Expanding the Obligation to Accommodate Public Employee Religious Free Expression and its Effects on Bureaucratic Accountability

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dc.contributor.advisorPfiffner, James P.
dc.contributor.authorSzymalak, James
dc.creatorSzymalak, James
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-12T02:59:35Z
dc.date.available2015-02-12T02:59:35Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the proper limits of workplace religious accommodation within public administration by examining the predicted outcomes of proposed legislation that would permit employees to refuse to perform their assigned duties based upon religious objections. A test suite of crucial cases is developed to predict outcomes under both the existing religious accommodation framework, and the proposed expanded obligation. The study concludes that an expanded accommodation obligation would likely result in the infliction of dignitary harm upon certain government service beneficiaries, and such harm potentially impairs administrative legitimacy. It also reveals significant constitutional issues with an expanded obligation, as well as challenges to implementation and adjudication. The project integrates the public policy, public law, and public administration subfields.
dc.format.extent389 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/9185
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2014 James Szymalak
dc.subjectPublic policy
dc.subjectPublic administration
dc.subjectAccommodation
dc.subjectDignitary
dc.subjectLegitimacy
dc.subjectReligious
dc.subjectTitle VII
dc.titleExpanding the Obligation to Accommodate Public Employee Religious Free Expression and its Effects on Bureaucratic Accountability
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplinePublic Policy
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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