J. Patrick Dobel

J. Patrick Dobel
Professor of Public Affairs
Adjunct Professor of Political Science
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1976

Contact Information:
Parrington Hall, room 230
pdobel@u.washington.edu
206.616.1680

Areas of Specialization:
Ethics, Leadership, Public Management, Political Theory

J. Patrick Dobel joined the Evans School faculty in 1986. His interests concern a wide area, encompassing the intersection of politics and institutions with ethics. He teaches public ethics, public management, strategy, and leadership. His research focuses on leadership, managerial strategy, public management, and ethics in public life.

Dobel also serves as the University of Washington's faculty Ahtletic Representative at the PAC 10 and NCAA, overseeing the academic integrity of the athletic program and governance.

Dobel previously served as faculty from 1974-86 at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He is the author of several academic award winning articles as well as many others on public ethics and integrity. His books, Compromise and Political Action-Political Morality in Liberal and Democratic Life and Public Integrity study the reality of ethics in public life.

Outside of academia, Dobel has chaired the King County Ethics Board, and has served as a consultant on management, leadership, and ethics issues to numerous public and nonprofit agencies.

Dobel holds a Ph.D. and AM in Politics and Political Philosophy from Princeton University. He also holds a AB in political science from Boston College.

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