Social Equity in the Public Administration Classroom

This compelling book explores the dimensions of social equity by asking the leading equity scholars to reflect on the responsibility for social equity and how equity can be achieved.

Social equity is concerned with fairness in the development and administration of public policies. Despite its importance, there has always been an uneasiness in how equity is discussed and obtained. While we acknowledge that social equity is important, we have struggled in our efforts to achieve it. The inequities in our society and the lack of a concerted effort to address the problems have only become prominent due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement. Each of the chapters in this volume pays particular attention to how social equity can be effectively incorporated into the classroom. This book is a rare opportunity to shape the conversation about social equity and provide a venue for dialogue around the questions of what, why, and how we teach about equity.

This book is an insightful resource for researchers and scholars of Politics and Public Administration. The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of Public Affairs Education.

Michaela E. Abbott is a PhD Candidate in Public Administration at NC State University USA. She is a Doctoral Fellow of the Municipal Research Lab and the Editorial Assistant for the Journal of Public Affairs Education.

Bruce D. McDonald III is Associate Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance at NC State University, USA. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Public Administration, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education, and General Editor for both the Routledge Public Affairs Education Book Series and the Routledge Public Budgeting and Finance Book Series.

William Hatcher is Professor of Public Administration and Chair of the Department of Social Sciences at Augusta University, USA. He also serves as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education and is the General Editor for the Routledge Public Affairs Education Book Series.