Daniel Baracskay

Dr. Baracskay primarily teaches a variety of core and elective courses in the public administration program at VSU, both at the Master’s and Doctoral levels. He also teaches selected courses for the European Union Program. He regularly attends and presents at academic conferences in both political science and public administration. 

Areas of Concentration

• Public Administration and normative theory
• Organization theory and behavior
• Terrorism and Middle Eastern politics (selected)

Selected Publications

• Editor-in-chief and author of two chapters for textbook, Understanding American Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations: concepts, ideas, and theories, University of North Georgia Press; (fall 2022).
• “Teaching Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Globalization to American Public Affairs Students: Integrating comparative approaches to public administration and policy,” in Teaching Public Administration, March 2020 (1): 1-31.
• “Exploring How Peripheral Items Reach the Governmental Agenda: The Case of Earmark Usage” in Public Voices journal; 2019. Vol. XVI (1): 37-53.
• Scope and Theory of Public Administration: The Shaping Influences of Interdisciplinary Discourse; Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group / Lexington Books. Hardback (September 2016) and Paperback (November 2018). 
• “The Evolutionary Path of Hamas: Examining the Role of Political Pragmatism in State Building and Activism,” in Terrorism and Political Violence; Fall 2015. 27 (3): 520-536. 
• “The Evolution of Public Health Policy in Brazil: Exploring the Progression Toward Collaborative Federalism in Implementation,” in The Journal of Strategic and International Studies; Fall 2014. 9 (5): 21-32.
• “Comparative Federal Health Care Policy: Evidence of Collaborative Federalism in Pakistan and Venezuela,” in Journal of Health and Human Services Administration; Fall 2013. 36 (2): 18-57.
• “Future Directions in Intergovernmental Relations,” in Journal of Health and Human Services Administration; Fall 2013. 36 (2): 146-163.
• The Palestine Liberation Organization: Terrorism and Prospects for Peace in the Holy Land; New York: Praeger Press (May 2011).