Dwight Waldo

Administrative Theorist for our Times
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-138-39085-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

Reihe: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

From the early postwar period until his death at the turn of the century, Dwight Waldo was one of the most authoritative voices in the field of public administration. Through probing questions, creative ideas, and novel insights, he perhaps contributed more than any other single figure to the development of public administration as a discipline in the mid-20th century, from his classic, masterful debut The Administrative State (1948) to his last published book, The Enterprise of Public Administration (1980). In this new look at Dwight Waldo’s writing, Richard Stillman offers a representative selection of Waldo’s most important works alongside introductory essays to help a seasoned public administration scholar as well as the novice student alike appreciate and comprehend Waldo’s remarkable contribution to this critical field of study.

Selections have been chosen for their ability to speak to current and ongoing concerns of the field in the 21st century as well as for their utility, readability, and importance. This anthology provides new generations of readers with a fresh look at the work of this prolific, profoundly influential author, while offering both administrative scholars and practitioners renewed access to many of his hard-to-find works. This book will be required reading for all those interested in public administration as a field of inquiry and practice.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stillman, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Globalisierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Dwight Waldo: Administrative Theorist for our Times. Part One: What is Public Administration? What is Public Administration? The Study of Public Administration. Public Administration in a Time of Revolutions. Contents: Ideas and Issues in Public Administration. Part Two: Alternative Approaches to Public Administration Reversing the Glass. Perspectives of Social Science. The Novelist on Organization and Administration. Scope of Theory of Public Administration. Part Three: The Historical Context of Public Administration The Material and Ideological Background. The Rise – And Decline? – Of Administration. Part Four: The Cultural Context of Public Administration Comparative Public Administration: Prologue, Problems, and Promise. Public Administration and Culture. Part Five: The Two Enduring Challenges in the Field. A Theory of Public Administration in our Times Means a Theory of Public Administration Also Public Administration and Ethics: A Prologue to a Preface. Part Six: Public Administration Education Education for Public Administrators. Education for Public Administration: Currents, Crosscurrents, Undercurrents, Countercurrents. Part Seven: The Future of Public Administration Public Administration Toward Year 200: The Certainty of Interesting Times. The Continuing Search for Public Administration – An Agenda for the Future. Bibliography: Chronological List of the Publications of Dwight Waldo. Publications on Dwight Waldo. A Brief Biographical Statement.

Über Autor(innen)

Richard J. Stillman II is a professor of public administration at the School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado, Denver. He taught on the faculties of George Mason University and California State University-Bakersfield and is the author and editor of several books. Stillman is an elected fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration and his textbook, Public Administration: Concepts and Cases, 9th edition, is used in over 400 universities and colleges. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, and Hungarian. He received the William E. and Frederick C. Mosher Award for distinguished scholarship and served as Editor in Chief of the Public Administration Review (PAR). During his editorial tenure, 2006–11, PAR was ranked by Google Scholar as the number one journal in the field according to its academic impact worldwide. His book, Preface to Public Administration, also was recently selected as the third most influential book published in the field since 1990. In 2020 Stillman received the American Society for Public Administration’s Dwight Waldo Award for his lifetime scholarly contributions to the field of public administration.