Paradigm Of Public Administration Research Articles

THE PARADIGMATIC TRANSFORMATION OF ELECTRONIC DEMOCRACY AND ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE

The modern era of public administration is increasingly shaped by digital technologies, which transform administrative processes and foster the development of e-governance and e-democracy. These phenomena aim to enhance government transparency, reduce bureaucratic barriers, and promote active citizen engagement in decision-making. While e-governance is primarily an instrument for facilitating public access to government services, e-democracy functions as a tool for citizen involvement in democratic processes, highlighting the necessity of distinguishing between these concepts. Scholarly debates about their interrelationship present diverse viewpoints, grouped here into four key approaches: the convergence, sequential, instrumental, and critical approaches. The convergence approach argues for the seamless integration of e-governance and e-democracy, suggesting they naturally complement each other in advancing citizen-government interaction. The sequential approach, in contrast, posits that e-governance establishes a foundation that enables the subsequent emergence of e-democracy. The instrumental approach views e-governance as a pragmatic tool, while e-democracy represents a normative goal, placing distinct emphasis on their practical applications. Lastly, the critical approach scrutinizes both concepts, questioning whether technological solutions truly democratize governance or simply reinforce existing power structures. Using a historical method, this article conducts a retrospective analysis of the relationship between e-governance and e-democracy, considering shifts in public administration paradigms. This study provides insights into how evolving digital practices influence the theoretical and practical boundaries of contemporary governance. The modern transition to post-new public management is accompanied by the strengthening of the role of citizens as active interested participants in the processes of production, management and control of public services. At the same time, it is always important to take into account the warning of a critical approach regarding the potential danger to e-democracy.

Innovation and Sustainability in the Amazon with the Use of Blockchain

Objective: The general objective of this study is to model the implementation of a blockchain system for solid wastemanagement in a government agency. The specific objectives of the results are to identify the main challenges in implementing a blockchain system for solid waste management in Public Management (1); characterize the blockchain models identified in this investigation (2); and develop a blockchain system model for solid waste management in a government agency (3). Theoretical Framework: The Theory of New Public Management, discussed in Madan and Ashok (2022), is the basis of this study, considering the notes of these authors, who address the dominant paradigm in public administration. Method: This research has a qualitative or mixed approach, as it includes parametric elements based on architecture such as blockchain, supported by bibliographical research and documentary analysis. The bibliographical research was based on elements of an integrated solid waste management system, through a framework, as conceptualized in the specific topic of this study. The Content Analysis method was used to research documents and other textual or audiovisual databases on solid waste management and blockchain technology. This research method allowed us to extract relevant information from the data collected, organize it into thematic categories, and interpret it in light of the theoretical framework obtained. By applying Content Analysis, patterns, meanings, and nuances were identified that could enrich the understanding of the phenomenon studied, ensuring an in-depth and contextualized analysis. Results and Discussion: The scenario of research on solid waste management in Brazil is marked by significantchallenges that reflect the complexity of the country's socioeconomic and environmental context. According to Agência Brasil (2023), the generation of solid waste has increased alarmingly, with data from 2021 indicating that more than 80 million tons were produced, of which only 32.5% were correctly disposed of. Thisreality highlights the urgent need for effective and innovative public policies that address integrated waste management. Research Implications: The relevance of implementing a blockchain system in public governance is highlighted, considering the growing demand for innovative and sustainable solutions. Originality/Value: This study is of interest to government managers, academics involved in applied research onblockchain in waste management, politicians and other leaders committed to excellence in management, and other professionals committed to promising results in the relationship between innovation and sustainability in organizations.

Public Administration "Changing Paradigms of Public Administration in Facing the Global Health Crisis: Lessons from the Pandemic"

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the paradigm of public administration in dealing with the global health crisis by emphasizing the importance of multilateralism and cross-border cooperation. The government now plays the role of a facilitator that integrates health and political policies to respond more effectively. The study identifies countries with swift and transparent leadership, such as Vietnam, that are better able to respond to the pandemic, while also exposing global inequalities in low-income countries that need international support. Public administration has a crucial role in designing effective policies, providing resources, and implementing measures such as social distancing, with transparent communication to build public trust. The digitization of public services and evidence-based collaboration between governments and scientists have become important pillars in responding to people's needs. This study uses a descriptive-qualitative approach with case studies and comparative analysis of policies in various countries. The results show that adaptation and innovation in public administration, including increasing digital literacy and community participation, are critical to building health system resilience to future crises. This research is expected to contribute to public administration theory and relevant policy recommendations to face similar challenges in the future.

