The impact of COVID-19 on American Society for Public Administration's scholar and practitioner membership

Authors

Claire Connolly Knox, University of Central Florida
Kim Moloney, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Rebecca M. Entress, University of Central Florida
Tonya E. Thornton, Global Connective Center
Bok Gyo Jeong, Kean University
Nathalie Bernier, Kean University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2023

Abstract

The novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, which caused COVID-19, emerged in China in December 2019 and by March 2020 had rapidly spread becoming a global pandemic. The pandemic tested nearly every aspect of the public sector including efforts to respond to, recover from, and mitigate its impacts. This Viewpoint explores COVID-19 impact on US-based public administration scholars and practitioners. The results of a survey conducted for members of the American Society for Public Administration showed that respondents grappled with issues involving institutional trust, organizational inequity and capacity, group-based inequity, health measures, shifts in academic practice, and challenges arising from intergovernmentalism. We conclude with recommendations for future research.

Publication Title

Public Administration Review

First Page Number

1387

Last Page Number

1393

DOI

10.1111/puar.13698

Recommended Citation

Knox, Claire Connolly; Moloney, Kim; Entress, Rebecca M.; Thornton, Tonya E.; Jeong, Bok Gyo; and Bernier, Nathalie, "The impact of COVID-19 on American Society for Public Administration's scholar and practitioner membership" (2023). Kean Publications. 67.
https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/keanpublications/67