Envisioning Public Administration as a Scholarly Field in 2020: Rethinking Epistemic Traditions

摘要

The field of public administration, since its inception, has been beleaguered by questions surrounding its "identity." What is public administration? Is there a "theory" of public administration? Is public administration a discipline? Is public administration an art or a science, or both? These and other questions persist and schismatize public administration from the standpoint of study, teaching, and practice.