Handbook on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Public Administration

Edited by Meghna Sabharwal, Professor, Sean A. McCandless, Associate Professor, Public and Nonprofit Management, The University of Texas at Dallas, and Shilpa Viswanath, Assistant Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, US

‘The Handbook on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Public Administration is comprehensive in its examination of the perspectives and methods of DEI. With contributions from scholars with a wealth of knowledge and experience, this text expands what we know about DEI and how we can apply it across different and complex contexts and communities. At a time when DEI is under attack, this text is well positioned to help scholars and practitioners recognize the intellectual contributions of equity, while also illuminating the implications of not engaging in this important work. There is so much to gain from this Handbook and it comes at such an important time in the field and society at large.’

• Contents1 Introduction to the Handbook on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion inPublic Administration 1Shilpa Viswanath, Meghna Sabharwal, and Sean A. McCandlessPART I EXPLORING THE DIVERSITY DIMENSIONS AND THESOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED IDENTITIES OF INDIVIDUALS2 DEI and representative bureaucracy 11Fangda Ding and Norma M. Riccucci3 Institutionalism, intersectionality, and targeted universalism: towarda global diversity framework 26Rachael McLeod and Nuri Heckler4 Gender in public administration 42Meghna Sabharwal, Sean A. McCandless, and Shilpa Viswanath5 The work lives of LGB public servants: a systematic quantitativeliterature review 59Roddrick Colvin and Seth J. Meyer6 Disability-affirming diversity, equity, and inclusion 78Rashmi Chordiya and Adana Protonentis7 Diversity, religiosity, and intersectionality: a case study of MuslimAmericans 108Shahrin S. Upoma and Shariq SiddiquiPART II EXPLORING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSIONACROSS SECTORS8 DEI and human resources management 125Madinah F. Hamidullah, Jaclyn S. Piatak, and Yiying Chen9 Diversity, equity, and inclusion in nonprofit management 145Kareem K.M. Willis, Wendy M. Nicholson, and Lindsey M. McDougle10 Psychosocial dimensions of health, homelessness, and diverse families 156Emily I. Nwakpuda, RaJade M. Berry-James, and Susan Mwarabu11 DEI and intersectionalities: the case of zoning 170Ty Price Dooley12 Examining social equity in soil and water conservation governance inthe United States 182Aritree Samanta and Elizabeth McGraw13 Critical race theory, social equity, diversity, and inclusion: a case studyin inequity in New Mexico education policy 199Cynthia Wise and Christina A. MedinaPART III GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ANDINCLUSION14 Race and gender in the Brazilian and Colombian public administrations 212Ricardo A. Bello-Gomez, Josefina Carcamo-Vergara, and Eduardo Gomordos Santos15 Diversity challenges in policing institutions: the case of Argentina 231Fernanda Page Poma and Byron E. Price16 Diversity, equity, and inclusion in immigration 248Pamela S. Medina and Ashley D. Magdaleno17 From recognition to restitution: a useful conversation between theColombian “multicultural and pluri-ethnic state” and the Critical RaceTheory in the pursuit of the global diaspora 262Melissa Gómez Hernández18 Persons with disabilities in Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean Island Nations 277Charlene M.L. Roach19 Caste in education: promises and reality 297Sameena Dalwai and Asmita Singh20 DEI in climate policy: miles to go 311Ishani Mukherjee and Sreeja NairPART IV PERSPECTIVES ON DEI: UNVEILING PERSONALPOSITIONALITIES21 Beyond the amnesic impulse and coloniality: liberation ethics for DEIin public administration 327Esteban Leonardo Santis22 Diversity, equity, inclusion, and colonialism 342Muhammad Azfar Nisar and Ayesha Masood23 Deconstructing the philosophical positionalities of social equity:a postmodernist perspective 361Kim Moloney24 Culturally inclusive mentoring: a DEI framework in higher education 374Marsha J. Tyson Darling and Chotsani Williams WestPART V CONCLUSION25 Integrating knowledge, frameworks, and future directions: reflectionsand considerations for DEI in public administration 395Sean A. McCandless, Meghna Sabharwal, and Shilpa Viswanath