John A Rohr
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 290338 |
|---|---|
| NOME | John A Rohr |
| PRENOMES | John A |
| SOBRENOME | Rohr |
| ASSINATURA | ROHR J A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Virginia Tech |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 42 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 36 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 42 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1967 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2010 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Recovering, Restoring, and Renewing the Foundations of American Public Administration
Public administration continues to face an identity crisis that turns on the question of whether the animating principles of the discipline are to be discovered in the political foundations of a given regime, or whether they are to be found in more universal and transcendent principles of scientific management. Herbert J. Storing reframed the identity crisis as a problem arising from America's constitutional system of governance. In doing so, he …
The United States Public Service Academy
French Deontology
Ethics and Comparative Administration
This commentary invites readers to consider the merits of approaching administrative ethics in constitutional terms. Relying on his familiarity with French and American constitutional traditions, the author provides a concrete example of constitutionally based ethics in a comparative context. Following Tocqueville's advice to learn about one's own country by studying another, he concludes the essay by showing how the French strong-state tradition…
On Cooper's “Big Questions”
This is a commentary on Terry Cooper's effort to identify the “big questions” in administrative ethics to effect a more “focused, collaborative effort” in the ethics field. Although the author supports the thrust of Cooper's argument, he points out certain limitations therein
Activist Lawyers Repent
Books reviewed in this article:Ross Sandler and David Schoenbrod, Democracy By Decree: What Happens When Courts Run Government
Ethics and Constitutional Reform
The constitution of Thailand, ratified in 1997, was drawn up to combat long-standing problems of corruption that had seriously compromised Thai democracy for decades. This commentary examines a dramatic controversy that arose when a fundamental political principle (majority rule) clashed with a no less fundamental ethical standard (rule of law), both of which enjoyed the prestige of constitutional status. It presents a concrete example of what ha…
Dicey’s Ghost and Administrative Law
Albert Venn Dicey, the great British constitutional scholar of the 19th century, is best known in the field of administrative law for his denial of even the possibility of administrative law in common-law countries. This article puts Dicey’s famous denial in a context that establishes the relevance of his constitutional scholarship for contemporary administrative law. Examples are drawn from the United Kingdom and the United States to support thi…
Musings on the State
The Ethical Aftermath of Privatization and Contracting Out
The pronounced tendency in recent years to blur the distinction between public and private sectors has affected constitutional law along with the rest of American society. This article examines some of the ethical implications of the constitutional arguments developed by the justices of the Supreme Court in their efforts to resolve controversies arising from privatization and the contracting of government services to commercial enterprises. The l…
How responsible is 'responsive' government
The work of John Rohr focuses primarily upon the constitutional dimension of the work of public servants, most particularly, but not exclusively, career civil servants employed in central government. In stressing public service ethics as a form of constitutional practice Rohr's aim is to help reinforce the legitimate role of career public servants in government and to remind practising public bureaucrats (and academics and politicians) of the nob…
Rediscovering the Lost World of Public Service Ethics
Current Canadian Constitutionalism and the 1865 Confederation Debates
The purpose of this article is to examine the debates of 1865 in the hope of illuminating some dark corners of the exhausting constitutional quarrels that have dominated Canadian politics for the past two decades. By the Confederation debates of 1865, I mean the debates of the 8th Provincial Parliament of Canada, which were held during February and March of 1865 in Quebec City. These debates focused on a set of resolutions adopted by delegates fr…
Europe
Public Administration and Comparative Constitutionalism
As men and women with an abiding commitment to public service, the participants in this symposium will surely be forgiven if they occasionally yield to the temptation to paraphrase Charles Dickens by saying: It is the worst of times; it is the worst of times. But even the worst of times has something to offer those blessed with a sanguine temperament. Banished to the fringe of events, we need not pass our days languishing in irrelevance. Instead,…
Thatcher, Reagan, Mulroney
Journal Article Thatcher, Reagan, Mulroney: In Search of a New Bureaucracy. By Donald J. Savoie. (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994. x, 414 pp. Cloth, $49.95, ISBN 0-8229-3775-1. Paper, $22.95, ISBN 0-8229-5519-9.) Get access John A. Rohr John A. Rohr Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 82, Issue 4, March 19…
The President's Salary
Journal Article The President's Salary: A Study in Constitutional Declension, 1789–1990. By James F. Vivian. (New York: Garland, 1993. x, 170 pp. $37.00, ISBN 0-8153-1249-0.) Get access John A. Rohr John A. Rohr Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 4, March 1995, Page 1691, https://doi.org/10.…
