
Director, IU Public Policy Institute
How are public institutions organized, managed, and governed? Those and many more questions are answered by O’Neill researchers who analyze the processes and mechanisms that underlie public decision making, as well as the challenges and opportunities associated with implementing policies and managing public resources. The goal of public management and governance research is to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of public institutions, and to promote public welfare and social justice.
O'Neill Assistant Professor Peter Federman tracks COVID-19 executive orders from the time when states first started closures until they began to reopen. The database serves as both a resource on state actions and a record of how state laws are changing because of COVID-19.
Read more about comparing states’ COVID-related executive ordersIU’s Racial Justice Research Fund supports O'Neill research to develop an assessment tool for local government agencies to help them take the first step to better understanding systemic racism in their initiatives.
Read more about Assessment tool to identify government agencies’ gaps in racial equityTownships hope to prove their worth — and get more support — in new report, Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana Senate Bill 180 boosting “distressed” wastewater infrastructure draws mixed testimony, Indiana Economic Digest
Indiana faces growing shortage of affordable housing, WISH
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