Elevating subjective individual experience in public policy and public administration

Reflections on red tape, administrative burden, and sludge

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ID6363545
AuthorsSanjay K Pandey (0000-0003-1005-0274, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration The George Washington University Washington DC USA, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume83
Issue5
Pages1072-1082
Publication date2023-06-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Administration Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/puar.13695
OpenAlexW4381889610
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited51

In this essay, I take stock of the red tape research program (and research programs on administrative burden and sludge) to assess whether subjective individual experience has been given its rightful due in public policy and public administration. My primary purpose is to assess how concepts facilitate or hinder our understanding of the subjective individual experience. To serve this purpose, I present a conceptual analysis strategy and elaborate on the value of interrogating the modularity assumption (fit between conceptualization and experience). I conclude by advocating for consilience across concepts and research programs to better capture the subjective individual experience

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