ABSTRACT

This book describes what is argued to be the most effective way of doing public administration thinking. Its aim is to encourage governments to govern fundamentally better in terms of policy and administration.

A better understanding of context and identities, imaginization, epistemic pluralism, anti-administration, and the context of economics are examples of what is critical for high effectiveness. The pieces included in this book have been handpicked from the vast academic collection that David Farmer has authored over the last thirty years and which were published in the Journal of Administrative Theory and Praxis and the Journal of Public Administration Education. Collectively, these chapters are intended to help governments use post-traditional public administration theory in order to achieve better praxis.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

chapter |8 pages

In the Pink?

chapter |28 pages

Because My Master Bathes Me

chapter |16 pages

Dogs of War: Fighting Back

chapter |11 pages

Red Queen

chapter |3 pages

Froglets or Fairy Tales?

chapter |6 pages

Expanding the Ethical Sphere

chapter |18 pages

Somatic Writing: Attending to Our Bodies

chapter |7 pages

Silence

chapter |12 pages

Love and Un-Engineering

chapter |6 pages

The Devil’s Rope

chapter |14 pages

Wal-Mart®: Neo-Feudal (K)Night?

chapter |11 pages

Change the Course, Neurons!