Woodrow Wilson's Administrative Thought and German Political Theory

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Rosser, Christian
• 署名单位: University of Bern
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02175.x
• 发表日期: 2010
• 页码: 547-556
• 关键词: traditional flavors; american; state; GOVERNMENT; HISTORY; WILSON; WOODROW; dichotomy; origins; ideas; MYTH

摘要

To what extent were Woodrow Wilson's ideas about public administration informed by German organic political theory? Drawing on the writings of Wilson, Lorenz von Stein, and Johann K. Bluntschli on public administration, and comparing American and German primary sources, the author offers insights into Wilson's general concept of public administration, as well as his understanding of the politics-administration dichotomy. With regard to current administrative research, this study underscores how the transfer of ideas profoundly contributes to advancing comparative public administration and helps clarify terminological difficulties and conflicting perspectives among diverse administrative science traditions.