Modern public administration science has a history only of more than hundred years. Do You agree that this period lacks fundamental public administration theories if compare with political science, sociology, economics?
No I don't agree. Public Administration is an offshoot of political science. In fact it is a branch of political science. Therefore, it's rudiments and bedrock are founded upon the empirical and theoretical foundations of political science. What modern public administration has done however is only a paradigm shift from the Machiavellian principle of political science into an improved theoretical foundation that advocates for proper integration and welfare of the people as part of administration and as a team. In all, both the modern and the traditional public administration are as theoretically grounded as political science, sociology and economics.
No, i do not agree. The fundamental public admin theories are grounded in political science and sociology, sometimes history, so it's an evenly grounded science theoretically.
No I don't agree. Public Administration is an offshoot of political science. In fact it is a branch of political science. Therefore, it's rudiments and bedrock are founded upon the empirical and theoretical foundations of political science. What modern public administration has done however is only a paradigm shift from the Machiavellian principle of political science into an improved theoretical foundation that advocates for proper integration and welfare of the people as part of administration and as a team. In all, both the modern and the traditional public administration are as theoretically grounded as political science, sociology and economics.
My view would be that the others have rather too many theories! Why on earth do we want endless theories on all tropics anyway? Some are just made up by slightly queer minds, or based on spurious principles, or lack real world applicability, and so on....!
The aim is to understand the human world, and change it if we find it wrong. Theories too often bind the mind to nonsense.
Christopher NOCK
Pub admin is a sub of political science, economics and sociology. While the others have many theories than pub admin, this is not in any case limit the scientific importance of pub admin
The science of public administration is a science of a different specificity, a different kind of research than other social sciences - political sciences, sociology, economics. You can not directly compare these fields of sciences, because there are significant differences in research methodology, subjects, etc. It happens that at least in some countries the science of public administration may be determined to a significant extent by the organization and development of public administration institutions in a given country . On the other hand, such social sciences as sociology and economics have a more universal, timeless and more than national character in practically every aspect of research, analytical, research methodology, research objects and developed theories, laws, dependencies, conclusions, confirmed research theories, etc.
Definitely No. The science of public administration has its roots from Political Science . In fact,it is a multidisciplinary field encompassing various disciplines belonging to Social Sciences. Whatever theories applied in society and the science of humanity are part of the study of Public Administration(PA). It is not actually the seeming" lack of theories" which makes PA less popular discipline compared to others in the same generic class but its practical use and applicability to private and public settings that makes it more" visible" and significant.
Not absolutely in affirmative! Reason being that Public Administration is a subsidiary of political Science, and Pol Science per se is as old as antiquity, which goes without saying that Public Administration, which deals with the management of public affairs tended to exist alongside the existence of society. Besides, theories are meant to establish cause and effect, so as to proffer possible solutions to the impending problems. Thus whatever theories there are, should be bothered on such things as that other than the quantitativeness.
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