Building on Place
A Conceptual Foundation For Civic Discourse in Public Administration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12450742 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric K Austin (0000-0001-7742-9065, Western Michigan University, corresponding author), Eric Austin (0000-0002-7532-9455, Western Michigan University) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 345-361 |
| Publication date | 2004-05-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/10841806.2004.11029443 |
| OpenAlex | W2272829388 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article responds to the question of whether public administrators should work to encourage citizen identification with community as a way to build social capital. More specifically, the paper articulates a rationale for public administration's utilization of place—physical environment—as a mechanism to support the emergence of robust, active civil society. The article describes a fundamental difficulty facing many public organizations, the current responses proposed by the civil society literature and its limits, and develops a conceptual framework that may prove useful in overcoming those limits. Based on this framework, the article concludes with the presentation of a preliminary model that details some of the specific ways administrators can utilize the proposed framework
Administration (probate law · Civil society · Conceptual framework · Epistemology · Foundation (evidence · Identification (biology · Mechanism (biology · Political science · Politics · Presentation (obstetrics · Public relations · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Public Administration · Urban Planning and Governance
The City and Self-Identity
Social Cohesiveness, Territoriality, and Holiday Decorations
Social Ties, Environmental Perception, And Local Attachment
Place and Identity Processes
The Social Bond and Place
Citizens Panels
The Democratization of the Policy Sciences
The UnCivic Culture
The Postmodern Condition
Interactional Past and Potential
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |