Charles Goodsell

Charles T. Goodsell
Born
Charles T. Goodsell

July 23, 1932
EducationBA at Kalamazoo College, PhD. at Harvard University
Occupation(s)Professor, Political Scientist, author
Notable workThe Case for Bureaucracy
SpouseMary Elizabeth Goodsell
Awards
  • Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies Distinguished Scholarship Award
  • NASPAA/ASPA Distinguished Research Award
  • Dwight Waldo Award

Charles True Goodsell (born July 23, 1932) is Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech's Center for Public Administration and Policy. He is perhaps best known for his volume The Case for Bureaucracy, now in its 4th edition.[1]

Goodsell is a co-author of the Blacksburg Manifesto,[2] written with Gary Wamsley, Robert Bacher, Philip Kronenberg, John Rohr, Camilla Stivers, Orion White, and James Wolf – all of whom were at Virginia Tech during the 1980s. In 1994, Goodsell was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.[3]

  1. ^ Broder, David (March 1994). "Bureaucracy Gets Two Cheers". Star News. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Marshall, Gary S. and White, Orion F., "The Blacksburg Manifesto and the Postmodern Debate: Public Administration in a Time Without a Name" (1990). Public Administration Faculty Publications. Paper 67. http://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1066&context=pubadfacpub
  3. ^ Incorporated, Prime. "National Academy of Public Administration". National Academy of Public Administration. Retrieved February 13, 2023.