What's the Use in Being Practical
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12450607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas J Catlaw (Arizona State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 515-529 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Administrative Theory & Praxis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1084-1806 • E-ISSN: 1949-0461 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10841806.2008.11029655 |
| OpenAlex | W3122468883 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Drawing from sociological and psychoanalytic theories and personal experience, this essay reflects on the way in which the word "practical" is used in public administration. It suggests that the field has a narrow understanding of the term, one that obscures the complex ways in which ideas, theories, and techniques are perceived as practical. The word "interesting" better describes the reception of such theories and also hints at a different, perhaps more productive way of relating to one another
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |