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Dr. John J. Gargan
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Professor of Political Science; 1968.
B.A.; Syracuse University; 1958; Political Science. M.A.; Syracuse University; 1964; Political Science. Ph.D.; Syracuse University; 1968; Political Science.
Public Policy, Strategic Planning and Analysis, Intergovernmental Relations.
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1965-1966 Budget Analyst, New York State Legislature 1966-1967 Instructor, Dept. of Political Science, Union College 1967-1977 Research Associate, Center for Urban Regionalism, Kent State University 1967-1971 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Kent State University 1971-1986
Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Kent State University PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Nominations and/or Awards for Distinguished Teaching
Political Behavior and Public Issues in Ohio (Co-editor). (Kent: Kent State University Press, 1972). Handbook of Local Government Administration, (Editor), (New York: Marcel Dekker, 1997). Handbook of State Government Administration, (Editor), (New York: Marcel Dekker, 2000).
Fragmentation in Land Use Planning and Control: National Commission on Urban Problems (co-author). Research Report No. 18, (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1969). Building I and R Systems: A Bridge to the Future (co-author). Akron: Center for Urban Studies, The University of Akron, 1983. Book Chapters "Conservative Success in Liberal New York: Some Determinants of Conservative Party Support." In The Future of Political Parties, Louis Maisel and Paul M. Sachs (Eds.). (Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1975):237-249. "Urban Revitalization and Vitalization: Testing Ohio's State and Local Government Capacity." In Outlook on Ohio: Prospects and Priorities in Public Policy, William O. Reichert and Steven O. Ludd, (eds.). (Palisades Park: Commonwealth Books, 1983):149-158. "Determinants of Effectiveness in Regional Planning: Evidence from a Single Agency." In Government and Politics in Ohio, Carl Lieberman (ed.). (Lanham: University Press of America, 1984):212-227. "Model I and R Systems: Public Policy Issues in Capacity Building" (co-author). In Access to Human Services: International Perspectives, Karen S. Haynes and Risha W. Levinson (eds). (Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1984):167-179. "Fiscal Dependency and Governmental Capacity of American Cities." In State and Local Government Administration, Jack Rabin and Donald Dodd.(eds.). (New York: Marcel Dekker, 1985):311-324. "The Study of Ohio Government and Politics." (co-author). In Political Behavior and Public Issues in Ohio, John J. Gargan and James G. Coke (eds). (Kent: Kent State University Press, 1972):3-18. Reprinted in State Politics and the New Federalism, Readings and Commentaries. (White Plains: Longman Inc., 1986) . "Interpretive Structural Modeling." (co-author). In Carl Moore, Group Techniques For Idea Building, (Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1987):18-27. "The Public Administration Community and the Search for Professionalism." In Handbook of Public Administration, Jack Rabin, Gerald Miller, and W. Bartley Hildreth (eds.). (New York, Marcel Dekker, 1989): 965-1026. "Strategic Management in City Government: Continuing the Interplay of Rationality and Politics." In Handbook of Strategic Management, Jack Rabin, Gerald Miller, W. Bartley Hildreth (eds.), (New York: Marcel Dekker, 1989):237-252. Chapter reprinted as "Strategic Management in Local Government." in Roger L. Kemp (ed.), Strategic Planning for Local Government in 58-82. "The Case Approach." In Managing Local Government, James M. Banovetz (ed.). (Washington: ICMA, 1990):8-15. "Governing Capacity and the Personnel Function." In Handbook of Public Sector Labor Relations, Jack Rabin, Thomas Vocino, W. Bartley Hildreth, and Gerald J. Miller (eds.). (New York: Marcel Dekker, 1994):375-392. "Professionalism and the Public Sector." In Handbook of Public Personnel Administration, Jack Rabin, Thomas Vocino, W. Bartley Hildreth, and Gerald J. Miller (eds.). (New York: Marcel Dekker, 1995):687-709. "The Ohio Executive Branch." In Ohio Politics, Alexander P. Lamis (ed.). (Kent: Kent State University Press, 1994):258-282. "Bibliographical Essay" (co-author). In Ohio Politics, Alexander P. Lamis (ed.). (Kent: Kent State University Press, 1994):379-382. "Class and Underclass," In Encyclopedia of the Future, George T. Kurian and Graham T.T. Molitar (eds.). (New York: Macmillan Library Reference USA, 1996):110-112. "Introduction." In Handbook of Local Government Administration, John J. Gargan (ed.). (New York: Marcel Dekker, 1997):1-11. "Local Government Governing Capacity: Challenges for the New Century." In Handbook of Local Government Administration, John J. Gargan (ed.). (New York: Marcel Dekker, 1997):517-533. "The