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Public administration
Public administration is – as B. Guy Peters already observed – the crucial linkage
between the political institutions of governing and the actual delivery of
services. Public administration is a very important and active actor with
respect to both designing policies and implementing it. Thus, a basic knowledge
of public administration is of utmost importance for everybody, who wants to
improve the circumstances of everyday life. Moreover, public administration
should be in a shape that facilitates good governance.
Since the performance of public administration is continuously influenced by the ability
to prevent corruption and to establish renewal programs, in this class we will
thoroughly address two aspects of the current debate on public administration:
(1) Causes and consequences of corruption in a comparative perspective.
(2) Change Management as an approach reflecting on ways to reform public
administration while being aware of path dependencies.
Both topics will be discussed in a systematic, research oriented manner, starting with the
design of a common analytic framework guiding the subsequent empirical
research.
Selected Literature
Lambsdorff, Johann Graf, 2006: Causes and consequences of corruption: What do we know from
a cross-section of countries?, in: Susan Rose-Ackermann (ed.), International
Handbook of the Economics of Corruption, Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, Mass.,
3-51.
Fernandez, Sergio/Rainey, Hal G., 2006: Managing Successful Organizational Change in the Public
Sector, in: Public Administration Review, 168-176. |
