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The field of public administration holds social equity and inclusiveness as a core administrative value, but African American voices in the discourse about the theory and practice of public administration have been ignored all too often. This book is the first to formally chronicle the evolution of the field of public administration in the United States through desegregation, equal opportunity, affirmative action, diversity/multiculturalism, and presumptions about a "post-racial" society, incorporating African American contributions to public policy-making and implementation at every stage.
As long as the "post-racial" America myth continues to influence the design, development, and implementation of public policies, African American perspectives need to be reconsidered as a legitimate and important focus of public administration's theoretical and practical framework. Focusing on the lives and profound contributions of several unsung but seminal African American public administrators, accompanied by personal accounts of perseverance and detailed descriptions of unique approaches used for social change, this book demonstrates the intellectual, academic, and pragmatic evolution of these leaders as they built careers in their discipline and blazed the trail for those to come. Authors Beverly C. Edmond and Ron W. Finnell demonstrate how these pioneers extended the very definition of the enterprise of public administration through their movements between the intersecting worlds of academia, practice, social movements, and community activism. Trailblazing African American Public Administrators serves as a timely practical, social, and historical teaching text for graduate and undergraduate courses in Public Administration, Public Management, Public Affairs, and Human Resource Management.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
List of Tables
Preface
Part 1
Chapter One: The Evolution of Public Administration in the United States
Chapter Two: The Role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Public Administration Education and Practice
Chapter Three: From Nondiscrimination to a Perceived "Post-Racial" Era: Implications for the Field of Public Administration
Chapter Four: Public Policy: A Vehicle for Social Equity?
Part 2
Chapter Five: Profile of a Trailblazer: Philip J. Rutledge
Chapter Six: Profile of a Trailblazer: Walter D. Broadnax
Chapter Seven: Profile of a Trailblazer: Gwendolyn A. Bullock-Smith
Chapter Eight: Profile of a Trailblazer: Sylvester Murray
Chapter Nine: Profile of a Trailblazer: Curtina Moreland-Young
Chapter Ten: Profile of a Trailblazer: James T. Jones
Chapter Eleven: Profile of a Trailblazer: Audrey L. Mathews
Chapter Twelve: Conclusion
About the Authors
Index
About the author
Beverly C. Edmond has held numerous governmental and academic positions, and served as the first permanent Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Albany State University, Georgia, USA.
Ron W. Finnell has held several senior level governmental and nonprofit management positions. He also served as Chair of the Public Administration Department and Associate Professor of Public Administration, as well as Director of the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy at Clark Atlanta University, Georgia, USA.
Summary
The field of public administration holds social equity and inclusiveness as a core administrative value, but African American voices in the discourse about the theory and practice of public administration have been ignored all too often. This book is the first to formally chronicle the evolution of the field of public administration in the United States through desegregation, equal opportunity, affirmative action, diversity/multiculturalism, and presumptions about a "post-racial" society, incorporating African American contributions to public policy-making and implementation at every stage.
As long as the "post-racial" America myth continues to influence the design, development, and implementation of public policies, African American perspectives need to be reconsidered as a legitimate and important focus of public administration’s theoretical and practical framework. Focusing on the lives and profound contributions of several unsung but seminal African American public administrators, accompanied by personal accounts of perseverance and detailed descriptions of unique approaches used for social change, this book demonstrates the intellectual, academic, and pragmatic evolution of these leaders as they built careers in their discipline and blazed the trail for those to come. Authors Beverly C. Edmond and Ron W. Finnell demonstrate how these pioneers extended the very definition of the enterprise of public administration through their movements between the intersecting worlds of academia, practice, social movements, and community activism. Trailblazing African American Public Administrators serves as a timely practical, social, and historical teaching text for graduate and undergraduate courses in Public Administration, Public Management, Public Affairs, and Human Resource Management.
