Systematically Reviewing American Law and Public Administration: A Call for Dialogue and Theory Building

Osorio, Andrew; Nielsen, Sarah M.; Christensen, Robert K.

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“…However, we do find support for an insularity of public administration with regard to the third of the founding disciplines, that is, law (Rosenbloom, 1983). The divergent evolution of public administration and administrative law has recently been analyzed (Osorio et al, 2021) and our study echoes these findings. It should be noted here that our method might underestimate the influence of law because in legal scholarship, publishing in journals does not play the same pivotal role than in many other fields.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Remarkably, some of these initial topics retained their relevance for a long time. The thematic cluster on administrative law (#16), for example, was still referenced in the literature on public service contracting (#51) in the NPM era, making a case for a dialog between public administration and law (Osorio et al, 2021). In the later periods, few topics attracted a clear majority of citations.…”

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A century of Public Administration: Traveling through time and topics

Vogel

Hattke

2022

Public Administration

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Public Administration (PA) has been a unique witness and protagonist of scholarship in the field of public administration over the course of an entire century. On the occasion of the journal's 100th anniversary, we conduct a systematic analysis of the publication history using bibliometric methods enhanced by natural language processing. The findings show how disciplinary influences, geographical settings, and methodological orientations have changed over time. In our main analysis, we extract 63 thematic clusters on the basis of linguistic similarities and track their evolution through five eras of PA scholarship. Overall, the results show both the journal's strong British roots and its evolvement toward an increasingly international, interdisciplinary, and dynamic community. The findings also indicate the state of the field as a "fragmented adhocracy," with changing modes of differentiation over time. | INTRODUCTIONEver since the Royal Society launched the Philosophical Transactions in 1665 to inform about the work and achievements of scientists throughout Europe, scholarly journals have become important catalysts in the development of academic fields and disciplines (Price, 1963). Today, writing for publication in peer-reviewed journals is an almost ubiquitous practice in academia. Such journals have long expanded from their original function of disseminating knowledge among readers and engaging them in critical discourse. Through peer review, particularly for journals at the top of the rankings, professional reputation is allocated and academic careers are boosted or broken. For these

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A century of Public Administration: Traveling through time and topics

Vogel

Hattke

2022

Public Administration

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“…The three disciplines that have been recognized as foundational to the study of PA are political science, management, and law (Rosenbloom, 1983; Wright, 2011). To the regret of many scholars (Osorio et al, 2021), the roots in and dialogue with legal studies seem to have been lost. In turn, many other disciplines have gained influence, most notably economics, sociology, and psychology (Hustedt et al, 2020; Vogel & Hattke, 2022).…”

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Theories and theorizing in public administration: A systematic review

Hattke,

Vogel

2023

Public Administration Review

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Theories and theorizing are central to scholarship on public administration (PA). Only a few attempts have been made to review the theories applied in PA broadly and systematically, to take stock of the theoretical repertoire and to engage scholars in critical reflection on how they ‘do’ theorizing. This study analyzes the theoretical landscape of PA scholarship with a novel combination of bibliometrics and natural language processing. A ‘tree of theories’ shows how 150 theories merge into one body of scholarship, with 15 theories at the core. The theories vary considerably in terms of disciplinary background, methodological choices, geographical settings, author diversity, and reach beyond academia. While the results indicate the plurality and vitality of the field, they also raise concerns about how core theories show limited geographical dispersion and low societal relevance. These concerns are further fueled by an apparent schism between micro and macro theories.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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“…Several previous studies have examined law journals and found characteristics that are related to the country or region where the journal is published [7][8][9][10][11][12], while other studies have attempted to identify interdisciplinary characteristics of law journals. These include psychology and law [13], psychiatry and law [14], library and information science and law [15], and public administration and law [16]. Focusing on a particular type of law journal was also a common approach to finding characteristics of law journals.…”

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A Comparison of Asian Law Journals Published in Asian and Western Countries

Kim

2022

Publications

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The purpose of this study was to compare Asian law journals published in Asia with those published in Western countries to determine the characteristics of the journals in relation to the geographic region in which they are published. In this study, Western countries refer to the Anglo-Saxon English-speaking countries, such as the United States and the United Kingdom. Using the Scimago Journal and Country Rank (SJR), 12 Asian law journals published in Asia and 8 Asian law journals published in Western countries were analyzed for performance, authorship, and topical research areas. Human rights issues affecting Asian countries were more prevalent in journals published in Western countries. In terms of journal performance, Asian law journals published in Western countries had a higher h-index, SJR, and citation rate than those published in Asia. Journals published in Western countries are published by reputable commercial publishers or university presses, and journals published in Western countries have longer coverage years. These reasons likely contributed to better visibility, which resulted in better performance.

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Systematically Reviewing American Law and Public Administration: A Call for Dialogue and Theory Building

Cited by 3 publications

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A century of Public Administration: Traveling through time and topics

A century of Public Administration: Traveling through time and topics

Theories and theorizing in public administration: A systematic review

A Comparison of Asian Law Journals Published in Asian and Western Countries

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