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Trapped in a Silicon Cage

Trapped in a Silicon Cage Administrative Theory & Praxis, 41: 102–109, 2019 Copyright # 2019 Public Administration Theory Network ISSN: 1084-1806 print/1949-0461 online DOI: 10.1080/10841806.2019.1595989 Editor’s Note: This invited essay reflects remarks the author delivered as a keynote speaker during the 2019 Public Administration Theory Network Conference in Denver. Alasdair Roberts University of Massachusetts Amherst Almost fifty years ago, in April 1970, there was a rebellion at the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration in Philadelphia. A group of young professors boycotted the official program, advanced their own slate of candidates for the ASPA execu- tive, and demanded by-law changes to break the hold of insiders. At the end of the meeting, the rebels “joyously proclaimed that the old guard had acceded to all their demands.” They celebrated “with a sprinkling of four-letter barnyard expletives” (Ritter, 1970). The rebels had been building up to that moment for some time. In 1968, many of them gathered at Minnowbrook, a retreat in the Adirondack Mountains, to talk about the state of scholarship in public administration. They agreed that the field was stolid and out of touch, and that young academics should challenge the power structure so that it might afford more room for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Administrative Theory & Praxis Taylor & Francis

Trapped in a Silicon Cage

Roberts, Alasdair
Administrative Theory & Praxis , Volume 41 (2): 8 – Apr 3, 2019
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Trapped in a Silicon Cage

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Administrative Theory & Praxis, 41: 102–109, 2019 Copyright # 2019 Public Administration Theory Network ISSN: 1084-1806 print/1949-0461 online DOI: 10.1080/10841806.2019.1595989 Editor’s Note: This invited essay reflects remarks the author delivered as a keynote speaker during the 2019 Public Administration Theory Network Conference in Denver. Alasdair Roberts University of Massachusetts Amherst Almost fifty years ago, in April 1970, there was a rebellion at the annual...
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Administrative Theory & Praxis, 41: 102–109, 2019 Copyright # 2019 Public Administration Theory Network ISSN: 1084-1806 print/1949-0461 online DOI: 10.1080/10841806.2019.1595989 Editor’s Note: This invited essay reflects remarks the author delivered as a keynote speaker during the 2019 Public Administration Theory Network Conference in Denver. Alasdair Roberts University of Massachusetts Amherst Almost fifty years ago, in April 1970, there was a rebellion at the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration in Philadelphia. A group of young professors boycotted the official program, advanced their own slate of candidates for the ASPA execu- tive, and demanded by-law changes to break the hold of insiders. At the end of the meeting, the rebels “joyously proclaimed that the old guard had acceded to all their demands.” They celebrated “with a sprinkling of four-letter barnyard expletives” (Ritter, 1970). The rebels had been building up to that moment for some time. In 1968, many of them gathered at Minnowbrook, a retreat in the Adirondack Mountains, to talk about the state of scholarship in public administration. They agreed that the field was stolid and out of touch, and that young academics should challenge the power structure so that it might afford more room for

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