Canadian Public Administration in the 21st Century

ISBN-13: 9781466591714 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 240 str.

Charles Conteh; Ian Roberge

Opis

The demands associated with good governance and good public management are at an all-time high. Yet the discipline of Canadian public administration is in flux, and the time is ripe for an open and frank analysis of its state and possibilities. Canadian Public Administration in the 21st Century brings together emerging voices in Canadian public administration to consider current and future prospects in the discipline. A new wave of scholars has brought new energy, ambition, and perspectives to the field. In this book they take stock and build on established traditions and current trends, focusing on emerging, or reemerging, issues and challenges. The book identifies and analyzes the emergent research agenda in public administration, focusing on Canada to illustrate key concepts, frameworks, and issues. It consists of three thematically organized sections, exploring processes, structures, and principles of Canadian public administration. It addresses the broad, emergent trend in processes of service delivery or policy implementation generally referred to as the new public governance. It then critically examines the structural and institutional dimensions of Canadian public administration in light of recent directions in the field. A complete exploration of new principles, methods, values, and ethics in Canadian public administration research and practice rounds out the coverage. Bringing together emerging scholars, the book bridges the gap between established analytical traditions and novel theoretical and methodological approaches in the field. It proposes a new, more interdisciplinary public administration increasingly focused on governance and not solely on management.

Spis treści

The Origins of Public Administration in Canada: In Search of Legitimacy. Introduction to Canadian Public Administration in the Twenty-First Century. Emergent Trends in Canadian Public Administration. New Public Governance: The Changing Landscape of Canadian Public Administration. Policy Advice and New Political Governance: Revisiting the Orthodox. Driving Change: "One Tweet at a Time". Structural and Institutional Dimensions of Canadian Public Administration. Is there a Canadian Model of Public Administration? Lessons from a Cross-Canada Comparison of Budget Management and Performance. First Nations Public Administration. Environmental Governance, Public Action Tools and Public Participation: The Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement and the Régie de l’énergie. Emerging Methods, Values and Ethics in Canadian Public Administration. Re-engaging with our roots: the critical past (and future) of public administration. Governmental priorities and administrative rhetoric: the case of briefing notes. Public Policy Analysis and Management at the Crossroads: An Epistemological Investigation of Ethics and Public Action. Foresight: Constructing Futures in Public Administration. Looking Ahead. Concluding Thoughts on Canadian Public Administration in the Twenty-First Century.

O autorze

Charles Conteh, Ian Roberge