James L. Perry
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James L. Perry began his career in academia in 1974 at University of California, Irvine
. After an 11-year career at UC – Irvine, which included positions as Associate Dean and Doctoral Program Coordinator, Perry began his tenure at Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs
(SPEA). During his 24 years at SPEA he served as a visiting professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong
on a Fulbright Scholarship and as a visiting professor at the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs
. He has held numerous leadership positions during his tenure at SPEA including Director of Indiana University American Democracy Project, Associate Dean of (SPEA) at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
, Chair of Policy and Administration Faculty, and Director of the Joint PhD program in public policy.
Perry is the author or editor of eight books and more than 135 journal articles and book chapters. Professor Perry’s recent research has focused on public service motivation, performance-related pay, community and national service, and government reform. During his career, he has conducted innovative and cutting-edge research on public sector collective bargaining, public technological innovation, civil service reform, and public organizational behavior. His research on public service motivation has stimulated research now underway in more than a dozen countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. During the twenty-year period from 1985–2005, he was the sixteenth most cited scholar in public policy, public administration, and public law. Perry’s scholarly contributions have been recognized with many awards, most recently the 2008 Dwight Waldo Award (presented by American Society for Public Administration
), which is conferred for outstanding contributions to the professional literature of public administration over an extended career.
Quick Hits for Educating Citizens (2006)
Civic Service: What Difference Does It Make? (2004)
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
. After an 11-year career at UC – Irvine, which included positions as Associate Dean and Doctoral Program Coordinator, Perry began his tenure at Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs
The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs is one of the undergraduate and graduate schools of Indiana University, and is the largest public policy and environmental studies school of its kind in the United States...
(SPEA). During his 24 years at SPEA he served as a visiting professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a research-led university in Hong Kong.CUHK is the only tertiary education institution in Hong Kong with Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, including Chen Ning Yang, James Mirrlees, Robert Alexander Mundell and Charles K. Kao...
on a Fulbright Scholarship and as a visiting professor at the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs
Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs
The Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, commonly known as the La Follette School, is the graduate public policy school at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It offers students a choice of master's degrees in public affairs or international public affairs, as well as a number of joint...
. He has held numerous leadership positions during his tenure at SPEA including Director of Indiana University American Democracy Project, Associate Dean of (SPEA) at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis is an urban campus of Indiana University and Purdue University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Indiana University is the managing partner...
, Chair of Policy and Administration Faculty, and Director of the Joint PhD program in public policy.
Perry is the author or editor of eight books and more than 135 journal articles and book chapters. Professor Perry’s recent research has focused on public service motivation, performance-related pay, community and national service, and government reform. During his career, he has conducted innovative and cutting-edge research on public sector collective bargaining, public technological innovation, civil service reform, and public organizational behavior. His research on public service motivation has stimulated research now underway in more than a dozen countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. During the twenty-year period from 1985–2005, he was the sixteenth most cited scholar in public policy, public administration, and public law. Perry’s scholarly contributions have been recognized with many awards, most recently the 2008 Dwight Waldo Award (presented by American Society for Public Administration
American Society for Public Administration
The American Society for Public Administration is a membership association in the United States sponsoring conferences and providing professional services primarily to those who study the implementation of government policy, public administration, and, to a lesser degree, programs of civil society...
), which is conferred for outstanding contributions to the professional literature of public administration over an extended career.
Recent Books
Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service (2008)Quick Hits for Educating Citizens (2006)
Civic Service: What Difference Does It Make? (2004)
External links
- http://www.iu.edu/~speaweb/faculty/perry.php
- http://www.indiana.edu/~jlpweb/index.php