Executive Power and Republican Principles at the Founding of the Fifth Republic
This article examines the understanding of executive power in the debates at the founding of the Fifth Republic in 1958. The examination discovered a concept of executive power quite different from the real executive power revealed in the history of the Fifth Republic. The framers of the constitution intended to place the prime minister at the head of the executive power and to shield him from removal by the President of the Republic. The direct …
Public Administration and the French State
The President and Public Administration
Toward a More Perfect Union
Books in review
French Constitutionalism and the Administrative State
This article examines the relationships between constitutionalism and public administration through a comparative textual analysis of the constitutions of the Fifth French Republic and the United States. Particular emphasis is placed on the exceptional powers of the presidents of the two countries, the influence of the executive power on the respective legislative processes, and the practical significance of the divided executive power in France …
(Re)Founding the Field
Ethical Issues in French Public Administration
administrators face stricter enforcement ofpostemployment regulations. Wbile allowing tbeir civil servants topartake in a more active political life than do their U.S. counterparts, the Frencb impose a complicated and somewhat amorphous standard ofpolitical neutrality that Robr questions on several grounds. Robrfinds differences regarding oatb requirements that are rooted in the historical experiences of eacb society. Finally, Robr contends that …
Bureaucratic Morality in the United States
This paper argues that the responsible use of administrative discretion is the most fundamental ethical issue for American bureaucrats; more fundamental than such highly visible issues as conflict of interest and financial disclosure. The argument is supported by references to academic literature, examples in administrative practice, and an analysis of the purpose behind the establishment of the Senior Executive Service in the Civil Service Refor…
How responsible is 'responsive' government
The work of John Rohr focuses primarily upon the constitutional dimension of the work of public servants, most particularly, but not exclusively, career civil servants employed in central government. In stressing public service ethics as a form of constitutional practice Rohr's aim is to help reinforce the legitimate role of career public servants in government and to remind practising public bureaucrats (and academics and politicians) of the nob…
Ethics for the Senior Executive Service
The Senior Executive Service (SES), the showcase of the Civil Service Reform Act, has been caught up in controversies on the degree to which it will "politicize" the higher reaches of the career civil service. This article argues that the creation of the SES represents a formal recognition of the higher civil service as an institution of government with significant normative consequences for those who hold these positions. Chief among these conse…
On Cooper's “Big Questions”
This is a commentary on Terry Cooper's effort to identify the “big questions” in administrative ethics to effect a more “focused, collaborative effort” in the ethics field. Although the author supports the thrust of Cooper's argument, he points out certain limitations therein
Public Administration, Executive Power, and Constitutional Confusion
Ethics and Comparative Administration
This commentary invites readers to consider the merits of approaching administrative ethics in constitutional terms. Relying on his familiarity with French and American constitutional traditions, the author provides a concrete example of constitutionally based ethics in a comparative context. Following Tocqueville's advice to learn about one's own country by studying another, he concludes the essay by showing how the French strong-state tradition…
Applying the Categorical Imperative to Policy Evaluation
The fundamental flaw in the Portis and Davis article is the failure to show (1) that policy evaluation clients share the authors' expectation of social science and (2) that the authors' imperative is truly categorical
Religious Toleration in St. Augustine
Religious Toleration in St. Augustine Get access John A. Rohr, S.J. John A. Rohr, S.J. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 9, Issue 1, Winter 1967, Pages 51–70, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/9.1.51 Published: 01 January 1967
Musings on the State
The Ethical Aftermath of Privatization and Contracting Out
The pronounced tendency in recent years to blur the distinction between public and private sectors has affected constitutional law along with the rest of American society. This article examines some of the ethical implications of the constitutional arguments developed by the justices of the Supreme Court in their efforts to resolve controversies arising from privatization and the contracting of government services to commercial enterprises. The l…
Executive Power and Republican Principles at the Founding of the Fifth Republic
This article examines the understanding of executive power in the debates at the founding of the Fifth Republic in 1958. The examination discovered a concept of executive power quite different from the real executive power revealed in the history of the Fifth Republic. The framers of the constitution intended to place the prime minister at the head of the executive power and to shield him from removal by the President of the Republic. The direct …
