A Public Philosophy and Ontological Disclosure as the Basis for Normatively Grounded Theorizing in Public Administration

Wamsley, Gary L.

doi:10.4135/9781452233505.n14

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“…Another option is to give up the idea that it is possible to define a nonpolitical administrative sphere within the political system and follow the researchers who propose the development of a democratic administrative ethic that enables public administrators to become the guardians of the Common Good (Fox & Miller, 1995;Lundquist, 1998;Wamsley, 1996). If this democratic ethic is internalised among public administrators we do not need to keep them out of politics.…”

Section: Democracy Without a Neutral Administrationmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Public administration researchers who take this stand seek inspiration in theorists such as Dwight Waldo (1948, 1952) and Carl Friedrich (1940, who reject the idea that it is possible and desirable to separate politics and administration. The shared aim of these researchers is to develop a democratic ethics for public administrators, transforming them into watchdogs of democracy, who see it as their objective to promote the Common Good (Fox & Miller, 1995;Lundquist, 1998Lundquist, , 2000Wamsley, 1996). As Lennart Lundquist phrases it: "the public administrators are to function as the catalysts for a democratic policy process" (Lundquist, 2000, p. 14), while the role of the politicians is to represent the interests of the various interests of the voters.…”

Section: The Administration As a Non-actor In Democracymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Democratic Theory and Network Governance

Sørensen

2002

Administrative Theory & Praxis

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The images and techniques for exercising societal governance have changed considerably over the last 30 years. We have moved from the age of bureaucratic government to the age of network governance. This change challenges the traditional image of liberal democracy in several ways. Hence, network governance makes more visible inherently contradictory elements in central concepts of liberal democracy such as "the people", "representation", "administration", "politics", "equality", and "liberty". Therefore, what is needed is a reinterpretation and reformulation of the basic concepts of liberal democracy to make them more useful as guidelines for the promotion of democracy in political systems characterised by network governance. Efforts to do so reveal that the emergence of a system of network governance does not necessarily endanger liberal democracy. It can just as well be seen as a call for a radicalisation and extension of its role in the regulation of processes of societal governance.

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Section: Democracy Without a Neutral Administrationmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: The Administration As a Non-actor In Democracymentioning

confidence: 99%

Democratic Theory and Network Governance

Sørensen

2002

Administrative Theory & Praxis

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“…This makes The Public Administration clearly a second-order participant in the governance authority of the nation (contrasting to Wamsley, 1996;Wamsley et al, 1990: 35). It is clearly subservient and in no way an equal player with the Congress, the Supreme Court or the Executive.…”

Section: The Role Of the Public Administration In The Decision-makingmentioning

confidence: 73%

Value and Virtue in Public Administration

Vries¹,

Kim²

2011

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“…Responding to society's democratic needs, argues Krislov (1974), public administration should be representative of and responsive to society. Wamsley (1996) echoes this sentiment, calling for a focus on the three Rs of responsiveness, representativeness, and responsibility, rather than the three Es of economy, efficiency, and effectiveness.…”

Section: Public Integritymentioning

confidence: 84%