Research

Public Administration Conference

Public managers are faced with a myriad of challenges associated with recognizing key issues, creating innovative responses, and finding effective solutions. Since these challenges are shared by government practitioners, researchers, and theorists, alike, it is essential that we collaborate in sharing information, celebrating best practices, and contemplating the future for the public sector. To that end, I initiated Annual Public Administration Conferences: Changing Face Public Administration. The conference brings together community leaders, public administrators, practitioners, and the academics.

Public Administration Research Colloquiums

I initiated research colloquia in the Department of Public Administration. The aim of the colloquiums is to bring together faculty expertise, students, and community for an intellectual dialogue with prominent researchers on topics relevant to public affairs and administration. Faculty members and featured speakers with national and international reputations discuss their research and the research process.

Research Interests
Current Research: Network Leadership and Governance, Collaborative Public Management, Disaster Resiliency, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Complexity Theory, and Organizational Learning and Design

Book

Kapucu, Naim. (2011). Collaborative Decision Making under Stress: A Comparative Network Analysis of Governance in Dynamic and Uncertain Environments of Crises and Disasters. Forthcoming/Under review.

Kapucu, Naim & Alp Ozerdem. (2011). Managing emergencies and crises: Cross continental perspectives. Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. Forthcoming.

Kapucu, Naim. (2010). Governance Reforms: Comparative Perspectives. Ankara, Turkey: International Strategic Research Organization (ISRO) Publications. (318 pp.)

Kapucu, Naim. (2009). Multi-agency Coordination and Cross-Sector Collaboration in Response to an Extreme Event: The World Trade Center Attack in New York City, September 11, 2001 (dissertation). Köln, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing. (285 pp.)

Kapucu, Naim & Hamit Palabiyik. (2008). From Tradition to Modern Age: Turkish Public Administration. Ankara, Turkey: International Strategic Research Organization (ISRO) Publications. (300pp.)

Selected Refereed Journal Articles

Kapucu, Naim Igor Volkov, and Shawn (XiaoHu) Wang. (2010).“Best Practices of Best Performers: Evidence from the Florida Sterling Council Award Winners.” Public Performance and Management (PPMR). Forthcoming.

Kapucu, Naim, Thomas Bryer, Vener Garayev, and Tolga Arslan. (2010). “Interorganizational Network Coordination under Stress Caused by Repeated Threats of Disasters,” Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Volume 7(1): Article 45.

Montgomery Van Wart and Naim Kapucu (corrosponding author) (2010). “Crisis Management Competencies: The Case of Emergency Managers in the U.S.” The Public Management Review. Forthcoming.

Kapucu, Naim and Vener Garayev. (2010). “Collaborative Decision-Making in Emergency and Crisis Management.” International Journal of Public Administration. Forthcoming.

Kapucu, Naim, Tolga Arslan, and Matthew L. Collins. (2009). “Examining Intergovernmental and Interorganizational Response to Catastrophic Disasters: Toward a Network - Centered Approach.” Administration & Society. Volume 42(1): 222-247.

Kapucu, Naim. (2009). “Interorganizational Coordination in Complex Environments of Disasters: The Evolution of Intergovernmental Disaster Response Systems.” Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. 6(1): Article 47.

Kapucu, Naim. (2009). “Leadership under Stress: Presidential Roles in Emergency and Crisis Management in the United States,” International Journal of Public Administration. Volume 32(9): 767-772.

Kapucu, Naim, Evan Berman, and Shawn (XiaoHu) Wang. (2008). “Emergency Information Management and Public Disaster Preparedness: Lessons from the 2004 Florida Hurricane Season,” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. Volume 26 (3): 169-197.

