Political Science: Recent submissions
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The Pedagogy of Citizen Participation in Local government: Designing and implementing effective board training programs for municipalities and counties
(Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration, 2010)Although there are some general resources for citizens who are appointed or elected to local government boards, there is a clear need to develop comprehensive and context-specific training material to better prepare citizens ... -
Community Strategic Visioning as a Method to Address Poverty: An Analysis from Select Rural Montana Communities
(Extension Journal, Inc., 2010)Community strategic visioning is a citizen-based planning process in which diverse sectors of a community collectively determine a future state and coordinate a plan of action. Twenty-one communities in rural Montana ... -
Access to Power or Genuine Empowerment? An Analysis of Three Community Forest Groups in Nepal
(Society for Human Ecology, 2004)The introduction of community forestry in Nepal represents an attempt to decentralize control and instill democratic reform in the management of forest resources through the direct involvement of individuals in decision ... -
The National Board Basics Curriculum Project: A Leadership Capacity Building Tool for Boards
(Extension Journal, Inc., 2011)We explain in this article the need for board training in rural America irrespective of industry or government sector. We discuss how an assessment of training needs has led to the launch of a new project called the National ... -
Extension Learning Exchange: Lessons from Nicaragua
(Extension Journal, Inc., 2013)There is a clear need to support global professional development, international education, and collaborative learning opportunities in Extension. The program described here established an international learning exchange ... -
Exploring the Implementation of New Public Service Role within Disaster Management
(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
(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
(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 ...
