Comprehensive study guide and lecture series on Public Administration.
Understand the conceptual definition of public administration, the duality of science and art within the field, and its evolving relationship with politics and management.
Study the principles of New Public Management (NPM) and the emergence of New Governance and New Public Service (NPS) as responses to the limits of market-centric reform.
Systematically organize the intrinsic values (public interest, justice) that administration should pursue and the instrumental values (efficiency, effectiveness) required to achieve them.
Understand the essence of public policy and systematically analyze its influence on society through the classifications of Lowi, Almond, and Powell.
Analyze various theoretical models (Rational, Incremental, Satisficing, Garbage Can, etc.) that the government follows when making policy decisions.
Learn how decided policies are practically implemented in the field (Top-down vs. Bottom-up) and how their results are measured and fed back into the system.