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The Public Administration Manifesto II

Matching Methods to Theory and Substance

Bibliographic Data

ID6294292
AuthorsLing Zhu (0000-0002-7046-9635, University of Houston, corresponding author), Zhu Ling (0000-0002-8180-0469, University of Houston), Christopher Witko (0000-0002-9507-2677, Pennsylvania State University), Kenneth J Meier (0000-0002-6378-0855, American University)
Year2019
Volume29
Issue2
Pages287-298
Publication date2019-04-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1053-1858 • E-ISSN: 1477-9803
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/jopart/muy079
OpenAlexW2905728720
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited43

This essay introduces the articles in the public administration methods symposium that will appear in this and the next two issues of the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. Overall the articles present the need for a rigorous methodological pluralism in public administration where the methods used need to match the substantive questions asked. The symposium hopes to provide a spring board for a discussion of future methodological issues in public administration

Administration (probate law · Epistemology · Manifesto · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Sociology · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Policy and Administration Research · Law · Public Administration

  • Everything hacked? What is the evidential value of the experimental public administration literature?

    Open Access•Dominik Vogel, Chengxin Xu•Journal of Behavioral Public…•2021

  • Administrative Informatics

    Open Access•Michael Overton, Michael Overton Overton et al.•Journal of Behavioral Public…•2023

  • Self-determination theory goes public

    R Paul Battaglio, Nicky Belle et al.•Public Management Review•2022

  • Articulating Grounded Theory Methodology for Public and Nonprofit Administration Scholars and Practitioners

    Open Access•Joseph A Hafer, Jessica Kitchens•Perspectives on Public Management…•2022

  • The Demand for Insurance

    Open Access•Brad Epperly, Yuleng Zeng•Journal of Law and Courts•2025

  • The internal perceptions gap in European public administration

    Open Access•Dion Curry, Louis Bromfield et al.•Administrative Theory & Praxis•2026

  • Dismantling old or forging new clientelistic ties? Sudan’s civil service reform after uprising

    Open Access•M Hassan, Ahmed Kodouda•World Development•2023

  • The Case for Gauging as a Research Purpose in Public Administration

    Open Access•Patricia M Shields, Mattia Casula et al.•Administration & Society•2025

  • Nudging Public Employees Through Descriptive Social Norms in Healthcare Organizations

    Open Access•Nicky Belle, Nicola Belle et al.•Public Administration Review•2021

  • P ‐Hacking , P ‐Curves , and the PSM –Performance Relationship

    Open Access•Dominik Vogel, Fabian Homberg•Public Administration Review•2020

  • A replication of “unconscious bias in citizens' evaluations of public sector performance”

    Open Access•Guoliang Chen, Shuwei Zhang et al.•Public Administration•2024

  • Opening the “black box” of public administration

    Open Access•María Verónica Elías•Public Administration•2023

  • Understanding the Meaning of Concepts Across Domains Through Collocation Analysis

    Open Access•Wesley Kaufmann, Richard Franciscus Johannes Haans•Journal of Public Administration…•2021

  • Thanks, but No Thanks

    Open Access•Valentina Mele, Nicky Belle et al.•Journal of Public Administration…•2021

  • The Effects of Making Public Service Employees Aware of Their Prosocial and Societal Impact

    Open Access•Dominik Vogel, Jaap Willems•Journal of Public Administration…•2020

  • Policy Feedback & Research Methods

    Open Access•Anna Kopec•International Journal of…•2023

  • Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance

    Open Access•Douglass C North•Institutions, Institutional…•1990

  • Protecting Soldiers and Mothers

    Open Access•T Skocpol•Protecting Soldiers and Mothers•1995

  • Teachers, Race, and Student Achievement in a Randomized Experiment

    Thomas S Dee•The Review of Economics and…•2004

  • The Aims of Public Administration

    Alasdair Roberts•Perspectives on Public Management…•2017

  • The Use of Text as Data Methods in Public Administration

    Open Access•Gary E Hollibaugh•Journal of Public Administration…•2019

  • Government and Public Administration

    Jos C N Raadschelders•Administrative Theory & Praxis•2005

  • The Intellectual Crisis in Public Administration in the Current Epoch of Privatization

    Open Access•M Shamsul Haque•Administration & Society•1996

  • Public Administration in Search of a Theory

    Open Access•Lewis C Mainzer•Administration & Society•1994

  • Three Traditions of Network Research

    Open Access•Francis Berry, Frances S Berry et al.•Public Administration Review•2004

