Jack W. Meek

Jack Wayne Meek (born November 22, 1952) is a University of La Verne Academy Professor and Professor of Public Administration at the College of Business and Public Management at the University of La Verne.,[1] where he also serves as Director of Center Research.[2]

Meek offers courses in research methods and collaborative public management. His research focuses on metropolitan governance including the emergence of administrative connections and relationships in local government, regional collaboration and partnerships, policy networks and citizen engagement.

Education

Meek holds a Bachelor of Science in History and Political Science from the University of La Verne (1975) and a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Claremont Graduate University (1980). Meek has participated in summer institutes at the University of Michigan (1977) the University of Miami at Oxford, Ohio (1995) and conducted sabbatical work at Boston University (1999). Meek attended the New England Institute for Complexity Studies (2014).

Research

Meek has co-edited three books focusing on business improvement districts,[3] intergovernmental relations,[4] and complex governance systems,[5] as well as co-authored a book on governance networks.[6] Meek has published in numerous academic journals[7][8] and serves on the editorial boards of Complexity, Governance and Networks,[9] Journal of Globalization Studies,[10] and Forum for Social Economics and Social Agenda.[11]

Professional service

Meek served as President of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA)[12] from October 2017 through October 2018, and is continuing to serve as Past-President through October 2019. Meek has served in other roles for NASPAA including on the NASPAA Commission of Peer Review and Assessment (COPRA) and as Chair of the NASPAA Standards Committee (2010-2016). Meek has also served as Chair of the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) and Executive Committee of the Section on Complexity and Network Studies (SCNS) for the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). Meek also served on the Council for the Southern California Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration[13]

Academic positions

Meek was Assistant Professor of History and Political Science at Manchester University (Indiana) from 1980 – 1985 and Associate Professor and Professor of Public Administration at the University of La Verne since 1985. Meek serves as the Director, Center for Research, College of Business and Public Management, University of La Verne.

Meek was visiting scholar at the University of Southern California working with the Civic Engagement Initiative (2003 – 2006), Visiting Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College (2006 – 2013), was the CAPES Foreign Visiting Professor at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Brazil (2007), and the Visiting Professor Erasmus University, Netherlands (2015).

Administrative experience

Meek currently serves as Director, Center for Research, College of Business and Public Management, University of La Verne (2015 – current);[2] Previously he was Director, Master of Public Administration Program (2008 – 2015). University of La Verne; Coordinating Dean, School of Public Affairs and Health Administration (SPAHA) 2000 – 2003, Chair, Department of Public Administration (1988 – 2002) University of La Verne.

Awards and honors
  • In 2016, Meek was named One of 125 Most Influential Individuals, University of La Verne 125th Anniversary.[14]
  • In 2015, Meek was awarded the Harry Scoville Award for Academic Excellence from the Southern California Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration.[15]
  • At the University of La Verne, Meek has been recognized with the Ellsworth Johnson Service Award, University of La Verne (2011);[16] as a Fellow, University of La Verne Academy, University of La Verne (2010);[1] and with the Excellence in Teaching Award, University of La Verne (1995).[17]

Fellowships
  • Foreign visiting fellow CAPES Program, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Brasil (2007)
  • Futures project fellow, Irvine Foundation (1995–1997)
  • Earhart Foundation fellow (Claremont Graduate University) (1976–1978)

Community service
  • Advisory board, Claremont Local Grown Power (2016–present)
  • Executive committee, Hillcrest Retirement Community, La Verne, CA (2014-2018); president (2015-2016); board member (2010-2013)
  • Citizen Review Committee on Sustainability, City of Claremont, CA (2008-2017)
  • Mayor Ad Hoc Citizen Advisory Board for Economic Sustainability, City of Claremont, CA (2010-2011)
  • City of Claremont Sustainability Task Force (2007-2008)
  • ULV Representative, City of La Verne Housing Element Task Force (2007-2008)
  • Legislative committee, San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership (1999–present)
  • Board member, Institute for Community Leadership, a partnership program with the University of La Verne, Citrus Valley Health Partners, UCLA, and Immaculate Heart College (1999-2001)

