The Pedagogy of ‘Governance’ Sheila Suess Kennedy Deanna Malatesta Section One: Introduction Public administration scholars and schools of public affairs increasingly use the term ‘governance’ to describe the processes they study and teach. Governance—rather than the older word ‘government’—is thought to be a more accurate descriptor of the reality of contemporary state structures, where—among other [...]

Vol. 18 No. 11 (November, 2008) pp.   Public Freedom, by Dana Villa.   Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008.  448pp. Cloth.  $75.00/£44.95.  ISBN: 9780691135939. Paper.  $24.95/£14.95.  ISBN: 9780691135946.   Reviewed by Sheila Suess Kennedy, School of Public & Environmental Affairs, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.  Email: shekenne [at] iupui.edu.   Some scholars stake out an area [...]

Book Review Bureaucracy in a Democratic State: A Governance Perspective Kenneth J. Meier Lawrence J. O’Toole, Jr. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore   Kenneth Meier and Lawrence O’Toole are to be complimented for wading once again into the muddy waters of the ongoing public administration debate over “which is the dog and which is the [...]

Review of Public Freedom by Dana Villa Princeton University Press (2008)   Sheila Suess Kennedy Professor, Law & Public Policy School of Public & Environmental Affairs Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   Some scholars stake out an area of inquiry that is tightly focused and contained, scholarly real estate small enough to be examined and [...]