Alasdair Roberts
@alasdairroberts.bsky.social
Professor of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Latest book: "The Adaptable Country." Details at www.alasdairroberts.ca.
Looking forward to this event with @evertlindquistuvic.bsky.social at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social on Tuesday
October 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Looking forward to this event with @evertlindquistuvic.bsky.social at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social on Tuesday
I'm looking forward to giving a presentation by Zoom to public policy faculty at the American University in Cairo next Wednesday, September 17. Zoom link here if you are interested.
September 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I'm looking forward to giving a presentation by Zoom to public policy faculty at the American University in Cairo next Wednesday, September 17. Zoom link here if you are interested.
My article "False globalism: Public administration in the United States in the twenty-first century," originally published in January, is now open access -- read online or download for free here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
July 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
My article "False globalism: Public administration in the United States in the twenty-first century," originally published in January, is now open access -- read online or download for free here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In my article "The Crisis of Design in American Government," published last week, I discuss the dangers of centralization, especially when combined with Trumpian populism at the center, in an era of climate change. Full article here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
July 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In my article "The Crisis of Design in American Government," published last week, I discuss the dangers of centralization, especially when combined with Trumpian populism at the center, in an era of climate change. Full article here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
James Reston in the New York Times, 50 years ago today.
June 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
James Reston in the New York Times, 50 years ago today.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong has NASPAA accreditation, and this statement is consistent with NASPAA's own view that democracy, human rights, and academic freedom are merely "ideological" concerns that should not influence accreditation decisions in any way.
June 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Chinese University of Hong Kong has NASPAA accreditation, and this statement is consistent with NASPAA's own view that democracy, human rights, and academic freedom are merely "ideological" concerns that should not influence accreditation decisions in any way.
reviewing the proofs for my Levine Lecture at @au-spa.bsky.social in May -- should be published (open access) soon
June 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
reviewing the proofs for my Levine Lecture at @au-spa.bsky.social in May -- should be published (open access) soon
In a note distributed today, the accrediting organization for public policy schools, NASPAA, explains why its standards omit reference to academic freedom, the rule of law, or human rights: that would be "ideological."
But the standards do include DEI, which of course is not ideological at all.
But the standards do include DEI, which of course is not ideological at all.
June 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
In a note distributed today, the accrediting organization for public policy schools, NASPAA, explains why its standards omit reference to academic freedom, the rule of law, or human rights: that would be "ideological."
But the standards do include DEI, which of course is not ideological at all.
But the standards do include DEI, which of course is not ideological at all.
Well, not exactly unprecedented. Douglas MacArthur led tanks down Pennsylvania Avenue in 1932 to break up protests by WWI veterans. This excerpt is from the NY American, July 29, 1932
June 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Well, not exactly unprecedented. Douglas MacArthur led tanks down Pennsylvania Avenue in 1932 to break up protests by WWI veterans. This excerpt is from the NY American, July 29, 1932
Science academies of the G7 issue a statement in defense of academic freedom, saying that it is a "critical element of free and democratic society."
June 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Science academies of the G7 issue a statement in defense of academic freedom, saying that it is a "critical element of free and democratic society."
Here's a short video from the Writers' Trust of Canada about my book "The Adaptable Country" from @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social
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May 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Here's a short video from the Writers' Trust of Canada about my book "The Adaptable Country" from @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social
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x.com/writerstrust...
SANPA webinar on DEMOCRACY on 27 May 2025 at 7.30 pm Bangladesh time -- Zoom details in this graphic
May 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
SANPA webinar on DEMOCRACY on 27 May 2025 at 7.30 pm Bangladesh time -- Zoom details in this graphic
I spoke with Mercedes Stephenson on @globalnews.ca's The West Block about my book "The Adaptable Country" @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social and Mark Carney's trip to DC. Full video here, starts around minute 17.
globalnews.ca/video/111629...
globalnews.ca/video/111629...
May 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I spoke with Mercedes Stephenson on @globalnews.ca's The West Block about my book "The Adaptable Country" @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social and Mark Carney's trip to DC. Full video here, starts around minute 17.
globalnews.ca/video/111629...
globalnews.ca/video/111629...
Thanks to the National Affairs quarterly for noting my working paper "The Broken Republic" in their recent roundup
www.nationalaffairs.com/blog/detail/...
www.nationalaffairs.com/blog/detail/...
