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Research Interests
public administration; public policy; international organizations; transnational administration; global policy; social cohesion; social equity; small states; World Bank; administrative tribunals
Biography
Dr. Moloney focuses on (1) the intersection of the public administration discipline with international organizations, transnational administration, and good governance and separately, (2) the intersection of the public administration discipline with the unique administrative and policy challenges of small states and small island states. She has also engaged in discussions of social equity and separately, the intellectual history of public administration.
She has published 25+ articles in journals including, but not limited to, Public Administration Review, American Review of Public Administration, Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Global Policy, International Review of Administrative Sciences, among others.
Her book, Who Matters at the World Bank, was published by Oxford University Press in October 2022. In 2019, she co-edited (with Diane Stone) the Oxford Handbook on Global Policy and Transnational Administration (Oxford University Press). Her second co-edited book (with Billingsley, Jeong, Sanabria-Pulido, Tornton and Zeemering) will be published in Feb 2025 with Routledge: Routledge Handbook on Crisis, Polycrisis, and Public Administration.
Dr. Moloney is a Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Australian Journal of Public Administration, an Associate Editor of Public Administration Review, an Associate Editor of the Asia Pacific Journal on Public Administration, and an Associate Editor of Administrative Theory & Praxis. She is also a Co-Editor of the Book Series on Transnational Administration and Global Policy with Bristol University Press.
Education
- Ph.D. in Public Administration, School of Public Affairs, American University, Washington DC (May 2011).
- M.A. in International Affairs, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC (May 2005).
- M.P.A., Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY (June 2004).
- B.Sc. in Economics and International Relations with Certificate in African Studies), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI (May 1996)
Education/Academic qualification
Public Administration, PhD, The World Bank’s Public Sector Management and Governance Agenda: Actors, Tensions and Policy Change (1983-2007), American University Washington DC
15 Aug 2005 → 13 May 2011
Award Date: 13 May 2011
International Affairs, Master, The Johns Hopkins University
15 Aug 2003 → 15 May 2005
Award Date: 30 Jun 2005
Public Administration, Master, Syracuse University
1 Aug 2003 → 30 Jun 2004
Award Date: 30 Jun 2004
Economics, International Relations, Bachelor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
24 Aug 1991 → 15 May 1996
Award Date: 15 May 1996
Keywords
- JF Political institutions (General)
- Public Administration
- Public Policy
- Transnational Administration
- Global Policy
- Social Equity
- Social Cohesion
- Policy Tools
- Policy Instruments
- HJ Public Finance
- Budgets
- Auditors
- Transparency
- International Organizations
- JX International law
- Administrative Tribunals
- Global Administrative Law
- International Civil Servant Law
- JZ International relations
- World Bank
- International Monetary Fund
- Multilateral Development Banks
- United Nations
- Global Governance
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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HBKU-OVPR-SRG-01-2: Explorations in Developing an HBKU index of Social Cohesion
Al-Kuwari, K. M. H. A. (Principal Investigator), Abdelwahid, I. M. Z. (Principal Investigator), Cochrane, L. J. R. (Principal Investigator), Riazi, A. (Lead Principal Investigator), Moloney, K. (Principal Investigator), Metcho, M. (Graduate Student), Mohamed, R. (Graduate Student), Al-Majed, J. (Graduate Student) & Bermak, L. (Research Assistant)
15/08/22 → 14/08/25
Project: Basic Research
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HBKU-OVPR-TG-Cycle-2-37: Corporate Social Responsibility through Sport: What’s the Score for Companies listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange?
Bantekas, I. (Principal Investigator), Swart-Arries, K. (Principal Investigator), Moloney, K. (Principal Investigator), Anagnostopoulos, C. (Lead Principal Investigator), Rizvi, S. (Graduate Student) & Abdul Rahman, S. (Graduate Student)
1/06/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Basic Research
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EX-ACTA-1: إجراء دراسة مقارنة حول تجارب البلدان فيما يتعلق بعملية اصلاح الأجهزة الحكومية / فهم الرقابة الإدارية والمالية والقانونية في المؤسسات الحكومية والوسائل الفعالة لتعزيز الرقابة المالية
Moloney, K. (Lead Principal Investigator)
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Applied Research
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Who Matters at the World Bank? Bureaucrats, Policy Change, and Public Sector Governance
Moloney, K. E., 2022, Oxford University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF GLOBAL POLICY AND TRANSNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Stone, D. & Moloney, K., 1 Jan 2019, Oxford University Press. 765 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
43 Citations (Scopus) -
The Flawed Foundations of Social Equity in Public Administration: A Racial Contract Theory Critique
Moloney, K. & Lewis, R., 1 Dec 2023, In: Perspectives on Public Management and Governance. 6, 4, p. 131-136 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Globalizing public administration: Today's research and tomorrow's agenda
Gulrajani, N. & Moloney, K., Jan 2012, In: Public Administration Review. 72, 1, p. 78-86 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access107 Citations (Scopus) -
External auditors, policy transfer, accruals accounting and the United Nations
Moloney, K., Jensen, G. & Stoycheva, R., 7 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management. 36, 4, p. 389-416 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review