Review Of Public Administration Research Articles

Literature Review of Public Administration and Good Governance from 1890 to 2023

This article examines public administration from 1890 to 2023 to see how it evolved and influenced practice and if good governance is a crucial component in this transformation. This paper presents an in-depth review of several different pieces of secondary literature sources. This paper produced several key findings. The most important finding of this literature study is that, between 1890 and 1980, the Public Administration transitioned from "Traditional Public Administration" to "New Public Management" due to the growing need for good governance. The year 2000 saw the birth of a novel idea in public administration known as "New Public Governance," which has persisted in practice ever since. This paper will be useful to Public Administration practitioners worldwide. There has been little empirical research into how the evolution of Public Administration encourages governments to act more like private corporations. Consequently, more research on this subject is encouraged.

War in Ukraine as a Factor Determining the Scope of Judicial Review of Public Administration in Poland: Remarks on the Municipal Resolutions Providing Aid for Ukrainian Local and Regional Communities

This paper aims to determine whether the war in Ukraine will affect the scope of judicial verification of public administration in Poland. According to new legislation (the socalled Aid Act), which Polish Parliament passed shortly after February 24, 2022, the Polish municipalities (cities) are entitled to provide aid for local foreign communities, especially those within the borders of Ukraine. The basis for such aid will take the form of a proper municipal or city council resolution. The main issue concerning this form of aid is the necessity of applying Ukrainian law, at least in the context of decoding who is entitled to be a beneficiary. Against this background, it is vital to determine whether such circumstances as war and humanitarian reasons should affect the scope of judicial review. In theory, two approaches are available, formalism and judicial relativism which both are inappropriate. The author argues that the doctrine of deference, as understood by justice A. Scalia must be applied to secure both rule of law principle and the legitimacy of administrative courts in Poland. The main subject of the analysis was the content of the law, which was the starting point for analysing the views of the doctrine and jurisprudence. Due to the international nature of the issue, it was necessary to refer to the achievements of Ukrainian law.

MODERN DETERMINANTS OF UKRAINIAN GEOPOLITICAL SPACE: NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN ASPECTS

Objective determinants of geopolitical space of Ukraine are characterised, which at the present stage is manifested from geospatial position in economic, ideological, information- cybernetic and sociopolitical dimensions. Accordingly, appropriate characteristics and typical features of analysis are proposed for each of these directions. Thanks to them there is a possibility of multilateral consideration of those determinants which define today a place of the Ukrainian space on the European geopolitical arena.
 Philosophical methods (in particular, principles of interdependence, interrelation, causality), comparative-geographical and comparative-historical methods as well as method of system analysis and content analysis were used to observe features of clarity, effectiveness and validity of research results.
 The article analyzes organizational arrangements and institutional mechanisms of implementation of European integration policy of Ukraine, defines the intermediary role of the European Union countries in this policy, and studies the influence of the European vector on structural changes of economic, social and political environment of Ukraine. The attention is focused on the place of Ukraine in the geopolitical concept of the leading countries of the world. The features of internal geopolitical situation formation in the context of large related macro-regions are reflected in detail. In each of the macro-regions some specific mental and behavioral features that determine its uniqueness, but not isolation, are pointed out. The features of territorial and political consolidation of the state at the present stage are defined. The modern determinants of economic nature on the immediate prospects of development of the national economy are highlighted. The role of information component in the formation of geopolitical features of space as a source of influence and popularization of certain behavioral content is noted. Indicators of electoral sympathies, which embody certain ideological and social preferences of the population, were used to assess the socio-political determinant. The impact of recent political events in Ukraine, in particular, the results of the parliamentary elections, on the strengthening of the country's European policy and overcoming the dependencies caused by geopolitical factors is monitored.
 The determinants of the geopolitical space of Ukraine should be assessed from the standpoint of considering the so-called internal and external conditions. Domestic determinants are determined along with the morphology of the territory, political and cultural unity of the country, its retrospective review, consistency and efficiency of public administration, natural resource and economic potential and features of socio-economic development, features of militarization, experience of national diplomacy and more. The external determinants of the national geopolitical space include the influence of foreign states and their union formations, the nature and relationship of political and economic processes in the world and in the region to which it belongs geographically, the validity of transit flows, threats of armed conflict and other negative challenges.
 Based on the priority task of considering the geopolitical space of Ukraine, we note its importance, referring to world geopolitical concepts (F. Fukuyama, S. Huntington, Z. Brzezinski), which emphasize the role of our state as a promising geopolitical player, which should be part of influential economic security supranational structures. At the intra-regional level, the perception of Ukraine's geolocation is largely correlated with linguistic, ethnic, religious and other identifying features, but in contrast to the significant number of historical, socio-cultural and economic components that influenced the implementation of systemic domestic geopolitics. Therefore, the issue of territorial and political consolidation, although raised, was not systemic, and therefore requires the development of a strategy for the development of the state on ideological grounds as a nation-state of the European type with minimization of cultural and civilizational contrasts in the regional space. The economic determinant is emphasized by the possibility of rethinking the status quo (the energy intensity of space needed to reproduce society and the consumer type of functioning of the corporation, both global and transnational) and the possibility of using the chance to build a national economy (postwar recovery) based on progressive European experience. Information and cyber determinants of geopolitical space are determined by the scale and direction of the military-political and socio-economic situation, the goals of state policy of national security, social and economic structures involved in information warfare. Socio-political determinants of the geopolitical space of Ukraine are reflected in the results of the electoral commitment of voters, who thus embodied a certain ideological content. Based on the definition of these determinants, a strategy of geopolitical space should be developed on the basis of a nationally oriented state.
 Keywords: geopolitical space, national manifestations of geopolitics, determinants, geopolitical factors, economic factors, sociopolitical factors, information-cybernetic factors.

Sądowoadministracyjna kontrola przyjęć na studia w PRL

The scope of judicial review regarding the application of administrative law in the authoritarian Polish People’s Republic (Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa — PRL) was limited. The reason for this is obvious: resolving disputes between executive power (public administration) and individuals in PRL by courts functioning in honest and effective way would be an “obstruction” of the tasks executed by the communist state. The Supreme Administrative Court was reactivated in the last stage of PRL’s functioning in 1980, following the model of interwar tradition. The paper offers an analysis of judicial-administrative review in PRL in the field of university admissions.
 Organization and functioning of the authoritarian PRL exerted an influence on the way judicial review of public administration operated. Administrative justice reactivated in 1980 was submitted to organizational and jurisdictional limitations, as the created Supreme Administrative Court was a one-instance institution with limited jurisdiction, filled with only nine judges. Still, reactivating administrative justice began the process of restoring the proper place for freedoms and individual rights against the state, including the right to attend higher education schools.
 The analysis of the chosen case has allowed to identify some significant interconnected processes and phenomena in the judicial-administrative review in the declining stage of PRL within the whole domain of administrative law. One example is public administration striving for avoiding judicial review by taking a position that settlement of an administrative matter by the university is not an administrative decision. Another example is regulation of individual freedoms and rights by a multi-layered unstable system of legal sources, including: law on higher education, order of the Minister for Science, Higher Education and Technology, and non-published guidelines from the Minister of Health and Social Welfare of 21 May 1981 on admission principles and procedure of full-time studies at medical universities.

Sądowa kontrola decyzji organów podatkowych w sprawach ulg w spłacie zobowiązań podatkowych opartych na uznaniu administracyjnym

<p>The article is of a scientific-research nature. The author discusses the problem of limits of judicial review of discretionary decisions made by taxation authorities, which aim at applying relief in payments of tax liabilities under Polish regulations and case-law of administrative courts. It may be noted that despite the issue of administrative discretion being discussed in the academic literature, the question of limits of judicial review in the practice of administrative courts still raises doubts. It is therefore reasonable to undertake the analysis of the main views formulated in the literature and the case-law of administrative courts addressing this problem, from the point of view of the limits of judicial review of discretionary decisions. The thesis of the article is that the nature of discretionary decisions on relief in payment of tax liabilities, determined by the function of administrative discretion, and, at the same time, the criteria set out in the law for judicial review of public administration, limit the role of the administrative court in examining the compliance with procedural law of the tax proceedings preceding the issuance of such a decision and the respecting by tax authorities of the fundamental values of the system of law expressed in the Polish Constitution. This is because they define the limits of administrative discretion, within which the choice of one of the possible solutions remains beyond the judicial review of the public administration. For the law, as it stands (<em>de lege lata</em>) there are no grounds for administrative courts, provided that the tax authorities respect the basic values of the legal system expressed in the Polish Constitution, to formulate assessments as to the circumstances and reasons justifying the granting or refusal to grant a tax relief, or its scope. The concept of internal and external limits of administrative discretion may therefore be useful for administrative court rulings.</p>

Care of the Self and the Ethos of Leadership in Times of Pandemic and Crisis

Foucault’s notion of the “care of the self ” is essential in preparing leaders for crisis situations. Crisis situations are characterized by insecurity, uncertainty, and disruption. Hence, it demands for leadership who will provide direction, inspiration, hope, and solution. Leaders must be prepared in encountering crisis situation as well as in the effective performance of crisis leadership tasks. Leadership preparation for crisis situation need not only scientific and technical know-how but also the development of one’s character, values, and moral conviction. Leaders must be guided by rational discourse, convictions, principles, and truth. Their actions and decisions must be consistent with truth, beliefs, values, and convictions.
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 Boin, A. et al., Leadership in Times of Crisis: A Framework for Assessment in International Review of Public Administration. Volume 18. No. 1. April 2013.
 Boin, A. and P. Hart, Public leadership in times of crisis: Mission impossible? in Public Administration Review. September/October 2003. Volume 63. Number 5.
 Boris, Vanessa. How Leaders at All Levels Are Taking on Change Management. April 8, 2020 @ https://www.harvardbusiness.org/how-leaders-at-all-levels-are-taking-on-change-management.
 Champoux-Paille, L. and Croteau, A. The reason why female leaders are excelling at managing the coronavirus. May 18, 2020 @ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/why-women-leaders-are-excelling-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic.
 Foucault, Michel. Courage of Truth: Lectures at the College de France 1983-1984. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
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 Foster, Deanna. Leading Through Uncertainty. March 12, 2020 @ https://www.harvardbusiness.org/leading-through-uncertainty.
 Kerrissey, M. and Edmondson. A. What Good Leadership Looks Like During This Pandemic. April 23, 2020 @ https://hbr.org/2020/04/what-good-leadership-looks-like-this-pandemic.
 Kraemer, Jr., Harry. From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011.
 Kretchner, Henry. 3 Leadership Lessons from the Age of Coronavirus. August 12, 2020 @ https://weforum.org/agenda/2020/08/coronavirus-leadership-women-leaders-jacinda-arden.
 Lowney, Chris. Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company that Changed the World. Chicago: Loyola Press, 2003.
 Nyenswah, T. et al. Leadership in Times of Crisis: The Example of Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia in Health Systems and Reform. 2(3): 194-207. 2016. ISSN: 2328-8604 print/2328-8620 online, DOI http://doi.org/10.1080/23288604.2016.1222793

Kompetencja sądu administracyjnego do uznania w wyroku uprawnienia lub obowiązku wynikających z przepisów prawa

The purpose of the article is to present the competence of the administrative court indicated in Article 146 § 2 of the Act of 30 August 2002 – the Law on proceedings before administrative courts (LPAC). In accordance with this provision, in matters concerning complaints against an Act or an action related to public administra­tion referred to in Article 3 § 2 point 4 of the LPAC, the court may recognize in its judgment a right or an obligation arising from the provisions of law and may issue a relevant decision in the matter if it first annuls the act or declares that the action is with no legal effect pursuant to Article 146 § 1 of the LPAC. It must be emphasized however, that Article 146 § 2 of the LPAC is not an independent basis for issuing a judgment and the doctrine often presents differing views. It should be assumed that the court may recognize the right or the obligation of an individual that arises from the provisions of law if the nature of the case permits doing so and when the facts and the legal framework of the case do not raise rea­sonable doubts. Unfortunately, judicial case studies show that this possibility is rarely used. Furthermore, courts encounter numerous problems in applying Article 146 § 2 of the LPAC, most probably because of the huge controversy regarding this procedural institution. Firstly, there is no consensus as to the function of the judicial decision based on the provision in question, and the interpretation of its facultative nature is also problematic. In the author’s opinion administrative courts should use the competence referred to in Article 146 § 2 of the LPAC more frequently. Such a change of practice would increase the effectiveness of judicial review of public administration as well as will enhance the level of protection of individual rights. The article also contains some interesting examples of the application of Article 146 § 2 of the LPAC.

Judicial Review of Discretionary Powers in the Activity of Historical Monuments Protection Bodies in the Polish Legal System

Abstract The sovereign nature of the forms of operation of cultural heritage protection authorities, the polarization between the individual interest and the public interest, discretion margin in the activities of the authorities – all these elements create a kind of “explosive mixture”, which is the source of the legal disputes between the owners of historical monuments and historical monuments protection bodies. The key element of the guarantee of individual freedom is the judicial review of public administration. Therefore, it is a matter of dispute to which extent the public administration is subject to judicial review when performing the tasks entrusted. The aim of this article is to show how Polish administrative courts approach the problem. What methodology of the review of discretion margin do they use? How do they solve the dilemma: who makes the final decision – the body or the court? Do they retain judicial self-restraint or are they ready and willing to interfere in the merits of the decision?

