Master’s of Public Administration Professional Papers

Finding a Way to Deliberative Democracy: Rural Montana Historical Societies and the Reinvigoration of the Social Bond

Higgins, Megan M. (2013-12)

The practicalities of public administration accepting O.C. McSwite’s challenge to become the new carrier of the social bond are formidable. This study argues that for public administration to successfully transition from ...
Exploring the Implementation of New Public Service Role within Disaster Management

Ranck, Andrew T. (2013-01)

Disasters, both natural and manmade, can occur throughout the world at any given time and are caused by numerous different types of events. Communities that experience disasters often must utilize contingency plans to ...
An Assessment of the Safety Program within the Department of Interior US Geological Survey

Schmitz, Stephanie L. (2013-01)

The intent of the Occupational Safety and Health Act is to protect American workers from unsafe work environments and provide citizens safe access to America’s natural resources. The safety program of the Department of ...
Individual Interpretation Matters: The Influence of Policy Narrative Elements on Individual Policy Preference

Adams, Stephanie M. (2013-01)

Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) provides a framework for analyzing how policy narrative elements can influence an individual’s policy preference in a manner that adheres to traditional scientific standards. At the ...