Beyond outsourcing: Re-embedding the state in public value production

Public Value Theory (PVT) emerged within a broader public administration paradigm that called for the recentering of the state in the identification and management of public activities in response to the attempts of neoliberal politicians to marginalize it. PVT’s advocates remained nonetheless ambivalent about the role of the state in the production of goods and services necessary to create public value. In the decades since, public sector outsourcing has grown in scale and scope, particularly in Anglo-Saxon economies. PVT is unable to account for the implications of this mode of public value production, and why it may undermine the state’s ability to create public value over time. In this article, we argue that the disembedding of the state from the production of public value undermines its capacity for learning and adapting organizations, which are critical if the state is to respond to changing needs and demands. Because what constitutes public value evolves, so too must the resources and capabilities for producing public value be reconfigured. In other words, public value creation is contingent on innovating the means of public value production. We make the case for re-embedding the state in public value production and for public sectors to move beyond outsourcing the delivery of core services and functions.

Research on Hospital Archive Management from the Perspective of Public Administration

This paper explores the transformation of hospital archive management from a public administration perspective, emphasizing the shift towards an open model and public administration paradigm. By analyzing the concepts of publicness, service-orientedness, and collaborative governance, it proposes new management ideas of public responsibility, comprehensive development, and fair service. It also introduces practical paradigms such as document integration, resource management, and public participation, as well as implementation paths for enhancing awareness, institutional construction, cultural creation, and mechanism improvement. The aim is to promote the modernization of hospital archive management through the combination of theory and practice, efficiently serving society and public health.

#BlackLivesMatter: Where Do the Paradigms of Public Administration Fit?

This study provides an in-depth analysis of problems and policy proposals related to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement in light of public administration (PA) theories. We examine the extant literature focusing on three PA paradigms: Classical, New Public Management (NPM), and Postmodernism (combined with New Public Administration—NPA). Based on a content analysis of BLM activists’ demands, Congressional bills, and resolutions, this study categorizes the problems and solutions according to the area of concern and PA paradigms. Results indicate that postmodern theories offer crucial lenses to understand BLM activists’ demands. However, Congressional bills and resolutions align more with Classical and NPM paradigms. We conclude that BLM policy proposals are more likely to be implemented if framed within NPM and “soft” postmodern perspectives. Similarly, policymakers and practitioners should know that the BLM movement reflects a postmodern approach. This study provides contributions that are relevant to both practitioners and academics.

BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

The development of science which is essentially towards the process of improvement will continue throughout the human thought process. This also occurs in the paradigm of public administration development so that it attracts the attention of researchers to analyze the development of public administration research. In this study using bibliometric analysis to describe the results of journal publications with data search tools using Publish or Perish produced 996 meta data and analysis tools using Microsoft Excel, and VosViewer to visualize meta data. The results showed that from 996 meta data with the keyword "paradigm of public administration development" obtained a publication range from 1995-2024, with the most documents being the type of book file published on books. google.com with a total of 83 book titles and the highest publication development trend occurred in 2020 with 129 publications while the results of network mapping using VosViewer obtained 4 authors, namely Ismail, I; Sos, S; Irawan B; Larasati, E. which is the most productive author in the field of public administration development paradigms. The research development map using VosViewer is grouped into 5 clusters. Fluctuating research shows that the paradigm of public administration development is a research topic that attracts researchers to write, study, and analyze the topic of the paradigm of public administration development so that the implications of this research are to help other researchers to further study the development of the paradigm of public administration and be associated with the latest phenomena.

