Is bureaucratic neutrality a myth that has institutionalized inequity in government?

Join CLEAR's Dr. William Resh in conversation with Dr. Shannon Portillo (ASU), Dr. Nicole Humphrey (UMiami) and Dr. Domonic Bearfield (Rutgers-Newark) about their book The Myth of Bureaucratic Neutrality: An Examination of Merit and Representation.

The Myth of Bureaucratic Neutrality argues that neutrality is a myth that has been used as a means to oppress marginalized communities, largely disconnected from its origins within the field of public administration. The authors use a historically grounded positionality approach to trace the myth of bureaucratic neutrality back to its origins and highlight how it has institutionalized inequity, both legally and culturally.