excluded in 144 (16.44%). Regarding examinations, 101 renegotiations (18.07%) had their goals increased and 60 (10.73%) reduced, while 6 renegotiations (1.07%) included exams and 12 (2.14%) excluded them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

By building structures on open government data and illuminating the area of China with a systematic assessment of 220 papers published in major journals of public administration from 2013 to 2023, this article aims to bridge the research gap of open government data. It presents an overview of the landscape of Chinese OGD research and exposes the current gaps with the paths of unresolved research in the future by thoroughly examining the overall progress, theoretical topics, theoretical underpinnings, and methodologies of these studies. Combining the findings of this analysis with the overall trends in Chinese OGD development and the current international research frontiers on OGD, the article suggests that Chinese scholars should critically examine international theories and construct a development framework tailored to the specific needs of Chinese OGD. It also proposes the coordinate mechanism and the synergistic effect at the micro-level need to be further explored and use more advanced quantitative research methodologies to confirm theoretical and qualitative empirical findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article delves into a compelling case study examining the intricate connection between plastic waste management in Morocco, with a particular focus on Casablanca and Rabat, and the disparate working conditions experienced by workers, both in formal and informal roles, within this sector. All of this unfolds within the broader context of the sector's shift towards the principles of the Circular Economy. To accomplish this, we draw upon insights from a diverse array of experts in the field, as well as input from key stakeholders, including public administration overseeing the transition process, representatives from the private business sector, and the informal waste collectors themselves. Through this multifaceted approach, we gain a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies and subtleties surrounding the evolution of waste management practices in Morocco. Additionally, it enables us to pinpoint the primary challenges associated with achieving social justice in the context of transitioning toward a Circular Economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The interest in portfolio management has grown in time, especially due to the economical restrictions of the recent years. Selecting the best portfolio of projects and manage it to reach the strategic goals is therefore crucial, but the criteria to consider in the evaluation are getting more complex. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) is one of the actors that operate in complex environment, dealing with different portfolios and different types of projects. In the management of these portfolios, the new strategic initiative is to bring sustainability among the set of criteria to be evaluated. This is creating a challenge where the importance in selecting the projects to form the portfolio and manage the existing portfolios actively has grown with the difficulty of handling inhomogeneous criteria, also difficult to measure. The structure of NPRA's portfolios has been investigated, conducting semi-structured interviews and analyzing strategic and organizational NPRA's documents and tools used for portfolio management. The paper describes the different portfolios for the NPRA and focuses on the actual system for the selection and management of the portfolio of projects, for chosen specific portfolios. For each of them, the strengths and weaknesses for the project portfolio selection and management in NPRA are discussed, with the focus on sustainability as evaluation criteria. Literature and portfolio practice is used to evaluate criticalities for the public agency and to suggest further work to develop a coherent and effective portfolio management focused on sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Decentralisation, also referred to as administrative decentralisation, has gained wide recognition as a governance model associated with efficient use of resources and innovative public service delivery. Thus, it is no surprise that many unitary countries and transnational governments have embraced this public governance model. Most recently, the discourse on decentralisation of public governance has become intertwined with digital transformation within the public sector. The rationale is that digital transformation was found to support the decentralisation of public governance, improving overall organisational efficiency and the creation of added public value for citizens. Based on a systematic literature review and fifteen semi-structured interviews with public sector experts, the paper discusses how digital transformation enables the decentralisation of public governance. Digital transformation supports public organisations' efforts to gain the most out of public governance decentralisation as it improves the efficiency of local and federal governments, citizen participation, citizen empowerment, public trust, and continuance of public administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a proposal for a multi-criteria evaluation methodology for partial building structures. The use of the multi-criteria methodology allows, in contrast to the usual assessment of the sustainability of buildings (e.g. for building certification), the assessment of individual building structures, which is essential, especially for the renovation or reconstruction of existing buildings. The survey aims at administrative buildings of public administration, however, the design of the methodology can be applied to a variety of building structures. The authors carried out research into innovative ways of