Title

Divergences And Convergences In Public Affairs Education And Research

Keywords

convergences; divergences; education; faculty specialisations; programmes; public affairs

Abstract

Public affairs and administration is a young discipline that has experienced considerable growth in a short time. Once viewed as a sub-field of political science, the discipline now embraces most of the social sciences and has established a distinct identity in academia. In this paper, the history of public administration is reviewed briefly, with consideration of the emergence of public affairs as a senior field of study. Changes in the characteristics of public affairs programmes at the graduate level are discussed with an emphasis on continuities and discontinuities in core areas of study. Finally, characteristics of the top programmes in public affairs are examined and the future direction for new or established programmes aspiring to improve their standing are discussed. © 2006 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Publication Title

International Journal of Public Policy

Volume

1

Issue

4

Number of Pages

355-366

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPP.2006.010841

Socpus ID

84956049204 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84956049204

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