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Milton E. Lopes, PhD (1994)
Center for Public Administration and Policy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; MBA University of Dallas (1978); AB Loyola University in Chicago (1967).

Selected Publications:

• "The Atlanta Project: Success or Failure, Hype or Real Thing," in Self Transformation of the Forgotten Four-Fifths, editors Robert A. Dyck and Matjaz Mulej, (1996) Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., pp. 67-80
• "Soft Systems Methodology, An Application to a Community Based Association" Fielding Graduate Institute Symposium on Action Research (2002)
• "Group Decision Support Systems and Participatory Governance," in Proceedings, Third International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, Vol. 2, Atlanta, Georgia; July 23-25, 1993. Ed. Richard E. Klosterman and Steven P. French; pp. 149-170
• "Will the Real Atlanta in 2010 Stand Up, A Study in Economic Exclusion" in Proceedings, Fourth International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, Melbourne, Australia; July 11-14, 1995. Ed. Ray Wyatt and Hemayet Hossain; pp. 379-390
• "Facilitating Citizen Discourse in a Democracy, A Model of the Public Administration Act". National Symposium on Public Administration Theory; February 19, 1996

Awards: Commonwealth Scholar, Virginia Tech 1990-1992; Meritorious Service to Community Development Society as National Board Member 1998-2000

Memberships: American Society for Public Administration, the Association for Public Policy and Management, and the Community Development Society (President-Elect) Editorial Board of the Journal of the Community Development Society. Reviewer for the State and Local Government Review and the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement.

Special Interests: Public sector policy processes, decision methodologies, organization analysis, development and theory, and strategic management; also urban affairs, community development, citizen discourse, governance and public ethics and morality.