using building information tools that are important for making the overall property management in facility management more efficient. The paper focuses on the possibility of using information based on these building information tools. One of the possibilities how to make building management more efficient and increase human performance can be using building-specific information along with providing a pleasant healthy workplace. Maintenance, renovation or reconstruction represent a significant cost over the entire life cycle. However, it is necessary to set limit conditions defining the level above which the condition of buildings should be maintained in relation to their purpose and demands placed on them. The article also responds to an anticipated EU decision that shall lead to renovations or reconstructions of office buildings as a result of efforts to reduce their emissions impact and energy intensity. Thanks to the proposed methodology, the owner which specifically in this article is the state and public administration, will be able to better evaluate both the financial impact and other criteria important for the choice of a specific type of construction, product and implementation procedures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study aims to inform and increase awareness not only about the impact of the maritime area on the economy and its potential benefits, but also about the transposition of European policies and strategies at national level, which often leads to legislative challenges – usually in terms of internal administrative responsibility and liability – that are not missing from the maritime spatial planning process either. In order to avoid possible penalties that could be applied following the triggering of the infringement procedure, Romania adopted at the end of 2023 the “Maritime Spatial Planning”. The actual plan defines new ways of jointly exercising competences, a novelty apart from the existing ones, mainly for central public authorities. The development and implementation of the “Maritime Spatial Planning” are based on leveraging the existing data and the collaboration of stakeholders – including central and local public authorities and institutions, business, academia, civil society and the general public – without introducing new burdens or special regulations. Considering the extent of the “Maritime Spatial Planning Plan” and the fact that it mainly concerns the exclusive public property of the Romanian State, it is necessary, more than ever, to pay particular attention to the application of the principle recognised as professional “responsibility and liability” of public administration officials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is obvious that, without acting in the sense of making the participants in the administration, especially the civil servants, responsible, that level of responsibility cannot be reached in the performance of the specific activities of the public office that would allow the proper functioning of the administrative apparatus. Therefore, the accountability process is important for good governance because it allows the evaluation of the efficiency with which the public administration ensures the development of its activity to its maximum potential, values the provision of public services, instills confidence in the quality of the act of governance and responsibility for the community served. Only through such a process, the deontological prescriptions are valued and inoculated in the conscience of civil servants, thus contributing to their better professional conduct and to the efficiency of public administration activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Local elected officials are essential actors in public administration, but the office of public dignity comes with several duties and responsibilities that must be placed at the top of the decision-makers agenda in order to provide the community with good administration. Knowing them requires understanding the entire public administration system at the local level, the principles that govern it, the relations with other public authorities and citizens, as well as the powers exercised. The legal norms provide that mayors and local councilors function as authorities of the local public administration and resolve public affairs in communes, cities, and municipalities, while the County Council is constituted at the county level, having the role of coordinating the activity of the administrative-territorial unit within the county area. The legislation in the field provides unsatisfactory requirements for a candidate to obtain the status of local elected official and general regulations regarding the conditions for exercising the acquired mandates. The local elected official must be aware of the importance of the position held, and the following must emerge from the mandate: responsibility, efficient and effective representation, forward-looking social vision, and prioritization of the common good. Any elective community wants representatives at the level of public authority, connoisseurs and activists of collective needs, who faithfully serve the public interest at the expense of their own interest. However, it is well known that in exercising their powers, public authorities usually have a certain freedom of decision, a possibility of appreciation or, in other words, what is called discretionary power. Precisely for this reason, the numerical limitation of the mandates of local elected officials can lead to a strengthening of local administrative institutions, increasing their credibility and, above all, their efficiency. By limiting mandates, the aim is also to depoliticize the institutions subordinated to town halls and county councils. But as every cause has a resulting effect, and the effect in turn becomes the cause of another effect, so there is an essential relation between responsibility and liability. Thus, depending