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Public Voices Public Voices Government at the Margins: Locating/Deconstructing Ways of Performing Government in the Age of Excessive Force, Hyper-Surveillance, Civil Dis- obedience, and Political Self-interest – Lessons Learned in “Post-Racial” America Symposium Symposium Editor Valerie L. Patterson School of International and Public Affairs Florida International University Editor-in-Chief Marc Holzer Institute for Public Service Suffolk University Managing Editor Iryna Illiash Volume XV Number 2 Public Voices Vol. XV No. 2 Publisher Public Voices is published by the Institute for Public Service, Suffolk University. Copyright © 2018 Subscriptions Subscriptions are available on a per volume basis (two issues) at the following rates: $36 per year for institutions, agencies and libraries; $24 per year for individuals; $12 for single copies and back orders. Noninstitutional subscribers can make payments by personal check or money order to: Public Voices Suffolk University Institute for Public Service 120 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02108 Attn: Dr. Marc Holzer All members of SHARE receive an annual subscription to Public Voices. Members of ASPA may add SHARE membership on their annual renewal form, or may send the $20 annual dues at any time to: ASPA C/o SunTrust Bank Department 41 Washington, DC 20042-0041 Public Voices (Online) ISSN 2573-1440 Public Voices (Print) ISSN 1072-5660 Public Voices Vol. XIV No. 2 Public Voices Editor-in-Chief: Marc Holzer, Suffolk University, Institute for Public Service Managing Editor: Iryna Illiash, CCC Creative Center Editorial Assistant: Jonathan Wexler, Rutgers University - Campus at Newark Editorial Assistant: Mallory Sullivan, Suffolk University, Institute for Public Service Editorial Board Robert Agranoff, Indiana University Robert A. Maranto, University of Arkansas Danny L. Balfour, Grand Valley State University Michael Miller, City of Phoenix, AZ Sandford Borins, University of Toronto Brent R. Never, University of Missouri – Geert Bouckaert, Catholic University of Leuven, Kansas City Belgium Kenneth Nichols, University of Maine Linda F. Dennard, Auburn University at Valerie L. Patterson, Florida International Montgomery University David John Farmer, Virginia Commonwealth John Phillips, University of Illinois-Springfield University Michael W. Popejoy, Central Michigan Vache Gabrielyan, American University of University Armenia Beryl Radin, American University Terence M. Garrett, University of Texas Rio Wilbur Rich, Wellesley College Grande Valley Mark Rutgers University of Amsterdam Tia Sherée Gaynor, Marist College Richard W. Ryan, San Diego State University Charles Goodsell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute Dolph Santello, University of New Haven and State University Elizabeth Sharpe Overman, University of Anne J. Hacker, Broomtree Hermitage – Battle Central Oklahoma Creek, MI Lynette Shaw-Smith, Arizona State Candace Hetzner, Boston College University William Lester, Jacksonville State University Richard Swaim, University of Baltimore Carol W. Lewis, University of Connecticut Heather Wyatt-Nichol, University of Baltimore Contents Symposium Government at the Margins: Locating/Deconstructing Ways of Performing Government in the Age of Excessive Force, Hyper-Surveillance, Civil Disobedience, and Political Self-interest – Lessons Learned in “Post-Racial” America………….…...1 Editor: Valerie L. Patterson Symposium Introduction........................................................................................1 Valerie L. Patterson Voices from the Borders of Governance: Connecting the Local Narratives of Surplus Populations…………………………………….4 Danny L. Balfour and Brittany Gray In the globalized political economy of the early 21st century, national borders are both po- rous and heavily guarded. In a fluid global economic system, governing borders has be- come all the more important and difficult, the last frontier of mobility. The stories of Maria that follow are emblematic of what happens when human mobility tries to follow the paths of opportunity and safety in a global society open to free movement of money and goods, but not people (at least not those of limited means). The stories presented in this paper provide an example of connecting multiple narratives (Balfour and Mesaros1994; Mac- Intyre 1984) to better understand and create ethical alternatives to exclusionary, and often deadly, border policies. In addition, the narratives demonstrate how government institu- tions and flawed policy have perpetuated the act of placing border security above ethics and human rights. Public Voices Vol. XV No. 2 i Contents “Unheard Melodies are Sweeter than Heard Melodies:” A Critical Theory Perspective to Situate NPM …………………………………………...……20 Tulasi Acharya New Public Management (NPM) brings up many concepts, such as decentralization, pri- vatization, customer orientation, result orientation, cutting red tape, competition, produc- tivity, and efficiency. However, NPM never successfully addressed the paradoxes that came in its trail. Metaphorically these are the “unheard melodies” of marginalized people. NPM, directly and indirectly, is a model applied to public administration in the name of competition, privatization, customer orientation, and worker efficiency, as it has furthered the traditional practice of top-bottom bureaucracy and value free instrumental rationality. Coupling Critical Social Theory with NPM creates the conceptual space to better under- stand whether or not the interests and the melodies of the broader and often oppressed public are addressed. This paper analyzes NPM through the prism of Critical Social The- ory. This disrupts the hierarchy in the NPM system and pushes forward those unheard voices of the marginalized. Revealing the Alt-Right: Exploring Alt-Right History, Thinkers and Ideas for Public Officials…………………31 Phillip W. Gray and Sara R. Jordan Learning the terms and demands of emergent political groups is often, and unfortunately, a group of lessons that public administrators must grasp “on the fly”. In the case of the new movement defined as the “alt-right”, simply learning the terms and demands may pro- voke unpleasant personal or political reactions among public servants steeped in intellec- tual traditions and contemporary policies more often regarded as coming from the political left. The purpose of this article is to provide an abbreviated intellectual history of the alt- right as a political movement with its own language and definitive policy preferences. Equipped with more research-based knowledge of the alt-right, it is our hope that public administrators can respond cogently to requests and demands from citizens and political figures whose ideas align with those of this new political worldview. Storytelling from Public Records: Finding Empathy in the Days Following the 2015 Unrest in Baltimore City……….50 Stephanie Dolamore and Mariglynn Edlins In their work implementing public policy, public servants are pulled between mastering the technical aspects of their jobs while also practicing the emotional skills required to meet individuals where they are and uniformly implement policy to all. This challenge is espe- cially present when there is a unique event requiring significant action on the part of public servants, like recent events witnessed in Ferguson, MO, Flint, MI, or Baltimore, MD. Em- pathy is a skill that can mediate policy implementation and smooth out the differences that exist between the public and public servant. In this paper, we set out to consider the com- plexity encountered in the delivery of public services, specifically by exploring the varied perspectives and stories in the days immediately surrounding the unrest in Baltimore, Mar- yland following the death of Freddie Gray on April 19, 2015. To do this, we explore a dataset of emails and documents from the Baltimore City government to bring to life stories ii Public Voices Vol. XV No. 2 Contents that illuminate the varied perspectives of individuals served by government during this turbulent time. How the College Dropout Schooled America: The Public Pedagogy of Kanye West…………………………………………………………….65 Nolan Jones In the era of No Child Left Behind and Hurricane Katrina, Kanye West became a voice for the marginalized and used his star power to provide one of the best Hip Hop commentaries on public administration and contemporary education in America. Not only did West em- body the sentiment of urban America, he echoed the voices of students disillusioned with scapegoat politics and higher education. In his first three multiplatinum albums entitled The College Drop Out (2004), Late Registration (2005), and Graduation (2007), West en- gages in public pedagogy, addresses educational contradictions and provides a scathing critique of perceived post-racial meritocracy. Rights Perceived as Rules: Sacrificing Civil Liberties and Social Equity for Achievement, Advancement and Affiliation…………………….87 Larry Karson Traditionally subcultural explanations have been proffered to pubic administrators as to why police officers and criminal investigators violate the rights of citizens when investi- gating suspected criminal behavior. Though these theories may, at times, interact and sub- tly influence an investigator’s actions in routine investigations, this paper presents the con- cept that motivational theory and more general workplace corruption theories not specific to criminal justice better explain an investigator’s behavior and potential deviant activity. Ten-Twenty-Life…………………………………………………………………………………………94 Valerie L. Patterson
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