Comparative Public Administration in a Globalized World

Moving Beyond Standard Assumptions Toward Increased Understanding

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6358488
AutoresZeger Van Der Wal (0000-0002-4872-3342, National University of Singapore, autor correspondente), Caspar Van Den Berg (0000-0001-8398-3724, National University of Singapore), M Shamsul Haque (0000-0002-2692-3634, National University of Singapore)
Ano2021
Volume81
Fascículo2
Páginas295-298
Data de publicação2021-02-28
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPublic Administration Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/puar.13373
OpenAlexW3135249117
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas19
Referências citadas17

Today's globalized world calls for a deeper understanding of how and why administrative practices differ across regions and what that means for theory and practice. However, empirical comparative studies in public administration incorporating local and regional particularities in their design, constructs, and interpretation of results are scarce, with the exception of studies on specific constructs such as public service motivation, professional values, and emerging approaches to non‐Western public administration. Consistently, scholars engaged in comparative studies highlight theoretical, methodological, and empirical difficulties in comparing public agencies, employees, and practices as the research instruments and assumptions used often originate from Western countries. Thus, there is a serious need today for adopting more context‐sensitive and balanced approaches to advance our scholarly understanding of systems and practices in different regions. This symposium aims to advance comparative public administration by bringing together novel empirical comparative contributions from scholars from different parts of the world

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