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Patricia M. Shields

Patricia M. Shields
Born1951
Main interests
Research methods, civil-military relations, gender studies, public administration, pragmatism, privatization, peace studies
Notable ideas
Applying pragmatism to public administration
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Patricia M. Shields (born 1951) is a Regents' Professor in the Political Science Department at Texas State University. Since 2001 she has been Editor-in-Chief of the international and interdisciplinary journal Armed Forces & Society.[1][2] She is also a Contributing Editor to Parameters: The US Army War College Quarterly[3] and the Section Editor of the Military and Society section to the Handbook of Military Sciences.[4] Shields is notable for her publications focusing on research methods,[5][6] civil military relations,[7][8][9] gender issues,[10] pragmatism in public administration,[11] peace studies,[12] and the contributions of Jane Addams to public administration and peace theory.[13][14] She received a BA in Economics from the University of Maryland - College Park, an MA in Economics and a PhD in Public Administration from The Ohio State University.[15]

  1. ^ [1] Website accessed July 9, 2014. Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Armed Forces & Society". Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society.
  3. ^ "THE US ARMY WAR COLLEGE QUARTERLY". Archived from the original on 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  4. ^ Sookermany A. (ed.) 2020 Handbook of Military Sciences. Springer, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02866-4 ISBN 978-3-030-02866-4 and Shields Patricia M. (2020) Dynamic Intersection of Military and Society. In: Sookermany A. (eds) Handbook of Military Sciences. Springer, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02866-4_31-1 ISBN 978-3-030-02866-4
  5. ^ https://newforums.com/title-list/featured-authors/pat-shields/ New Forums Press. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  6. ^ Soeters, J., Shields, P. and S Rietjens (Eds.) 2014. Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Military Studies, Routledge () and Shields, P. and Rangarjan, N., 2013. A Playbook for Research Methods: Integrating Conceptual Frameworks and Project Management. New Forums Press. and Shields, P. (1998). Pragmatism as a Philosophy of Science: A Tool for Public Administration. In Research in Public Administration, Vol. 4. London, England: JAI Press.and Shields, P., & Tajalli, H. (2006). Intermediate Theory: The Missing Link in Successful Student Scholarship. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 12, 313–334 and Shields, P., & Whetsell, T. (2017). Public Administration Methodology: A Pragmatic Perspective. In J. Raadschelders & R. Stillman (Eds.), Foundations of Public Administration (pp. 75–92). New York: Melvin & Leigh
  7. ^ Shields, P. M. (2015). Civil Military Relations. In D. A. Bearfield & M. J. Dubnick (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy (3rd. ed.). New York: Taylor & Francis and Shields, P. (2003). The Bureaucracy in Military Sociology. In J. Callaghan & F. Kernic (Eds.), Armed Forces and International Security: Global Trends and Recent Issues (pp. 181–184). Piscataway, NJ: Transaction and Kohen, A., & Shields, P. (1980). Reaping the Spoils of Defeat: Labor Market Benefits of Vietnam-era Veterans. In C. Figley & S. Leventman (Eds.), Strangers at Home: Vietnam Veterans Since the War (pp. 181–209). New York, NY: Prager and Shields, P. (1993). A New Paradigm for Military Policy: Socioeconomics. Armed Forces & Society, 19(4), 511–531 and Shields, P. (1980). Enlistment During the Vietnam Era and the “Representation” Issue of the All-Volunteer Force. Armed Forces & Society, 7(1), 133–151
  8. ^ Shields, P. M. (2011, March). An American Perspective on 21st Century Expeditionary Mindset and Core Values: A Review of the Literature. In Core values and the expeditionary mindset: Armed forces in metamorphosis (pp. 15-35). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG.
