Profile
R. Paul Battaglio, Jr. (Ph.D., The University of Georgia, M.P.A. Louisiana State University, B.S. Louisiana State University) studies comparative policy and administration, public human resource management, and comparative political attitudes.
His research has focused on civil service reform in government, particularly recent state government efforts to abolish the merit system in favor of an at-will employment structure.
Other research interests include examining comparative political attitudes, particularly toward privatization of public services in developed market economies and transition economies.
His work has appeared in Public Administration Review, the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, the Review of Public Personnel Administration, and State and Local Government Review.
He teaches courses in public human resource management and public management.
Past Work Experience
- 2005-2007
- Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Nevada Las Vegas
- 2003-2005
- Research Assistant, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
- 2001-2003
- Instructor, School of Public and International Affairs, The University of Georgia
- 1998-2001
- Policy Analyst, Office of the Governor, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Professional Organizations
- American Society for Public Administration
- Western Political Science Association
Courses
- PA 5315: Public Management
- PA 5343: Human Resources Management
Publications
Condrey, Stephen E. and R. Paul Battaglio, Jr. (2007). “A Return to Spoils? Revisiting Radical Civil Service Reform in the United States.” Public Administration Review, 67(3): 424-436.
Battaglio, Jr., R. Paul. (2007). “Politics, Public Opinion, and Privatization: Assessing the Calculus of Consent for Market Reforms in Transition Economies.” Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 9(1): 47-68.
Battaglio, Jr., R. Paul. (2007). “Institutional Learning to Advance Accountability and Oversight: A Regional Assessment of University Training Programs for Local Elected Officials.” State and Local Government Review, 39(1):
Battaglio, Jr., R. Paul and Stephen E. Condrey. (2006). “Civil Service Reform: Examining State and Local Cases.” Review of Public Personnel Administration, 26(2): 118-138.
Battaglio, Jr., R. Paul. (2007). “Assessing the State of Civil Service Reform.” Public Administration Review, 67(3) 597-598.
Battaglio, Jr., R. Paul, and Christopher Stream. (2006). “One Year after Katrina: Tragedy of the Crescent City.” Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management Newsletter, 30(2).
Battaglio, Jr., R. Paul and Stephen E. Condrey. (2006). “Framing Civil Service Innovations: Assessing State and Local Government Reforms.” In American Public Service: Radical Reform and the Merit System, edited by James S. Bowman and Jonathan P. West. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
Battaglio, Jr., R. Paul. (2005). Instructor’s Manual for the Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government, 2nd ed., Stephen E. Condrey, Editor, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
- Updated: July 20, 2007
