Public Administration in Dark Times : Some Questions for the Future of the Field

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Public Administration in Dark Times : Some Questions for the Future of the Field

Nabatchi, Tina - Personal Name; Goerdel, Holly T. - Personal Name; Peffer, Shelly - Personal Name;

This essay identifies two problems that impede the ability of public administration to govern effectively in dark times. First, public administration has failed to adequately acknowledge itself as an arbiter of political conflict and as a discipline responsible for shaping societal affairs. Second, the field is entrenched in a bureaucratic pathology that limits its capacity to address complex policy problems. We argue that these issues show a clear need for the reinvigoration of democratic ethos as the foundation for public administration. Building on the ideas of some Minnowbrook III working groups, we pose questions to help begin discussions about both democratic ethos and the ability of public administration to govern in dark times.

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Series Title: Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
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Publisher: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press., 2011
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Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 10531858
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Edition: Volume 21, Issue suppl 1, January 2011,Pp. i29-i43
Subject(s): Public Administration in Dark Times
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