Alasdair Roberts on Intellectual History, Temporal Horizons, and Writing Books

Join Josie and Bruce for a conversation with Dr. Alasdair Roberts from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. Roberts discusses the importance of taking a historical perspective for the field of public administration and how we can do a better job incorporating that perspective into our research. He also discusses the value of studying law for public administrators, his process to writing books, and the challenges international scholars face when publishing in academic journals.

References from the Episode:

• Alasdair Roberts. (2020). Strategies for Governing: Reinventing Public Administration for a Dangerous Century.

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