on the committed deed, the local elected officials are liable, as the case may be, administratively, civilly, or criminally, according to the law. These actors who hold key positions in local public administration and provide public services at the level of administrative-territorial units must know very well the commitment taken when taking the oath that gives legitimacy to the mandate and not be blinded by the prerogatives of public power. related to the function of public dignity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The definition under all aspects of the legal function relationship also implies the clarification of the notions of responsibility and liability of the civil servant. Clarification of the two notions with different content is also required from the different perspective of their approach in the science of administrative law. Thus, the notion of responsibility has in mind the social relationship within which the civil servant carries out his activity. In contrast to legal responsibility, which takes on forms specific to each branch of law depending on the qualification of the act of the civil servant whenever he violates legal norms, legal responsibility is what Prof. Antonie Iorgovan1 defines very conclusively as: “the conscious active reporting of the agent of social action to the norms and values of the collectivity, established on a macro or microsocial scale”. In other words, responsibility is actually the attitude that the civil servant has in relation to the authority but also to the citizen, an awareness of his increased obligations through the prism of specific attributions. Responsibility appears to us more as an event of a volitional and educational nature, something that is acquired over time, consciously, that can be shaped by perfecting the civil servant who must be “taught” to face any factual situation with which he comes into contact at any time in carrying out the specific duties of the public office. The awareness of responsibility is a gain both for the civil servant, who becomes competent quickly, but also for the institution, which in this way can carry out the tasks for which it was established, and last but not least for the citizen who applies with all confidence in order to satisfy his interests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The unfortunate events of recent years, due to the non-fulfillment or irresponsible fulfillment of service duties, have brought to the fore the discussions regarding administrative responsibility and liability. The paper below analyzes these two notions in a general way, then from a legal point of view and from the point of view of administrative law. Based on them, we formulate some conclusions and propose solutions, which we consider effective at this moment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article explores the importance of transparency and access to information, highlighting the role of the “Other Documents" sub-menu, which stands in the “Local Electronic Official Journal" menu and is introduced by Annex 1 of the Romanian Administrative Code. Regardless of whether it is a commune, city, or county, on the website of each administrative-territorial unit (ATU), under the “Other Documents" sub-menu, there eight categories of public information, revealing the activities of local authorities and contributing to the transparency of administrative processes. The sub-labels facilitate navigation and information retrieval, covering a wide range of aspects, from recording refusals to sign, to recording citizens' proposals, to advance notification of issues of public interest and administrative acts, to making minutes and proceedings available to the public, or publishing marriage declarations. By analysing each sub-label, the article contributes to clarifying the content and context of each one, ensuring that practitioners in local public administration, responsible for law enforcement, precisely understand the information and documents they need to manage and make available to the public. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study aims at analysing the current regulatory and jurisprudential framework regarding administrative and patrimonial liability for damages caused by illegal, typical and similar administrative acts. The paper also presents the effective judicial remedies available to individuals and legal entities to repair any material or moral damage caused by the action or inaction of the administration and proposals for a coherent and uniform regulation and judicial practice for the benefit of litigants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper analyzes the aspects and implications of public authorities' liability in the case of material and moral damages suffered by citizens as a result of organizational and functional deficiencies within public services. The study focuses on identifying and evaluating cases in which state authorities can be considered solely responsible for these damages, highlighting the importance of efficient governance and competent management in public institutions. A scientific research on the liability of public authorities requires both an understanding of the existing legal framework and an investigation of its practical and theoretical implications. In our analysis, we will attempt to answer the following questions: What are the specific legal criteria by which the existence of „organizational and functional deficiencies" in public services in Romania is determined? How is material or moral damage established and quantified in the context of the patrimonial liability of public authorities? What mechanisms exist to ensure transparency and effective accountability of public authorities in the event of damages caused by organizational deficiencies? To what extent does administrative-patrimonial liability ensure a balance between the efficiency of public service and the protection of