Guest Editors' Introduction: Indigenous Resurgence and Resilience in Canadian Public Administration

Kenneth Kernaghan and Canadian Public Administration: Editor's Note and Remembrances

From an uncomfortable conversation to a productive strategic dialogue

This article introduces the miyo‐wîcêhtowin Hiring Framework, an Indigenous‐led, values‐based model developed to transform public sector hiring practices. Grounded in Cree teachings of “building good relations,” the framework emerged from a mixed‐methods analysis of over 1,500 municipal job descriptions from the City of Saskatoon. The study uncovered systemic bias across categories such as age, race, ability, language, and education, revealing how hiring language can exclude Indigenous peoples and other equity‐deserving groups. Drawing on Critical Race Theory, intersectionality, discourse analysis, and human rights frameworks, the research repositions hiring as a relational and governance act—not a neutral HR function. The miyo‐wîcêhtowin Hiring Framework offers practical tools and cultural principles to reimagine hiring systems grounded in respect, reciprocity, and Indigenous resurgence. It calls on public institutions to move beyond symbolic REDI commitments toward structural change by embedding Indigenous worldviews and leadership into recruitment processes, advancing equity and self‐determination in Canadian public administration.

Introduction to Canadian Public Administration in the Twenty-First Century, Charles Conteh New Public Governance: The Changing Landscape of Canadian Public Administration, Frank Ohemeng Policy Advice and New Political Governance: Revisiting the Orthodox, Jonathan Craft Deep and Wide: Citizen Engagement in the Era of Social Media, Rachel Laforest Is There a Canadian Model of Public Administration? Lessons from a Cross- Canada Comparison of Budget Management and Performance, Benoit Rigaud, Paul-Emile Arsenault, and Louis Cote First Nations Public Administration, Christa Scholtz Environmental Governance, Public Action Tools, and Public Participation: The Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement and the Regie de l'energie (Quebec), Louis Simard Reengaging with Our Roots: The Critical Past (and Future) of Public Administration, Jonathan Paquette Governmental Priorities and Administrative Rhetoric: The Case of Briefing Notes, Jean-Francois Savard and Christiane Melancon Public Policy Analysis and Management at the Crossroads: An Epistemological Investigation of Ethics and Public Action, Magaly Brodeur Foresight: Constructing Futures in Public Administration, Ian Roberge and Bethan Dinning Concluding Thoughts on Canadian Public Administration in the Twenty-First Century, Charles Conteh and Ian Roberge (Editors) Index

One of the defining characteristics of Canadian Public Administration is its singular coverage of topics. In this research, we extend Wake Carroll and Kpessa’s (2007) work to see if the themes found in Canadian Public Administration (CPA) for the 2008‐2016 period are in line with the topics published for the 2000‐2006 period. We also compare the contemporary topics published in CPA to the Australian Journal of Public Administration (AJPA). We then surveyed Canadian public servants about their interests. Our results show that they express more interest towards the themes published in CPA in the last decade than during 2001‐2006, and more interest than the ones published in AJPA in the last decade.

Value for Many: The Institute of Public Administration of Canada, 1947–1997/ D'une grande valeur pour beaucoup: L'lnstitut d'administration publique du Canada, 1947–1997. Monographs in Canadian Public Administration ‐No. 21. By Don Seymour WilsonThe Federal Court of Canada: A History, 1875–1992Byian bushnell. Public Management and Administrative Reform in Western Europe Edited by Walter J. M. kickert. Governments, Parties, and Public Sector Employees: Canada, United States, Britain, and France By ANDRE BLAIS, DONALD E. BLAKE and ST#EABPHANE DION. Dilemmas of Urban Economic Development: Issues in Theory and Practice Edited by richard d. binghamand Robert mier

This research note assesses the influence of Canadian public administration research on the global study of public administration. Citation data from the Web of Science database is used to assess the reach of the Canadian public administration literature outside Canada. The research analyzes citations of the journal Canadian Public Administration by calculating an external citation ratio to explore articles cited heavily domestically and abroad. Scholars around the globe look to Canada for insights on topics including accountability and the performance of various government reforms; but, the global public administration community can benefit from a more careful reading of what Canada can tell us about federalism, capacity for policy analysis, and government reform. Article characteristics including age and foreign authorship are related to the scope of external citations. The inquiry advances our understanding of how scholarship in Canadian public administration is influencing the global dialogue on governance and public management.

Books reviewed in this article:Fragile Bastion: Judicial Independence in the Nineties and Beyond H CUNNINGHAM (ed.)Policy and Change: The Howard Mandate SCOTT PRASSER and GRAEME STARR (eds)Genesis, Termination and Succession in the Life Cycle of Organizations: The Case of the Maritime Resource Management Service M PAUL BROWN (Monographs on Canadian Public Administration — No. 19)Managerialism: The Great Debate M CONSIDINE and M PAINTER (eds)The Chance of Politics PAUL HASLUCK (ed.)Health Policy in Australia H. GARDNER (ed.)

