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Race and social equity : a nervous area of government

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  • 303.372 G649 (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : Routledge, 2015.

Physical Description

xvii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents

  • 1 Nervousness, Social Equity, and Public Administration 3
  • Race and Social Equity: A "Nervous Area of Government" 4
  • Why Focus on Race? 10
  • Social Equity, Public Administration, and Notions of American Democracy 13
  • Conclusion 17
  • References 18
  • 2 The Saturation of Racial Inequities in the United States 21
  • Housing 22
  • Education 28
  • Environment 33
  • Conclusion 39
  • References 40
  • 3 Nervousness Within Individual Public Administrators 45
  • Race Talk at Work 47
  • Conversational Avoidance 51
  • Strategic Colorblindness 51
  • Assimilation 52
  • Conversational Variability 53
  • Personal Experience 53
  • Cultural Pluralism 54
  • Multicultural Mosaic 55
  • Conclusion 55
  • References 56
  • 4 Nervousness in Public Sector Organizations 60
  • Organizational Culture 60
  • Organizational Values and Goals 62
  • Organizational Socialization 68
  • Organizational Leadership and Change 70
  • Organizational Discourse 73
  • Organizational Learning and High Performance 74
  • Conclusion 76
  • References 76
  • 5 Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative 79
  • Beginning Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative 80
  • Implementing Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative 83
  • Acknowledging Institutional Racism 84
  • Citywide Employee Training on Race and Racism 86
  • Developing Agency Plans 89
  • Results from the Race and Social Justice Initiative 93
  • Sustaining the Work 95
  • Conclusion 98
  • References 100
  • 6 Assessing Agency Performance: The Wisconsin Experience 102
  • Public Administration and Social Equity 103
  • Assessing Social Equity in Governmental Services 103
  • Contemporary Welfare Policy and Race 104
  • Findings from Wisconsin Works 107
  • Conceptual Model for Racial Disparties Analysis Within Agencies 117
  • Conclusion 119
  • Appendix 6.1. Interview Protocol 120
  • Notes 121
  • References 122
  • 7 Making Racial Equity Work Visible: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 123
  • About the EPA 124
  • Establishing the Office of Environmental Justice 125
  • EPA Mission, Leadership, and Strategic Planning 126
  • Implementing the Work: Operational Structure, Programs, and Activities 133
  • Environmental Justice 2.0: Environmental Justice in Action 141
  • Conclusion 143
  • References 144
  • 8 Assessing Racial Equity in Government 146
  • Racial Equity Analysis 147
  • Assessing Racial Equity in Government 149
  • Evaluating Racial Equity Performance 158
  • Conclusion 158
  • References 159
  • 9 Beyond the Diversity Plan: Overcoming Racial Nervousness Within MPA Programs 162
  • NASPAA Standards 163
  • Culture vs. Climate 165
  • Performing a Cultural Audit 166
  • Focusing on Program Specifics 171
  • Conclusion 176
  • Notes 177
  • References 177
  • 10 Nervousness in a Comparative Context 180
  • Government Apologies 181
  • Comparative Nervousness 185
  • Racial Discrimination and the United Nations 190
  • Conclusion 193
  • References 193
  • 11 Principles for Conquering Nervousness in Government 196
  • Principle 1 196
  • Principle 2 197
  • Principle 3 197
  • Principle 4 198
  • Principle 5 198
  • Principle 6 199
  • Principle 7 199
  • Principle 8 200
  • Principle 9 200
  • Principle 10 201.

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