Animals in the study of public administration

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Mitchell, Jerry
• 署名单位: City University of New York (CUNY) System; Baruch College (CUNY)
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.13500
• 发表日期: 2022
• 页码: 1179-1185
• 关键词: government; management; context; COSTS; LAW

摘要

The human-animal experience has eluded the study of public administration. The evidence shows the field's top journals and textbooks have paid little attention to animals, public affairs degree programs are mostly without animal-focused courses, and professional associations have failed to include, for the most part, animals as stakeholders whose interests should be considered. This lack of attention is out of step with a world confronting such wicked problems as animal cruelty, species extinction, and zoonosis. Practical ways are proposed for incorporating animal topics into scholarship, education, and the overall posture of the discipline. The expectation is that a focus on non-human species can shapeshift the field toward a biocentric outlook and a truly authentic understanding of public affairs. Evidence for Practice This article emphasizes what many public and nonprofit leaders already know- animals play a significant role in public affairs encompassing both challenges and opportunities. Engaging fully in a discourse on animals in public administration is relevant to public organizations, such as fish and wildlife agencies, and political advocacy groups, such as those focused on anti-cruelty laws and regulations. Attention to the human-animal relationship in the study of public administration can contribute to the enduring discourse about how best to employ animals to solve social problems and to provide public services.