Kapucu, Naim, Maria-Elena Augustin and Vener Garayev. (2008). “Interstate Partnerships in Emergency Management: Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) in Response to Catastrophic Disasters,” Public Administration Review. 69 (2): 297-313.
Kapucu, Naim. (2008). “Collaborative emergency management: Better community organizing, better public preparedness and response,” Disasters: The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy, and Management. Forthcoming.
Kapucu, Naim. (2008). “Planning for Disasters and Responding to Catastrophes: Error of the Third Type in Disaster Policy and Planning,” International Journal of Public Policy. Forthcoming.
Kapucu, Naim. (2008). “Culture of Preparedness: Household Disaster Preparedness,” Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal. Forthcoming.
Shawn (XiaoHu) Wang and Kapucu, Naim. (2008). “Public Complacency under Repeated Emergency Threats: Some Empirical Evidence,” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART) Volume 18(1):57-78.
Kapucu, Naim. (2007). “Effective Nonprofit Governance and Social Capital: A Network Analysis Perspective,” Connections: Journal of International Network for Social Network Analysis.Volume 27(3): 24-32.
Kapucu, Naim. (2007). “Building Community Capacity to Respond,” The Public Manager. Volume 36(3): 21-25.
Kapucu, Naim. Wendell Lawther, and Sommer Pattison. (2007). “Logistics and Staging Areas in Managing Disasters and Emergencies,” Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Volume 4(2): Article 4 (pg. 1-18).
Kapucu, Naim. (2007). “Emergency Logistics Planning and Disaster Preparedness,” The Journal of Emergency Management. Volume 4(6): 21-24.
Kapucu, Naim, Maria-Elena Augustin, and Marla Krause. (2007). “Capacity Building for Community - Based Small Nonprofit Minority Health Agencies in Central Florida,” The International Journal of Volunteer Administration, Volume XXIV (3): 10-17.
Kapucu, Naim. (2007). “Nonprofit Response to Catastrophic Disasters,” Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Volume 16 (4): 551-561.
Kapucu, Naim. (2006). “Examining the National Response Plan in Response to a Catastrophic Disaster: Hurricane Katrina in 2005,” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Volume 24 (August) (2): 271-299.
F. Necati Catbas, Melih Susoy, and Naim Kapucu. (2006). “Structural Health Monitoring for Improving Transportation Security: Case Study for Bridges,” Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Volume 3(4):1-23.
Kapucu, Naim and Montgomery Van Wart. (2006). “The Emerging Role of the Public Sector in Managing Extreme Events: Lessons Learned,” Administration & Society. Volume 38 (3): 279-308.
Kapucu, Naim. (2006). “Interagency Communication Networks during Emergencies: Boundary Spanners in Multi-agency Coordination,” The American Review of Public Administration (ARPA).Volume 36 (2): 207-225. (The winner of the Best Paper Award for 2004 by Section on Crisis and Emergency Management (SCEM) of the American Society for Public Administration)
Corbacioglu, Sitki and Naim Kapucu. (2006). “Organizational Learning and Self-Adaptation in Dynamic Environments of Disasters,” Disasters: The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy, and Management, Volume 30 (2): 212-233.
Comfort, Louise K. and Naim Kapucu. (2006). “Inter-organizational Coordination in Extreme Events: The World Trade Center Attack, September 11, 2001,” Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards. Volume 39 (2): 309-327.
Kapucu, Naim. (2006). “Public-Nonprofit Partnerships for Collective Action in Dynamic Contexts,” Public Administration: An International Quarterly. Volume 84 (1): 205-220.
Corbacioglu, Sitki and Naim Kapucu. (2005). “Critical Evaluation of Turkish Disaster Management: Historical Perspectives and New Trends,” The Turkish Public Administration Annual. Volume 29-31, pages 53-72.
Corbacioglu, Sitki and Naim Kapucu. (2005). “Intergovernmental Relations in Response to the 1999 Marmara Earthquake in Turkey: A Network Analysis,” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. Volume 23(3): 73–102.
Kapucu, Naim. (2005). “Interorganizational Coordination in Dynamic Contexts: Networks in Emergency Management,” Connections: Journal of International Network for Social Network Analysis.Volume 26(2): 9-24.
Kosecik, Muhammet and Naim Kapucu. (2003). “Conservative Reform of Metropolitan Councils: Abolition of the GLC and MCCs in Retrospect,” Contemporary British History. Volume 17 (3): 71‑94.
Kosecik, Muhammet and Naim Kapucu, and Yasin Sezer. (2003). “Becoming an Effective Public Manager in the Global World: District Governors in Turkey,” D. E. University Economics and Administrative Sciences Journal. Volume 18 (1):105-129.

