Public Administration Research and its Relationship with Public Policies in the Arab World: A Critical Perspective

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  • Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim

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Public Administration, Public Poilcy, The Arab World

Abstract

This presentation reviews the development of public administration research in the Arab world and its relationship to public policies, with a focus on research that relied on studying the development of the field in the US experience. It suggests that the political, economic and social environment, as well as values remain essential determinants of academic and practical work in public administration, and that the pursuit of global frameworks and models remains subject to an understanding of environmental factors. The same applies to the field of public policy. Siyasat Arabiya thus devoted this special issue to shed light on the field of public administration and public policies in the Arab world. It presented comparative perspectives of the status of public administration research and public policies, with a view to asking questions, inviting researchers and those interested in public administration in the Arab region to consider issues and research methodologies in matters of public affairs, and calling for the development of a research and teaching agenda that engages with points of intellectual and methodological discord that characterize the field in the West.

Author Biography

  • Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim
    رياني /يناثلا نوناك ناك تقديم: أبحاث الإدارة العامة وعلاقتها بالسياسات العامة في الوطن العربي، رؤية نقدية رياني /يناثلا نوناك ناك

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