The debate on the autonomy of public administration vis-à-vis the political system in which it operates, is an open discussion where both opposing and complementary points of view have been expounded. Understanding how the concept of modernization has developed is an important aspect of this debate because it helps us understand that public administration responds to the imperatives of the hist...

This essay focuses on the potential of information communication technologies to move the Public Administration (PA) scholarly community into a new information paradigm. We begin with a review of conventional approaches PA scholars use to communicate with each other, students, and practitioners. After illustrating advances in Web applications, we call for an ‘‘Open PA Scholarship’’ in which res...

Recently a number of calls have been made to mobilise the arsenal of political science insights to investigate – and point to improvements in – the social determinants of health (SDH), and health equity. Recently, in this journal, such a rallying appeal was made for the field of public administration. This commentary argues that, although scholarly potential should justifiably be redirected to ...

The current paper studies the relationship between organizational spirituality and organizational health in the Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance consisting of 168 employees. Data were gathered using two questionnaires. The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by the academic and organizational experts, and the reliability was tested using Cronbach's alpha. The collected da...