Public Administration Community and the Search for Professionalism." In Handbook of Public Administration, Second Edition , Jack Rabin, W. Bartley Hildreth, and Gerald J. Miller (eds.). (New York, Marcel Dekker, 1998): 1089-1161. "Public Administration Scholar-Practitioner Differences: A Q Study of Theory-Practice Connections in Taiwan" (co-author). In Handbook of Comparative Public Administration in the Asia-Pacific Basin, Hoi-kwok Wong and Hon S. Chan (eds.). (New York, Marcel Dekker, 1999): 141-161. "Introduction and Overview of State Government Administration." in Handbook of State Government Administration, John J. Gargan (ed.). (New York: Marcel Dekker, 2000): 1-11. "State Governing Challenges for the New Century." in Handbook of State Government Administration, John J. Gargan (ed.). (New York: Marcel Dekker, 2000): 641-654. Articles "Governmental Responses to Problems of Complexity: Development of Statewide Systems" (co-author). Information and Referral: The Journal of the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (Fall 1980):64-73. "Consideration of Local Government Capacity." Public Administration Review Nov/Dec 1981):649-658. "The Distribution of Local I and R Systems: A Study of Diversity." Information and Referral: The Journal of the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (Winter 1981): 34-45. "Linking Officials and Citizens Through Statewide Information and Complaint-Handling Offices." (co-author). The Ombudsman Journal (September 1981):44-59. "Strategic Planning as a Capacity Building Initiative for Local Government." Managing Local Government (October 1983):12-19. "Enhancing Local Government Capacity in Budget Decision Making: The Use of Group Process Techniques" (co-author). Public Administration Review (Nov/Dec 1984):504-511. "Applied Research in Human Services: A Federally Funded Study of Model Information and Referral Systems in the United States" (co-author). Journal of Applied Sociology (Dec 1984): 52-64. "Strategic Issues for I and R in a Period of Fiscal and Political Constraints." Information and Referral: The Journal of the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (Spring 1985):8-19. "An Overview of Strategic Planning for Officials in Small to Medium Size Communities." Municipal Management (Summer, 1985):4-13. "Cuyahoga Falls in First Successful Merger." City-Net, (February, 1986):1-2. "Judgments on Financial Management Problems: National Perspectives and Local Views." Public Administration Quarterly (Winter 1986):382-413. "The Knowledge-Interest Context of Local Public Finance." International Journal of Public Administration 9:3 (1987):1423-1435. "Local Government Financial Management Capacity: A Political Perspective." Public Administration Quarterly (Fall 1987):246-276. "Dimensions of City Governing Capacity." Ohio Foresight 2:2 (1991). "Strategic Management Capacity in Ohio City Governments." 10th Anniversary Colloquium Collection, Ohio's Urban University Program (1991). "Outlining A Strategic Family Policy." Ohio Foresight 3:1 (1992). "Public Service and The Quiet Crisis." Ohio Foresight 3:2 (1992). "New Approaches to Public Problems" (co-author). Ohio Foresight 4 (1992). "Determinants of Administrative Capacity: The Case of Taiwan." (co-author), International Review of Administrative Sciences 9:2 (1993):277-290. "Specifying Elements of Professionalism and the Process of Professionalization." International Journal of Public Administration 16:12 (December 1993):1861-1884. "What is to be done?" Anticipating the Future and Mobilizing Prudence" (co-author). Policy Sciences 26 (1993):347-359. "A Strategic Perspective on Public Administration Problems in Taiwan." (co-author). The Asian Journal of Public Administration 18 (1996):96-118. "Reinventing Government and Reforming Public Administration." International Journal of Public Administration 20:1 (January 1997):221-247. "In Search of Identity: Public Administration Education in Taiwan" (co-author). International Journal of Public Administration 20:7 (June 1997):1411-1446. "To Defend a Nation: An Overview of Downsizing and the U.S. Military," M@n@gement 2:3 (1999): 221-232. Significant Unpublished Reports The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission: A Case Study of An Effective Regional Agency. (National Academy of Public Administration, 1980). A Citizens Information Center for the State of Ohio. (The Kettering Foundation, 1980). "Aspects of the Political Outlook for Higher Education." (Report prepared for the Board of Trustees, Kent State University, 1983). Selected Scholarly Presentations "Group Process Techniques in Public Policy Decision Making." The Society for General Systems Research, Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 1982. "President Reagan's New Federalism and Implications for Information and Referral Services." The National Conference of the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems, San Antonio, TX, May 