Overview

This Handbook comprehensively explores research methods in public administration, management and policy. Exploring the richness of both traditional and contemporary methods and strategies for making progress in the field, it provides an advanced toolkit for understanding the science of public administration and management in the 21st century.Bringing together leading international academics and experts, contributors focus on innovative research architectures, useful research techniques and best practices for the study of modern bureaucracy and the behaviour of its agents and stakeholders. Chapters look for new frontiers of the discipline with quantitative and qualitative tools and explore empirical studies to support theoretical insights. Each chapter of the Handbook provides specific examples of how these methods are used, enabling a practical understanding of a variety of intellectual paths and techniques for improving the study of modern governance. Comprehensive and enlightening, this Handbook will be essential for academics of public policy and administration looking to enhance their research methods, as well as students learning the basics of research in this field. It will also benefit government experts, civil servants and policymakers who need to better understand how the public sector can benefit from public administration methodologies.

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Author:   Eran Vigoda-Gadot ,  Dana R. Vashdi
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781789903478

ISBN 10:   1789903475
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   08 December 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1. The new age of research methods in public administration, public policy and public management Eran Vigoda-Gadot and Dana Vashdi PART I: Quantitative and Mixed-methods 2. Analyzing relationships between multiple variables Dana Vashdi and Eran Vigoda-Gadot 3. Mixed methods in public administration Paolo Belardinelli and Valentina Mele 4. Agent-based modelling as a tool for public management research Fabian Homberg, Davide Secchi and Dinuka Herath 5. Hybridizing agent-based with system dynamics models: principles for theory development in public policy and management research Lisa Gajary 6. Measurement of public values that do not involve money Jon Baron 7. Theory building: utilizing factor analysis in the development of analytical constructs Kalu Kalu 8. The use of Difference-in-Differences (DID) public administration research Yaniv Reingewertz PART II: Qualitative and Comparative Methods 9. Qualitative research approaches: Application in a UK public administration context Ruth Plume, Alan Page and Hemda Garelick 10. Comparative methods A: Exploring big comparative questions in public administration Evan Berman and Chen Don-Yun 11. Comparative methods B: Comparative methods in public administration - the value of looking around Sabine Khulmann and Markus Seyfried 12. Comparative methods C: Building a cross-national research project Mary E. Guy and Seung-Bum Yang PART III: Experimental Methods 13. Experimental methods A: Survey experiments in public administration B. Guy Peters and Joao Victor Guedes Neto 14. Experimental methods B: Laboratory experiments Robin Bouwman PART IV: Experimental methods B: Laboratory experiments 15. Program evaluation A: Program evaluation in action: Traditional and innovative approaches Huey T. Chen 16. Program evaluation B: Evaluation, big data, and artificial intelligence: Two sides of one coin Frans L. Leeuw 17. Policy analysis: Evaluating big stories Shlomo Mizrahi 18. Introduction to social network analysis methods Pamela A. Mischen PART V: Big data and advanced methods 19. Advanced methods and big data Donald Kettl 20. Dealing with open data: Measuring the performance of public higher education institutions using open government data Vanessa Hernandes Oliveira de Oliveira, Roberson Macedo de Oliveira PART VI: Ethics, outliers and reporting 21. Ethical considerations in public administration research Richard W. Schwester 22. Finding gold in the dross: outliers as a resource for policy analysis Anat Goffen and David L. Weimer 23. Constructive ending: how to finalize the conclusion and discussion of a research project and a journal article Alexey Barbashev Index

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'It is our duty to keep the field of public administration not just relevant, but also scientifically sound and excellent. This book pushes us to these levels. Research methods are not sufficient but necessary for this excellence. This book guides us to a renewed generation of research methods. It is compulsory reading for sustainable public administration.' -- Geert Bouckaert, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute, Belgium

Author Information

Edited by Eran Vigoda-Gadot, Professor of Public Administration and Management and Dana R. Vashdi, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Management, Division of Public Administration and Policy, School of Political Science, University of Haifa, Israel

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