Kenneth J. Meier (born March 3, 1950) is a distinguished scholar in residence at American University and holds faculty appointments at the Cardiff School of Business ( UK) and Leiden University (the

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). He is known for his studies on

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and

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, as well as his extensive and widely referenced journal articles.

Career

Meier obtained a bachelor's degree from the

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. Meier, a former high school shot put champion, also competed for the track teams at the University of Nebraska and the University of South Dakota. In 1974–1975, he received an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the

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in political science. After working on the faculty at

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and

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, he joined the

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in 1985. Between 1989 and 1997 he was professor of political science at the

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. Meier was a professor of political science at Texas A&M University from 1998 to 2017, holding the title of Charles H. Gregory Chair in Liberal Arts. Meier is a distinguished scholar in residence at American University from 2018 to the present. In addition, he is a professor of public management at Cardiff Business School and a professor of public administration at Leiden University. He is a former editor-in-chief of '' Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory'' (JPART), for which he previously served as associate editor and co-editor. He was also the editor of the ''

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'' from 1994-1997. Meier is the founding editor of Perspectives on Public Management and Governance (PPMG) and founder and editor of the Journal of Behavioral Public Administration (JBPA). He currently serves as the director of the Public Management Research Association (PMRA) journals.

Selected awards and honors

* Charles Levine Memorial Award,

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and

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, 2005 * Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration, 2005 * John Gaus Award,

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, 2006 *

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Award,

, 2010 * H. George Frederickson Award, Public Management Research Association, 2011

Selected publications

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References

External links

Meier's official faculty page
at American University {{DEFAULTSORT:Meier, Kenneth J. American political scientists 1950 births Living people American public administration scholars Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni Texas A&M University faculty University of South Dakota alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee faculty Academic staff of Leiden University