Woodrow Wilson's Administrative Thought and German Political Theory

摘要

To what extent were Woodrow Wilson's ideas about public administration informed by German organic political theory? Drawing on the writings of Wilson, Lorenz von Stein, and Johann K. Bluntschli on public administration, and comparing American with German primary sources, Christian Rosser of Bern University offers insights into Wilson's general concept of public administration and his understanding of the politics-administration dichotomy. This study underscores how the transfer of ideas profoundly contributes to advancing comparative public administration and helps clarify terminological difficulties and conflicting perspectives among diverse administrative science traditions.