The Living Lab as a Methodology for Public Administration Research: a Systematic Literature Review of its Applications in the Social Sciences

Public participation is the right and obligation of citizens to contribute to development by contributing to initiative and creativity. Public participation has also attracted a lot of attention from academia as a concept of public policy. The authors conducted a systematic literature review of published articles in the social sciences to enhance our understanding of public participation. Some of the main issues are explained in this area through the NVIVO 12 plus software that qualitative analysis tool. The main issues are community, development, government, information, and interests. This article raises several propositions on the matter. This article suggests some new topics for further research.

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A Systematic Literature Review: The Relationship Between Indonesian Culture and Other Aspects

Journal Intellectual Sufism Research (JISR) ◽

10.52032/jisr.v3i2.95 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 14-26

Author(s):

Husni Mubarok ◽

Nurul Fadilah ◽

Moh Toyyib

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

English Version ◽

Full Paper ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship

This article aimed to present the relationship between Indonesian culture with various aspects (education, welfare, arts, and religion) and showing the uniqueness of Indonesian culture. The procedural of this systematic review used the Suprapto et al., (2020) guided method, including defining the purpose, conducting literature, selecting articles, reading full paper, abstracting data, and performing analysis. The articles' criteria to be analyzed must be in the English version, published in the social sciences citation indexed (SSCI) journal in the period of 2016-2020. The articles included four fields (education, welfare, art, and religion) as a representation of Indonesian intercultural in several aspects. The result of this study showed that there was an interplay between Indonesian culture and four aspects of the fields, even between aspects. Although Indonesia has a lot of cultures and several aspects would be influenced, however, religion is the strongest aspect related to Indonesian culture.

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Economic and Sustainability of Biodiesel Production—A Systematic Literature Review

Clean Technologies ◽

10.3390/cleantechnol3010002 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 19-36

Author(s):

Tamás Mizik ◽

Gábor Gyarmati

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Volatile Fatty Acids ◽

First Generation ◽

Production Costs ◽

Raw Material ◽

Biodiesel Production ◽

Important Research Topic ◽

The Social ◽

High Production

As Earth’s fossil energy resources are limited, there is a growing need for renewable resources such as biodiesel. That is the reason why the social, economic and environmental impacts of biofuels became an important research topic in the last decade. Depleted stocks of crude oil and the significant level of environmental pollution encourage researchers and professionals to seek and find solutions. The study aims to analyze the economic and sustainability issues of biodiesel production by a systematic literature review. During this process, 53 relevant studies were analyzed out of 13,069 identified articles. Every study agrees that there are several concerns about the first-generation technology; however, further generations cannot be price-competitive at this moment due to the immature technology and high production costs. However, there are promising alternatives, such as wastewater-based microalgae with up to 70% oil content, fat, oils and grease (FOG), when production cost is below 799 USD/gallon, and municipal solid waste-volatile fatty acids technology, where the raw material is free. Proper management of the co-products (mainly glycerol) is essential, especially at the currently low petroleum prices (0.29 USD/L), which can only be handled by the biorefineries. Sustainability is sometimes translated as cost efficiency, but the complex interpretation is becoming more common. Common elements of sustainability are environmental and social, as well as economic, issues.

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A Note on “Public Policy”

Canadian Journal of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s0008423900040506 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 661-664 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Robert Vaison

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Public Policy ◽

Political Science ◽

Public Administration ◽

Government Policy ◽

Policy Making ◽

The Social ◽

Political Studies ◽

Policy Analysts ◽

Government Body

Normally in political studies the term public policy is construed to encompass the societally binding directives issued by a society's legitimate government. We usually consider government, and only government, as being able to “authoritatively allocate values.” This common conception pervades the literature on government policy-making, so much so that it is hardly questioned by students and practitioners of political science. As this note attempts to demonstrate, some re-thinking seems to be in order. For purposes of analysis in the social sciences, this conceptualization of public policy tends to obscure important realities of modern corporate society and to restrict unnecessarily the study of policy-making. Public policy is held to be public simply and solely because it originates from a duly legitimated government, which in turn is held to have the authority (within specified limits) of formulating and implementing such policy. Public policy is public then, our usual thinking goes, because it is made by a body defined somewhat arbitrarily as “public”: a government or some branch of government. All other policy-making is seen as private; it is not public (and hence to lie essentially beyond the scope of the disciplines of poliitcal science and public administration) because it is duly arrived at by non-governmental bodies. Thus policy analysts lead us to believe that public policy is made only when a government body acts to consider some subject of concern, and that other organizations are not relevant to the study of public policy.

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Political Science and Public Administration: A Note on the State of the Union

American Political Science Review ◽

10.2307/1952277 ◽

1952 ◽

Vol 46 (3) ◽

pp. 660-676 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Roscoe C. Martin

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Political Science ◽

Public Administration ◽

Russell Sage Foundation ◽

Special Study ◽

Woodrow Wilson ◽

State Of The Union ◽

The Social ◽

Original Essay ◽

The Subject

By tradition public administration is regarded as a division of political science. Woodrow Wilson set the stage for this concept in his original essay identifying public administration as a subject worthy of special study, and spokesmen for both political science and public administration have accepted it since. Thus Leonard White, in his 1930 article on the subject in the Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, recognizes public administration as “a branch of the field of political science.” Luther Gulick follows suit, observing in 1937 that “Public administration is thus a division of political science ….” So generally has this word got around that it has come to the notice of the sociologists, as is indicated in a 1950 report of the Russell Sage Foundation which refers to “political science, including public administration….” “Pure” political scientists and political scientists with a public administration slant therefore are not alone in accepting this doctrine, which obviously enjoys a wide and authoritative currency.But if public administration is reckoned generally to be a child of political science, it is in some respects a strange and unnatural child; for there is a feeling among political scientists, substantial still if mayhap not so widespread as formerly, that academicians who profess public administration spend their time fooling with trifles. It was a sad day when the first professor of political science learned what a manhole cover is! On their part, those who work in public administration are likely to find themselves vaguely resentful of the lack of cordiality in the house of their youth.

