Papers

Papers published by Max Stephenson

"Community and the Habits of Democratic Citizenship: An Investigation into Civic Engagement, Social Capital and Democratic Capacity-Building in U.S. Cohousing Neighborhoods"

Paper prepared for the 103rd annual meeting of the American Political Science Association.
Chicago, Illinois
August 30 – September 2, 2007
Lisa Poley & Max Stephenson Jr.


"Cities and Regions as Justice Spaces: Exploring the Tensions between Sustainability and Justice in the City"

Prepared for presentation at the international conference of the International Sociological Association Research Committee 21 on Sociology of Urban and Regional Development.
August 22-25, 2007, Vancouver, Canada
Lisa Schweitzer & Max Stephenson Jr.


Forthcoming: "Bridging the Organizational Divide: A Comparative Institutional Analysis of United States and International Humanitarian Service Delivery Structures."

Accepted at Voluntas: The International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Scheduled for Vol. 18, (3). September 2007.
Max Stephenson Jr.

Forthcoming: "Exploring the Challenges and Prospects for Polycentricity in International Humanitarian Relief"

American Behavioral Scientist issue Democracy in an Age of Networked Governance Fall, 2007.
Max Stephenson Jr. & Marcy Schnitzer

Forthcoming: "Program Development issues in Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies: Learning from one University's Experience"

Accepted by Journal of Public Affairs Education June 22, 2007. Scheduled for Vol. 13 for June 2007.
Max Stephenson Jr.

"Reconceiving Land Grant Civic Engagement as Adaptive Leadership"

Journal of Planning Education and Research. Conditionally accepted April 23, 2007.
Max Stephenson Jr.

The "Permanent Things" and the Role of the Moral Imagination in Organizational Life: Revisiting the foundations of Public and Nonprofit Leadership

Administrative Theory and Praxis, 29(2), June 2007, 260-277.
Max Stephenson Jr.

Mentoring for Doctoral Student Praxis-Centered Learning: Creating a Shared Culture of Intellectual Aspiration

Accepted at Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly February 20, 2007. Scheduled for June or July 2007
Max Stephenson Jr. and Rachel Christensen

Environmental Justice: Right Answers, Wrong Questions:Environmental Justice as Urban Research

Urban Studies, Vol. 44, 2 (February 2007), pp. 319-337.
Lisa Schweitzer and Max Stephenson

Forthcoming: American Governance

in Naomi Choi, ed. Sage Encyclopedia of Governance, Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, Ca., 2006.
Max Stephenson Jr.

Forthcoming: Policy Implementation

in Naomi Choi , ed. Sage Encyclopedia of Governance, Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, Ca., 2006.
Max Stephenson Jr.

Forthcoming: Government Performance and Results Act in Marc Bevir, ed. Sage Encyclopedia of Governance, Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, Ca., 2006.
Max Stephenson Jr.


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"Charting the Challenges and Paradoxes of Constructivism for Pre-Professional Planning Education"

Journal of Planning Education and Research December 2006
Lisa Schweitzer and Max Stephenson Jr.

"Program Development Issues in Nonprofit and Civel Society Studies: Learning From One University's Experience"

Journal of Public Affairs Education December 2006.
Max Stephenson Jr.

Forthcoming: "Aesthetic Imagination, Civic Imagination and the Role of the Arts In Community Change and Development"

International Journal of the Arts in Society. Accepted November 7, 2006. Proofs completed. Not yet Scheduled
Max Stephenson Jr. and Kate Lanham

Forthcoming: The Role of Trust and Boundary Spanning Behavior in Humanitarian Assistance Coordination

Non-Profit Management and Leadership. Vol. 17 2 (November,2006), pp. TBD.
Max Stephenson and Marcy Schnitzer

The Nature Conservancy, the Press and Accountability

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 35, 3. (September 2006), pp. 1-22
Max Stephenson Jr. and Elisabeth Chaves

Bridging the Organizational Divide: A Comparative Institutional Analysis of United States and International Humanitarian Service Delivery Structures

Paper prepared for delivery at the International Society of Third Sector Research (ISTR)
Seventh International Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, July 9-12, 2006
Submitted to Global Governance
Max Stephenson Jr.

