Robert A. Cropf

Robert Cropf is an associate professor and the chair of the Department of Public Policy Studies at Saint Louis University. His recent publications include “Creating an Accelerated Joint BA-MPA Degree Program for Adult Learners” in the Journal of Public Affairs Education (Spring/Summer 2007) coauthored with Jennifer Kohler, and E-Government in Saudi Arabia: Between Promise and Reality” in the International Journal of Electronic Government Research (April-June 2008), coauthored with Maher Al-Fakhri, Patrick Kelly, and Gary Higgs. His textbook Public Administration in the 21st Century was published by Pearson-Longman in 2007. His research interests include e-government and e-democracy, urban government and politics, and public administration pedagogical theory.

Publications

Information Technology as a Facilitator of Social Processes in Project Management and Collaborative Work
Information Technology as a Facilitator of Social Processes in Project Management and Collaborative Work
Timothy C. Bagwell, Robert A. Cropf, Sheryl L Foster-Gadkari. © 2018. 217 pages.
Project management (PM), as a discipline, has been undergoing an incremental inclusion of theories, techniques, and processes from fields related to organizational behavior....
I Stand with Henry: A Case Study of An Advocacy Organization's Use of Social Media – How a Grassroots Organization Can Have a Voice in a Large Public Bureaucracy
I Stand with Henry: A Case Study of An Advocacy Organization's Use of Social Media – How a Grassroots Organization Can Have a Voice in a Large Public Bureaucracy
Kirsten Loutzenhiser, Robert A. Cropf. © 2016. 12 pages.
This study investigates a virtual ad-hoc organization known as “I Stand With Henry” (ISWH). It features an individual middle school student with autism practicing self-advocacy....
I Stand with Henry: A Case Study of An Advocacy Organization's Use of Social Media – How a Grassroots Organization Can Have a Voice in a Large Public Bureaucracy
I Stand with Henry: A Case Study of An Advocacy Organization's Use of Social Media – How a Grassroots Organization Can Have a Voice in a Large Public Bureaucracy
Kirsten Loutzenhiser, Robert A. Cropf. © 2015. 15 pages.
This study investigates a virtual ad-hoc organization known as “I Stand With Henry” (ISWH). It features an individual middle school student with autism practicing self-advocacy....
The Role of Web 2.0 in the Arab Spring
The Role of Web 2.0 in the Arab Spring
Robert A. Cropf, Mamoun Benmamoun, Morris Kalliny. © 2014. 24 pages.
The Arab Spring seemed to give a renewed sense of promise to proponents of Web 2.0 as a force for democratization. However, a year on, throughout the Arab world the prospects for...
The Role of Web 2.0 in the Arab Spring
The Role of Web 2.0 in the Arab Spring
Robert A. Cropf, Mamoun Benmamoun, Morris Kalliny. © 2013. 33 pages.
The Arab Spring seemed to give a renewed sense of promise to proponents of Web 2.0 as a force for democratization. However, a year on, throughout the Arab world the prospects for...
The Prospects for eGovernment and eGovernance in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Zambia
The Prospects for eGovernment and eGovernance in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Zambia
Joshua C. Nyirenda, Robert A. Cropf. © 2012. 23 pages.
EGovernance and eGovernment are critical tools for Good governance and economic development, and are therefore critical for Highly Indebted Poor Countries, a majority of which...
Information Communication Technologies and the Virtual Public Sphere: Impacts of Network Structures on Civil Society
Information Communication Technologies and the Virtual Public Sphere: Impacts of Network Structures on Civil Society
Robert A. Cropf, William S. Krummenacher. © 2011. 352 pages.
As the global information communications technology revolution continues to reshape our public and private institutions, e-democracy should also continue to make significant...
Introduction
Introduction
Robert A. Cropf, Scott Krummenacher. © 2011. 34 pages.
As the second decade of the twenty-first century begins, information and communication technology has brought about significant changes in the way that people participate in...
E-Government in Saudi Arabia: Between Promise and Reality
E-Government in Saudi Arabia: Between Promise and Reality
Maher O. Al-Fakhri, Robert A. Cropf, Patrick Kelly, Gary Higgs. © 2008. 27 pages.
Saudi Arabia is in the process of transitioning to e-government. Many of the Saudi government agencies have their own web sites; however, most are ineffective. Based on the...