Terry L Cooper

Biographic Data

ID4127939
NAMETerry L Cooper
GIVEN NAMESTerry L
FAMILY NAMECooper
SIGNATURECOOPER T L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Southern California
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS41
TOTAL CITATIONS93
AUTHOR COUNT41
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1973
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX6

  • What Makes Neighborhood Associations Effective in Urban Governance? Evidence From Neighborhood Council Boards in Los Angeles

    Open AccessHui Li, Bo Wen et al.ARTICLEThe American Review of Public…2019Cited by: 10References: 23

    This study examines the perceived effectiveness of neighborhood councils (NCs) in Los Angeles, a government-sanctioned and financed institutional innovation in urban governance. The study considers NC boards as a dynamic and open social system that interacts with NCs’ internal and external environment. We propose that three factors—internal capacity, external networking, and attention-action congruence—are related to perceived NC effectiveness. T…

  • Informed Citizens: Terry L. Cooper

    Terry L CooperARTICLEPublic Integrity2019

    I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society, but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the re

  • Citizenship and Professionalism in Public Administration

    Terry L CooperCHAPTERDemocracy, Bureaucracy, and the…2018

    This chapter argues that the ethical obligations of the public administrator are to be derived from the obligations of citizenship in a democratic political community. A citizen is one who qualifies for the status of citizenship as prescribed formally, or informally, by a particular community, and is encumbered with the obligations assigned to this role by that community. David H. Rosenbloom cautions against adopting the traditional goals of prof…

  • Civic Engagement and Citizenship Development: The Case of Homeowners’ Participation in Neighborhood Affairs in Beijing

    Open AccessWeijie Wang, Hui Li et al.ARTICLEAdministration & Society2017Cited by: 6References: 30

    This article investigates the behavioral consequences of homeowners’ participation in neighborhood affairs in Beijing, China. The research is based on semistructured interviews with homeowner leaders, property managers, and government officials. Participation fosters ethical citizenship by helping homeowners to acquire democratic skills, increase their awareness of property and political rights, and cultivate a sense of community. The development…

  • Are Unlimited Gun Rights Constitutionally Protected

    Terry L CooperARTICLEPublic Integrity2017

    Of course not; the U.S. Constitution does not provide for unlimited gun rights under the Second Amendment. However, some seem to think that the only limits on the right to own firearms are for the

  • H. George Frederickson and the Dialogue on Citizenship in Public Administration

    Open AccessThomas A Bryer, Terry L CooperARTICLEPublic Administration Review2012References: 38

    We owe a debt to H. George Frederickson for advancing the scholarly and practitioner dialogue on the role of citizens and the value of citizenship in public administration. Frederickson's contributions began in the late 1960s and early 1970s on citizenship in urban governance, advanced through the development of New Public Administration values, and, more recently, extended through the formulation of ideas regarding the restoration of civism and …

  • Toward “Strong Democracy” in Global Cities? Social Capital Building, Theory‐Driven Reform, and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Experience

    Open AccessJuliet Musso, Christopher Weare et al.ARTICLEPublic Administration Review2011Cited by: 32References: 17

    With faith in government waning, cultural diversity spiraling, and fiscal stress straining the ability of policy makers to address the policy challenges accompanying these developments, the salience of (re)connecting citizens with government takes on renewed urgency today. Nowhere is this more the case than in urban America, where so‐called global cities teeming with ethnic diversity and controlling a disproportionate amount of global business in…

  • Building Ethical Community

    Open AccessTerry L CooperARTICLEThe American Review of Public…2010Cited by: 2References: 8

    In response to a perceived yearning for community in the modern urbanU.S., a definition of community is advanced, and a distinction is drawn between moral and ethical community. The problems of imposing moral community on diverse urban societies are considered and an argument is advanced for building ethical community. The necessity for a deliberative conversation among members of an ethical community is discussed and some of the current means fo…

  • Spontaneous or Constructed? Neighborhood Governance Reforms in Los Angeles and Shanghai

    Open AccessBin Chen, Chen Bin et al.ARTICLEPublic Administration Review2009Cited by: 9References: 4

    Can grassroots government succeed on its own without state involvement? By comparing approaches in two metropolitan governments—neighborhood councils in Los Angeles and resident committees in Shanghai—Bin Chen of the City University of New York at Baruch College, Terry L. Cooper of the University of Southern California, and Rong Sun of Shanghai Tongji University underscore the need to understand the interrelationships among the political and admi…

  • William Robertson: Exemplar of Politics and Public Management Rightly Understood

    Open AccessTerry L Cooper, Thomas A BryerARTICLEPublic Administration Review2007References: 4

    William Robertson, director of the City of Los Angeles’ Bureau of Street Services, is profiled here as an exemplary public administrator. The authors suggest that Robertson practices politics appropriately in his role in order to achieve great outcomes for his bureau, the citizens with whom he works, and the city as a whole. To adequately define the ways in which Robertson uses politics, Sherry Arnstein’s “ladder of participation” is reconceptual…