Selected Book Chapters

Kapucu, Naim. (2008). “Examining Intergovernmental Relations in Response to Catastrophic Disasters: Hurricane Katrina in 2005,” Ali Farazmand (ed.) Handbook of Crisis and Emergency Management. Forthcoming.
Kapucu, Naim. (2007). “Coordinating Response to Man-made and Natural Disasters,” in H. Durmaz, B. Sevinc, A. S. Yayla, and S. Ekici eds. Understanding and Responding to Terrorism. (NATO Security through Science Series E: Human and Societal Dynaics – Volume 19). IOS Press. Pp. 336-343.
Kapucu, Naim. (2006). “Ethics of Digital Government,” In Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko & Matti Malkia eds. Handbook of Digital Government, 745-748. London: Idea Group Reference. (Peer reviewed).
Kapucu, Naim. (2006). “New Public Management: Theory, Ideology, and Practice,” Ed. Farazmand, Ali and Jack Pinkowski. Handbook of Globalization and Public Administration. Marcel Dekker. Pp. 889-902.
Kapucu, Naim. (2003). “Public-nonprofit Collaboration for Social Capital.” Edited by Douglas Kiel. UNESCO – EOLSS (Encyclopedia of Life Support System).
Grants & Sponsored Research
Principle investigator (PI):Collaborative Decision Making under Stress: Governance in Dynamic and Uncertain Environments of Crises and Disasters, Turkish Institute for Police Studies (TIPS), ($75,001.14).
Principle investigator (PI): Public Service and Leadership Development Program, Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Turkey, August 20, 2007 – August 19, 2008 ($43,688.10).
Principle investigator (PI):Public Service and Leadership Program, Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Turkey, July 1 – December 31 2007 ($24,914.40).
Principle investigator (PI):Facilitating Access to Services (FACTS II): Nonprofit Capacity Building for Grassroot Community Organizations,” Orange County Health Department September 1, 2006 – August 31, 2007. ($192,120.00).
Principle investigator (PI):WalMart Grant for Capacity Building Institute for Second Harvest Food Bank partner agencies, Second Harvest Food Bank, September 25, 2006, ($19,600.35)
Principle investigator (PI), (with Dr. Dr. Ronnie L. Korosec, Co-PI) “Advancing Help,” HELP of Fort Meade, Inc. (14,860.07).
Principle investigator (PI), “Advancing Help,” Women’s Resources Center, ($15,500.00).
Principle investigator (PI):Florida Department of Health, Equal Opportunity and Minority Health Department, through the “Closing the Gap (CTG)” initiative. ($68,119.00).
Principle investigator (PI): “Interorganizational Networks in Response to Routine and Catastrophic Disasters: Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Florida Hurricanes in 2004,” Winter Park Health Foundation, Winter Park, Florida, June 1, 2005- June 30, 2006. ($2,500.00).
Principle investigator (PI):Holden Heights Front Porch Revitalization Council, Inc. Florida Department of Community Affairs Office of Urban Opportunity, to implement Community Organizations Mobilizing for Partnership, Assistance, and Sustainable Strategies (COMPASS). ($74,668.00).
Principle investigator (PI):Florida Department of Health, Equal Opportunity and Minority Health Department, through the “Closing the Gap (CTG)” initiative. ($53,927.65).
Co-Principle investigator: The Central Florida Fair as a Forward Staging (FSA) for Disaster Relief. (with Lawrence Martin, PI, and Wendell Lawther, CoPI). December 15, 2005- March 31, 2006. ($15,215.00).
Principle investigator (PI):The Governance of Homeland Security: Uniting Partners to Protect the Homeland, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida May 1, 2005 – May 31, 2006, ($7,500.00).
Principle investigator (PI):Orange County Health Department Capacity Building Project, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, January 2004 - October 2005. ($298,417.00).
Principle investigator: Citizen Satisfaction Survey for Osceola County, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, January 2005 – December 2005 ($26,000.00).