Kenneth J. Meier (born March 3, 1950) is a distinguished scholar in residence at American University and holds faculty appointments at the Cardiff School of Business (UK) and Leiden University (the Netherlands). He is known for his studies on

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, as well as his extensive and widely referenced journal articles.

Career

Meier obtained a bachelor's degree from the

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. Meier, a former high school shot put champion, also competed for the track teams at the University of Nebraska and the University of South Dakota. In 1974-1975, he received an

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and a

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from the

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in political science. After working on the faculty at

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and

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, he joined the

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in 1985. Between 1989 and 1997 he was professor of political science at the

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. Meier was a professor of political science at Texas A&M University from 1998 to 2017, holding the title of Charles H. Gregory Chair in Liberal Arts. Meier is a distinguished scholar in residence at American University from 2018 to the present. In addition, he is a professor of public management at

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and a professor of public administration at Leiden University. He is a former editor-in-chief of '' Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory'' (JPART), for which he previously served as associate editor and co-editor. He was also the editor of the ''

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'' from 1994-1997. Meier is the founding editor of Perspectives on Public Management and Governance (PPMG) and founder and editor of the Journal of

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(JBPA). He currently serves as the director of the Public Management Research Association (PMRA) journals.

Selected awards and honors

* Charles Levine Memorial Award,

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, 2005 * Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration, 2005 * John Gaus Award,

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, 2006 *

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Award,

, 2010 * H. George Frederickson Award, Public Management Research Association, 2011

Selected publications

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References

External links

Meier's official faculty page
at American University {{DEFAULTSORT:Meier, Kenneth J. American political scientists 1950 births Living people Public administration scholars Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni Texas A&M University faculty University of South Dakota alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee faculty