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Is Public Management Neglecting the State?
Author(s) -
Milward Brint,
Jensen Laura,
Roberts Alasdair,
DussaugeLaguna Mauricio I.,
Junjan Veronica,
Torenvlied René,
Boin Arjen,
Colebatch H. K.,
Kettl Donald,
Durant Robert
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
governance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.46
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1468-0491
pISSN - 0952-1895
DOI - 10.1111/gove.12201
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , neglect , public management , state (computer science) , government (linguistics) , public domain , public administration , political science , new public management , sociology , public relations , public sector , law , psychology , computer science , algorithm , linguistics , philosophy , theology , psychiatry , programming language
Public management is a domain of research that is now roughly three decades old. Researchers in this area have made important advances in understanding about the performance of public organizations. But questions have been raised about the scope and methods of public management research (PMR). Does it neglect important questions about the development of major institutions of the modern state? Has it focused unduly on problems of the advanced democracies? Has it made itself irrelevant to public debates about the role and design of government, and the capacity of public institutions to deal with emerging challenges? This set of eight short essays were prepared for a roundtable held at the research conference of the PMR Association at the University of Aarhus in June 2016. Contributors were asked to consider the question: Is PMR neglecting the state?