Melvin J. Dubnick, PhD, Political Science

Master of Advanced Cynicism and General Despair

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  • 2014: Accountability and its Metaphors: From Forum to Agora and Bazaar
  • 2013: Blameworthiness, Trustworthiness, and the Second-Personal Standpoint
  • 2012: The Power of Administrative Ethics
  • 2012: Accountability as Cultural Keyword
  • 2011: Dealing with Barnard's Regret: Accountability and the Zone of Expectations
  • 2010: The Promise of Accountable Governance
  • 2010: A moral being is an accountable being': Adam Smith and the Ethical Foundations of Accountable Governance,
  • 2010: Fixing Financial Markets: The Role of Accountability Regimes
  • 2009: Retrieving the Meaning of Accountability
  • 2008: Accountability as a Meta-Problem
  • 2008: Accountability, Adam Smith and Policy Choice In World Financial Markets
    
  • 2007: Sarbanes-Oxley and the Search For Accountable Corporate Governance
    
  • 2007: Situating Accountability (ms)
  • 2006: Are we ready for the nomads?
  • 2006: Orders of Accountability
  • 2006: Pathologies of Governance Reform
  • 2006: Performance...American Schools
  • 2006: Korea Presentations: False Promises
  • 2005: False Promises of Accountability
  • 2005: Taking Tough Choices Seriously
  • 2004: The Evil of Administrative Ethics
  • 2004: Accounting for Accountability
  • 2004: Accountability Matters
  • 2004: Prosecuting Corruption: The Case of Pakistan
    
  • 2004: Exploring the Relationship Between Accountability and Performance in UK's Private Finance Initiative
  • 2004: Separated by a Common Subject
  • 2004: Integrative Governance in Northern Ireland
  • 2004: Conceptual Promiscuity and Credible Research on Accountable Governance
  • 2004: Accountability Through Thick and Thin
  • 2003: Accountability & Promise of Performance
  • 2002: Some Brief Comments on Global Trends Impacting on American Public Administration.
  • 2002: The Rhetoric and Promises of Accountability
  • 2002: Seeking Salvation for Accountability
  • 2002: But Can You Trust Them To Be Ethical?
  • 1999: Demons, Spirits, and Elephants: Reflections on the Failure of Public Administration Theory
  • 1998: Educating Nomads: Narratives and the Future of Civic Education
  • 1997: POLITICSNOW Classroom: Epilogue and Prologue
  • 1996: Clarifying Accountability: An Ethical Theory Framework
  • 1996: Public Service Ethics & Cultures of Blame
  • 1993: Public Administrative Behavior and Complexity
  • 1976: The Fragmentation of Public Policy Analysis: The Example of U.S. Regulatory Policy
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"Accountability Through Thick and Thin: Preliminary Explorations." Working Paper (QU/GOV/4/2003) presented at QUB Institute of Governance Seminar Series, December 4, 2003. Revised version presented at seminar meeting of CONNEX Framework 6 Group on Multi-Level Governance, Utrecht, April 21, 2004.

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