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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2005
CONTACT: Eric Landau
(202) 204-3624
ACADEMY HONORS THREE BOOKS WITH THE 2005
LOUIS BROWNLOW BOOK AWARD
Washington, DC—December 9, 2005— The top literary prize in the field of public administration, the Louis Brownlow Book Award, was recently awarded by the National Academy of Public Administration to three publications—all of which focus on inter-organizational networks and networking—at the Academy’s Fall Fellows meeting. The 2005 award winners were selected from a field of nearly two dozen nominated publications.
The Brownlow winners were:
Governing By Network by Stephen Goldsmith and William Eggers;
Government Matters by Lawrence Mead;
System Under Stress by Academy Fellow Donald Kettl
Since 1968, the National Academy of Public Administration has recognized outstanding contributions to public administration literature through presentation of the Louis Brownlow Book Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions on topics of wide contemporary interest to practitioners and scholars in the field of public administration. Generally, it is made to an author who provides new insights, fresh analysis, and original ideas that contribute to the understanding of the role of governmental institutions and how they can most effectively serve the public.
“This collective work is the center piece at the heart of the counterpoint to government by silo. The works are brilliant, with good synergy among the collection and now hopefully among these authors,” said Norman J. Johnson who led the 2005 Brownlow Award Committee. “It is our belief that these three books jointly, as a single Brownlow award to the trilogy, with their focus on inter-organizational networks and networking is a prudent and wise course of action.”
Along with Johnson, a Professor/Director, School of Business and Industry, Florida A&M University, the award committee also included James M. Banovetz, Professor and Director Emeritus, Division of Public Administration, Northern Illinois University; and Nanette M. Blandin, Senior Staff Member, Center for Public Policy Education, The Brookings Institution.
The National Academy of Public Administration is the preeminent independent, non-profit organization for public governance. Established in 1967 and chartered by Congress, the Academy has become an independent source of trusted advice for every branch and level of government, Congressional committees and civic organizations. The Academy works constructively with government agencies to improve their performance and management through problem solving, objective research, comprehensive analysis, strategic plans, and connecting people and ideas. The Academy is led by its elected membership of more than 600 distinguished Fellows.
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