Public Administration: Traditions of Inquiry and Philosophies of Knowledge (Public Management and Change) - Softcover

Riccucci, Norma M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589017048 ISBN 13: 9781589017047

Publisher: Georgetown University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Is public administration an art or a science? This question of whether the field is driven by values or facts will never be definitively answered due to a lack of consensus among scholars. The resulting divide has produced many heated debates; however, in this pioneering volume, Norma Riccucci embraces the diversity of research methods rather than suggesting that there is one best way to conduct research in public administration.

Public Administration examines the intellectual origins and identity of the discipline of public administration, its diverse research traditions, and how public administration research is conducted today. The book's intended purpose is to engage reasonable-minded public administration scholars and professionals in a dialogue on the importance of heterogeneity in epistemic traditions, and to deepen the field's understanding and acceptance of its epistemological scope. This important book will provide a necessary overview of the discipline for graduate students and scholars.

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About the Author

Norma M. Riccucci is a professor of public administration at Rutgers University, Newark. She is the author of Unsung Heroes: Federal Execucrats Making a Difference and How Management Matters: Street-Level Bureaucrats and Welfare Reform which won the 2009 Herbert Simon Book Award from the American Political Science Association.

Edition details

• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1589017048
• ISBN 13: 9781589017047
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176