  9. ^ Shields, P. M. (1981). The burden of the draft: The Vietnam years. Journal of Political and Military Sociology, 9(2), 215.
  10. ^ Stalnaker, S. and Shields, P.(1994). Perspectives of Violence by Attorneys, Police and Women’s Shelter Directors: Divisive Differences and Significant Similarities. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 10, 29–37 and Shields, P., & Rangarajan, N. (2011). Public Service Professionals: The Legacy of Florence Nightingale, Mary Livermore and Jane Addams. In D. Menzel & H. White (Eds.), The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and Opportunity (pp. 36–53). New York: M.E. Sharpe and Shields, P. (1988). Sex Roles in the Military. In C. Moskos & F. Wood (Eds.), The Military - More Than a Job (pp. 99–114). McLean: VA: Pergamon-Brassey and Shields, P., Curry, L., & Nichols, J. (1990). Women Pilots and Combat: Attitudes of Male and Female Pilots. Minerva: Quarterly Journal of Women and the Military, 8, 21–35
  11. ^ Shields, P., Whetsell, T., & Hanks, E. (2013). Pragmatism and Public Administration: Looking Back, Looking Forward. In N. Rumens & M. Kelemen (Eds.), American Pragmatism and Organization Studies: Researching Management Practices (pp. 115–130). Burlington VT: Gower and Shields, P., & Whetsell, T. (2017). Public Administration Methodology: A Pragmatic Perspective. In J. Raadschelders & R. Stillman (Eds.), Foundations of Public Administration (pp. 75–92). New York: Melvin & Leigh and Whetsell, T. A., & Shields, P. M. (2011). Reconciling the Varieties of Pragmatism in Public Administration. Administration & Society, 43(4), 474–483 and Shields, P. (2008). Rediscovering the Taproot: Is Classical Pragmatism the Route to Renew Public Administration€. Public Administration Review, 68, 205–221 and Shields, P. (2005). Classical Pragmatism Does Not Need an Upgrade: Lessons for Public Administration. Administration & Society, 37(4), 504–518 and Shields, P. (2004). Classical Pragmatism: Engaging Practitioner Experience. Administration & Society, 36, 351–361 and Shields, P. M. (2003). The Community of Inquiry: Classical Pragmatism and Public Administration. Administration & Society, 35(5), 510–538 and Shields, P. M. (1996). Pragmatism: Exploring Public Administration Policy Imprint. Administration & Society, 28(3), 390–411
  12. ^ Shields, P., & Soeters, J. (2013). Pragmatism, Peacekeeping and the Constabulary Force. In S. Ralston (Ed.), A Bold new World: Essays on Philosophical Pragmatism and International Relations (pp. 87–110). New York: Lexington Books and Shields, P. (2017). Limits of Negative Peace, Faces of Positive Peace. Parameters, US Army War College Quarterly, 47(3), 1–12 and Shields, P., & Rissler, G. (2016). Positive Peace: Exploring the Roots and Potential for Public Administration. Global Virtue Ethics Review, 7(3), 1–15
  13. ^ Shields, P., & Soeters, J. (2017). Peaceweaving: Jane Addams, positive peace, and Public Administration. American Review of Public Administration, 47(3), 323–339. https://doi.org/DOI 10.1177/0275074015589629 and Shields, P. (2017). Jane Addams: Progressive Pioneer of Peace, Philosophy Sociology, Social Work and Public Administration. New York: Springer and Shields, P. (2006). Democracy and the Social Ethics of Jane Addams: A Vision for Public Administration. Administrative Theory and Praxis, 28, 418–443 and Shields, P. (2010). Jane Addams Theory of Democracy and Social Ethics: Incorporating a Feminist Perspective. In M. D’Agostiono & H. Levine (Eds.), Women in Public Administration: Theory and Practice (pp. 15–34). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett
  14. ^ Jane Addams's Social Ethics 2018 International Colloquium on Ethical Leadership. This youtube video is sponsored by the journal Public Integrity
  15. ^ http://www.polisci.txstate.edu/people/faculty/shields.html - website accessed 5/18/11

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