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National Marine Sanctuary Program

Client/Funder:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (posted 1/26/06)

Purpose and Scope:

The Academy is evaluating the planning and performance-based management processes of the National Marine Sanctuary Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service. The Panel is examining how those processes are intended to operate now and the extent to which they have changed since an Academy Panel completed its prior evaluation in February 2000.

Center:

Academy Studies

Project Director:

DeWitt John

Project Status:

On-going

Panel:

The Academy has appointed the following individuals to a Panel to oversee and direct the study.

F. Stevens Redburn* - Chief, Housing Branch, U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Former Economist, Special Studies, U.S. Office of Management and Budget; Program Analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Director, Center for Urban Studies, Youngstown State University.

James Murley* - Director, Anthony James Catanese Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions, Florida Atlantic University. Former Secretary and Director, Division of Resource Planning and Management, Department of Community Affairs, State of Florida; Executive Director, 1000 Friends of Florida. Former positions with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce: Director, Coastal Program Office, and Gulf Coast Regional Manager, Office of Coastal Zone Management; Congressional Officer.

*Academy Fellow

Meetings

Meeting 1: February 22, 2006 ( closed )

Meeting 2: June 9, 2006

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May 31-June 3, 2006
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Academy Fellow Tackles
the Ethics of Dissent

Guerrillas in government are all around us, writes Academy Fellow Rosemary O’Leary in her new book, “The Ethics of Dissent: Managing Guerrilla Government.” The term “guerrilla government” describes career public servants who work against the wishes of their superiors which, O’Leary states, happens more than we may realize in government’s bureaucracy.

O’Leary says guerrillas often choose to remain “in the closet,” moving clandestinely behind the scenes, such as “Deep Throat” or the DMV clerk who deliberately slows the processing of a driver’s license application. Guerrilla dissent is carried out by those who are dissatisfied with the actions of public organizations, programs—or by people who choose not to go public with their concerns.

Ultimately, O’Leary found in her research that public servants and managers could benefit from addressing guerrilla activity. She says they should carefully listen to the creative ideas of these dissenters, even encourage debate, so that constructive changes in the system can be made.

Buy “The Ethics of Dissent: Managing Guerrilla Government”.


 

 
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