Deliberative mini-publics as a Confucian institution

This article constructs a positive case for deliberative mini-publics (DMPs) from the perspective of contemporary Confucian political philosophy. Extant empirical and normative studies of DMPs have treated them primarily as a concrete way to instantiate the deliberative conception of legitimacy advocated by Western political philosophers such as John Rawls and Jurgen Habermas. Almost no attention has been paid to how certain non-Western philosophies like Confucianism could provide different understandings of such an institutional innovation. The article fills this gap by exploring why DMPs should be incorporated into the two ideal types of regimes considered by today’s Confucian political philosophers, Confucian democracy and Confucian political meritocracy. In this regard, it makes an original contribution to both the field of democratic theory and the emerging paradigm of Confucian public administration.

Demography and social development as the core of Russia’s new strategic management paradigm

The article focuses on the issue of Russia’s population decline, caused by global geopolitical processes and fundamentally altered by the advancement of civilization. This includes changes to the composition of labor markets and employment due to the development of digital technologies and widespread robotization. The increasing rate of population decline in Russia not only limits its potential for development but also puts its integrity at risk. Politicians in the country are giving the issue top priority. However, the forecasts remain disappointing. The overall fertility rate is expected to increase from 1.371 in 2023 to just 1.663 by 2045, according to the Federal State Statistics Service. It is essential to make a significant transition to a thorough strategic analysis and the development of a new managerial paradigm in public administration that takes into account multi-level system competencies and maximum staff improvement. Such work is only possible if a centralized structure for strategic forecasting, planning, coordination, control, and adjustment of not only national economic activity branches but also overall socio-cultural dynamics is established.

New era of administrative reforms in Central Asia – a brief overview

The article discusses the current state of the administrative legislation of Central Asian countries. It should be mentioned that the laws on administrative procedures of Central Asian countries are a new generation of legislation and comply with international standards. The adoption of laws on administrative procedures has marked an important milestone in the history of administrative reforms in Central Asian countries. They became a key legislative decision in changing the paradigm of public administration, creating a new administrative environment for citizens and businesses based on the principles of good governance. The semantic reception of administrative procedures is an urgent and difficult task for the legislator, and their proper implementation in the practice of administrative bodies is an extraordinary challenge for Central Asian countries.

Philosophical and legal interpretations of modern theory of public administration in Ukraine

The aim of the article is to systematize the research results on the definition of the public administration concept and its characteristics. Providing such an opportunity is combining general theoretical and special legal methodology of conducting scientific research. Research results. The authors studied the issues of its organizational and implementation components to form a common vision regarding the evolution of the public administration paradigm in general, as well as its features at the current stage of Ukraine’s development as an independent democratic state that is in armed confrontation with an aggressor country. Practical implementation. Since the declaration of Ukraine’s independence, an attempt has been made to optimize the institutional aspect of socio-economic and political reforms, but we may assert that the path chosen at that time was wrong, because it would be more appropriate to conduct administrative reform in a different direction. In this regard, there is still a tendency to constantly optimize domestic legislation and adapt it to the basic principles of public administration which have proven their effectiveness abroad. Value/originality. It is argued that the world community reached a consensus on the expediency of re-orienting all state mechanisms, processes, and relations with the private sector to a person-centred approach, where the individual is postulated as the highest social value, the center of the entire social system and structure.

The Role of Open Government in Maintaining Trust in Public Administration

The concept of trust has gained significance in the discourse surrounding traditional public administration, which has been questioned in various respects regarding its relationship with the public. The political, social, and economic changes that have occurred in recent times have led to numerous transformations in the unx”derstanding of public administration. It is crucial to maintain trust in relationships, and this is a topic that has been thoroughly discussed. Trust approaches are evaluated within public administration paradigms in this study. The objective of this research is to assess how government openness impacts citizens’ trust in the government. To measure the influence of open states on public trust, European social research data and data from the open government index, developed by the World Justice Project, were utilised. To investigate whether the countries’ level of open statehood alters trust in public administration, the study initially utilized the Kruskal-Wallis test, followed by the Mann-Whitney U test to identify the variance origin. The findings confirmed the positive impact of open statehood on trust.

E-governance as a new public administration paradigm: a rhetoric or reality?

