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Charles True Goodsell was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on July 23, 1932. He is the son of former Kalamazoo College President Charles Goodsell and Francess Comee Goodsell. He is most notable for writing The Case for Bureaucracy. Other works include Mission Mystique: Belief Systems in Public Agencies, The American statehouse: interpreting democracy's temples, Architecture as a setting for governance, The Public Administrator as Artisan and Administration as Ritual.

Goodsell earned his Bachelors of Arts Degree at Kalamazoo College in 1954. Goodsell graduated magna cum laude, awarded the William G. Howard Memorial Prize in political science and the Oakley Prize for highest grade recorded for a college course. After graduating Goodsell enlisted in the United States Army and served from 1954 to 1956. He then obtained his Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD) at Harvard University and was also a student of the distinguished V.O. Key Jr.

Goodsell began his academic teaching career as an assistant professor of public administration at the University of Puerto Rico in 1961. In 1964 he became a research associate at Princeton University. Two years later in 1966, he became a professor of political science at Southern Illinois University. In 1978, Charles Goodsell began teaching at Virginia Tech University as a professor of public administration and public affairs and served as director of the university's Center for Public Administration and Policy. Goodsell continued to teach at Virginia Tech University until he retired in 2002, although he continues to dedicate his time and knowledge to the university as professor emeritus. During his career, Goodsell was also a distinguished visitor at Cleveland State University, Carleton University and the University of Texas at Austin.

Awards
NASPAA/ASPA Distinguished Research Award (1995)

Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies Distinguished Scholarship Award (1999)

Dwight Waldo Award (2003)

Annotated Bibliography: Major Works/Contributions of Charles Goodsell

Case for Bureaucracy

Dometrius, Nelson C. Review. “The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic. by Charles T. Goodsell.” The Journal of   Politics vol. 45, no. 3 (Aug. 1983) pp 790-792. (accessed October 16 2015).

An overall positive reception of what is described as a cornerstone of public administration literature. Dometrius argues that while Goodsell's argument might may suffer from an empirically weak foundation (evidence and data relied upon to draw conclusions are described as “spotty and inconclusive”), he nevertheless takes the stance that 1) the point being made (American bureaucracy is not the “headless and soulless” enterprise it is most popularly portrayed as) is an accurate and necessary one, and 2) Goodsell succeeds in communicating his point in a way that draws the reader in and gets them thinking critically about the topic at hand of their own volition (that is to say, this book could be seen as pleasurable rather than tedious if you were of the disposition to be interested in the subject matter at all).

Matejko, Alexander J. Review, “The Case for Bureaucracy. A Public Administration Polemic by Charles T. Goodsell.” Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations vol. 40, no. 1 (1985): 188-190. (accessed October 16, 2015).

French review of The Case for Bureaucracy, published shortly after the release of the first edition. Offers significant criticism of the polemic from a non-American perspective. Specifically, the author discusses weaknesses inherent to the very narrow perspective taken by Goodsell (legitimate inefficiencies that arise in certain bureaucratic institutions, the degree to which the utility of bureaucracy is dependent on societal context, etc.) in his Case for Bureaucracy.

On the Blacksburg Manifesto

Marshall, Gary S, and Orion F. White, Jr. “The Blacksburg Manifesto and the Postmodern Debate: Public Administrations in a Time without a Name.” Dialogue, vol. 11, no. ⅔ (winter - spring 1989): 89-122. (Accessed October 16, 2015).

Postmodern response to the Blacksburg manifesto, published half a decade after it’s release. Summarizes and contextualizes the work in question, and offers insight into its reception by and impact upon the field of Public Administration during that period.

Catron, Bayard L. Review, “The ‘Blacksburg Manifesto’: A Reply in the Spirit of Dialogue.” Dialogue vol. 6, no. 3 (Spring 1984): 1-6. (accessed October 16. 2015).

Published one year after the release of the Blacksburg Manifesto, of which Goodsell was a co-author, Catron’s article exists as a testament to the praise that manifesto was greeted with by public administrators/academics at the time. Additionally, Catron’s offers a critique of the manifesto from the perspective of a contemporary.

Other

Lovrich, Nicholas. Review, "The New Case for Bureaucracy." Public Integrity 17, no. 2 (Spring 2015):      213-215. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed October 16, 2015).

Lovrich’s 2015 review offers insight into contemporary reception of Goodsells most notable work, as it not only immediately reviews the New Case for Bureaucracy, but also revisits Goodsells career and impact upon the field at large. Goodsell is praised stylistically, with Lovrich describing the original polemic as being a semi-candid reaction to the perception of American bureaucracy as being indolent, ineffectual, and otherwise incompetent or counterproductive, whereas this new text is described as being a more balanced and focused expansion drawing on the foundations laid by Goodsell’s former works. Overall, it appears to be a good example of the acclaim this book as received/the positive perspective. Important distinctions from previous editions include a tempering of inflammatory or candid writing style and revision arguments/sourcing as a response to criticisms of bias.

Holmes, Maja Husar. "Mission Mystique: Belief Systems in Public Agencies." Public Administration Review 72, no. 4 (n.d.): 626-628. Social Sciences Citation Index, EBSCOhost (accessed October 16, 2015). Holmes’s review of Goodsell’s Mission Mystique offers a substantive analysis of the text, while also providing context for those who may be unfamiliar with Goodsell or Public Administration in general. Additionally, it provides insight into the continued praise for and importance of Goodsell’s works on contemporary thought.