The notion of a representative bureaucracy has generated a great deal of research although
many issues are yet to be resolved and some have not been addressed. This theoretical …

Bureaucratic representation—the idea that a governmental organization is better situated to
serve its clients when its employee composition reflects that of its client population—has …

Students of color are underrepresented in gifted programs relative to White students, but the
reasons for this underrepresentation are poorly understood. We investigate the predictors of …

Behavioral public administration is the analysis of public administration from the micro‐level
perspective of individual behavior and attitudes by drawing on insights from psychology on …

Scholars and practitioners have long questioned whether the race, ethnicity, and gender of
public bureaucrats matter to the efficacy and legitimacy of public services. Representative …

What does women's presence in political decision‐making bodies signal to citizens? Do
these signals differ based on the body's policy decisions? And do women and men respond …

In response to police‐involved homicides of black citizens in Ferguson, Missouri, and
elsewhere, some have suggested that more black police officers could reduce the number of …

In the third edition of his award-winning book, Hal G. Rainey provides a comprehensive, up-
to-date analysis of research on public organizations and management. Drawing on a review …

Drawing on the theory of representative bureaucracy, specifically the theory of symbolic
representation, we examine whether or not gender representativeness in a police …

The Public Administration Theory Primer explores how the science and art of public
administration is definable, describable, replicable, and cumulative. The authors survey a …