Review of Severun Bruyn A Civil Republic: Beyond Capitalism and Nationalism, Kumarian Press, 2005.

Voluntas: The International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. Vol. 17, 2 (June 2006), pp. 185-186.
Max Stephenson Jr.

Toward a Descriptive Model of Humanitarian Assistance Coordination

Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. Vol. 17, 1(March 2006), pp. 41-57.
Max Stephenson Jr.

Developing community leadership through the arts in Southside Virginia: Social networks, civic identity and civic change Community Development Journal. Web access provided: July 12, 2005. Print copy, Vol. 42, 1, 79-96. (February 2007).
Max Stephenson Jr.


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Making humanitarian relief networks more effective: operational coordination, trust and sense making.

Disasters. Vol. 29, 4 (December, 2005), pp. 337-350.
Max Stephenson Jr.

Making Humanitarian Relief Networks More Effective: Exploring the Relationships Among Coordination, Trust and Sense Making

Paper prepared for delivery at the National Conference of the Association for Research on Non-Profit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
Los Angeles, California on November 18-20, 2004
Max Stephenson Jr.

Rethinking Humanitarian Assistance Coordination

Paper prepared for delivery at the International Society of Third Sector Research (ISTR)
Sixth International Conference, Toronto, Canada on July 11-14, 2004
Max Stephenson Jr. and Nicole Kehler

Of Land Grants, Leadership, Nonprofits and Social Change: A Model for Catalyzing Sustained Community-Based Learning and Change

Paper prepared for delivery at the National Conference of the Association for Research on Non-Profit Organizations and Voluntary Action(ARNOVA)
Denver, Colorado November 20-22, 2003.
Max Stephenson Jr.

Papers Published by Affiliated Faculty

The Role of Trust and Boundary Spanning Behavior in Humanitarian Assitance Coordination

Non-Profit Management and Leadership. Vol. 17, 2 (Winter 2006), pp. 211-233.
Marcy Schnitzer

Giving Circles: Growing Grassroots Philanthropy

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 3, 2006, pp. 517-532
Angela Eikenberry

Towards a Critical Social Theory of Philanthropy in an Era of Governance

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 3, 2006, pp. 517-532
Angela Eikenberry

Can Collectivist-Democracy Bring Gender Equity? The Efforts at Twin Oaks?

Accepted for a forthcoming volume of Research in the Sociology of Work
Worker Participation: Current Research and Future Trends
Research in the Sociology of Work, Volume 16, 243-268
Copyright 2006 by Elsevier Ltd.
Joyce Rothschild and Amy Tomchin

"A Question of Priorities, Not Blame."

Commentary, Roanoke Times, Virginia, pp. 7, October 3, 2005.

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 34 (1), 56 (2005)
Alnoor Ebrahim

NGOs and Organizational Change: Discourse, Reporting, and Learning

Cambridge University Press, 2005 (Paperback)
Alnoor Ebrahim

Dilemmas in Academic Mission: Building Research Capacity in Nonprofits or in Academia?

Paper prepared for delivery at the National Conference of the Association for Research on Non-Profit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
Los Angeles, California on November 18-20, 2004
Alnoor Ebrahim

Institutional Preconditions to Collaboration: Indian Forest and Irrigation Policy in Historical Perspective

Administration & Society 36 (2), 208 (2004)
Alnoor Ebrahim

Beyond Dependence: Conceptualizing Information and Accountability in NGO-Funder Relations

Paper prepared for delivery at the International Society of Third Sector Research (ISTR)
Sixth International Conference, Toronto, Canada on July 11-14, 2004
Alnoor Ebrahim

The Marketization of the Nonprofit Sector: Civil Society at Risk?

Public Administration Review, Volume 64, Number 2, March 2004, pp. 132-140(9)
Angela Eikenberry and Jodie Kluver

Building Analytical and Adaptive Capacity:  Lessons from Northern and Southern NGOs

Paper prepared for delivery at the National Conference of the Association for Research on Non-Profit Organizations and Voluntary Action(ARNOVA)
Denver, Colorado on November 20-22, 2003
Alnoor Ebrahim

Making sense of accountability: Conceptual perspectives for northern and southern nonprofits

Nonprofit Management and Leadership 14 (2), 191 (2003)
Alnoor Ebrahim

Learning And Change: Community Development Revisited" Anne H. Moore


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Papers Published by Students:

Planning as Placemaking: Tensions of Scale, Culture and Identity

Major Paper Submitted to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University School of Public and International Affairs, College of Architecture and Urban Studies
April 17, 2007
Kate Lanham

Pakistan Earthquake

Bernadette White, 2007

Toward Grounded Organizational Theories of Community Foundations

Dissertation Prospectus
May 2006
Ryan L. Lanham

Can Intentional Communities Retain Their Collectivist-Democratic Aspirations? A Comparison of the Israeli Kibbutzim and Twin Oaks

Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
May 2006
Kathryn E. Webb Farley

Collaboration in the American Red Cross Disaster Operations Center: A study of the response to Hurricane Dennis

Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
December 2005
Natalie Hart

The Challenge of Adaptability in Government’s Response to Oil Spills: The Dynamics of Intergovernmental Relations and Globalization

A class paper submitted for Context of Public Administration
December 2005
Michelle Pautz

From Conflict to Collaboration: Nongovernmental Organizations and their Negotiations for Local Control of Slum and Squatter Housing in Mumbai, India

Dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Design and Planning
June 2005
Ramya Ramanath

Exploring Organizational Options for a Regional Trail System in the New River Valley

A Practicum submitted in partial fulfillment of the non-coursework requirement for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
November 2005
Jody Bickel

Amnesty International - The Spark and the Flame: A Critical Examination

A Professional paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the non-coursework requirement for the degree of Master of Public Administration
August 2005
Diane Barrett

Examining the Organizational Benefits and Burdens of New Funding for a New York Nonprofit

A Professional paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the non-coursework requirement for the degree of Master of Public Administration
May 11, 2005
Robin Bachman

The Arts and Socioeconomic Development: The Planning of a Roanoke Art Museum

Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Urban and Regional Planning
May 11, 2005
Eric Knott

Information and Accountability: Reporting in a Nonprofit Organization Serving the Homeless

Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
May 5, 2005
R. Patrick Halpern


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Creating gender equality and an alternative to bureaucracy: The case of Twin Oaks

Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
May 4, 2005
Amy Tomchin

Trust, Social Capital, and Organizational Effectiveness

Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
April 22, 2004
Quinhong Fu

Considering Networks in Crisis Coordination Efforts

Nicole Kehler, 2004.

Exploring Trust Issues in Cooperative Partnerships

Nicole Kehler, 2004.

Interorganizational Relationships and Learning

Nicole Kehler,2004.

A Comparative Analysis of Three Cases

Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
April 22, 2004
Nicole Kehler

How Does Accountability Affect Mission: The Case of a Nonprofit Serving Immigrants and Refugees

Paper prepared for Delivery at the National Conference of the Association for Research on Non-Profit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
Los Angeles, California on November 18-20, 2004
October 1, 2004
Rachel A. Christensen and Alnoor Ebrahim

Accountability Mechanisms and Mission-Based Activity: A Nonprofit Agency Serving Immigrants and Refugees Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
April 16, 2002
Rachel Atkin Christensen

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Articles Under Review

Crisis Governance, Management and Organizational Learning: Exploring the Dynamics of One 'Super Gift'

With Marcy Schnitzer and Veronica Arroyave. American Review of Public Administration. Request to revise and resubmit received April 18, 2007.

"Forthcoming, Review of Abby Stoddard, Humanitarian Alert: NGO Information and its Impact on US Foreign Policy."

Bloomfield, Conn.: Kumarian Press, Inc., 2006. Voluntas: The International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Vol. 18, 2 (June 2007).

"Mentoring for Doctoral Student Praxis-Centered Learning: Creating a Shared Culture of Intellectual Aspiration."

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Forthcoming.

"Reconceiving Land Grant Civic Engagement as Adaptive Leadership"

Journal of Planning Education and Reserach. Revise and Resubmit received April 23, 2007.


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