This study was motivated by the need to shift from the illusory perception of longing for e-Governance to be declared a new paradigm of Public Administration. Public Administration is said to be static, but yet dynamic. Implying that the dynamics of Public Administration can incorporate electronic governance (e-Governance) to improve matters of governance, public service delivery, accountability and transparency in public affairs. However, even with an incongruous adoption and implementation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) within the South African government, this study shed light on the empirical and systematic evidence and analytical distinction between e-Governance and public administration. The analysis suggests that the complexity and implication of e-Governance via the use of ICTs may enhance government efficacy. Still, it cannot be entirely trusted in maintaining administration and government-businesses-citizens interaction partly due to its rapid technological changes and the various conditions of its implementation within different nations including South Africa. With the aid of qualitative research methods, which heavily relied on secondary data gathered from scholarly journals, academic books, trusted databases and websites, this study reveal that there is scant evidence to support research in incorporating e-Governance as a new paradigm of Public Administration due to the imbalance, network failures, inadequate ICTs infrastructure to govern in a democratic manner which include all citizens. This study concludes that e-Governance is already analysed from a public administration dynamic and complementary perspective implying that it is an analytically and structurally incomplete reform to take its full form as a new Public Administration paradigm due to its rapid technological changes.

O termo de ajuste de gestão como instrumento de controle externo consensual no Brasil

The consensual control of public management emerges in an atmosphere of hermeneutic reinterpretation of the traditional paradigms of public administration. Such changes perceived in a post-pandemic world are reflected in the research currently undertaken, highlighting a clear intensification of approaches to governance and heuristic strategies that seek to overcome problems, fostering critical studies on controlling action and its practical effects on resource management public. In this prospective sense, the present work aims to investigate to what extent the Management Adjustment Term (TAG), based on consensus among the actors involved, constitutes a legitimate instrument for the exercise of external control of the public administration by the brazilian Courts of Accounts (TC). The identification and exploratory analysis of the inducing and limiting elements of its celebration within the scope of the controlling bureaucracies, based on a qualitative approach to the data collected through interviews and document analysis, made it possible to highlight a parameterization deficit that can compromise legal certainty, isonomy and impersonality in the institutional relations established in the control processes. The empirical study of a sample of celebrated TAGs resulted in a circumstantial diagnosis of the low effectiveness of these instruments, concluding, prospectively, that their legitimacy depends on assumptions related to the reputation of the controlling bureaucracies before their audiences, permeating the recognition of their exceptionality and the risks inherent in their management.

Islamic public administration and Islamic public value: Towards a research agenda

This essay explores whether religion has a place in addressing public challenges, particularly in the context of Non-Western Public Administration paradigms such as Confucian, Buddhist, and Islamic. The authors focus on Islam as a case study and highlight the need for real-life cases to build a grounded theory. To this end, the essay documents the authors’ ongoing research on Islamic Public Value. We argue that to understand Public Administration in a global context, it is essential to recognize the limitations of a Western perspective, from which the dichotomy of religious versus secular emerged, and in so doing, consider alternative departure points, i.e. paradigms incorporating religious or semi-religious elements.

The Role of Local Government in Improving the Economy and Welfare of the Wamesa Great Tribes Society in West Papua, Through A Sustainable Forest Development Program: in the Perspective of Collaborative Governance in Public Service

The purpose of this study is to analyze and describe the role of local government in improving the economy and welfare of the Wamensa great tribal community in West Papua, through a sustainable customary forest development program in the perspective of Collaborative Governance in Public Service. Collaborative governance is an important process in the Indonesian government today. The government implements Collaborative governance by providing space for other actors to participate, such as the national private, foreign, and public. Collaborative management aims to reduce conflict, facilitate learning, and increase consensus among stakeholders. As a legal administrator, the government should work effectively and efficiently in providing good public services to all citizens. Currently, West Papua still has around 81% of sustainable forest remaining, with a wealth of various types of wild animals with ecosystems in it (mega-biodiversity). Local Government as key in making policies has impacts on improving the economy and people's welfare. This research used a qualitative method with a case study in the customary forest of the Wamesa great tribe in West Papua. The study results showed that there are 3 main indicators to support the success of the Government's role in sustainable forest development, such as; economic, social, and ecological. However, there is a governance Pillar in the paradigm of public administration to show the success of collaborative governance. It required collaborative governance management synergically between government and non-government actors. The aim is to consensus on adaptive solutions through forest resource management. They are concerned with economic, social, and ecological complexities, as a concrete form of the vision and mission of the Regional Government in providing public services, as a portfolio documentation of national development.