Selected publications

Books
  • Jack W. Meek and Kevin S. Marshall. Eds. (2014) Administrative Strategies for Complex Governance Systems: Challenges of Making Public Administration and Complexity Theory Work – COMPACT II. Emergent Publication. ISBN 978-1-938158-15-5.[5]
  • Jack W. Meek and Kurt Thurmaier, Eds. (2012) Networked Governance: The Future of Intergovernmental Management. CQ Press. ISBN 9781452203256[18]
  • Christopher Koliba, Jack W. Meek, Asim Zia (2011) Governance Networks in Public Administration and Public Policy. New York: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.[19]
  • Goktug Morcol, Lorlene Hoyt, Jack W. Meek and Ulf Zimmerman, Eds. (2008) Business Improvement Districts: Research, Theories, and Controversies. Public Administration and Public Policy Series, Auerbach Publications of Taylor & Francis.[20]
  • Jack W. Meek. (1980) The Limits of Collective Action: A Collective Goods Interpretation of Energy Cooperation Among Western Industrialized Countries in the International Energy Agency. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International.

Symposia and special issues
  • Jack W. Meek and Kevin S. Marshall, Eds. (2014), Informed Governance: Complexity and the Commons. Complexity, Governance and Networks. VOl.1, Issue 2. DOI: 10.7564/14-CGN15[21]
  • Jack W. Meek, Guest Editor (2014), Symposium - Complexity Theory and Administrative Learning: Adaptive Practices in Complex Governance Systems. Emergence: Complexity and Organization[22]
  • Matthew T. Witt, Jack W. Meek and Suzanne Beaumaster, Co-Editors (2012), “Symposium: Integrity in Public Administration,” Journal of Public Integrity, Vol. 14, No. 3, Summer 2012, pp. 225–298.[23]
  • Jack W. Meek, Guest Editor (2010), Symposium - Complexity Theory for Public Administration and Policy, Vol. 12, Issue 1, for the Journal Emergence: Complexity and Organization.[24]

References
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  2. "About". 2 March 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. "Business Improvement Districts: Research, Theories, and Controversies". CRC Press. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. "Networked Governance - SAGE Publications Inc". us.sagepub.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. "COMPACT II: Administrative Strategies for Complex Governance Systems – Emergent Publications". store.emergentpublications.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  6. "Governance Networks in Public Administration and Public Policy". CRC Press. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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  9. https://ubp.uni-bamberg.de/ojs/index.php/cgn/about/editorialTeam
  10. "Journal of Globalization Studies". www.sociostudies.org. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  11. "Association for Social Economics : Journals". socialeconomics.org. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  12. "NASPAA *The Global Standard in Public Service Education*". www.naspaa.org. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  13. "American Society for Public Administration Southern California Chapter". American Society for Public Administration Southern California Chapter. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  14. "125 Influential Individuals - 125th Anniversary". Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  15. "American Society for Public Administration Southern California Chapter". American Society for Public Administration Southern California Chapter. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  16. "Award: Ellsworth Johnson Faculty Service Award - University of La Verne Administration". Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  17. "Award: Excellence in Teaching - University of La Verne Administration". Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  18. "Networked Governance - SAGE Publications Inc". www.cqpress.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  19. "Governance Networks in Public Administration and Public Policy". CRC Press. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  20. http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/books/details/9781420045765/
  21. Meek, Jack; Marshall, Kevin (28 June 2014). "Informed Governance: Complexity and the Commons". Complexity, Governance & Networks. 1 (2): 1–8. doi:10.7564/14-CGN15. Retrieved 10 February 2018 – via ubp.uni-bamberg.de.
  22. "My Blog – My WordPress Blog" (PDF). emergentpublications.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  23. "Metapress - Discover More". 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  24. http://iscepublishing.com/ECO/issue_contents.aspx?Volume=12&Issue=1.
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