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Governance Research Cluster
The Governance Research Cluster of GCI aims to explore the relationships,
transactions, and exchanges among and between regions’ political,
economic, financial, commercial, and sociological organizations; these
interactions create systems of governance that transcends any one actor
or constituent unit. The Governance Cluster seeks to better understand
patterns of governing/governance, resource distribution and allocations,
market and commercial affairs, and management and leadership challenges
and reforms. By engaging practitioners and academics alike, members
of this cluster design research projects based on the insight, input
and experience of stakeholders and theorists.
Michael A. Pagano
Michael A. Pagano is the Coordinator of the Governance
Research Cluster at GCI. Dr. Pagano is Professor and Director, Public
Administration Program at UIC, Co-Editor of Urban Affairs Review, and
a Fellow at Great Cities Institute.
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for Michael's bio.
412 South Peoria Street
Chicago, IL 60607
312-355-4681 (office)
312-996-8804 (fax)
mapagano@uic.edu
Individuals Active in the Governance Research
Cluster
• Dennis
Judd
Department of Political Science
• Karen
Mossberger
Public Administration
• Rachel
Weber
Urban Planning and Policy
Upcoming Events
There are no Governance Research Cluster events planned at this time. Check back soon!
Recent Events
On April 24, 2007 at the Great Cities Institute,
Evan McKenzie gave a presentation on gated communities. The talk was
titled How Universal is the Spread of Privately Governed "Gated"
Neighborhoods, and What are the Implications for Urban Theory?
On March 13, 2007 Dennis Judd gave a presentation
titled Civic Capacity and Urban Power: A Theory of Governance at the
Great Cities Institute. Professor Judd focused on the governing power
in the City of Saint Louis. His lecture was third in a series of presentations
coordinated by the Governance Cluster.
Karen Mossberger, professor of Public Administration
and core member of the Governance Cluster of Great Cities, gave a presentation
on January 30, 2007, titled The Many Meanings of Governance: How Should
We Develop Research and Theory? The presentation centered on the idea
of Governance. Among the questions Professor Mossberger addressed was
whether Governance is a category of governing models, a theory in itself,
or captures the intersections of other theories and models. Professor
Mossberger’s presentation is second in a series of presentations
coordinated by the Governance Cluster.
On January 18, 2007, Great Cities hosted the Roundtable
on Local Government and Metropolitan Regions. The roundtable at UIC
was part of a series of international roundtables sponsored by the Forum
of Federations as part of their Global Dialogue on Federalism. The event
took place over the entire day, with a smaller session occurring in
the morning, and a larger session with concurrent panels in the afternoon.
The topics discussed at the roundtable were democratic accountability,
intergovernmental relations, financing and revenue authority, and the
linkages between politics and governance. Among the many talented national
scholars, policy professionals and regional practitioners who attended
were State Representatives Julie Hamos, Sidney Mathias, Micheal Tryon,
State Senator Pamela Althoff, Mayor Mike Einhorn of Crete, Mayor Jeff
Schielke of Batavia, Mayor Thomas Murawski of Midlothian, Neal Peirce
of the Citistates Group, and George Anderson of the Forum of Federations.
Bill Barnes of the National League of Cities gave the luncheon address.
Rachel Weber, David Perry, Dennis Judd, and Michael Pagano, the coordinator
of the event, were moderators at the panels. This was the first large
event for the Governance Cluster at Great Cities.
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