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H. George Frederickson (July 17, 1934 – July 24, 2020) was born in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was a generalist in the field of public administration with particular interests in public things, theories of public administration, systems of
multi-level governance Multi-level (or multilevel) governance is a term used to describe the way power is spread vertically between many levels of government and horizontally across multiple quasi-government and non-governmental organizations and actors. This situation ...
, and American local government. He served as the Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor of Public Administration at the
University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. Tw ...
. He was President Emeritus of
Eastern Washington University Eastern Washington University (EWU) is a public university in Cheney, Washington. It also offers programs at a campus in EWU Spokane at the Riverpoint Campus and other campus locations throughout the state. Founded in 1882, the university is ...
br>until 1987
and served as President of the American Society for Public Administration] (ASPA). Frederickson was the founding editor of the
Journal of Public Affairs Education The ''Journal of Public Affairs Education'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of public administration education that is published by Routledge on behalf of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration. Since 20 ...
(JPAE) and was founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART).


Major influences on public administration


Minnowbrook II

* Frederickson is responsible for coordinating the second Minnowbrook Conference, Minnowbrook II, held in 1988. The conference was held at Syracuse University's conference center in the Adirondack Mountains. Lasting a total of four days, Minnowbrook II gave Frederickson and his colleagues the chance to reexamine the impacts of Minnowbrook I on the field of Public Administration.


Social equity

* In 1968 Frederickson came up with "a theory of social equity and put it forward as the "third pillar" of public administration." Frederickson was concerned that those in public administration were making the mistake of assuming that citizen A is the same as citizen B; ignoring social and economic conditions. His goal is: for social equity to take on the same "status as economy and efficiency as values or principles to which public administration should adhere."


Moral justification for bureaucracy

* In 2002 Frederickson published an article for Administration & Society, titled, ''Confucius and the Moral Basis of Bureaucracy''. In this article Frederickson describes the need for a "moral basis of bureaucracy" in the West. He argues, "the moral justification for bureaucracy in systems of democratic self-government is stronger in Eastern thought than in Western philosophy and practice." In this article, Frederickson describes the several "central features" of Confucianism. He then compares them to Western approaches to bureaucracy; providing "contemporary examples." These central features are: "(1) the rule of man versus the
rule of law The rule of law is the political philosophy that all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community are accountable to the same laws, including lawmakers and leaders. The rule of law is defined in the ''Encyclopedia Britannica ...
, (2) the characteristics of the good official, (3) the nature of moral conventions and their importance to governing, (4) the importance of education and merit, (5) how to serve those in power, (6) the nature and order of society, and (7) the definitions of virtue and morality."Abstract
age Publications


High reliability organizations

* In the article, ''Airport Security, High Reliability, and the Problem of Rationality'', Frederickson "applies the concepts and logic of high reliability organizations to airport security operations". Frederickson examines both the internal and external properties of High-Reliability Organizations (HRO). He argues, after September 11, 2001, the American commercial air travel industry needs to be operated as a HRO in order to prevent future catastrophes. "For commercial air travel to be highly secure, there must be very high levels of technical competence and sustained performance, regular training, structure redundancy, collegial, decentralized authority patterns, processes that reward error discovery and correction, adequate and reliable funding, high mission valence, reliable and timely information, and protection from external interference in operations."


Education

* B.A. from
Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
in 1959. * M.P.A. from the
University of California at Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a Normal school, teachers colle ...
in 1961. * Ph.D. from the
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...
in 1967. * Honorary Doctor of Law,
Dongguk University Dongguk University (Korean: 동국대학교, Hanja: 東國大學校) is a private, coeducational university in South Korea, fundamentally based on Buddhism. Established in 1906 as Myeongjin School (명진학교; 明進學校) by Buddhist pioneers ...
, Seoul, Korea, 1980.


Awards

* Youngberg Award (Higuchi), University of Kansas * Gaus Award, American Political Science Association * Waldo Award, American Society of Public Administration


Professional experience

* 1987 August – Current: Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, and Courtesy Professor of Higher Education Administration The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas * 1977 January – August 1987: President and Professor of Public Affairs, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington * 1974 August – December 1976: Dean, College of Public and Community Services, University of Missouri-Columbia. * 1973 August – August 1974: Associate Dean for Policy and Administrative Studies, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University. * 1972 August – August 1974: Chairman, Graduate Program, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University. * 1972 January – August 1972: Fellow in Higher Education Finance Administration, University of North Carolina System. * 1971–1972: Associate Professor of Political Science (tenure), Syracuse University. * 1970–1972: Associate Director, Metropolitan Studies Program, Maxwell School, Syracuse University. * 1967–1971: Assistant Professor of Political Science, Maxwell School, Syracuse University. * 1964–1966: Lecturer in Government and Politics, the University of Maryland. * 1962–1964: Lecturer in Public Administration, University of Southern California. * 1960–1961: Research Assistant, Bureau of Governmental Research, University of California at Los Angeles. * 1960: Intern, Los Angeles County.


Publications


Recent publications

* ''Up the Bureaucracy: A True and Faultless Guide to Organizational Success and the Further Adventures of Knute and Thor'' by H. George Frederickson. Lawrence, KS: Better Bureaucracy Press. 2005 * ''Public Administration with an Attitude'' by H. George Frederickson. Washington, DC: American Society for Public Administration. 2005 * ''Ethics in Public Administration'' by Richard K. Ghere and H. George Frederickson, editors. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 2005 *''The Adapted City: Institutional Dynamics and Structural Change'' by H. George Frederickson, Gary A. Johnson, and Curtis H. Wood. Armonk, New York: M. E. Sharpe. 2003 * ''The Public Administration Theory Primer'' by H. George Frederickson and Kevin B. Smith. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2003


Forthcoming publications

* ''Accountable Governance: Promises and Problems'' (M. E. Sharpe, forthcoming, 2011) edited by Melvin J. Dubnick and H. George Frederickson


Other publications

* To see a complete list of all publications from H. George Frederickson, including other books, monographs, symposia and special issues, articles, book chapters, major speaking, and papers presented, visit H. George Frederickson's personal website.


Death

Frederickson died on July 24, 2020, in Lawrence, Kansas.


References


External links


Personal websitefull digital version of Frederickson's ''Confucius and the Moral Bases of Bureaucracy''digital version of ''Airport Security, High Reliability, and the Problem of Rationality''Internet version of ''Up The Bureaucracy''Table of Contents of ''Public Administration with an Attitude''
* ttp://www.people.ku.edu/~gfred/paprimer-toc.htm Table of Contents of The Public Administration Theory Primerbr>Internet version of the Introduction and Table of Contents of ''Accountable Governance: Promises and Problems''George Frederickson, former EWU president, dies at age 86 , The Spokesman-Review
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