Dallas J Elgin
Biographic Data
| ID | 1487826 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dallas J Elgin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dallas J |
| FAMILY NAME | Elgin |
| SIGNATURE | ELGIN D J |
| AFFILIATIONS | RTI International |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7684-7270 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Situating public management’s contributions to social equity
Despite the importance of social equity as an ideal and goal, much work remains in understanding how public services may help foster greater equity – or create and sustain social inequities. Leveraging the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method, we examine the extent to which administrative centralization and privatization contribute to outcome disparities between Black and White children in the U.S. foster care system. We find that centralized syst…
Applying qualitative comparative analysis in large-N studies
Utilizing predictive modeling to enhance policy and practice through improved identification of at-risk clients
Administrative (de)centralization, performance equity, and outcome achievement in rural contexts
Whether public services are better delivered through centralized or decentralized administrative systems is one of the most enduring debates in public administration. This article contributes to the debate with a study of program outcome achievement in U.S. child welfare services. We examine whether centralized state‐administered or decentralized county‐administered systems are more successful at realizing desired outcomes, which exhibit greater …
Factors affecting permanency for legally free children & youth
Cooperative Interactions Among Friends and Foes Operating Within Collaborative Governance Arrangements
Perhaps nowhere is the inclination to interact with friends over foes more apparent than in the realms of politics and policy, and public managers increasingly operate within collaborative governance arrangements that are highly politicized. To further the existing knowledge on policy‐based interactions, this article examines factors that lead to cooperative interactions between foes. The Advocacy Coalition Framework, Resource Dependence Theory, …
Utilizing Hyperlink Network Analysis to Examine Climate Change Supporters and Opponents
Hyperlink network analysis, which utilizes the links between websites to map online communication structures, offers an emerging methodology for studying the networks of supporters and opponents of public policies. Reasons for the methodology's appeal include the ability to utilize web crawlers to collect large amounts of data and the ability to apply quantitative and qualitative methods to examine network interactions. While the methodology has …
A Stakeholder Analysis of C olorado Climate and Energy Issues Using Policy Analytical Capacity and the Advocacy Coalition Framework
Noticeably absent from the tools and techniques in policy analysis are methods for understanding political contexts, including the beliefs, networks, resources, and activities of policy actors. In combination, P olicy A nalytical C apacity and the A dvocacy C oalition F ramework offer one appropriate solution. We apply both approaches to analyze the C olorado climate and energy policy subsystem using questionnaire data. In the policy subsystem, w…
A Stakeholder Analysis of C olorado Climate and Energy Issues Using Policy Analytical Capacity and the Advocacy Coalition Framework
Noticeably absent from the tools and techniques in policy analysis are methods for understanding political contexts, including the beliefs, networks, resources, and activities of policy actors. In combination, P olicy A nalytical C apacity and the A dvocacy C oalition F ramework offer one appropriate solution. We apply both approaches to analyze the C olorado climate and energy policy subsystem using questionnaire data. In the policy subsystem, w…
Utilizing Hyperlink Network Analysis to Examine Climate Change Supporters and Opponents
Hyperlink network analysis, which utilizes the links between websites to map online communication structures, offers an emerging methodology for studying the networks of supporters and opponents of public policies. Reasons for the methodology's appeal include the ability to utilize web crawlers to collect large amounts of data and the ability to apply quantitative and qualitative methods to examine network interactions. While the methodology has …
Cooperative Interactions Among Friends and Foes Operating Within Collaborative Governance Arrangements
Perhaps nowhere is the inclination to interact with friends over foes more apparent than in the realms of politics and policy, and public managers increasingly operate within collaborative governance arrangements that are highly politicized. To further the existing knowledge on policy‐based interactions, this article examines factors that lead to cooperative interactions between foes. The Advocacy Coalition Framework, Resource Dependence Theory, …
Administrative (de)centralization, performance equity, and outcome achievement in rural contexts
Whether public services are better delivered through centralized or decentralized administrative systems is one of the most enduring debates in public administration. This article contributes to the debate with a study of program outcome achievement in U.S. child welfare services. We examine whether centralized state‐administered or decentralized county‐administered systems are more successful at realizing desired outcomes, which exhibit greater …
Factors affecting permanency for legally free children & youth
Utilizing predictive modeling to enhance policy and practice through improved identification of at-risk clients
A Stakeholder Analysis of C olorado Climate and Energy Issues Using Policy Analytical Capacity and the Advocacy Coalition Framework
Noticeably absent from the tools and techniques in policy analysis are methods for understanding political contexts, including the beliefs, networks, resources, and activities of policy actors. In combination, P olicy A nalytical C apacity and the A dvocacy C oalition F ramework offer one appropriate solution. We apply both approaches to analyze the C olorado climate and energy policy subsystem using questionnaire data. In the policy subsystem, w…
Factors affecting permanency for legally free children & youth
Cooperative Interactions Among Friends and Foes Operating Within Collaborative Governance Arrangements
Perhaps nowhere is the inclination to interact with friends over foes more apparent than in the realms of politics and policy, and public managers increasingly operate within collaborative governance arrangements that are highly politicized. To further the existing knowledge on policy‐based interactions, this article examines factors that lead to cooperative interactions between foes. The Advocacy Coalition Framework, Resource Dependence Theory, …
Utilizing Hyperlink Network Analysis to Examine Climate Change Supporters and Opponents
Hyperlink network analysis, which utilizes the links between websites to map online communication structures, offers an emerging methodology for studying the networks of supporters and opponents of public policies. Reasons for the methodology's appeal include the ability to utilize web crawlers to collect large amounts of data and the ability to apply quantitative and qualitative methods to examine network interactions. While the methodology has …
Utilizing predictive modeling to enhance policy and practice through improved identification of at-risk clients
Administrative (de)centralization, performance equity, and outcome achievement in rural contexts
Whether public services are better delivered through centralized or decentralized administrative systems is one of the most enduring debates in public administration. This article contributes to the debate with a study of program outcome achievement in U.S. child welfare services. We examine whether centralized state‐administered or decentralized county‐administered systems are more successful at realizing desired outcomes, which exhibit greater …
Applying qualitative comparative analysis in large-N studies
Situating public management’s contributions to social equity
Despite the importance of social equity as an ideal and goal, much work remains in understanding how public services may help foster greater equity – or create and sustain social inequities. Leveraging the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method, we examine the extent to which administrative centralization and privatization contribute to outcome disparities between Black and White children in the U.S. foster care system. We find that centralized syst…
Political science (7 works) · Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Welfare (4 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works)