Public administration : traditions of inquiry and philosophies of knowledge

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author	Riccucci, Norma, 1956- (Author)
Format	Book
Language	English
Published	Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2010
Series	Public management and change
Subjects	veřejná správa > teorie sociologický výzkum public administration > theory sociological research studie studies
ISBN	9781589017047
Physical Description	xi, 162 s. ; 22 cm

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Table of Contents:

Intellectual heritage and theoretical developments : is public administration an art or a science?
Searching for a paradigm : public administration as a postnormal science
Identity crises in the social sciences
Searching for truth : the logic of inquiry in public administration
Theory building through qualitative approaches
Theory building through quantitative research
Theory building through mixed-method research
Heterogeneity in epistemic traditions