  • Behavioural and experimental public administration

    Open Access•Oliver James, Sebastian Jilke et al.•Public Administration•2017

  • Don't reinvent the wheel

    Open Access•Yair Zalmanovitch•International Review of…•2014

  • A Reviewer’s Guide to Qualitative Rigor

    Open Access•Branda Nowell, Kate Albrecht•Journal of Public Administration…•2019

  • Public Administration

    Dwight Waldo•The Journal of Politics•1968

  • Public Administration as an Interdisciplinary Field

    Open Access•Bradley E Wright•Public Administration Review•2011

  • Generating Usable Knowledge through an Experimental Approach to Public Administration

    Open Access•Sebastian Jilke, Steven Van De Walle et al.•Public Administration Review•2015

  • The Big Questions of Public Management

    Robert D Behn•Public Administration Review•1995

  • Proverbs and the Evolution of Public Administration

    Open Access•Kenneth J Meier•Public Administration Review•2014

  • Dwight Waldo 1913–2000

    Open Access•James D Carroll, H George Frederickson•Public Administration Review•2001

  • Defining the Boundaries of Public Administration

    Open Access•Robert Rodgers, Nanette Rodgers•Public Administration Review•2000

  • The Proverbs of Administration

    Herbert A Simon•Public Administration Review•1946

  • The Institutional Collective Action Framework

    Open Access•Richard C Feiock, Richard Feiock•Policy Studies Journal•2013

  • A Decade of Treating Networks Seriously

    Open Access•Scott E Robinson•Policy Studies Journal•2006

  • Performance Gaps and Managerial Decisions

    Kenneth J Meier, Nathan Favero et al.•Journal of Public Administration…•2015

  • Best Practice Recommendations for Replicating Experiments in Public Administration

    Open Access•Richard M Walker, Gene A Brewer et al.•Journal of Public Administration…•2019

  • Behavioral Dishonesty in the Public Sector

    Open Access•Anne Lisbeth Olsen, Asmus Leth Olsen et al.•Journal of Public Administration…•2019

  • Using Large-Scale Social Media Experiments in Public Administration

    Open Access•Sebastian Jilke, Jiahuan Lu et al.•Journal of Public Administration…•2019

  • Bayesian Analytical Methods

    Jeff Gill, Christopher Witko•Journal of Public Administration…•2013

  • Mixed Methods in Public Administration Research

    Open Access•Valentina Mele, Paolo Belardinelli•Journal of Public Administration…•2019

  • Theorizing from Qualitative Research in Public Administration

    Rachel Ashworth, Rachel Elizabeth Ashworth et al.•Journal of Public Administration…•2019

  • Public Administration Research and Practice

    Open Access•Jeff Gill, Kenneth J Meier•Journal of Public Administration…•2000

  • A Comparative Distributional Method for Public Administration Illustrated Using Public Budget Data

    Open Access•Jens Ledet Jensen, Peter Bjerre Mortensen et al.•Journal of Public Administration…•2019

  • Case Study Design and Analysis as a Complementary Empirical Strategy to Econometric Analysis in the Study of Public Agencies

    Open Access•Dan Honig•Journal of Public Administration…•2019

  • Beyond Policy Diffusion

    Open Access•Scott J Cook, Seung-Ho An et al.•Journal of Public Administration…•2019

  • Causal Inference Methods

    Open Access•Laura Dague, Joanna N Lahey•Journal of Public Administration…•2019

  • Is Public Management Neglecting the State

    Open Access•Brint Milward, Laura Jensen et al.•Governance•2016

  • Two Roads to Nowhere

    Open Access•B Guy Peters, J Pierre•Governance•2017

  • Treating Networks Seriously

    Laurence J O’toole, Laurence J O'Toole•Public Administration Review•1997

  • Understanding and misunderstanding randomized controlled trials

    Open Access•Angus Deaton, Nancy Cartwright•Social Science & Medicine•2018

  • The Credibility Revolution in Empirical Economics

    Open Access•Joshua D Angrist, Jorn‐steffen Pischke et al.•The Journal of Economic…•2010

  • Development of Theory of Democratic Administration

    Open Access•Dwight Waldo•American Political Science Review•1952

Unique citing works16
Citations per year2,67
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 14

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