The Online Journal & Network of American Society for Public Administration’s Section for Public Management Practice
Welcome to our Section for Public Management Practice collaborative ASPA journal and website promoting good governance through a worldwide professional and academic community of practice – including emerging, modernizing, and advanced democracies.
Sponsored by Texas State University’s
William P. Hobby Center for Public Service
What’s New?
2026 Public Service Awards Luncheon
Texas State University’s William P. Hobby Center for Public Service & the CENTEX ASPA of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) conducted a Public Service Awards Luncheon at Palmers Restaurant on Saturday July 18, 2026.
Click here for additional information about the luncheon and pictures of the event.
Texas CPM Program Graduates 120 at the Texas State Capitol on June 8, 2026
The Texas Certified Public Manager (CPM) Program held its graduation ceremony on Monday, June 8, 2026, in the Capitol Auditorium at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. A reception for graduates and their guests followed in the Legislative Conference Room of the Capitol Extension.
The Texas CPM Program is a consortium of Texas Universities and other governmental organizations that operate under the umbrella of Texas State University’s William P. Hobby Center for Public Service.
Click here for an article with pictures of the Graduation.
Texas State University’s Political Science Department Conducts its Annual Scholarships & Awards Reception
On Thursday April 23, 2026, Texas State University’s Political Science Department conducted an Awards Reception/Dinner at the Texas State University LBJ Student Center to honor undergraduate & graduate students that received scholarships and awards both within and outside the university.
Click here for an Article and Pictures from the Awards Reception
ASPA’s Section on Public Management Practice Conducts an In-Person Symposium at the ASPA National Conference on Sunday March 22, 2026
On Sunday March 22, 2026, ASPA’s Section for Public Management Practice (SPMP) in cooperation sponsored a Symposium entitled, Meeting the Professional Development and Educational Challenges of the next Decade” at the ASPA National Conference in Hollywood, California.
Click here for an Article and Pictures from the Symposium
Click here for a Program with the Speakers and Topics of the Symposium
Best Practices from Governing Magazine: Housing & Urban Issues Symposia
Stresses on urban communities continue to affect housing, food security, child services, homelessness, business development and crime. Coverage includes stories about new solutions to how cities are run, how they develop as urban centers and about the people who live there.
Click here for the 15 Symposia articles published March 2026.
About Good Governance Worldwide
Good Governance Worldwide (GGW) is the Interactive Website/Journal for ASPA’s Section for Public Management Practice (SPMP).
GGW Editors & Editorial Board
The Editorial Board advises the Editor in Chief on content for the GGW website/journal and topics, titles and editors for GGW Symposia Issues.
Symposia
Good Governance Worldwide (GGW) is scheduled to publish 3 Symposia Issues from January 2024 through December 2024.
Resources
Includes websites and information about related organizations that provide relevant content and contacts for public and not-for-profit managers, supervisors, and employees.
Contact Us
For questions & information about SPMP, GGW, structure, content, submission of manuscripts for Symposia Issues etc.
Editorial Guidelines
Guidelines for the submission of manuscripts for GGW Symposia Issues, articles, content etc. for the Website/Journal .
Archive
Information/articles, etc. that were uploaded to the original GGW Website are available.
Connect With Us
The primary purpose of ASPA’s Section for Public Management Practice and the Good Governance Worldwide Web site is to provide practitioners around the world with insight into today’s public sector challenges and efforts underway that offer innovative solutions for our global community of practice.
It is further intended to help forge a more global network within which participants can share their challenges – in both advanced industrial nations and emerging democracies and modernizing countries.
Most importantly, we wish to help connect professional public management practitioners with others who may have invaluable experience and perspectives not available within a more limited public service community.
The GGW Journal and Website is intended to help practitioners and academics in ASPA and beyond to contribute to a more favorable view of public service and public employees and provide for increased understanding of how “good governance” contributes to advancing the goals of societies and associations around the world and demonstrate to practitioners and academics innovative solutions that have been developed within the government sector to address complex and difficult policy problems.