May 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Thanks to the National Affairs quarterly for noting my working paper "The Broken Republic" in their recent roundup
www.nationalaffairs.com/blog/detail/...
www.nationalaffairs.com/blog/detail/...
Dates set for the next Global Conference on Transparency Research, at @carleton.ca in Ottawa
May 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Dates set for the next Global Conference on Transparency Research, at @carleton.ca in Ottawa
"The Adaptable Country" from @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social is noted in the current newsletter from Literary Review of Canada:
reviewcanada.substack.com/p/bookworm-n...
reviewcanada.substack.com/p/bookworm-n...
April 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"The Adaptable Country" from @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social is noted in the current newsletter from Literary Review of Canada:
reviewcanada.substack.com/p/bookworm-n...
reviewcanada.substack.com/p/bookworm-n...
INDIA LAB | Webinar Series on Health Inequities in the Global South
Moderated by Purendra Prasad, Fulbright Nehru Visiting Chair, School of Public Policy
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 @ 10 AM
Via Zoom: umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/91615282866
Moderated by Purendra Prasad, Fulbright Nehru Visiting Chair, School of Public Policy
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 @ 10 AM
Via Zoom: umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/91615282866
April 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
INDIA LAB | Webinar Series on Health Inequities in the Global South
Moderated by Purendra Prasad, Fulbright Nehru Visiting Chair, School of Public Policy
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 @ 10 AM
Via Zoom: umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/91615282866
Moderated by Purendra Prasad, Fulbright Nehru Visiting Chair, School of Public Policy
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 @ 10 AM
Via Zoom: umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/91615282866
Tribute to Christopher Hood this Friday on Zoom:
Challenging Narratives, Studying the Long-Term, and Crossing Disciplines
Friday April 4th 2025
11.00 London
12.00 CET
huji.zoom.us/j/8684747960...
Challenging Narratives, Studying the Long-Term, and Crossing Disciplines
Friday April 4th 2025
11.00 London
12.00 CET
huji.zoom.us/j/8684747960...
March 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Tribute to Christopher Hood this Friday on Zoom:
Challenging Narratives, Studying the Long-Term, and Crossing Disciplines
Friday April 4th 2025
11.00 London
12.00 CET
huji.zoom.us/j/8684747960...
Challenging Narratives, Studying the Long-Term, and Crossing Disciplines
Friday April 4th 2025
11.00 London
12.00 CET
huji.zoom.us/j/8684747960...
I've revised my paper on the American constitutional crisis. The conclusion has been overhauled and I have revised some other passages in response to comments. Updated draft available here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
March 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I've revised my paper on the American constitutional crisis. The conclusion has been overhauled and I have revised some other passages in response to comments. Updated draft available here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Just signed this open letter calling for the establishment of a royal commission on Canada's future
uniweb.uottawa.ca/sites/Open-L...
uniweb.uottawa.ca/sites/Open-L...
March 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Just signed this open letter calling for the establishment of a royal commission on Canada's future
uniweb.uottawa.ca/sites/Open-L...
uniweb.uottawa.ca/sites/Open-L...
I enjoyed moderating the opening panel for this year's Sunshine Fest FOI conference in Washington today, featuring Bob Gellman, Toby Mendel, Megan Rhyne and Daniel Schuman
March 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I enjoyed moderating the opening panel for this year's Sunshine Fest FOI conference in Washington today, featuring Bob Gellman, Toby Mendel, Megan Rhyne and Daniel Schuman
Thanks to Prof. Richard Peltz-Steele for the invitation to talk at UMass Law School today. I talked about the American constitutional crisis, drawing on my current @ssrn.bsky.social working paper, and got lots of great comments. Paper available here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
March 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Thanks to Prof. Richard Peltz-Steele for the invitation to talk at UMass Law School today. I talked about the American constitutional crisis, drawing on my current @ssrn.bsky.social working paper, and got lots of great comments. Paper available here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
From the editorial:
March 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
From the editorial:
I've revised my working paper, "The tragedy of the republic." I've overhauled the conclusion and several other passages. It's a working draft, and comments are appreciated. Available here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
March 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I've revised my working paper, "The tragedy of the republic." I've overhauled the conclusion and several other passages. It's a working draft, and comments are appreciated. Available here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
March 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM