IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (PAHS 742) SEMINAR QUESTION What is public management? Is it a genuinely new area of academic inquiry, or is it merely an old subject that is being dusted off and recycled? Explain carefully the relationship between the research field of “public administration” and that of “public management”. Is the latter a synonym for the former? Is it a particular kind of specialization within public administration? Does it designate a coherent theoretical and / or methodological approach
Spartan and Athenian Political Structure The political systems of ancient Greece’s Spartan and Athenian societies stood opposite to each other. Where Sparta was ruled by the few in an Oligarchy, Athens developed the humanities’ first democracy. This paper compares and contrasts some of the differences between these two Greek powers during the Archaic and Classical periods (800-323 BCE). Historical Background On one side was Sparta, a warrior society that focused on land-based armies and agriculture
Pre 1950s Large dams, as we know them today, were a product of the Progressive Era, a period of intense social and political reform in the United States that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s. The Progressives sought to create a better and just society by checking political corruption and reigning in monopolies through anti-trust laws. More importantly, they also believed that the key to achieving these goals was efficiency in all spheres of political and public life realized through the
The purpose of this paper is to provide the review on the presentation based on the concept of positivism by Turner. This paper is not only reviewing the presentation but also the providing the understanding on the selected topic while comparing it with other researcher’s perspectives. Moreover, the paper is also reflecting the implications of the presentation and other researcher on the research practices. Discussion on Concept of Positivism The article as presented in the presentation is reflecting
The paper outlines the main arguments made by Helmke about judicial behaviour under dictator-ships and democracies alike. The main hypotheses and assumptions made will also be consid-ered. Using the case of the Zimbabwean judiciary, the paper seeks to find conditions that favour the strategic defection model. By taking the June 1998 land-reform programme in Zimbabwe as a starting point, the paper explores how the judiciary in Zimbabwe witnessed a great
Term paper Vinogradova Svetlana, 341 group Differences of economic institutions between North Korea and South Korea Introduction A single nation was divided into two different countries in 1945. It was the starting point for a radical change in political, economic and cultural development of North Korea and South Korea. Previously one nation became two countries with opposing ideological regimes and political systems, which are faced with serious contradictions at risk escalate into an armed confrontation
about the education system in Norway, the main second language taught in Norwegian schools today is English. This paper takes a closer look at an historical overview of English curricula in Norway, by focusing on some of the basic skills from the curriculum in English. The aim of this paper is to show the significance of oral skills development in the classroom, This research also proposes most possible activities and methods to be used by teachers in It will be focused
decided to go in favor of the latter. This move comes in light of the report of the High Level Committee (HLC) on Reorienting and Restructuring the Food Corporation of India (FCI) known as the Shanta Kumar committee. The Committee has recommended the progressive replacement of PDS with Cash Transfers citing the argument of leakages (GoI,
Regional Languages as a source of National Cohesion Introduction The paramount code of Sufism is, 'Ishq Allah, Ma'bud Allah' (God is love, lover, and beloved). The study emphasizes on national cohesion on the basis of regional languages and the dimension on which this study drives that is regional poetry (Sufism). This study enlightens that national integration can be formulated through regional poetries for the purpose to strengthen the external and internal position of a nation
in sub-section 1.3 of the introduction. Research objective 1: To distinguish the purpose of CPD and barriers of changing practice. Research objective 2: To examine models and frameworks relevant to professional development. Research objective 3: To design three CPD sessions that concentrate on feedback