Social communication in public administration – selected issues

Big Issues Facing Contemporary Public Administration Theory

To what extent were Woodrow Wilson’s ideas about public administration informed by German organic political theory? Drawing on the writings of Wilson, Lorenz von Stein, and Johann K. Bluntschli on public administration, and comparing American and German primary sources, the author off ers insights into Wilson’s general concept of public administration, as well as his understanding of the politi...

Brazil Selected Issues in Social Protection ( In Two Volumes

Social Issues in Post Disaster Reconstruction Planning

Post disaster reconstruction in the destructed zones entails the social aspects in addition to the physical and urban aspects, because of the presence of affected people in the very location. The presented research aims to assess the social aspects of the post disaster conditions in the course of reconstruction, which take into consideration the related social factors in the affected community....

Local Government IT Implementation Issues: A Challenge for Public Administration

This paper addresses the issues affecting information technology development and deployment. The issues represented are addressed in the context of IT implementation processes, especially with regard to the question of the needs and perceptions of administrators from the local government arena.. This paper provides two primary results. The first is that—strategic planning for IT is fundamental ...

Restoring professionalism: What can Public Administration learn from Social Psychology?

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