The rise and fall of an NPM-style reform in China: a longitudinal case study of sanitation service delivery in Guangzhou

ABSTRACT This article explores how three types of logic of action – consequences, appropriateness, and power dynamics – configurate to shape the trajectory of an illustrative NPM-style reform in China, reflecting how the NPM paradigm has evolved through layering, displacement, and hybridization. Using a longitudinal case study in Guangzhou, we trace sanitation service delivery modalities from in-house delivery to contracting-out, to standardized contracting-out, to contracting-in, and finally, to public-private partnerships with state-owned enterprise. Our findings underscore the salience of the logic of power dynamics in an authoritarian context, suggesting NPM as a transitionary paradigm bridging traditional public administration and hybrid paradigms in China.

AN ASSESSMENT OF STATES’ WEBSITES IN MALAYSIA: AN EVALUATIVE STUDY

Electronic Government (e-government) has been known as a significant tool in serving the Malaysian administration system. Since 1991, a lot of efforts and initiatives have been carried out in order to implement the system at the state level. As there are not many kinds of literature concentrating on the state website development, hence this study is crucial to show the progress of e-government implementation across the states. Therefore, this paper proposes a theoretical framework of e-government based on three levels of paradigms of public administration namely Old Public Administration, New Public Administration and New Public Service. This study employed a qualitative study by using content analysis method where all thirteen states websites serve as a unit of analysis. The results found that different states’ websites performed with different scores over one another. Generally, this study found that most of the state’s websites are in the second phase; New Public Administration. From the results collected, challenges to the effectiveness and efficiency of e-government are discussed based on several categories namely website visibility, website freshness, website establishment date and website usability.
 
 Keywords: E-government, State websites, Old Public Administration, New Public Administration, New Public Service. 
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E-government as a tool to improve the efficiency of public administration: The case of Kazakhstan

Digitalization contributed to the modernization of public administration, particularly e-government development. The purpose of this study is to determine the role of e-government in improving the efficiency of public administration in Kazakhstan. The research methods are comparative, economic-statistical, and qualitative content analysis. The sources of statistical data were the Bureau of National Statistics, the Committee of public services, the e-government portal, and reports of international organizations and national development institutions. The study determined that e-government is a modern paradigm of public administration that contributes to the efficiency of public administration; its development and efficiency are significantly influenced by financial, economic, technological, and legal factors. Kazakhstan has a high level of e-government development. The e-government development portal in Kazakhstan has contributed to improving public administration, especially during the pandemic. However, e-government requires further development, as its functioning has various issues (low degree of information relevance, insufficient portal filling, and low share of automated functions). At the same time, the readiness of public administration organizations for digital transformation is medium. The study proposes recommendations for Kazakhstan’s e-government development to improve public administration, mainly developing technological infrastructure and digital human capital. The results can contribute to the further e-government development in Kazakhstan and enrich the theoretical base in increasing the efficiency of public administration in the context of digital transformation. AcknowledgmentsThis study is supported by the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Grant “Priorities and mechanisms of inclusive regional development of Kazakhstan in the context of overcoming the economic recession,” IRN AP09259004).

Existential aspects of human existence and the human-centered paradigm in public administration

This article analyzes the philosophical doctrine of the spiritual nature of man as the fundamental basis of his existence. The main focus of the analysis is Viktor Frankl's book "The Unconscious God," which presents an original anthropological theory encompassing all levels of human existence. By perceiving man holistically, this perspective contributes significantly to understanding human nature as a unique form of being. According to Frankl, the spiritual dimension can manifest both consciously and rationally, as well as unconsciously and irrationally. The crucial aspect lies in awakening and activating this spiritual principle within individuals, even if they are unaware of it. In his research, Frankl delves into dreams as a means of exploring the manifestations of the spiritual unconscious, and he conducts an in-depth analysis of conscience as a spiritual existential. This study's relevance stems from the growing prevalence of noogenic neurosis among educated and developed individuals in contemporary society, characterized by a profound sense of meaninglessness and an existential void. Essential existential elements fade from people's worldviews, transforming concepts like love, faith, hope, responsibility, and conscience into mere mental categories. A deeper understanding of this nature represents a crucial step in overcoming the noogenic crisis and facilitating further human evolution.