In this interesting and clearly written book, the university-based authors carefully conduct the reader through the labyrinth of theory and research on leadership. Much of the historical and current literature is reviewed, from Machiavelli to guidance of quality circles. . . The authors develop the argument that leadership research would benefit if culture--at both the national and organizational levels--were more tightly integrated into leadership theory. . . Graduate students and their teachers in organizational sociology, psychology, and management will find this a useful --Choice A valuable resource not only for academic researchers but for practicing managers and professionals involved in international management and cross-cultural activities. Overall, the authors have produced a stimulating book that examines leadership and leadership research from a multidimensional approach. Their implications are critical for continued leadership research, particularly issues such as leadership training and the management of culturally diverse organizations. --Journal of Organizational Behavior There is much to admire in this book. It is comprehensive and yet concise. . . . The literature review section contains good summaries and critiques of both original work and secondary studies which are easily digestible to non-psychologists. The material is well organized, with regular summaries of the argument and there is even the odd flash of humour. If you only read one book on leadership, read this one. . . . It will certainly provide you with a better understanding of the subtleties of the processes at work and the difficulties involved in conceptualizing them. --The Journal ofIndustrial Relations An extremely highly organised short text. . . . It summarizes existing research in considerable detail and does it well. . . . The emphasis on the contingency approach and the cross-cultural dimension particularly impressed me. MBA students will find this book very useful.... --Journal of General Management An extensive, thorough critique. . .. This fresh look at the theory of leadership, with its emphasis on the complex environment in which leaders operate, is highly relevant for today's managers who increasingly must operate across national and organisational cultural boundaries. --Management Education & Development A valuable advance of thinking and research in the field of leadership studies. The reader has the sense of dealing with a lasting contribution to leadership research, rather than one that is merely popular. It is this sense that makes the effort of reading this scholarly treatise worthwhile. The theory of leadership presented in this book is attractive, comprehensive, and promising. It should be valuable to managers and researchers alike. It is an important contribution to our knowledge of leadership in an increasingly international and multicultural world, where management and leadership skills are critical to our future. --Canadian Public Administration How important is effective leadership to a society, an organization, or a group? How does one define effective leadership? And, how does the concept of leadership differ from culture to culture? Leadership, Organizations, and Culture offers a fresh, penetrating, analysis on leadership across a broad range of topics and cultures. Beginning with a concise historical overview of leadership, thistimely volume continues by outlining and thoroughly examining several leadership theories (Fiedler's Contingency Theory, the Path-Goal Theory, and the Vroom-Yetton Theory). Then, moving from the realm of theory to actual practice, the authors explore various aspects of leadership itself, including: event management, charisma, negotiating, superior-subordinate relationships, leadership training, and the cultural differences of leadership. Unique in its attention to theory, practice, and cultural differences, this impressive volume offers managers, researchers, scholars, practitioners, and students the most comprehensive study done to date on the nature of leadership.

Everybody Knows: Cynicism in America, william chaloupkaThe New Public Organization. Monographs on Canadian Public Administration ‐ No. 24, KENNETH KERNAGHAN, BKIAN MARSON and SANDFOKD BORINSLe commerce international: théories, politiques et perspectives industrielles, EMMANUEL NYAHOHO et PIERRE‐PAUL PROULX.Comparing Federal Systems, RONALD L. WATTSStretching the Federation: The Art of the State in Canada, ROBERT YOUNG

Public administrators receive conflicting signals on the transformative benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the counternarratives of AI’s ethical impacts on society and democracy. Against this backdrop, this paper explores the factors that affect the sensemaking of AI benefits in Canadian public administration. A mixed-method research design using PLS-SEM (n = 272) and interviews (n = 38) tests and explains the effect of institutional and consultant pressures on the perceived benefits of AI use. The quantitative study shows only service coercive pressures have a significant effect on perceived benefits of AI use and consultant pressures are significant in generating all institutional pressures. The qualitative study explains the results and highlights the underlying mechanisms. The key conclusion is that in the earlier stages of AI adoption, demand pull is the main driver rather than technology push. A processual sensemaking model is developed extending the theory on institutions and sensemaking. And several managerial implications are discussed.

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In recent decades, public administration scholars have described the field’s history in differing ways, although all have insisted on focusing on the dominant voices in the field. For instance, when Henry undertook an intellectual history of the field, the irresistible notion of the paradigm contributed to the reinforcement of the more established conceptions of the discipline (Henry 1975; Cameron 1982). Canadian public administrationIntroduction ....................................................................................................141 Unearthing Our Critical Roots and Renegotiating Our Academic Ethos ..............................................................................................143 Histories of the Field: The Mirror Stage ......................................................144 Lessons from the Fabians: A Different Narrative and Ethos for Public Administration .............................................................................148

This article takes a comparative look at the development of the public administration discipline in three countries: Australia, Brazil and Canada. The nature of the international public administration academic community is assessed through content analysis of articles in the Australian Journal of Public Administration (AJPA), Revista de Administração Pública (RAP), and Canadian Public Administration (CPA). The method is based on that used by existing United States (US) research, allowing for comparison with that national context. The focus is on the diffusion of theoretical approaches between these national contexts, assessing whether the international public administration discipline better approximates an epistemic community, in which theoretical approaches move seamlessly between the national contexts; or a ‘Tower of Babel’, in which the different national contexts remain largely isolated.