Reasonable Public Servant

Yong S. Lee is Professor of Public Policy and Administration and Director of the Institute of Science and Society at Iowa State University. He teaches law and public management, employment law, public personnel administration, and organizational theory. His research focuses on constitutional law, civil rights, and civil damages liability. His work extends to research on science and technology policy. He was a recipient of two National Science Foundation awards and a research fellow at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in 2000., David H. Rosenbloom is Distinguished Professor of Public Administration at American University in Washington, D.C. His work focuses on public administration and democratic constitutionalism. He is a member of the National Academy of Public Administration and was the 1999 recipient of the Dwight Waldo Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Literature and Leadership of Public Administration through an Extended Career and the 2001 John Gaus Award for a Lifetime of Exemplary Scholarship in the Joint Tradition of Political Science and Public Administration.

• Part 1 Constitutional Foundations of Public Service; Chapter 1 The Constitution and a Reasonable Public Servant; Chapter 2 Personal Responsibility; Chapter 3 Official Responsibility; Part 2 Constitutional Rights of a Public Servant; Chapter 4 Property Rights, Liberty, and Procedural Due Process; Chapter 5 Freedom of Critical Speech; Chapter 6 Right to Privacy; Chapter 7 Equal Protection and Affirmative Action; Part 3 Civil Rights of a Public Servant; Chapter 8 Discrimination in Employment; Chapter 9 Sexual Harassment and Employer Liability; Chapter 10 Americans with Disabilities; Part 4 Conclusion; Chapter 11 The World of a Reasonable Public Servant;

"A Reasonable Public Servant provides an incisive account of the value of constitutional theory to public employment. The authors impeccably weave together three bodies of literature - public administration, public personnel, and public management - to create a portrait of a judicious public servant, one who places the best interests of the public over and above such competing interests as efficiency and effectiveness." - Norma M. Riccucci, Rutgers University "This serious study contributes substantially to what Larry Terry calls the 'school' of constitutional thought within the field of public administration. The emphasis on 'reasonableness' sets just the right tone. My congratulations to Yong Lee and David Rosenbloom on this excellent book." - John A. Rohr, Virginia Polytechnic Institute"