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Strategies and priorities for the public sector in Europe

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The public sector in our society has over the past two decades undergone substantial changes, as has the academic field studying Public Administration (PA). In the next twenty years major shifts are further expected to occur in the way futures are anticipated and different cultures are integrated. Practice will be handled in a relevant way, and more disciplines will be engaging in the field of Public Administration. The prominent scholars contributing to this book put forward research strategies and focus on priorities in the field of Public Administration. The volume will also give guidance on how to redesign teaching programmes in the field. This book will provide useful insights to compare and contrast European PA with PA in Europe, and with developments in other parts of the world.

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The public sector in our society has over the past two decades undergone substantial changes, as has the academic field studying Public Administration (PA). In the next twenty years major shifts are further expected to occur in the way futures are anticipated and different cultures are integrated. Practice will be handled in a relevant way, and more disciplines will be engaging in the field of Public Administration. The prominent scholars contributing to this book put forward research strategies and focus on priorities in the field of Public Administration. The volume will give clear guidance on how to redesign teaching programmes in the field and, especially for a North American readership, will provide useful insights to compare and contrast European PA with developments in other parts of the world.

Biografie

Geert Bouckaert is professor at the KU Leuven Public Governance Institute and former President of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences. Werner Jann is professor emeritus of Political Science, Administration and Organization at the University of Potsdam and former President of the European Group for Public Administration.

Inhoudsopgave

Preface to the EPPA I Book Acknowledgments About the Authors I Introduction 1 The EPPA Project Geert Bouckaert and Werner Jann 2 The Survey: A Long-Distance Conversation about the Future of Public Administration in Europe Jana Bertels, Geert Bouckaert, Werner Jann II Public Administration and Futures 1 From Public Administration in Utopia to Utopia in Public Administration Geert Bouckaert 2 Governing for the Future: Means, Ends and Disconnects Paul Joyce 3 Scenarios as Thought Experiments for Governance Meelis Kitsing III Public Administration and Disciplines 1 Public Administration and Disciplines Thurid Hustedt, Tiina Randma-Liiv and Riin Savi 2 Public Administration and Law Martin Burgi 3 Seeing Public Bureaucracies Like a Sociologist : (A Plea Towards) Reconnecting Sociology and Public Administration Philippe Bezes IV Public Administration and Cultures 1 Challenges in the Face of Diversities : Public Administration in Spain as an Example Salvador Parrado 2 The New Diversity : Increasing Ethnic Heterogeneity and its Consequences for Public Governance Mark Bovens, Roel Jennissen, Godfried Engbersen and Meike Bokhorst 3 In Search of a Better Understanding of Cultural Diversity in European Public Administration Research and Practice, with a Focus on Religion and Language Bogdana Neamtu V Public Administration and Practices 1 Shadowland : The Poorly-Mapped, Underdiscussed Yet Vital Interface Between Public Administration Research and Practice Christopher Pollitt 2 Forms of Knowledge for the Practice of Public Administration Edoardo Ongaro 3 Do we Practise What we Preach when we Teach (and Research) Public Administration? Raffaella Saporito VI Public Administration and Country Perspectives 1 Public Administration in Estonia: A Search for Identity 317 Külli Sarapuu and Leno Saarniit 2 Public Administration in France: The Shadow and Light of a Revival Jean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans 3 Public Administration in Germany: Precarious Present, Promising Future? Stefan Becker and Michael W. Bauer 4 Public Administration in Hungary : Emerging Dynamics in an Illiberal Democracy György Hajnal 5 Public Administration in Italy Denita Cepiku, Marco Meneguzzo 6 Public Administration in the Netherlands: State of the Field Philip Marcel Karré , Martijn van der Steen, Zeger van der Wal, and Thomas Schillemans 7 Public Administration Research in Norway : An Organisational and Institutional Approach to Political Organisations Per Lægreid 8 Public Administration in Portugal Filipe Teles VII Lessons and next steps Lessons and Next Steps Geert Bouckaert and Werner Jann

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