John P Nelson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4100377 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John P Nelson |
| GIVEN NAMES | John P |
| FAMILY NAME | Nelson |
| SIGNATURE | NELSON J P |
| AFFILIATIONS | School of Public Policy Georgia Tech Atlanta Georgia USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Speaking truth to power … or to the Ivory tower? Public affairs researchers’ reports of practitioners’ use of their research
We test a model pertaining to practitioners’ use of public affairs research. The data are from a survey of journal article authors, focusing on authors’ reports of use of their research by practitioners. The survey asks about articles authored by the respondents and published in one of seven leading public affairs journals between 2015 and 2019. Results show that 29.7% of published articles examined are reported by the respondents to have been us…
The deformation of democracy in the United States: When does bureaucratic “neutral competence” rise to complicity
Recent years have seen a step‐change in the severity and nature of threats to United States democracy, including extensive efforts by elected officials to undercut democratic governance. When elected officials undermine democracy, this constitutes “deformation of democracy.” As implementors and agents of policy, public administrators can sometimes play essential roles as bulwarks against democratic deformation. However, among public administrator…
Seven open questions in the futures of human genome editing
Victim, perpetrator, family, and incident characteristics of infant and child homicide in the United States Air Force
Civic Engagement and Sense of Community in the Military
In the context of current discussions among social commentators about the status and well being of community in American society, this article examines the nature of civic engagement and sense of community in the U.S. military. Framed by social disorganization theory, a conceptual model is developed and tested with a sample of married active duty Air Force (AF) members. Our analysis examines variations in perceptions of sense of community as a co…
Community Capacity: Antecedents and Consequences
Traditional practice models of family support often lack a community focus. Increasingly, human service professionals who work with families focus their intervention and prevention efforts on the communities in which families live and work. The Family Advocacy Division of the United States Air Force recently revised its program standards to address community issues in an effort to strengthen families through community-based prevention activities.…
Community Capacity: Antecedents and Consequences
Traditional practice models of family support often lack a community focus. Increasingly, human service professionals who work with families focus their intervention and prevention efforts on the communities in which families live and work. The Family Advocacy Division of the United States Air Force recently revised its program standards to address community issues in an effort to strengthen families through community-based prevention activities.…
The deformation of democracy in the United States: When does bureaucratic “neutral competence” rise to complicity
Recent years have seen a step‐change in the severity and nature of threats to United States democracy, including extensive efforts by elected officials to undercut democratic governance. When elected officials undermine democracy, this constitutes “deformation of democracy.” As implementors and agents of policy, public administrators can sometimes play essential roles as bulwarks against democratic deformation. However, among public administrator…
Victim, perpetrator, family, and incident characteristics of infant and child homicide in the United States Air Force
Civic Engagement and Sense of Community in the Military
In the context of current discussions among social commentators about the status and well being of community in American society, this article examines the nature of civic engagement and sense of community in the U.S. military. Framed by social disorganization theory, a conceptual model is developed and tested with a sample of married active duty Air Force (AF) members. Our analysis examines variations in perceptions of sense of community as a co…
Community Capacity: Antecedents and Consequences
Traditional practice models of family support often lack a community focus. Increasingly, human service professionals who work with families focus their intervention and prevention efforts on the communities in which families live and work. The Family Advocacy Division of the United States Air Force recently revised its program standards to address community issues in an effort to strengthen families through community-based prevention activities.…
Civic Engagement and Sense of Community in the Military
In the context of current discussions among social commentators about the status and well being of community in American society, this article examines the nature of civic engagement and sense of community in the U.S. military. Framed by social disorganization theory, a conceptual model is developed and tested with a sample of married active duty Air Force (AF) members. Our analysis examines variations in perceptions of sense of community as a co…
Victim, perpetrator, family, and incident characteristics of infant and child homicide in the United States Air Force
Seven open questions in the futures of human genome editing
The deformation of democracy in the United States: When does bureaucratic “neutral competence” rise to complicity
Recent years have seen a step‐change in the severity and nature of threats to United States democracy, including extensive efforts by elected officials to undercut democratic governance. When elected officials undermine democracy, this constitutes “deformation of democracy.” As implementors and agents of policy, public administrators can sometimes play essential roles as bulwarks against democratic deformation. However, among public administrator…
Speaking truth to power … or to the Ivory tower? Public affairs researchers’ reports of practitioners’ use of their research
We test a model pertaining to practitioners’ use of public affairs research. The data are from a survey of journal article authors, focusing on authors’ reports of use of their research by practitioners. The survey asks about articles authored by the respondents and published in one of seven leading public affairs journals between 2015 and 2019. Results show that 29.7% of published articles examined are reported by the respondents to have been us…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Community organization (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works)