Taking Behavior Literally
Taking “Behavioral” in Behavioral Public Administration Literally
Behavioral Public Administration is an interdisciplinary field that takes insights from many social sciences. The purpose of this symposium is two-fold:
- To showcase Behavioral Public Administration research that takes ‘behavioral’ literally by focusing on revealed behavior as the explanatory or explained variable, and
- To explore the different meanings of “behavioral” across the disciplines that contribute to Behavioral Public Administration and how these could be infused to the study of Behavioral Public Administration.
The symposium especially features research papers that takes the term “behavioral” in Behavioral Public Administration literally—what affects behaviors and what do behaviors affect?
Symposium guest editors
Kevin Smith
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ulrich Jensen
Arizona State University
Joanna Lahey
Texas A&M University & NBER
Symposium introduction: Taking behavior literally in BPA
Kevin B. Smith, Ulrich T. Jensen and Joanna N. Lahey
Journal of Behavioral Public Administration (2024) 7: 1-4.
Bringing “behavioral” fully into Behavioral Public Administration
Daniel Banko-Ferran, Leila Bengali and Syon Bhanot
Journal of Behavioral Public Administration (2023) 6: 1-8.
Revisiting our assumptions about the nature of man: Insights and implications of Behavioral Genetics for Behavioral Public Administration
Christoffer Florczak
Journal of Behavioral Public Administration (2023) 6: 1-16.
Simon’s behavior and Waldo’s public: The ABCS model of public behavior and social interactions
Zachary Mohr and Jourdan Davis
Journal of Behavioral Public Administration (2023) 6: 1-9.
Do public housing agencies discriminate against latinos? A large-scale replication study to assess discrimination
Michelangelo Landgrave, Nicholas Weller and Jacob Authement
Journal of Behavioral Public Administration (2023) 6: 1-25.
Developing the field of Behavioral Nonprofit Management
Heng Qu and Dyana Mason
Journal of Behavioral Public Administration (2023) 6: 1-12.
Strategic representation in public sector strategic planning
Sean Webeck and Laura Armey
Journal of Behavioral Public Administration (2023) 6: 1-22.
What is behavioral in Policy Studies?
Michael Howlett and Ching Leong
Journal of Behavioral Public Administration (2022) 5: 1-21.
