The Organ of Experience
A Defense of the Primacy of Public Administrators in the Design and Reform of Policy and Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11104142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian J Cook (0000-0001-7563-7012, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 263-286 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Administration & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-3997 • E-ISSN: 1552-3039 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0095399710365483 |
| OpenAlex | W2170806537 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 19 |
Building on Wilsonian foundations, this article present the normative case for a special, central role for public servants in the design and redesign of public law, including constitutions. Central to the author’s argument are Wilson’s characterization of public administration as “the State’s experiencing organ” and his contention that public administration is the primary institution engaged day to day in negotiating the dynamic tension between public and private in a liberal democracy. The author identifies and counters three probable objections to public administrators fulfilling this distinctive role. He concludes with a defense of this role conception for public administration, stressing the obstacles to full realization, and the obligations it imposes on future scholars and public servants
Administration (probate law · Argument (complex analysis · Democracy · Institution · Law and economics · Negotiation · Normative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Legal principles and applications · Ombudsman and Human Rights · Public Administration
Constitutional Government in the United States
The Rise and Decline of the State
Building a New American State
The Forging of Bureaucratic Autonomy
The Tools of Government in the Digital Age
Full Disclosure
Agendas, alternatives, and public policies
Bureaucratic Dynamics
Separated Powers and Institutional Growth in the Presidential and Congressional Branches
Systematically Pinching Ideas
Signals for Steering Government
Congressional Oversight Overlooked
The Study of Administration
The Politics of Expertise in Congress
Bureaucracy and Constitutionalism
The Reassociation of Ideas and Purposes
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |