Governance in Dark Times: Practical Philosophy for Public Service

Stivers writes wonderfully, weaving philosophies of Arendt, Kant, Foucault, Hobbes, Heidegger, and Dewey into an analysis of important demands currently confronting the public administration. She draws normative principles from our tradition of political ideas to specify a path for reforms to the existing administrative ethos, practices, and institutions. Quite remarkably, her book is comprehensive yet accessible. It covers key historical, empirical, and theoretical points while not glossing over too much detail. Moreover, this book has a literary quality to it--a quality that is most rare among books in public administration. While achieving a practical end, Stivers creates haunting metaphors of light and dark that serve as her book's leitmotif. For more, see the full review by GENEVIEVE FUJI JOHNSON, Simon Fraser University in Governance. Paste following link in your browser: [...]