Public Administration Theory is the amalgamation of history, organisational theory, social theory, political theory and related studies focused on the meanings, structures and functions of public service in all its forms. It often recounts major historical foundations for the study of bureaucracy as well as epistemological issues associated with public service as a profession and as an academic field. Generally speaking, there are three different common approaches to understanding public administration: Classical Public Administration Theory, New Public Management Theory, and Postmodern Public Administration Theory, offering different perspectives of how an administrator practices public administration. Important figures of study include: Max Weber, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Luther Gulick, Mary Parker Follett, Chester Barnard, Herbert A. Simon, and Dwight Waldo. Herbert Simon advanced a public administration theory that was informed by positivism. The influence of positivism today can be seen in journals such as the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory and the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.Notable Public Administration Theorist such as Max Weber expressed the importance of values in the development of public administration theory. However, theory cannot simply be derived from empirical observation of facts, it must be constructed using value judgments that direct our empirical observations and then guide out interpretation of those observations. Values are essential for the construction of public administration theories because it takes into account the meaningful ethical principles and philosophies of a culture which ensure appropriate theory practice. Public Administration theories are put into practice or considered through a few distinct strategies: Parallel, Transfer, or Collaboration also known as the theory-gap practice. This practice is used to transfer knowledge between practitioners and scholars.
Overview
Syllabus
Week
Items
Title of Video and Reading text/Lecture/PPT
First Week
Public Administration as a Discipline
Introduction, Meaning and Definition of Public Administration
Nature and Scope of Public Administration
Dimensions and Significance of the Discipline
Social aspect of the discipline and relations with other disciplines.
Second Week
Public Administration as a Discipline
Difference and Similarities between Public & Private Administration
Evolution of Public Administration - Stage I and II
Evolution of Public Administration - Stage III, IV and V
Current Status of Public Administration
Third Week
Public Administration as a Discipline
Principles of Public Administration
Globalization and Public Administration (Part - 1)
Globalization and Public Administration (Part - 2)
Fourth Week
Theoretical Perspectives
Administrative Theory
Classical Theory
Henri Fayol
Luther Gullick and Lyndall Urwick
Fifth Week
Theoretical Perspectives
Scientific Management Theory
F W Taylor
Bureaucratic Theory
Sixth Week
Theoretical Perspectives
Max Weber
Mary Parker Follett
Chester Barnard
Seventh Week
Neo Classical Theories
Neo Classical Theory (Part - 1)
Neo Classical Theory (Part - 2)
Elton Mayo
Decision Making Theory (Part - 1)
Decision Making Theory (Part - 2)
Eighth Week
Contemporary Theories
Ecological Approach (Part - 1).
Ecological Approach (Part - 2)
Peter Drucker (Part 1)
Peter Drucker : Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Part 2)
Dwight Waldo
Ninth Week
Public Policy
Public Policy - Introduction
Public Policy - Features, Types and Importance
Models of Public Policy
Social Dynamics of Public Policy in India
Tenth Week
Public Policy
Formulation and Implementation of Public Policy (Part - 1)
Formulation and Implementation of Public Policy (Part - 2)
Public Policy - Analysis and Evaluation
Eleventh Week
Major Approaches in Public Administration
Various Approaches to the Study of Public Administration Part- 1
Various Approaches to the Study of Public Administration Part- 2
New Public Administration Part -1
New Public Administration Part -2
Twelfth
Week
Major Approaches in Public Administration
New Public Management Part -1
New Public Management Part -2
New Public Service Part -1
New Public Service Part -2
Thirteenth Week
Major Approaches in Public Administration
Good Governance Part- 1
Good Governance Part - 2
Good Governance Part - 3
Feminist Perspective
Fourteenth Week
Public Personnel Administration
Public Personnel Administration
Civil Service
Classification
Recruitment
Fifteenth Week
Public Personnel Administration
Training
Promotion
Pay and Service Conditions
Taught by
Ms Niveditha V
