Public Administration Theory

Evolution and Application
Herausgeber: Zavattaro, Staci M.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What is theory? What do theorists do? Doctoral students and academics often engage with theory, but there is sometimes misunderstanding about what theory is, does, and explains. This book explores these questions. The aim of the volume is to demystify the word 'theory'.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 118
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 432g
• ISBN-13: 9781032704159
• ISBN-10: 1032704152
• Artikelnr.: 70115429

Autorenporträt

Staci M. Zavattaro is Professor of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida, Florida, USA. She served as editor-in-chief of Administrative Theory & Praxis from 2018 to 2023. Her books include Cities for Sale, Place Branding Through Phases of the Image, and Social Media to Government: Theory and Practice (edited with Dr. Thomas Bryer).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Reckoning with Theoretical Research: A Heuristic for
Gauging and Writing Public Administration Theory 2. Pariahs No More? On the
Status of Theory and Theorists in Contemporary Public Administration 3. The
University in the Knowledge Economy: Academic Capitalism and Its
Implications for Doctoral Students in Public Administration 4. Advice to a
Young Person Concerning Theory 5. Public Administration Theory as a
Discourse 6. Back to the Future: Theorists as Facilitators of Voice,
Yesterday and Today 7. Tools and Toys: Theory as Practical Play 8.
Intersubjective Voices: The Role of the "Theorist" 9. What's the Use in
Being Practical? Conclusion