Influence of Wilson’s understanding of dichotomy on the development of modern public administration
Influence of Wilson’s understanding of dichotomy on the development of modern public administration
Author(s): Dejan Lj. MilenkovićSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Sociology, Government/Political systems, Politics and society, History and theory of political science, Social development, Management and complex organizations, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Social Norms / Social Control, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Српско социолошко друштво
Keywords: Woodrow Wilson;public administration;administrative science;theoretical approach;dichotomy
Summary/Abstract: Public administration is a complex social phenomenon which has its own sociological, political, legal, organizational and other features. Accordingly, the “angle” of its observation can be quite different. Public administration is therefore studied in numerous higher education institutions, both in the field of political science, sociology, law and others. Woodrow Wilson, former US president and the Nobel Prize winner, is considered the founder of the scientific approach to administration. In his scientific work from 1887, entitled “The Study of Administration”, Wilson pointed out three “dichotomies” related to public administration: (1) between politics and administration; (2) between political and administrative sciences, and (3) between politicians and civil servants. Wilson thus raised a whole series of issues that are still the subject of polemics and discussions, and his scientific thought has become a permanent legacy and the subject of study by numerous authors in both theoretical and practical analysis of public administration, which still has an impact on its changes and development.
Journal: Социолошки преглед
- Issue Year: 57/2023
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 1354-1375
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English, Serbian