The President and Public Administration
(Re)Founding the Field
Values, Truth, and Administration
Just Wars and Selective Objectors
Whenever Americans have gone to war, the problem presented by the conscientious objector (CO) has always arisen. Various solutions have been tried but until the present war in Vietnam the problem has always focused on men who were opposed to bearing arms in any war. Today, as in the past, there is no dearth of such men, but in addition to the traditional pacifist, a new type of CO has arisen—the selective conscientious objector (SCO) whose scrupl…
Religious Toleration in St. Augustine
Religious Toleration in St. Augustine Get access John A. Rohr, S.J. John A. Rohr, S.J. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 9, Issue 1, Winter 1967, Pages 51–70, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/9.1.51 Published: 01 January 1967
Just Wars and Selective Objectors
Whenever Americans have gone to war, the problem presented by the conscientious objector (CO) has always arisen. Various solutions have been tried but until the present war in Vietnam the problem has always focused on men who were opposed to bearing arms in any war. Today, as in the past, there is no dearth of such men, but in addition to the traditional pacifist, a new type of CO has arisen—the selective conscientious objector (SCO) whose scrupl…
Prophets without Honor
Privacy
Safe to Exhale
Ethics for the Senior Executive Service
The Senior Executive Service (SES), the showcase of the Civil Service Reform Act, has been caught up in controversies on the degree to which it will "politicize" the higher reaches of the career civil service. This article argues that the creation of the SES represents a formal recognition of the higher civil service as an institution of government with significant normative consequences for those who hold these positions. Chief among these conse…
Values, Truth, and Administration
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
The Constitution in Public Administration
Applying the Categorical Imperative to Policy Evaluation
The fundamental flaw in the Portis and Davis article is the failure to show (1) that policy evaluation clients share the authors' expectation of social science and (2) that the authors' imperative is truly categorical
Working Group 1, Adapting Theories of Public Administration to the Emerging Role of Citizens
ROHR: We decided there are at least four models that guided our pleasant and somewhat meandering discussion. One was institutional/structural, the second was system design, the third was organizational learning, calling on Argyris in particular, and the fourth was values and ethics. We did not take up one model after the other in an orderly fashion. Rather, the models surfaced at the end of our discussion when we tried to reflect on what we had d…
Civil Servants and Second-Class Citizens
racy. Rather than trying to eliminate or fix the paradox, why don't we just find a way to live with it? Our discussion displays a bias for intellectual rationality. We speak of improving citizenship by the verbal articulation of intellectual rationality. There is also emotional rationality, you know. Feelings have legitimacy, too, and there is a process of non-verbal articulation we need to be aware of. I submit that citizens are much better at e…
The Poetry of the Constitution
Bureaucratic Morality in the United States
This paper argues that the responsible use of administrative discretion is the most fundamental ethical issue for American bureaucrats; more fundamental than such highly visible issues as conflict of interest and financial disclosure. The argument is supported by references to academic literature, examples in administrative practice, and an analysis of the purpose behind the establishment of the Senior Executive Service in the Civil Service Refor…
Public Administration, Executive Power, and Constitutional Confusion
British and American Approaches to Public Service Ethics
(Re)Founding the Field
Ethical Issues in French Public Administration
administrators face stricter enforcement ofpostemployment regulations. Wbile allowing tbeir civil servants topartake in a more active political life than do their U.S. counterparts, the Frencb impose a complicated and somewhat amorphous standard ofpolitical neutrality that Robr questions on several grounds. Robrfinds differences regarding oatb requirements that are rooted in the historical experiences of eacb society. Finally, Robr contends that …
Comparative Government and Administration
Books in review
French Constitutionalism and the Administrative State
This article examines the relationships between constitutionalism and public administration through a comparative textual analysis of the constitutions of the Fifth French Republic and the United States. Particular emphasis is placed on the exceptional powers of the presidents of the two countries, the influence of the executive power on the respective legislative processes, and the practical significance of the divided executive power in France …
Public Administration and the French State
The President and Public Administration
Toward a More Perfect Union
Executive Power and Republican Principles at the Founding of the Fifth Republic
This article examines the understanding of executive power in the debates at the founding of the Fifth Republic in 1958. The examination discovered a concept of executive power quite different from the real executive power revealed in the history of the Fifth Republic. The framers of the constitution intended to place the prime minister at the head of the executive power and to shield him from removal by the President of the Republic. The direct …
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