  • Citizen‐Centered Collaborative Public Management

    Open AccessTerry L Cooper, Thomas A Bryer et al.ARTICLEPublic Administration Review2006References: 28

    Civic engagement and collaborative public management are concepts that are defined broadly, making theoretical explication challenging and practical application of empirical research difficult. In this article, the authors adopt definitions of civic engagement and collaborative public management that are centered on the citizen and the potential for active citizenship. Following a historical review of civic engagement in the United States, a conc…

  • Democratizing the Administrative State: Connecting Neighborhood Councils and City Agencies

    Open AccessPradeep Chandra Kathi, Terry L CooperARTICLEPublic Administration Review2005References: 32

    Citizen participation in government decision making, especially at the local level, has received heightened attention with regard to its promise for improved governance. The overarching administrative ethos of the administrative state creates barriers to citizen participation in governance. Developing and nurturing citizen participation in the presence of the administrative state is a significant challenge. Drawing on the literary tradition of pu…

  • Civic Engagement in the Twenty‐First Century: Toward a Scholarly and Practical Agenda

    Open AccessTerry L CooperARTICLEPublic Administration Review2005

    We understand civic engagement to mean people participating together for deliberation and collective action within an array of interests, institutions and networks, developing civic identity, and involving people in governance processes

  • Big Questions in Administrative Ethics: A Need for Focused, Collaborative Effort

    Open AccessTerry L CooperARTICLEPublic Administration Review2004References: 32

  • Public Management Ethics Standards in a Transnational World

    Terry L Cooper, Diane E YoderARTICLEPublic Integrity2002Cited by: 7References: 7

    Recently international organizations have established international standards for public ethical conduct to be implemented in several countries for more consistent public management ethics. The authors examine regional and international efforts to establish ethics frameworks, reasons for the emerging ethical standards, and emerging global values. Finally, they offer observations about the emerging standards, the social construction process guidin…

  • Aleluya por Europa! Press treatment of the European Union in Spain and the United Kingdom

    Terry L Cooper, Terry CooperARTICLEInternational Journal of Iberian…2001

    Spain's pro-Europeanism contrasts with Britain's ambivalence and scepticism towards the European Union. The anti-European press in Britain has no equivalent in Spain, and Spanish coverage of Europe often appears positive and in keeping with the accepted image of a Spain committed happily to Europe. Bias is evident in the presentation of issues. It is here that much is revealed of national attitudes to Europe, and why electorates respond with comf…

  • Series: Introduction

    Terry L CooperARTICLEPublic Integrity2001

  • The Meaning and Significance of Citizenship in a Transnational World: Implications for Public Administration

    Terry L Cooper, Diane E YoderARTICLEAdministrative Theory & Praxis1999Cited by: 2References: 2

    What are the meaning and significance of national citizenship in an increasingly global society? That question is not easily answered, but the clear implication is that the world as we know it in the late 20th Century may have made national citizenship less meaningful, significant, and useful as a category within which to understand one’s public obligations, both as a citizen and as an employee of the citizenry. In this paper, we explore the ques…

  • Public Administration Handbooks: Why, How, and Who

    Thomas J Barth, Mark T Green et al.ARTICLEPublic Administration Review1999Cited by: 3

  • Race: Constructs and Dilemmas

    Open AccessDonald L Gabard, Terry L CooperARTICLEAdministration & Society1998Cited by: 1References: 14

    The concept of race, from a scientific perspective, has such poor construct validity and reliability that there is a growing consensus that the term should be abandoned. It is the premise of this article that the concept of race is not only a scientific construct but also a social construct and a policy construct. It is argued through an ethical analysis that the premature abandonment of the scientific construct of race, especially in epidemiolog…

  • Values in Flux: Administrative Ethics and the Hong Kong Public Servant

    Open AccessTerry T Lui, Terry L CooperARTICLEAdministration & Society1997Cited by: 2References: 11

    The ethical orientations of senior civil servants in Hong Kong are examined using survey datafrom a sample of279 officials involved in advanced training and university professional training programs. These public officials were found to identify strongly with the classical ideal constituted by administrative neutrality, loyalty to hierarchy, and respect for organizational rules. However, indications of more assertive personal values independent o…

  • Bureaucracy, Democracy and Administrative Ethics: A Study of Public Service Values in Hong Kong

    Open AccessTerry T Lui, Terry L CooperARTICLEInternational Review of…1996Cited by: 1References: 10

  • The Paradox of Responsibility: An Enigma

    Terry L CooperARTICLEPublic Administration Review1996References: 1

  • Ideals and Conventions: Ethics for Public Administrators

    Willa Bruce, James S Bowman et al.ARTICLEPublic Administration Review1995

  • Exemplary Public Administrators: Character and Leadership in Government

    Lawrence L Downey, Terry L Cooper et al.ARTICLEPublic Productivity & Management…1992