Public Administration: Traditions of Inquiry and Philosophies of Knowledge (Public Management and Change)

Is public administration an art or a science? This question of whether the field is driven by values or facts will never be definitively answered due to a lack of consensus among scholars. The resulting divide has produced many heated debates; however, in this pioneering volume, Norma Riccucci embraces the diversity of research methods rather than suggesting that there is one best way to conduct research in public administration.

Public Administration examines the intellectual origins and identity of the discipline of public administration, its diverse research traditions, and how public administration research is conducted today. The book's intended purpose is to engage reasonable-minded public administration scholars and professionals in a dialogue on the importance of heterogeneity in epistemic traditions, and to deepen the field's understanding and acceptance of its epistemological scope. This important book will provide a necessary overview of the discipline for graduate students and scholars.

• Applied Research Methods in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
• Classics of Public Administration
• Learning in the Field: An Introduction to Qualitative Research
• Theories of the Policy Process
• Public Administration: An Action Orientation, (with CourseReader 0-30: Public Administration Printed Access Card)
• Creating Paths of Change: Managing Issues and Resolving Problems in Organizations
• Public Administration Evolving
• The Ethics Primer for Public Administrators in Government and Nonprofit Organizations
• The Public Administration Theory Primer
• Applied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration