Derick W. Brinkerhoff

Expertise

Public Management
Governance
Public Policy Analysis

Biography

Derick Brinkerhoff, EdD, Distinguished Fellow in international public management, appointed October 2008, has more than 25 years of experience with public management issues in developing and transitioning countries, focusing on policy analysis, program implementation and evaluation, participation, institutional development, democratic governance, and management change. Dr. Brinkerhoff was named an RTI Senior Fellow in 2003. He has received multiple awards and honors for his published research in social science and policy studies and for his contributions to the theory and practice of international development and comparative public administration. Dr. Brinkerhoff has written or edited 8 books, 36 refereed articles, 27 book chapters, and numerous conference papers, and is a sought-after speaker for conferences of major international development organizations. In 2008, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development named him to the experts‘ group of the Partnership for Democratic Governance. Dr. Brinkerhoff is North American editor of the UK-based journal, Public Administration and Development. He also holds an associate faculty appointment at George Washington University‘s Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration.

Education

EdD, Administration, Planning, and Social Policy, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University; MAdmin, Graduate School of Administration, University of California, Riverside; BA with High Honors, Anthropology, University of California, Riverside.

Selected Publications

Brinkerhoff, D.W., Brinkerhoff, D.W., Johnson, R.W., & Hill, R. (June 2009). Guide to rebuilding governance in stability operations: A role for the military? PKSOI Papers Series. Carlisle, PA: U.S. Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) and the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the U.S. Army War College.

Brinkerhoff, D.W. (Nov 2008). The state and international development management: Shifting tides, changing boundaries, and future directions. Public Administration Review, 68 (6):985-1001.

Brinkerhoff, D.W. (Ed.). (2007). Governance in Post-Conflict Societies: Rebuilding Fragile States. London, UK: Routledge.

Brinkerhoff, D.W., & Brinkerhoff, J.M. (2005). Working for Change: Making a Career in International Public Service. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press.

Brinkerhoff, D.W., & Mayfield, J.B. (2005). Democratic governance in Iraq? Progress and peril in reforming state-society relations. Public Administration and Development, 25 (1):59-73.

Brinkerhoff, D.W. (2005). Rebuilding governance in failed states and post-conflict societies: Core concepts and cross-cutting themes. Public Administration and Development, 25 (1):3-14.

Brinkerhoff, D.W., & Brinkerhoff, J.M. (2004). Partnerships between international donors and non-governmental development organizations: Opportunities and constraints. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 70 (2):253-270.

Brinkerhoff, D.W. (2004). Accountability and health systems: Toward conceptual clarity and policy relevance. Health Policy and Planning, 19 (6):371-379.

Brinkerhoff, D.W., & Goldsmith, A.A. (2003). How citizens participate in macroeconomic policy: International experience and implications for poverty reduction. World Development, 31 (4):685-701.

Brinkerhoff, D.W., & Brinkerhoff, J.M. (2002). Governance reforms and failed states: Challenges and implications. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 68 (4):511-531.

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