scholarly journals Towards a new age of research methods in public administration, public management and public policy

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Eran Vigoda-Gadot ◽  
Dana R. Vashdi
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Age

scholarly journals AN OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS MASTERS PROGRAMS

2021 ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Branko Radulović
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Master Program ◽  
Policy Theory ◽  
European Universities ◽  
Public Policy Analysis

The paper presents research on the content of postgraduate programs in the field of public policy at leading European universities. Based on previous research, more than 80 courses are classified in four areas: economic analysis, research methods, public administration, and public policy, in order to obtain a typical master program in public policy analysis. The programs mostly emphasize research methods and public policy theory and application with somewhat lower presence of economic analysis and public management. The results of the research can be used for the purpose of formulating new postgraduate programs at universities in Serbia.

Research

2020 ◽  
pp. 123-126
Author(s):  
Alasdair Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Public Management ◽  
The State ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Statistical Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
Level Of Analysis

This chapter explores public administration research. Complaints about a lack of rigor in public administration research intensified in the 1980s. “Lack of rigor” meant a failure to define concepts and problems precisely, to test the validity of claims properly, and to build on the work of earlier scholars. In the interdisciplinary schools of public policy established in the 1970s and 1980s, researchers in public management worked alongside scholars from “hard” disciplines such as economics, and struggled to win support from their peers when they applied for tenure and promotion. The public management approach was designed to overcome this stigma. Scholars in public management sought to focus on questions of manageable size, define concepts and hypotheses precisely, and rely on the quantitative-statistical research methods preferred by economists. All of this would assure “rigorous empirical analysis.” By the early 2000s, quantitative-statistical research methods were dominant in the field. The worry today is that a shift in the focus of research toward the macro-level of analysis—that is, toward big questions about the role and design of the state—will mean abandoning the accomplishments of the last thirty years. The chapter then considers three ways to respond to such concerns.

FORMATION OF THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM IN THE PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION SPHERE

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-216
Author(s):  
Valerii Bakumenko ◽  
Oleksiy Krasnorutskyy ◽  
Anatolii Hatsko
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Knowledge System ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Administration Reform

The modernization of the management system and the knowledge management model is needed in the context of the public administration reform, taking into account the concept of decentralization and Good Governance. That is why the article focuses on the author’s approach to substantiating the formation of a modern knowledge system in public management and administration in Ukraine. It is proved that the approach to the knowledge system formation should be based on the identification of the needs of public administration objects. The need to comply with the necessary diversity law for a management subject of public entity regarding its knowledge of the entity has been identified. The content of the principle «from general to specific» for the objects of public administration is considered. The formation structure of the basic knowledge system in the public sphere is presented, which unites a number of blocks. The first block deals with the system of basic knowledge of public management and administration. The second block deals with the idea of a public authorities system at different levels. The third block concerns the formation of basic knowledge about public service. The fourth block concerns the formation of a basic knowledge system about current trends in the development of domestic public administration. The fifth block deals with the knowledge about the development and implementation of public policy and implementation of public administration. The sixth block deals with the consideration of public administration as a deliberate activity to establish internal procedures and processes in public administration to ensure their smooth functioning. The seventh block concerns the knowledge system for ensuring social stability. The eighth block is a glossary of basic terms and the ninth is a bibliography. The proposed approach is the scientific substantiation of the development of educational and professional programs of the basic textbook and standards for the specialty 281 – «Public Management and Administration». Keywords: knowledge, public administration, the necessary diversity law, public policy, public service, public authorities, public stability.

Understanding the Field of Public Policy in the Context of Public Administration Evolution

2022 ◽  
pp. 22-44
Author(s):  
Feras Ali Qawasmeh
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
The Public ◽  
New Public ◽  
Review Study ◽  
New Public Governance

Public policy is classified as a major field in public administration. Therefore, to understand the context of public policy as a field, it is essential to explore its root developments in public administration from epistemological and chronological perspectives. This chapter is a review study referring to main scholarly works including books, academic articles, and studies. The chapter first helps researchers and students in comprehending the evolution of public administration in its four main stages including classical public administration, new public administration, new public management, and new public governance. Second, the chapter presents a general overview of the evolution of the public policy field with particular attention paid to the concepts of Harold Lasswell who is seen as the father of public policy. The chapter then discusses different definitions of public policy. Various classifications of public policy are also investigated. The chapter ends with a critical discussion of the stages model (heuristics).

scholarly journals The Center Page

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (03) ◽  
pp. 698-699
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Management ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Take Back ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Faculty Positions ◽  
The Us ◽  
The University

Based on a generous future bequest by the 2013 APSA Gaus Lecturer Beryl A. Radin, APSA announced the creation of the APSA Pracademic Program supported by the Beryl Radin Fund. Professor Radin described herself as a “pracademic” because she has moved back and forth between the world of the practitioner and that of the academic. Beryl A. Radin's government service included an assignment as a special advisor to the assistant secretary for management and budget of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as well as other experiences in the Office of Management and Budget and HHS. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, editor of the book series “Public Management and Change” at Georgetown University Press, past president of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, former head of the APSA public administration section, and has held faculty positions at the University of Southern California, the University of Albany, and American and Georgetown universities. As the title suggests, this will be a fellowship aimed at providing APSA member academics in the fields of public policy and public administration with practical, hands-on experience that the recipients can take back to their institutions and classrooms to help build bridges between the worlds of academe and applied politics.

