Gary Wamsley
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Gary Wamsley is public administration specialist and professor emeritus at Virginia Tech
's Center for Public Administration and Policy
. He is perhaps best known as the coordinating editor of Refounding Public Administration
, a work that followed from a well-known public administration paper called the Blacksburg Manifesto. He has also for many years edited the journal Administration & Society
.
He received his bachelor's degree and master's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles
, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh
.
Wamsley was a student of Charles Perrow
and a co-author with Mayer Zald
. As with many scholars of his generation in the field of public administration, he is deeply influenced by Dwight Waldo
.
As a budget theorist, Wamsley's work built on a framework started by Aaron Wildavsky
. In recent years, Wamsley has discussed budgeting in terms of the sociology of Erving Goffman
and used other innovative approaches to underscore the political and theatrical nature of budget formation in government.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in...
's Center for Public Administration and Policy
Center for Public Administration and Policy
The Center for Public Administration and Policy, or CPAP, is an academic department focused on public administration and policy at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. It is known for strong advocacy of an agential and moral perspective on government...
. He is perhaps best known as the coordinating editor of Refounding Public Administration
Refounding Public Administration
Refounding Public Administration is a noted text in the public administration field that formulated a multi-faceted argument that government is properly an agential and active servant of the public good. It is among a very few books that have been pivotal in defining public administration as a...
, a work that followed from a well-known public administration paper called the Blacksburg Manifesto. He has also for many years edited the journal Administration & Society
Administration & Society
Administration and Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Public Administration. The journal's editor is Gary L. Wamsley...
.
He received his bachelor's degree and master's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
.
Wamsley was a student of Charles Perrow
Charles Perrow
Charles B. Perrow is an emeritus professor of sociology at Yale University and visiting professor at Stanford University. He is the author of several books and many articles on organizations, and is primarily concerned with the impact of large organizations on society.-Academic appointments:After...
and a co-author with Mayer Zald
Mayer Zald
Mayer Zald is a professor emeritus of sociology, social work and business administration at the University of Michigan.He is noted for contributions to the sociology of organizations and social movements....
. As with many scholars of his generation in the field of public administration, he is deeply influenced by Dwight Waldo
Dwight Waldo
Dwight Waldo was an American political scientist and is perhaps the defining figure in modern public administration. Waldo's career was often directed against a scientific/technical portrayal of bureaucracy and government that now suggests the term public management as opposed to public...
.
As a budget theorist, Wamsley's work built on a framework started by Aaron Wildavsky
Aaron Wildavsky
Aaron Wildavsky was an American political scientist known for his pioneering work in public policy, government budgeting, and risk management....
. In recent years, Wamsley has discussed budgeting in terms of the sociology of Erving Goffman
Erving Goffman
Erving Goffman was a Canadian-born sociologist and writer.The 73rd president of American Sociological Association, Goffman's greatest contribution to social theory is his study of symbolic interaction in the form of dramaturgical perspective that began with his 1959 book The Presentation of Self...
and used other innovative approaches to underscore the political and theatrical nature of budget formation in government.