Over the past four decades of its existence, Dutch public administration has developed into a science which mainly produces knowledge that either caters to a very specific scientific niche or aims to optimize policy processes in an instrumental fashion. This type of knowledge is not well equipped to provide answers or improve understanding of the challenges of our time. We argue that public administration needs to shift its focus more towards producing reflexive knowledge in the form of what we would call critical public administration. Based on the contributions in this special issue, this article outlines what the contribution of such a critical public administration could be. The article shows that, even though it is theory driven, critical public administration is close to policy practice and can fuel a productive public debate by imagining alternative futures. |
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Tijdschrift | Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 1 2020 |
Trefwoorden | Critical Public Administration, Reflexive knowledge, Instrumental knowledge, Public Values |
Auteurs | Robert van Putten MSc MA, Lars Dorren MA MSc en Prof. dr. Willem Trommel |
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Tijdschrift | Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 3 2019 |
Trefwoorden | Positive Public Administration, positivism, research agenda, societal impact |
Auteurs | Prof. dr. Willem Trommel |
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Willem Trommel reflects on the ambitions of Positive Public Administration. He observes that Positive Public Administration is at heart the product of a longing for positivist science and ‘real facts’ in public debate, arguing instead that a more radical overhaul of the discipline is required towards Provocative Public Administration. |
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