citizens' rights? What are the challenges in legal practice in demonstrating the causal link between public service deficiencies and the damage caused? What role does jurisprudence play in the evolution of the interpretation and application of the concept of liability for deficiencies in public services in Romania? The article addresses the evolution and complexity of administrative liability within the Romanian legal system, marking the transition from a traditional perception, where administrative liability was often confused with civil or criminal liability, to a distinct and institutionalized recognition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Legal liability in general and legal liability of local public administration leaders in particular has always been a permanent goal of society. This study is an analysis and a review of the legal liability of the local public administration leaders, as it was regulated by law after the 1989 Revolution. The study highlights how the lawmaker has regulated this particularly sensitive area. When deviations from the natural course of these regulations have been found, we highlighted them and gave relevant arguments in this respect. We finally made also relevant proposals of lex ferenda, to return to a normality in terms of legal regulations in this area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At the level of Romanian legislation, the accountability of deliberative authorities – the Government, local councils, or county councils – is regulated within a complex framework that includes both specific legal provisions and general principles of the rule of law. The observance of these regulations highlights both positive aspects and areas where institutional efficiency often encounters obstacles. This paper aims to analyze, at the level of local public administration, the manner in which the accountability of deliberative authorities is regulated and, more importantly, how the regulation manages to cover difficult situations arising in the functioning of the institution without affecting the basic architecture of the state. The study also presents a specific case where the accountability of a local council intervenes and follows the entire process of applying the regulation with all its consequences. The conclusion, reflected in the title of the paper, states that the institution is not fully protected in extreme situations; moreover, the intervention of a form of accountability–specifically, the dissolution of the local council – results in affecting the constitutional principle of local autonomy, allowing the functioning of an administrative-territorial unit without a deliberative authority for the entire duration of a mandate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gambling activity is a branch of the economy, with connotations and actions specific to human entertainment and with extensive ramifications for all areas of economic and social life. Its regulation in the Romanian legal system creates the premises for the applicability of a public service according to the Administrative Code, which gives greater accuracy and response to the legal needs of the population directly or indirectly affected by it. In the proposed sense, we reveal the importance of identifying the place and role of gambling in the global and particular gearing of the public service carried out for and to the advantage of the citizen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study aims to analyze an extremely sensitive issue, which has created extensive debates at the level of public opinion in recent months, in the context of situations that revealed the gross disinterest shown by the authorities in this field, on one hand, and the conditions, on the other hand, which with great effort we could call them „precarious”, because, in reality, for the most part, they were inhuman, ensured by some „providers” of such services. We will analyze the aspects related to the way social services are regulated, starting with the Constitution, the fundamental law in the state, continuing with the Administrative Code. This regulation, adopted in 2019, represents, without a doubt, a kind of „Bible” of the public law, which we are allowed to comment on, even critically, when needed, making pertinent and constructive proposals for its improvement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Despite Minnowbrook's call in 1968, social equity has been slow to be incorporated into public administration scholarship, teaching, and practice. However, recently, more organizations have promoted a social equity lens in their missions, strategic plans, budgets, hiring decisions, programs, and policies. As a pillar of public administration, this is long overdue. With this increased support, we have also seen a resurgence of dangerous policies and decisions that if successful, could undermine the work that has been done in support of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ). In the face of such adversity, institutions of higher education have the obligation to give public servants the context, language, and skills to advocate for DEIJ. Some programs have thus begun to incorporate DEIJ topics and classes into their curriculum. This paper outlines the process by which a social equity in public service class was prepared and taught. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The civil service has seen dramatic changes over the last 50 years, symbolized by the shift from Traditional Public Administration, to New Public Management and now New Public Governance. Likewise, the role and nature of people management functions has changed with the development of Strategic HR and Human Resource Development (HRD). Finally, the nature of higher education has changed with a growing emphasis on research impact, knowledge exchange, and industry-academia links such as focusing on employability. In this research we explore the development of the Bahrain Institute for Public Administration's (BIPA) Master in Public Management (MPM) program. Drawing on extensive fieldwork with students, managers, and stakeholders we identify how this program was established, how students were selected, and the implications of their study on the program for the success of the Bahrain government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Using fictional literature in public administration classrooms has been advocated by public administration educators since the middle of the past century. Stories are asserted to be a legitimate tool to understand social systems, management models, and ethical dilemmas. It is argued that fictional literature influences how students perceive the complicated contexts within which public management occurs. Yet with one exception, public administration scholars have not tested what knowledge students gain from engaging with fictional literature. A systematic literature review is undertaken to learn what scholars from other disciplines have learned about knowledge gained from using fictional literature as a pedagogical tool. The review shows that fictional literature can lead to gains in factual, conceptual, procedural, and metacognitive knowledge. From the identified articles, lessons about how educators can effectively incorporate fictional literature as part of public administration coursework are drawn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Public administration courses often use the pillars of public administration (e.g., efficiency, effectiveness, equity, economy, accountability, responsiveness) as foundational concepts across our core curriculum. However, our public administration curriculum is alarmingly absent of conversations about emotional labor. Put simply, emotional labor is emotion management and life management combined, which is unpaid, invisible work we do to keep those around us happy (Rinfret et al., 2022). In this paper we detail a semester-long research project focused on emotional labor, and why it is necessary for how we work in a diverse and changing workforce. Our pilot study examines original data collected during the spring and summer 2022 to document the experiences of 36 students enrolled in a core public administration course. The findings illustrate that using the emotional labor project (ELP) provides opportunities for us to engage in conversation with our students to change the narrative in our discipline and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Public museums operate on behalf of public administration, both at the central and local levels. They perform many functions. However, the key area of their activity is education (historical, patriotic, etc.). Museum narratives are therefore a tool for memory politics. This is emphasized by the content and way of presenting information about the past. The article is the result of research conducted at the Museum of Literature and Performing Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo in May 2023 as part of a grant awarded under the PROM Program - International Scholarship Exchange of Doctoral Students and Academic Staff. Based on narrative analysis and informal interviews, the text discusses the character of the content presented in this institution and draws attention to its political contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In Africa, politics often involve a significant number of resources and budget allocations. As the article will argue throughout, the comparison between salaries for parliamentarians in many African countries and the budget allocations for public management and development exposes the profitability of politics on the continent. Indeed, this raises the question of whether parliamentarians' salaries and benefits are too high and detrimental to their citizens. This paper is qualitative in nature and relies on literature materials to examine the profitability of politics in Africa. A particular focus was placed on the comparison of budgetary allocations to elected officials in Nigeria and South Africa and budgetary allocations for the rest of the populace. The aim of the paper, therefore, was to explore the extent of this problem, its impact on citizens' well-being, and potential solutions for reducing the inequality between resources allocated to MPs and those allocated to citizens. Overall, the conclusion drawn was that members of Parliament in both Nigeria and South Africa are earning too much to the detriment of their citizens. The wage gap between MPs and average citizens is substantial, exacerbating existing inequalities and undermining citizens' quality of life. Alternatively, among other recommended solutions, a funding model for the houses of parliament to raise their own revenue is possible and should be considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Over the years, fiscal federalism has been a dominant and contentious issue in Nigeria. The country's chequered political history has affected the practice of federalism and this has in turn affected the performance and service delivery, especially at the local government level. This study assesses the effect of the existing fiscal relations on service delivery in the local government areas from 1999-2019. It adopts a descriptive design survey and relies on primary and secondary sources for data collection. The findings reveal that fiscal relations have not improved the performance in critical areas of services at the local government level. It concludes that the sub-national government has muscled out the local government through its institutions that manage the joint commissions and other political machinery. The study recommends financial and administrative restructuring that will guarantee an appreciable level of financial autonomy for the local government to be able to fulfill its constitutionally assigned responsibilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]