From Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) King Arthur: I am your king. Woman: Well I didn’t vote for […]
Government
EU states lose up 1/3 of honeybees/yr
Survey finds beehives died off at higher rates in north of continent. ↬Europe is facing a systematic decrease of his […]
The Antarctic Melt: Under the Sea
The New Yorker, article by Jerry Beilinson ᔥ “It’s been an exciting news month for the polar ice sheets. A study published […]
Frank Lloyd Wright tried to solve the city
ᔥ The New Yorker, by Morgan Meis Frank Lloyd Wright hated cities. He thought that they were cramped and crowded, stupidly […]
If Mayors Ruled the World
Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities Book by Benjamin R. Barber “Challenges of our time—climate change, terrorism, poverty, and trafficking of drugs, […]
Guide for Uncertainty Communication
By PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency ᔥ “Dealing with uncertainty, in terms of analysis and communication, is an important and distinct […]
Public Values and Risks
About definitions and Robin Hood By Jack P. Kruf From the many meetings with public leaders and city managers in […]
A Reflection: Developments in Public Administration
By Harrie Scholtens* The developments in public administration over the last decade could be called intense. Economic circumstances, technological developments, […]
Stewardship
Update, version 1.2.1. It has been extended with articles and new links to organisations related. Here an overview: + Chapter Welcome: […]
Knights
Added article about knights and their possible role as stewards. One of the knights is Don Quixote (painted by Roc […]
Majoritarianism: Zombie democracy
By The Economist, 22nd of June 2013 “The basic idea of a democracy is that the voters should pick […]
The need for an holistic approach
By Jack P. Kruf One of the characteristics of the public domain (as a whole) is the multitude of stakes, […]
The Big Beautiful Municipality?
By Harrie Scholtens Seconded National Expert at European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), former City Manager of Middelharnis/Goedereede, The Netherlands. […]
Public Steward
By Jack P. Kruf Or steward of the public domain? Who at the end is taking care for our society […]
The ability of democracy
Quote by Al Gore “It is now apparent that the climate crisis is posing an unprecedented threat not only to […]
Simpler: The Future of Government
Book by Cass R. Sunstein How can government be more “user-friendly”, simple and efficient by streamlining and reforming government regulation and rule-making? […]
Confirmation bias
Some things are remarkable and for most leaders and managers hidden or simply unnoticed. One of them is confirmation bias. […]
Bees & Government
By Jack P. Kruf “Honey bees are brilliant at collective decision making”, according biologist Thomas B. Seeley on the Harvard Business Review Blog. It […]
Eurozone crisis: What does it mean for UK local government & public services?
By Mike Bennett London, 14 December 2012, Public Intelligence Three years ago this week the Fitch ratings agency downgraded Greek […]
Coproducing Academic-Practitioner Research
By Kevin Orr and Mike Bennett Public Administration Scholarship and the Politics of Coproducing Academic–Practitioner Research This article is published […]