Benton, J. Edwin, Jacqueline Byers, Beverly A. Cigler, Kenneth A. Klase, Donald C. Menzel, Tanis J. Salant, Gregory Streib, James H. Svara, William L. Waugh , Jr., “Conducting Research on Counties in the 21st Century: A New Agenda and Database Considerations.” Public Administration Review, 67: 968-983 (Nov 2007) (Governance).
Benton, J. Edwin, Jacqueline Byers, Beverly A. Cigler, Kenneth A. Klase, Donald C. Menzel, Tanis J. Salant, Gregory Streib, James H. Svara, and William L. Waugh, “Service Challenges and Governance Issues Confronting American Counties in the 21st Century: An Overview.” State and Local Government Review, 40, No. 1 (2008), 54-68. (Governance)
Johnson, Norman J. and James H. Svara, Editors, Justice for All: Promoting Social Equity in Public Administration, to be published by M.E. Sharpe, May, 2011 (Values).
Miller, Gerald J., “Weathering the Local Government Fiscal Crisis: Short-Term Measures or Permanent Change? The Municipal Year Book 2010 (Washington: International City Management Association, 2010), 77: 33-36 (Innovation).
Nelson, Kimberly and James H. Svara, “Adaptation of Models Versus Variations in Form: Classifying Structures of City Government.” 2010. Urban Affairs Review, 45 (4): 544-562 (Governance).
Svara, James H. and Christopher Hoene, “Local Government Reforms in the United States,” in Brian E. Dollery, Joseph Garcea, and Edward C. LeSage Jr., Editors, Local Government Reform: A Comparative Analysis of Advanced Anglo-American Countries (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2008), 133-157 (Governance).
Svara, James H. and Larry D. Terry II, “The Present Challenges to ASPA an as Association That Promotes Public Professionalism,” Public Administration Review, 69 (November/December, 2009): 1050-1059 (Values).
Svara, James H. and Douglas J. Watson, Editors, More than Mayor or Manager: Constitutional Contests in America’s Large Cities. Washington: D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2010. (Governance).
Svara, James H., “Mayoral Leadership in One Universe of American Urban Politics: Are There Lessons for (and from) the Other?” Public Administration Review, 66 (September/October, 2006), 767-774 (Leadership).
Svara, James H., The Ethics Primer for Public Administrators in Government and Nonprofit Organizations. (Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007) (Values).
Svara, James H., “Leadership by Top Administrators in a Changing World: New Challenges in Political-Administrative Relations,” in Ricardo S. Morse and Terry F. Buss, Editors, Transforming Public Leadership for the 21st Century (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2007), 69-102 (Leadership).
Svara, James H., “Are Elected Executives Needed to Achieve Accountability to Citizens? Performance Issues and Form of Government in Large U.S. Cities,” in Jeffrey A. Raffel, Peter Leisink, and Anthony E. Middlebrooks, Editors, Public Sector Leadership: International Challenges and Perspectives (Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009), 109-124 (Governance).
Svara, James H., Editor, “Introduction to the Symposium: The Nature of Public Professionals and the Future of ASPA,” Public Administration Review, 69 (November/December, 2009): 1037-1039 (Values).
Svara, James H., “Local Government Leadership in the Fiscal Crisis in the United States of America,” International Journal of Policy Studies 1, 2010, 5-24 (Innovation).
Svara, James H., “The Early Stage of Local Government Action to Promote Sustainability,” The Municipal Year Book 2011 (Washington: International City Management Association, 2011, 78: 43-60 (Innovation).
Thoreson, Karen and James H. Svara, “Learning from Award-Winning Innovation in Local Government, 2008,” The Municipal Year Book 2009 (Washington: International City Management Association, 2009), 76: 42-50 (Innovation).
Thoreson, Karen and James H. Svara, “Award-Winning Local Government Innovation, 2009,” The Municipal Year Book 2010 (Washington: International City Management Association, 2010), 77: 37-44 (Innovation).
Thoreson, Karen and James H. Svara, “How Local Governments Are Navigating the Fiscal Crisis: Taking Stock and Looking Forward,” The Municipal Year Book 2011 (Washington: International City Management Association, 2011), 78: 77-84 (Innovation).