scholarly journals The craft of public administration in Eurasia

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-484
Author(s):  
Karl O’Connor ◽  
Paul Carmichael
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Administrative Reform ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
New Public ◽  
Elite Level ◽  
Administrative Elites

In an innovative approach, applied to a region of the world on which research remains in its infancy, this article identifies the dominant administrative reform traditions embedded within the administrative elites responsible for administrative reform in Eurasia. Our contribution is twofold. Firstly, we establish a mechanism for measuring bureaucrat perceptions of administrative reform that may be replicated in other regions, by identifying the extent to which the three dominant Western traditions of public service (traditional public administration, new public management and new public governance) have been embedded in Eurasian societies. The article thereby demonstrates the effectiveness of these turns in public administration to be ‘learned’ and become embedded within the psyche of elite-level bureaucrats in these Eurasian post-Soviet regimes. The article posits that, while members of these elites hold several common governance perceptions, understanding of administrative reform differs markedly between bureaucrats and is broadly aligned with various aspects of the three dominant turns in public administration. Therefore, it is recommended that some rebalancing needs to take place between international/regional public policy interventions and public administration interventions. While public policy interventions are of course required, the administrative foundations upon which they are built (or learned), require greater attention to the needs, skills and attitudes of practitioners.

THE ORIENTERS OF DEVELOPMENT OF FORMS OF COMMUNICATIVE INFLUENCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ON THE PUBLIC POLICY

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
pp. 228-235
Author(s):  
Iryna Vіtalіivna Chaplay
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Inaccurate Information ◽  
Wide Range

The article presents the theoretical and methodological foundations of the development of forms of communicative influence of civil society on the public policy, provides the main methods and conditions of their use for gaining advantages in solving problems of public-management relations. A wide range of issues related to the peculiarities of public relations organization, taking into account domestic and foreign experience, is covered. The specifics of the use of marketing communications in communicating of public authorities with the public are shown. It is substantiated that in the institutional sense, the greatest interest is the classification, depending on the scope of distribution. The public, when communicating with government, through certain communication tools, is called the external form of communication. The external forms of the communicative influence of civil society on state policy help them convey to the state authorities the necessary information about their thoughts, needs, requests, etc. Of course, such information should be constantly updated and accurate. All non-governmental organizations should maintain friendly relations with state organizations and prevent any misinformation of the latter. At the same time, informatization of public administration contains both positive potential and difficulties and contradictions, neglection which, as practice shows, turns negative result. To date, they are insufficiently developed and require scientific comprehension and substantiation, in particular, the issue of organizational, regulatory and legal support for the implementation and implementation of modern marketing tools and management in public administration. Concerning the prospects for further research on the concept of "the form of communicative influence of civil society on state policy", they consist in streamlining its conceptual apparatus as the basis for improving its system, since incomplete and inaccurate information becomes, as a result, the cause of many problems in the system of reforming public administration .

Developing E-Government Coursework through the NASPAA Competencies Framework

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M McQuiston ◽  
Aroon P Manoharan
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Organization Theory ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Public ◽  
Master Of Public Policy ◽  
It Skills

Information technology (IT) is often less emphasized in coursework related to public administration education, despite the growing need for technological capabilities in those joining the public sector workforce. This coupled with a lesser emphasis on e-government/IT skills by accreditation standards adds to the widening gap between theory and practice in the field. This study examines the emphasis placed on e-government/IT concepts in Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Public Policy (MPP) programs, either through complete course offerings or through related courses such as public management, strategic planning, performance measurement and organization theory. Based on a content analysis of their syllabi, the paper analyzes the extent to which the IT/e-government courses in MPA/Master of Public Policy programs address the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration competency standards, and further discuss the orientation of the courses with two of the competencies: management and policy. Specifically, are e-government/IT courses more management-oriented or policy-oriented? Do public management, strategic planning, performance measurement, and organization theory courses address IT concerns?

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary Research in Public Management: Perspective of Economics and Sociology

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Md Humayun Kabir ◽  
Md Ziaur Rahman ◽  
Shaheen Yusufzada
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
National Development ◽  
Value Orientation ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Comprehensive Development

At present, the study of public administration embodies the integration of social science disciplines. The main purpose of this study is to explore interdisciplinary research in public management by analyzing the theory and practices of economics and sociology. A qualitative method has been employed to obtain the objectives. This study reveals that the diversification of public administration research is a manifestation of the diversity, complexity and comprehensive development in the field of public management. Economics and sociology provide new perspectives and research methods for public administration in different aspects. With the change of the value orientation of national development, the research of public management should also be re-examined.

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