Postmodernism and American Public Administration in the 1990s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7102491 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Bogason (Roskilde University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-193 |
| Publication date | 2001-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Administration & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-3997 • E-ISSN: 1552-3039 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00953990122019721 |
| OpenAlex | W2166745599 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 19 |
The 1990s debate on postmodernism as a metatheoretical basis for American public administration is reviewed based on its progress over time. Important themes in the debates are social constructivism and anti-foundationalism; deconstruction and narrative and linguistic analysis; pragmatism; and quantum theory. Considerable differences exist between the participants, and strictly speaking, there are rather few true postmodernists, but there is a large group of theorists who share a strong skepticism for the generalizing type of theory and instead recommend more situational analysis. Most of these theorists are pragmatists with a strong interest in public administration as an instrument to achieve a better society on the basis of democratic participation
Constructivism (international relations · Deconstruction (building · Democracy · Economics · Epistemology · Foundationalism · International relations · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Postmodernism · Pragmatism · Situational ethics · Skepticism · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
A Linguagem da Administração Pública
Implication studies
Making Public Administration Teaching and Theory Relevant
A Noteworthy Absence
Fraternity, Solidarity, and Unity
Notes from the Margin
The Study of Administration and the Persistence of the Legitimacy Question
Eternal Conflicts
The Relevance Of U.S. Public Administration Theory For Russian Public Administration
Mapping Anti-Administration
Integrative Governance
Better Tools, Better Workers
Back to the Future
Governance and Interpretation
Crossing the Great Divide – Using Multi‐method Analysis to Understand Opposition to Windfarms
Visiones críticas sobre el estado en la antropología y la administración pública
Ecological Governance
Fatal Choices The Routinization of Deceit, Incompetence, and Corruption
On the Division of Labor in Society
Everyday Politics in Public Administration
Taking Language Seriously
The Blacksburg Manifesto and the Postmodern Debate
Practical Theory
"The Responsible Actor as "Tortured Soul
The Phoenix Project
Method in Social Science
The social construction of reality
The New Sciences of Administration
The Paradox of Transforming Public Administration
The Democratic Potential in the Transition of Postmodernism
Public Administration, the State, and the Postmodern Condition
Postmodernism, Efficiency, and Comprehensive Policy Argument in Public Administration
Derrida, Deconstruction, and Public Administration
Post-Modernism and the Social Sciences
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,72 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2022 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |