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Public Administration Research
This guide will take you to key resources for public administration research which includes public policy, local government statistics, news, non-profit management and ethics. Please also check the Political Science guide for additional resources. Contact Lisa DeLuca (lisa.deluca@shu.edu) with any research questions.
Featured Resources
- American Community Survey (ACS) from census.govSearch by top, georgraphy, data.
- The Urban InstituteBrings data-driven expertise and objective analysis to today’s critical social and economic policy debates. Great list of research topics
- The Sunlight FoundationA national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that uses the tools of civic tech, open data, policy analysis and journalism to make our government and politics more accountable and transparent to all.
- The Role of Nonprofit Media in a Vibrant Civil SocietyWatch this Council on Foundations 2015 program.
- Think Tank Search (Harvard Kennedy School)Searches the websites of 700 institutions that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity
News Resources
News delivery is evolving. Check Twitter for organizations or issues that you are following. Be sure to follow @SetonHallMPA. This is a list of links and paid database subscription that will take you to newspapers and newswires.
- U.S. Newsstream (1980 - current) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowProQuest Newsstand has the very best access to current, full-text newspapers with longer backfile and/or more timely access to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times as well as over 85 Gannett regional and local titles. Updated daily.
- CSR DirectoryResource guide listing more than 2,700 organizations working on all aspects of corporate social responsibility in more than 105 countries.
Public Policy Resources
- Congressional Legislative & Executive Publications (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowOffers access to congressional publications dealing with the wide variety of topics addressed by Congress.
Web Resources
- National Academy of Public AdministrationIndependent nonprofit organization “chartered by Congress to improve the performance of government institutions.”
- The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research (Cornell University)Leading archive of social science data, specializing in data from surveys of public opinion, affiliated with the University of Connecticut.
- Think Tank Search (Harvard's Kennedy School)Custom Google search of more than 470 think tank websites. For the purposes of this search, think tanks are defined as institutions affiliated with universities, governments, advocacy groups, foundations, non-governmental organizations, and businesses that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity.