The Organ of Experience: A Defense of the Primacy of Public Administrators in the Design and Reform of Policy and Law

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The Organ of Experience: A Defense of the Primacy of Public Administrators in the Design and Reform of Policy and Law

Cook, Brian J. - Personal Name;

Building on Wilsonian foundations, this article present the normative case for a special, central role for public servants in the design and redesign of public law, including constitutions. Central to the author’s argument are Wilson’s characterization of public administration as “the State’s experiencing organ” and his contention that public administration is the primary institution engaged day to day in negotiating the dynamic tension between public and private in a liberal democracy. The author identifies and counters three probable objections to public administrators fulfilling this distinctive role. He concludes with a defense of this role conception for public administration, stressing the obstacles to full realization, and the obligations it imposes on future scholars and public servants.

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Series Title: Administration & Society
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Publisher: : sage publisher., 2010
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Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 00953997
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Edition: Vol. 42 no. 3 May 2010. pp. 263-286
Subject(s): Constitutional Reform
Woodrow wilson
Administrative function
Policy reform
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