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Kujichagulia: Actively Building a Public-Nonprofit Community Partnership

Catherine Eichers-Penkert, Nicholas Dobbins & Jodi Sandfort (University of Minnesota)
July 29, 2021

Indiana Household Hazardous Waste Task Force

Mark W. Davis & Danielle M. Varda (University of Colorado at Denver)
July 29, 2021

Inclusive Management: Planning 'Green Grand Rapids'

Kathryn S. Quick & Martha S. Feldman (University of California, Irvine)
July 29, 2021

Health Careers Institute Collaboration

Jay Kiedrowski & Allison Rojas (University of Minnesota)
July 29, 2021

Guardian Ad Litem of Madison County

Trent Engbers (Indiana University) & Krisitin Bishay (Monroe County Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc.)
July 29, 2021

Elusive Community in South Park

Denise Rodriguez (University of Washington)
July 29, 2021

Collaborative Strategy for Organizational Survival

Rob Alexander (Syracuse University)
July 29, 2021

Collaboration Amid Crisis: The Department of Defense During Hurricane Katrina

Donald P. Moynihan (University of Madison-Wisconsin)
July 29, 2021

Tobacco Settlement Distribution Simulation

Linda Blessing and Bette F. DeGraw (Arizona State University)
July 29, 2021

Strategic Network Management in a Community Collaborative

Danielle Varda (University of Colorado)
July 29, 2021

Restoration of the Wic Wac Valley

Jeff Loux (University of California-Davis)
July 29, 2021

The End of Diversity Policy? Wake County Public Schools and Student Assignment

Jenni Owen & Megan Kauffmann (Duke University)
July 29, 2021

To Collaborate… or Not?

Rosemary O’Leary (University of Kansas)
July 29, 2021

Place to Call Home: Addressing Dublin’s Homelessness

Mary-Lee Rhodes, Gemma Donnelly Cox (Trinity College Dublin) & Ann Torres (National University of Ireland)
July 29, 2021

Simple Network Collaborative Process

Julia Carboni (Indiana University)
July 29, 2021

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Roles of Public Managers in Networked Governance

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Why is a 545-Mile Bicycle Ride A Case Study of Collaborative Governance?

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Conversations in Conflict Studies with Simon Kiss

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The Ambiguous Meaning of Open Government: Canadian Journalists, Parliamentarians and Bloggers Define Open Government Differently."  Guest Speaker: Simon Kiss, Associate Professor, Digital Media and Journalism and Leadership, Wilfrid Laurier University. 
The results of a 2014 survey of Canadian parliamentarians, journalists and bloggers in which respondents were asked to rank competing definitions of open government. Overall, respondents preferred to define open government in terms of access to information and sources. However, we also found that respondents in the different positions rank definitions of open government differently. Government parliamentarians are less likely than opposition parliamentarians to define open government in terms of access to information and politicians being accessible and accountable, while journalists are more likely to do so. In addition, government politicians are much less likely than opposition politicians to define open government in terms of making officials and technical experts available to answer questions. These results suggest that key actors in the Canadian policy landscape define open government in ways that are consistent with their institutional interests. We suggest that this reflects ways in which open government operates more like a buzzword. This helps to explain the all too common pattern whereby opposition parties make promises to be more open, and, after taking power, operate in less than open ways.   

Conversations in Conflict Studies is a weekly educational speaker series for students, faculty, and the community. The series, sponsored by PARCC, draws its speakers from Syracuse University faculty, national and international scholars and activists, and PhD students. Pizza is served. Follow us on Twitter @PARCCatMaxwell, tweet #ConvoInConflict.

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