Chinese Public Administration Review: An Introduction

Abstract

An introduction.

State of the field: research on public policy and public administration in China

“…The imperial bureaucracy and the civil service examination system had little to do with PA as an academic discipline as we understand today. While we are aware that this discipline was imported into China from abroad (Holzer and Zhang 2002;Kim et al 2019;Li, Han, and Kim 2018; Liu and Li 2013), we do not know exactly when it made a debut in and who first introduced it to China. Citing Harris (2002), Kim et al (2019, 754) asserted that Kang Youwei introduced the concept and theories of PA from Japan to China in the late 19th century.…”

An Overview of CPAR Publications 2002–2019

“…When CPAR began its journey, Holzer and Zhang (2002) called for submissions on topics of contemporary and emerging significance. CPAR publications covered most of the proposed topics, with the exception of Chinese social security.…”

Public Administration Research in Mainland China

“…The intellectual roots of public administration in China can be traced back at least perhaps thousand years, although public administration as an academic discipline is a comparatively recent phenomenon (Holzer and Zhang 2002). After Qin Shi Huang united China in 221 BC, successive dynasties established the first centralized Chinese bureaucratic system, one which enabled the emperor of China to control such a large territory.…”

“…Guided by the literature cited above, in recent years, discussions of Chinese public administration that use a comparative perspective have emerged (Gao 2013;Mingus and Jing 2016;Walker et al 2014;Wu et al 2013). For example, in the first issue of Chinese Public Administration Review, Holzer and Zhang (2002) emphasized ". .…”