Adams’ research has focused on organizational symbolism and culture, and on public service ethics, history and theory. His book, Unmasking Administrative Evil, with Danny L. Balfour, (Revised edition, Armonk, NY: ME Sharpe, Inc., 2004) won the 1998 Louis Brownlow Book Award, the National Academy of Public Administration’s highest award for excellence in public administration scholarship, as well as the 1998 Best Book Award from the Public and Nonprofit Division and the 2002 Best Book Award from the Social Issues in Management Division, both of the Academy of Management. He was awarded the Marshall E. Dimock Award for the best lead article in the Public Administration Review for 2007. In the thirty five year histories of the Brownlow and Dimock Awards, only four other scholars have won both awards - Harlan Cleveland, Donald Kettl, William Gormley and Alasdair Roberts. Adams also co-authored The Tacit Organization (Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1992); and has over sixty scholarly publications, including books, book chapters, and articles in the top national public affairs journals. He currently serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the American Review of Public Administration, and is on the Editorial Boards of Policy and Society; Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government; and the Journal of Public Administration Education.

Danny L. Balfour is a professor in the School of Public and Nonprofit Administration and a faculty fellow of the Honors College at Grand Valley State University. He received a BA in history from Michigan State University and a Ph.D. in public administration from the Florida State University. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of organizational theory, public management, social policy, administrative ethics, and the Holocaust. He serves on the board of several academic journals and is an elected member of the Governing Board of ASPA's Section on Public Administration Research.

From publisher

In Unmasking Administrative Evil, the authors argue that the tendency toward administrative evil, as manifested in acts of dehumanization and genocide, is deeply woven into the identity of public administration. The common characteristic of administrative evil is that ordinary people within their normal professional roles can engage in acts of evil without being aware that they are doing anything wrong. Under conditions of moral inversion, people may even view their evil activity as good. In an age when "bureaucratic bashing" is fashionable, this book seeks to lay the groundwork for a more ethical and democratic public life, one that recognizes its potential for evil and thereby creates greater possibilities for avoiding the hidden pathways that lead to state-sponsored dehumanization and destruction.

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