Research

My research coalesces around three interconnected areas: public administration, environmental policy, and nonprofit studies. In public administration, I focus on collaborative governance, organizational theory, crisis management, public management, and public sector human resource management. In environmental policy, my work emphasizes water policy, infrastructure resilience, and environmental justice. In nonprofit studies, I examine the diverse roles that nonprofit and civil society organizations play in governance.

Published Research

Nyadzi, B. K. & Appiah, D. (2025). Impacts of IMF Loan Conditionality on Impartiality in Civil Service Personnel Administration in Ghana. Public Administration and Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/pad.70013

Morris, J. C. & Nyadzi, B. K. (2024). Using Punctuated Equilibrium Theory to Explain Changes in Policy Outputs: The Case of the U.S. Coast Guard. Politics & Policy 52(6):1417-1436. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12638

Asamoah, K. & Nyadzi, B. K. (2022). An Examination of the Roles Played by Legislators in Ghana’s Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Theory and Practice of Legislation 10 (2), 203–222. https://doi.org/10.1080/20508840.2022.2104531

Works Under Review and in Progress

Bennet K. Nyadzi & John C. Morris. “E-Government and Public Trust in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda.” Manuscript Revised and Resubmitted to International Journal of Public Administration.

Jude Ugwuoke, Bennet K. Nyadzi and Kelly A. Krawczyk. “The Role of Civil Society Density in Strengthening Democracy and Political Participation: Does Higher Density Lead to Higher Political Participation?” Under Review at Journal of Civil Society.

Bennet K. Nyadzi, Alisha Amin, John Morris, Xiaodan Zhang, Pourya Kabkhoori, and Megan Heim-LaFrombois. “Governance Mechanisms and Policy Tools for Building Water Infrastructure Resilient to Severe Weather: Insights from Southeastern US Communities.” Manuscript in progress.

Bennet K. Nyadzi. “The Politics of Framing and Public Narratives: How Severe Weather Language Shapes Water Resilience Policy and Implementation in Alabama Communities”. Manuscript in progress.

Erzuah Nvidah & Bennet K. Nyadzi. “Managing Crises through Public Sector Innovation: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Manuscript in progress.

“Policy Tools for Enhancing Climate-Resilient Water Infrastructure and Management in Alabama.” White paper in progress, sponsored by Alabama Water Resources Research Institute & U.S. Geological Survey (Section 104g), Summer Grant Project. (With Alisha Amin, Xiaodan Zhang, Pourya Kabkhoori, Megan Heim-LaFrombois, John Morris, and Spencer Goidel).