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https://doi.org/10.31297/hkju.24.2.2
The Scope and Trends of Public Administration Publications from Selected Journals Between the Year 2000 and 2019
Murat Onder
; Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Israel Nyaburi Nyadera
; National Defence University, Nakuru, Kenya
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Public administration scholarship has been a dynamic field of study since the discipline was established. While struggling with an identity crisis of whether it is part of political science or is an independent discipline, public administration has evolved to become an important area of study. Scholars have recognised and appreciated the need to evolve with the discipline, which explains the change in topics and thematic areas of research over the decades. This study sought to examine the nature of changes public administration scholarship has experienced since the turn of the new millennium. The 21st century has brought with it new set of experiences, as well as expectations that have in turn shaped the issues that are being studied in the field. Furthermore, with globalisation also on the rise, the question of who and from where public administration scholarship is making contributions has become increasingly important, especially considering the voices of the global south and women in leading journals. Apart from that, there is a growing concern over the scientific nature and rigor of studies/research being done within departments of public administration. Therefore, this study also examines the trending methodological orientation of public administration research since the year 2000. Funding has become a key factor in academic research, and it has become a sign of how relevant a discipline is, depending on the amount of research funding which scholars in that field are able to attract. The paper also presents findings on the trends in funding public administration research since the year 2000.
Keywords
public administration scholarship; gender; authorship; methodology; funding
Hrčak ID:
319923
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Publication date:
29.7.2024.
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