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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Last night, at Providence Park's Homecoming celebration, a board member called it a ladder out of the hole of homelessness. He said he used to see a social problem. Now he sees people.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's a 50-acre village of tiny homes in southern Pulaski County, created by a county government and a nonprofit working together. Neighbors pay modest rent, get care at an onsite clinic, and live alongside volunteers. Over 200 partners help make it work.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Here in Central Arkansas, Providence Park Homes is building a community solution.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Chronic homelessness in America reached a record high in 2025: 155,750 people living with a disability who have been homeless for a year or more, or off and on. That number has risen nearly 90% in a decade. ➥ read the article: medium.com/@urbananalys...

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Building a Ladder out of the Hole of Homelessness

Reflections on Providence Park’s Homecoming on October 8, 2026.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Advisory boards are among the few places in democratic governance where residents help shape public decisions over months and years, not just at one-off meetings or in minutes at a hearing. Getting them right is essential to a government that listens to the people it serves.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The article covers what the research supports, offers practical advice, and identifies research gaps that scholars and practitioners could close together, from who gets appointed to what happens after a board's recommendations are received and filed.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Our conversation inspired me to write about a practical question most administrators face: how to get the most from the advisory boards they inherit.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I enjoyed working with Valerie Lemmie on the American Society for Public Administration's webinar this week, Calling all experts: The role of advisory boards in public administration. #advisoryboard #citizenparticipation #civicengagement #democracy #governance #ASPA medium.com/@urbananalys...

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How Governments Can Get the Most From Advisory Boards

What the evidence supports, what practitioners face, and what nobody has studied yet.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

They link you to Canva where I built the graphic, but then Canva requires a Business Plan to download it without the watermark since it includes a premium image of Seattle in the background. So I took a screenshot instead 😜

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Interesting feature for future conference planners: NASPAA created a customizable "I'm Speaking at #2026NASPAAGlobal" graphic that shares your panel title, time, location, and headshot.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm looking forward to the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (@naspaa.bsky.social) conference in Seattle this year! #2026NASPAAGlobal

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We love Little Rock, so we should give her a Big Rock worth climbing! Read my latest article offering a bejewelled vision for 30 Crossing Park in Little Rock, Arkansas: medium.com/@urbananalys...

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Building an Economic Development Diamond for the Natural State

A bejewelled vision for 30 Crossing Park in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Many incredible speakers showed us how they partner with community in constructive research. It was a joy to learn alongside these fellows!

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Many thanks to ICER Co-Directors Peter Levine, Samantha Majic, and Adriano Udani for leading us, and to APSA’s Kimberly Mealy and Rosalie Rubio for supporting us.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This summer I had the honor of being a fellow with the American Political Science Association’s Institute for Civically Engaged Research. It was an enriching experience, and I reflect on it here: medium.com/@urbananalys...

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The Governing Table We Inherited

Reflections on my fellowship with the American Political Science Association’s Institute for Civically Engaged Research

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

It's great to be back at my alma mater American University for the Public Management Research Association (PMRA) conference! #PMRC2026

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

It’s my birthday. I turn 39 today. While fasting and reflecting on my life, I wrote this. If you want to see me, here I am. I am here to help you. ➥ read my memoir: medium.com/@urbananalys...

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Moving Upstream: A Memoir of Faith, Service, and Public Life

It’s my birthday. I turn 39 today. While fasting and reflecting on my life, I wrote this. If you want to see me, here I am. I am here to…

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Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I'm on the way to Chicago for the Midwest Political Science Association conference! See you there, @mpsa.bsky.social 😄 #MPSA2026

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3 Streams blog @3streamsblog.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Give it a read!

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Read my first story on Medium with @3streamsblog.bsky.social! Public Governance Needs a New Mode The problem with public governance today is not just that institutions are failing, but that the philosophies guiding them no longer meet the moment. ➥ Read my story: medium.com/3streams/pub...

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Public Governance Needs a New Mode

The problem with public governance today is not just that institutions are failing, but that the philosophies guiding them no longer meet…

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I'm on my way to New Delhi, India to present research at the Public Administration Theory Network conference! 🛫

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

2026 is the year we level up The Pulaski Institution in our mission to promote democracy in the heartlands. I’m so proud of what we’ve done so far on an almost non-existent budget, and I know we have a unique vision that is more relevant than ever. Won’t you join us? www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

We're hiring for two positions, both Assistant Professor of Political Science. Apply for both! uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS/job/Li...

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

We're seeking an Assistant Professor of Political Science 📢 Come work with us in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock! I'm on the hiring committee, and I want you on my team. Reach out! uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS/job/Li...

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Assistant Professor of Political Science

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Thrilled to announce that I have joined the board of the Southeastern Conference for Public Administration! Grateful to serve my profession in the region I love.

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JSEPA @jsepajournal.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

📚 JSEPA READS!!!! 📝 Book Review by: Adam Butz and @ctburks.bsky.social 📖 Essential reading for scholars and practitioners committed to justice, equity, and inclusive governance. 🔗 doi.org/10.24926/jse... #RaceForProfit #BlackHomeownership #UrbanPolicy #StructuralRacism #EquityInPractice

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PA Theory Network @patheorynetwork.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Save the Date! The 2026 Public Administration Theory Network Conference will be held in New Delhi, India 🇮🇳 26 Feb – 1 March 2026 Excited to bring global scholars together to reimagine theory & practice. @poojapaswan.bsky.social @ctburks.bsky.social @samvrl.bsky.social #PATNet2026

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I've been appointed to the Little Rock Sustainability Commission! Grateful for the opportunity to promote environmental health and economic prosperity. www.littlerock.gov/city-adminis...

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

In addition to @ctburks.bsky.social, we are also very excited to announce Dr. Leland Harper as another new Pulaski fellow!

Leland Harper, Ph.D.
Leland Harper is jointly appointed
Associate Professor of Philosophy, and Associate Professor of Race, Justice, and Equity Studies at Siena Heights University.
His current research is in philosophy of race, with a particular focus on anti-Black racism in contemporary North America. He is the author of Racist, Not Racist, Antiracist:
Language and the Dynamic Disaster of American Racism (co-authored with Jennifer Kling), Multiverse Deism: Shifting Perspectives of God and the World, as well as articles in Res Philosophica, Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs, Humanities Bulletin, Forum Philosophicum, the International Journal of Philosophy and Theology, and several edited volumes. He is the editor of The Crisis of American Democracy. Essays on a Falling institution, and is the series editor of the Philosophy of Race series at Vernon Press.

Christopher Tyler Burks, Ph.D.
Dr. Christopher Tyler Burks is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Affairs at
the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He teaches in the public administration, nonprofit management, and political science programs. His research focuses on urban policy and regional governance for sustainable development. He is the founder of Urban Analysis, a management consulting firm for changemaking through policy, planning, and politics. He holds a doctorate in public administration and policy from American University in Washington, DC. He serves on the boards of the Public Administration Theory Network and the Southeastern Conference for
Public Administration.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Thrilled to support research on democracy in the heartland at @pulaskiinstitution.bsky.social!

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Thrilled to announce our newest Pulaski Institution fellow, @ctburks.bsky.social!

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Adam M. Butz @adammbutz.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

My first ever book review is published at @jsepajournal.bsky.social. @ctburks.bsky.social and I reviewed Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor's seminal work, "Race for Profit", and offered key lessons for public administrators pursuing social equity in housing policy: jsepajournal.org/index.php/js...

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View of Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

I'm honored to be elected to the Executive Board of the @patheorynetwork.bsky.social! I look forward to serving this exceptional organization and advancing its mission for theoretical research.

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Citizen academies are an exceptional way for cities to engage their people, involving them in the civic life of their community. I enjoyed Little Rock's Residents Obtaining Community Knowledge (ROCK) Academy!

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Happy to announce that I am a new Public Administration Theory Fellow! Thank you @patheorynetwork.bsky.social for the opportunity to advance critical, normative, and interpretative scholarship on how we are being governed. I look forward to supporting the network! patheory.net

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Advancing knowledge and theory of Administration, Government & Governance

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Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD @ctburks.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Join us today April 7 at 6:00 PM CT for our Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform webinar: The Alabama Constitution’s Impact on Taxes and Spending We will be interviewing the author of PARCA's new report, Tom Spencer. - Registration: lnkd.in/eVmahpVn - PARCA Report: lnkd.in/ebkqu9t8

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

There are a bunch of articles like this, which argue that Trump is going after institutions because of their failures. The reality is Trump is going after institutions - bureaucracy, military, judges, lawyers, media - because he is an authoritarian who wants control. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...

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Trump’s Battles With Colleges Could Change American Culture for a Generation

Many in higher education worry Trump’s efforts to bend academia to his will could end American leadership in research and science. Universities are not finding many allies to defend them.

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