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Cultural sensitivity in Sámi tourism: A systematic literature review in the Finnish context

Matkailututkimus ◽

10.33351/mt.88061 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 93-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ritva Saari ◽

Emily Höckert ◽

Monika Lüthje ◽

Outi Kugapi ◽

Nuccio Mazzullo

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Cultural Sensitivity ◽

Future Research ◽

Cultural Representations ◽

Cultural Sustainability ◽

The Social ◽

Alternative Approaches ◽

Pedagogy Literature ◽

Theoretical Conceptualization

The use of Sámi cultures in the Finnish tourism business has been problematic for many decades. The aim of this article is to explore how the notion of cultural sensitivity could help to find alternative approaches and new solutions to this situation, especially for Sámi tourism. For this purpose, a systematic literature review method was used to examine and describe how previous academic literature has approached the issue of cultural sensitivity in the Finnish context. While the concept has not been used in tourism research in Finland, previous discussions have focused on questions of respect, cultural sustainability, cultural carrying capacity, cultural representations and cultural identity in tourism contexts. Simultaneously, research in other fields of study has drawn attention to the importance of healing, reconciliation and recognition for Sámi cultures. Reviewing the social work and pedagogy literature indicates how the idea of cultural sensitivity can enrich the search for more responsible ways of thinking, doing and researching tourism. In sum, the article calls for future research, theoretical conceptualization and practical application of cultural sensitivity that emphasizes recognition of and respect for cultural differences.

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Systematic Review of Public Value

Journal of Public Value and Administration Insights ◽

10.31580/jpvai.v1i1.131 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Abdul Sami ◽

Ahmad Jusoh ◽

Khalil Md Nor ◽

Asmara Irfan ◽

Muhammad Imran Qureshi

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Public Administration ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Value Creation ◽

Public Management ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Main Concern ◽

Public Value ◽

Public Managers ◽

Public Sector Organizations

Public value is a new and important concept in the field of public administration. A large number of researchers has focused on the concept of public value during the last 10 years or so. This concept gives a new idea of public management with the theme of peopleâ€™s first approach to facilitate them. Public value creation is the main concern of public managers in todayâ€™s public sector organizations. This paper presents a systematic literature review of 413 articles published on the topic of public value in Scopus index journals from 1995 to 2018. A large number of articles on public value shows the importance of the concept of public value. This systematic literature review reveals that most of the work on public value has been done in developed countries like USA, UK, Australia, and Netherland and developing countries are far behind on the research of public value.

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THE TRANSITION FROM LOGICAL POSITIVISM TO PHENOMENOLOGY IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: POLITICAL ASPECTS

Central Russian Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.22394/2071-2367-2021-16-5-81-95 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. 81-95

Author(s):

A.A. KOVALEV ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Public Administration ◽

Social Problems ◽

Civil Service ◽

Phenomenological Approach ◽

The State ◽

Logical Positivism ◽

Phenomenological Method ◽

Practical Application ◽

The Social

The purpose of this study is to study the research potential of the phenomenological approach in the social sciences, which emerged in the first half of the XX century as a critique of the dominant method of logical positivism at that time. The following scientific approaches and methods were used in the article: the method of analysis, description and comparison, as well as the phenomenological approach. The author has made an attempt to prove the significance of phenomenology in the social sciences by means of comparison as a way not only to describe facts, but also to explain motives and unobservable meanings. According to the results of the conducted research, the author comes to the conclusion that the solution of urgent problems of society through the practical application of the acquired knowledge about society is possible only if the phenomenological method is actively applied in such a scientific and practical discipline as public administration. This will help to overcome the bureaucratization of the civil service, the isolation of the state administrative apparatus from real social problems, as well as to involve the population itself in the process of public administration, establishing feedback.

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Literature Review

Research Methods in the Social Sciences: An A-Z of key concepts ◽

10.1093/hepl/9780198850298.003.0038 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 158-162

Author(s):

Mathieu Ouimet ◽

Pierre-Olivier Bédard

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Literature Review ◽

Social Science ◽

Research Question ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Social Science Research ◽

Science Research ◽

The Social ◽

Academic Researchers ◽

Review Protocol

This chapter highlights literature review. Reviewing the published literature is one of the key activities of social science research, as a way to position one’s academic contribution, but also to get a bird’s eye view of what the relevant literature says on a given topic or research question. Many guides have been created to assist academic researchers and students in conducting a literature review, but there is no consensus on the most appropriate method to do so. One of the reasons for this lack of consensus is the plurality of epistemological attitudes that coexist in the social sciences. Before initiating a literature review, the researcher should start by clarifying the need for and the purpose of the review. Once this has been clarified, the actual review protocol, tools, and databases to be used will need to be determined to strike a balance between the scope of the study and the depth of the review.

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