24, 1982. "The 'Model I and R Project': Conceptualizing and I and R System and Selecting the 'Best.'" The National Conference of the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems, San Antonio, TX, May 25, 1982. "Perspectives of Municipal Finance Officers: Results of a Survey." The Municipal Finance Officers' Workshop, Kent State University, June 7, 1982. "Strategic Planning in Local Governments." The Municipal Finance Officers' Workshop," Kent State University, June 8, 1982. "Recent Developments in Urban and Regional Planning." panel convener, The Urban Affairs Association, Flint, MI, March 24,1983. "Model Information and Referral Systems: Finding the Best." The First Annual Conference of Society for Applied Sociology, Kent State University, Oct. 15, 1983. "City Problems and Strategic Planning." The Ohio Municipal Clerks Career Development Program, Kent State University, Oct. 18, 1983. "Effects of Intergovernmental Program Changes on Local Government Finances." The Ohio Public Finance Officers Training Program," Kent State University, June 5, 1984. "Strategic Planning as a Capacity Building Initiative for Local Governments." The 7th Annual Conference on the Management of Local Government, Eastern Kentucky University, April 25, 1984. "Building Local Government Capacity: University Based Capacity Building and Strategic Planning." The 46th National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Indianapolis, IN, March 27, 1985. "Annexation as City Growth Policy." The Ohio Municipal Clerks Career Development Program, Kent State University, Oct. 13, 1988. "Local Consequences of National Political Developments." Leadership Canton, Canton, OH, Nov. 10, 1988. "Strategic Management Capacity in Ohio City Governments." The Ohio's Urban University Program 10th Anniversary Colloquium, 1991. Grants, Research Awards, and Fellowships Recipient, Research Challenge Grant, 1992. Visiting Scholar, Inter-university Consortium for Political Research, University of Michigan. United States Military Academy-ROTC Military History
Fellowship TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES Undergraduate State and Local Government The Problems, Politics and Policies of Metropolitan Areas Introduction to Public Administration Intergovernmental Relations Public Policy Theory National Security Policy Graduate Seminar on Intergovernmental Relations Seminar on Strategic Planning Seminar on Public Policy Implementation Seminar on Alternative Approaches to Public Policy Honors Theses Directed Barbara Macce, "Political Socialization--Fourth Grade Students", 1974. Master's Theses Directed H.J. Baker, "An Operational Approach to the Study of Political Ethos," 1971. Galen Keller, "The Recruitment of Big City Mayors: 1961-1971," 1973. Robert Johnson, "Black Political Strategies in the Cities: A Case Study of the Twenty-first Congressional District Caucus of Cleveland, Ohio," 1974. Robert H. Busch, "Some Determinants of Third Party Voting: Aggressive Alienation and the Case of Ohio, 1968," 1976. Ki Jeong Kim, "An Examination of Implementation Failure: The Federal Trade Commission and Antitrust Enforcement," 1983. Doctoral Dissertations Directed Terry L. Busson, "Urbanization, Party Competition and
Public Policy," 1975. John W. Ostrowski, "Effective Communities: A Presentation of Alternative Perspectives," 1980. Arturo G. Pacho, "Policy Agenda of the Ethnic Chinese in the Philippines," 1981. Donald J. Reaves, "An Assessment of the Implementation Process as it Relates to the 1974 Housing and Community Development Act: An Examination of the Akron, Ohio Case," 1981. Soon Eun Kim, "Factors Affecting Implementation Effectiveness: A Study of Community Development Block Grant Implementation," 1991. Tung-Wen Sun, "Public Administration in Taiwan: The State-of-the-Art," 1992. (Co-director), Kim A. Veris, "Bureaucratic Politics and the Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Laboratory Technology," 1998.
University Coordinator of Teaching Fellows, Department of Political Science. Coordinator, Graduate Studies Program, Department of Political Science. Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, Department of Political Science. Member, Executive Committee, College of Arts and Sciences. Co-Director, Political Campaign Management Institute. Member, Board of Advisors, Center of Public Administration and Public Policy, Kent State University. Chair, Extraordinary Chair Review, Department of Pan-African Studies, 1998. Professional Member, Board of Editors, Ohio Economic Trends Review. Member, Editorial Board, ICMA case study program. Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior Member, Council, Greater Akron Area ASPA Chapter Consultant, National Commission on Urban Problems. Project Director, State Constitutional Revision Study, Center for Urban Regionalism. Member, Advisory Board, Ohio Commission on the Public Service. |
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