Judical review of discretionary powers in the activity of historical monuments protection bodies. The experience under the case law of Polish administrative courts

The sovereign nature of the forms of operation of cultural heritage protection authorities, the polarization between the individual interest and the public interest, discretion margin in the activities of the authorities, all these elements create a kind of “explosive mixture”, which is the source of the legal disputes between the owners of historical monuments and historical monuments protection bodies. The key element of the guarantee of individual freedom is judicial review of public administration. Therefore, it is a matter of dispute to which extent the public administration is subject to judicial review when performing the tasks entrusted. The aim of this article is to analyze how Polish administrative courts approach the problem. What methodology of the review of discretion margin they use? How they solve the dilemma: who makes the final decision – the body or the court? Do they retain the judicial self-restraint or rather they are willing to interfere in the merits of the decision?

Public Administration Research in Mainland China: A Systematic Review of Chinese Public Administration in English Language Journals (1996–2016)

ABSTRACTThis study provides a systematic review of the development of Chinese public administration in English language journals. An analysis of articles in the top 25 English-language public administration journals worldwide from 1996 to 2016 confirmed increases in both the number and significance of studies of Chinese public administration. A systematic content analysis of abstracts of previous studies was performed and showed that social development and administrative reform were among the most important topics. With respect to the methodology of this study, qualitative methods were more frequently used than quantitative or mixed methods. Finally, implications for future research on Chinese public administration are discussed.

Chapter 4 – Migration research and analysis: Growth, reach and recent contributions

Chapter 4 – Migration research and analysis: Growth, reach and recent contributions

Trustworthiness of digital government services: deriving a comprehensive theory through interpretive structural modelling

ABSTRACTHaving its origin in public administration, trustworthiness is a significant concept in digital government research, influencing the relationships between citizens and governments. However, the interrelationships between the facets of trustworthiness are given inadequate attention. Therefore, the aim of this research was to develop a theory detailing the factors affecting citizens’ perceptions of e-government trustworthiness. A comprehensive review of public administration and information systems literature highlighted 20 pertinent variables. The interrelationships of these variables were identified and categorized according to their driving and dependence power by employing interpretive structural modelling. The proposed model was then drawn based on the level partitioning of variables and interrelationships of the variables determined using the final reachability matrix. The findings reveal that current conceptualizations of digital government trustworthiness take a too narrow view. The findings can help government policy makers with understanding the interrelated factors associated with trustworthiness in the context of digital government services and implement them in effective strategic planning.

It's meaning making, stupid! Success of public leadership during flash crises

Boin et al. (International Review of Public Administration, 18, 2013, 79) and others propose that public crisis leadership consists of several core tasks, among which crisis decision‐making and meaning making stand out in “flash crises.” We however argue that successful leadership during a sudden crisis implies being visible and appealing to the public in need of hearing that the shattered world will be healed. When being visible and using the right rhetoric, public leaders are by and large automatically considered proficient crisis decision makers, that is “the right leader in the right place at the right time.”

An Interpretive-Phenomenological Critique of the Science of (New?) Public Management: A Polemic

Public Administration as a field of academic inquiry has faced numerous challenges. Public management scholars focus exclusively on the executive level of management in public organizations. Knowledge possessed by lower-level managers, workers, and/or the public is ignored and deemed to be irrelevant or unimportant in the decision-making process within agencies. In general, technical rationality, or what passes for traditional management practice and the new public management, has had some success for executives and managers in public organizations insofar as motivating individuals for instrumental purposes. (*) The success of public management as a social and political movement makes it difficult to overcome. The concentration of the “public management movement” on the executive level of management has supplanted traditional public administration and public service. It is the ideology of public management that is the primary focus of this paper. Alternatives including the New Public Service and the knowledge analytic will be presented briefly as a counterpoint to address the democratic shortcomings of the public management movement, both new and old.*See Guy B. Adams and V. Ingersoll’s “Culture, Technical Rationality, and Organizational Culture,” in American Review of Public Administration, December 1990, 20/4: 285 – 302, for an excellent elaboration of the concept. In general, technical rationality is an approach to thinking that “has stripped reason of any normative role in shaping human affairs” (Adams and Balfour 1998, xiii).

