Besöket finansierades med internationaliseringsmedel. Dr. Scott diskuterade distansutbildning med MIUN:s statsvetare samt föreläste om experimentella forskningsdesign inom offentlig politik och management. Dessutom, träffade han doktorander och juniora forskare för att diskutera publiceringsstrategier och höll en föreläsning för de förvaltningsjuridiska studenterna om motsättningar och spänningar inom offentlig förvaltning.
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Patrick Scott, professor of political science and public administration at Missouri State University, visited Mid-Sweden University, campus Östersund October 20-25. This was a visit that was made possible by an internal grant aimed at promoting internationalization. Dr. Scott shared his experiences on online education with faculty members of the discipline of political science and gave a lecture on using experimental design in public policy and management research for the master students. He also held a roundtable discussion on publication strategies for PhD students and junior researchers and guest lectured on the tensions and contradictions of public administration as a developing field of inquiry.