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Paradigms of Public

Administration

An article by Nichilas Henry, University of

Georgia (published in 1975)

Presented By

AHM Masum Billah

Zannatul Ferdous

ASM Nazmul

Hasan

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The Author –

Nicholas Henry

Publisher Published in Journal: Public

Administration Review, Vol:

35, No.: 04(Jul.-Aug., 1975),

pp.: 378-386

Published by Wiley on behalf

of the American Society for

Public Administration3

Purpose of the Author

To present the development of Public

Administration in the academia.

To speculate of what the emerging paradigm

of public administration

To justify the development public

administration as a separate field

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What is Public Administration

It is both a profession and discipline.

Difficult to define Public Administration.

There are different opinions on what is public

administration and it covers a wide range of

task.

Modern public administration comes from

American Public Administration.

In simple, it may be defined as the planning,

organizing, directing, coordinating, and

controlling of government operation

operations.5

What is Paradigm

Paradigm means a mental picture and pattern

of thought

It is usually presented as a model or pattern to

explain how things work.

It is accepted by an individual or a society i.e.

it has some followers .

Thomas Kuhn (1922-96) in his 1962 book ‘

The Structure Of Scientific Revolution' to refer

to theoretical framework.

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Paradigms of Public

Administration

As an academic field, Public Administration

developed as four overlapping paradigms.

According to Robert T. Golembiewski, Each

paradigm can be understood in terms of locus or

focus.

Locus means institutional `where` and focus is

specialized `what` of the field. When one has been

sharply defined, the other is relatively ignored.

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Paradigms …

Paradigm-1: Politics/Administration dichotomy

(1900-1926)

Paradigm-2: The Principles of Administration

(1927-1937)

Paradigm-3: Public Administration as Political

Science (1950-1970)

Paradigm-4: Public Administration as

Administrative Science (1956-1970)

Paradigm-5: Public Administration as Public

Administration (1970- presence)

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Paradigm – 1 (1900 – 1926)

The Politics/Administration dichotomy.

Proponents: Frank J. Goodnow and D. White

Politics/ Administration Dichotomy

Concentration: Locus

PA is value-free science

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Paradigm – 2 (1927 to 1937)

The Principles of Administration.

Proponents: F. W. Willoughby, Luther H. Gulick,

Lyndall Urwick

Doctrine: Principle is principle and

administration is administration.

Concentration: Focus.

Public Administrationist were in high demand

for their knowledge and expertise.

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Paradigm – 3 (1950 to 1970)

Public Administration as political Science.

Paul Appleby, Waldo and other contributed to it.

Reestablishing the linkage between PA and

Political Science.

Writings of PA explored the idea of focus

Report of the committee on Political science of

America exclude PA from Political science

Political science journals published less

articles on public administration.

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Paradigm – 4 (1956 to 1970)

Public Administration as Administrative Science.

Included organization theory and management

Science.

It provided a focus, not a locus.

The concept of Public interest and Public Affair

was added.

Didn’t give universal principles for organization

Created the public/private organization dilemma

It failed to understand the supra-value of the

public interest.12

Paradigm – 5 (1970 to Present)

Public Administration as Public Administration.

The Term `Public Affairs` became popularized.

Concerned on

owhy and how organization work,

ohow and why people in them behave

ohow and why decisions are made

Public administrationists became increasingly

concerned on areas of -

opolicy science, political economy,

opublic policy-making process and its

analysis,

omeasurement of policy outputs. 13

Institutionalizing Paradigm – 5

Toward Curricular Autonomy.

Paradigmatic focus of organization theory and

management science

Presence of Paradigmatic locus of the public

interest

1970-1971 – Undergraduate enrollments in

public administration increased by 36 percent

1971-1972 – Graduate enrollments went up

50 percent based on figures provided by

NASPAA (National Association of Schools of

Public Affairs and Administration)14

Institutionalizing …

The percentage of separate schools of public

ad more than doubled from 12% in 1971 to

25% in 1972

Separate departments of public administration

accounted for 23% of the 101 graduate

programs surveyed in 1971-73.

In an 18-month period between 1970 and

1972, the number of units pertaining public

administration more than doubled to

approximately 300.

It is time for public administration to come into

its own as substantial progress has been in

this direction intellectually

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Conclusion

Author Discussed -

Four Broad Paradigms

One Emerging Paradigm

The way of Public Administration `Come

into its own`

Institutionalization of Public Administration.

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