Світовий досвід державного регулювання механізмів розвитку житлово-комунального господарства

У статті розкриваються особливості державного регулювання житлово-комунальної галузі (ЖКГ) в розвинутих країнах світу з метою створення ефективного середовища замовників і виконавців відповідних послуг. Дослідження виконано на основі публікацій у засобах масової інформації та наукових статей. Зокрема, звернуто увагу на важливу роль держави і муніципалітетів в Європі та США в створенні кондомініумів і просуванні механізмів привабливого для власника інвестування у своє житло для підвищення його ринкової вартості. З урахуванням актуальності для України вказаного питання, вивчений досвід іноземних держустанов по розвитку ринку керуючих компаній у житловій інфраструктурі міста, здійснений порівняльний аналіз функцій управителя в різних моделях економік. Також здійснений огляд практичних результатів роботи органів публічного адміністрування в країнах Скандинавії, Прибалтики, Східної Європи щодо вирішення проблем капітальних ремонтів житлового фонду та його модернізації, який доцільно запроваджувати в українських реаліях. В результаті дослідження, на прикладі позитивного досвіду міських громад високорозвинутих країн світу, чітко окреслені напрями роботи державних установ України щодо ефективного адміністрування і оптимізації ринку ЖКГ-послуг.

Kenneth Kernaghan and Canadian Public Administration: Editor's Note and Remembrances

Kenneth Kernaghan and Canadian Public Administration: Editor's Note and Remembrances

Buenas prácticas de sostenibilidad financiera: El caso del desarrollo acelerado de las organizaciones no lucrativas coreanas

El éxito de las Beyoungri Danche depende de las estrategias financieras que sus líderes utilizan para hacerlas sostenibles en el tiempo. La recopilación de buenas prácticas de las Beyoungri Danche coreanas en la literatura y una investigación exploratoria de contenidos web de tres organizaciones exitosas, permite aprender tácticas de otra cultura que ha demostrado un alto nivel organizacional y fortalecer el diálogo alrededor de un tema de interés común.

Embracing the Creation of Shared Space: Considering the Potential Intersection between Community Planning and Peace-building

The past couple of decades have brought with them substantial changes to the devolved nations of the UK. Devolution has created the opportunity for a range of stakeholders to shape their surroundings in a way that is sensitive to the history and character of a place. As part of the Review of Public Administration (RPA) underway in Northern Ireland, the recent Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 provides for the transfer of the majority of planning functions from central government to district councils. Alongside this, new ‘community planning’ powers will be introduced as part of local government reorganisation and new public policies to promote shared spaces and services, chiefly through the proposed Cohesion, Sharing and Integration (CSI) Programme. Taken together, these modernisation proposals aim to establish more effective arrangements for public participation and service delivery for a post-conflict country. However, the introduction of community planning in Northern Ireland is not straightforward, particularly because it remains a ‘contested’ place that has a deeply divided society coming to terms with the legacy of ‘The Troubles’. The purpose of this paper is to explore critically both the emerging concept of ‘shared space’ and how the CSI programme can be considered in the new community planning arrangements to create a sustainable shared future in an otherwise deeply divided polity.

Review of Public Administration: An Introduction

(2011). Review of Public Administration: An Introduction. Journal of Public Affairs Education: Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 623-627.

Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in Ireland and the role of local government

Background Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in Ireland has developed significantly since its endorsement in the health strategies of the Republic of Ireland (2001) and Northern Ireland (2002). Throughout 2007 and 2008, research was conducted to examine HIA as a policy-informing tool throughout both jurisdictions. One aspect of this research investigated the role of local government and its relationship in advancing HIA practise and use in Ireland. Methods A case study research design was used which employed qualitative research methods, including semistructured interviewing and participant observation. In total 48 interviews were conducted with members of the HIA steering committees and individuals closely involved in the HIAs. Results The relationship between local government and HIA in Northern Ireland is a positive one given the strong tradition of local government in the jurisdiction. The Review of Public Administration (RPA) negatively influenced the integration of HIA into local authority procedures. In the Republic of Ireland, the influence of social values and political will was found to be negatively present with the HIA on Traveller accommodation. Evidence from the HIA conducted on traffic and transport in Dublin was used to plan further health promotion and community planning activities in the area. Conclusion Local government plays a vital role in HIA practise and development in both jurisdictions. The willingness to work with external partners (such as the health care services) was an important enabler or barrier to HIA operation. This will remain the case in the foreseeable future.