A Research Agenda For Public Administration is a collection of essays edited by Andrew Massey, Professor of Politics at the University of Exeter. While written to present a new research agenda, the book also asks important questions about the relevance of the field. It makes suggestions on the future of public administration (PA) research and the directions it may, or should, take. The chapters, written by active researchers, have overlapping theoretical, thematic and geographical perspectives. All chapters suggest how research should be conducted in a way that can serve knowledge and provide useful evidence to policy practitioners in seeking better governance. Chapter One, written by Massey, is an introductory chapter to the book and looks at how knowledge can be pursued in ways that provide an evidence base to deliver effective and economic public services, while also highlighting pressing policy problems. He calls for a stop to paradigm wars and introduces one of the themes of the book: the need for interdisciplinary research approaches in PA. In Chapter Two, written by R. A. W. Rhodes, the theme of an interdisciplinary approach to PA is at the forefront, with interpretive approaches and ethnographic methods endorsed. This chapter is far from groundbreaking, with the advantages of ethnography already well known and the recognition of the disadvantages of ethnography deduced to a single sentence. Its lack of implementation in PA research maybe highlights its unfeasibility, as is the case in other disciplines. Chapter Three, written by Christopher Pollitt, is an engaging chapter which introduces a new theme that recurs throughout the book: PA research and practice. Pollitt believes that academics have an ethical disposition to bond academia and practice in order to contribute to the public good, and backs this claim by highlighting the

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公共行政研究议程

公共行政研究议程是埃克塞特大学政治学教授安德鲁·梅西编辑的论文集。本书旨在提出新的研究议程，同时也提出了有关该领域相关性的重要问题。它就公共行政 (PA) 研究的未来及其可能或应该采取的方向提出建议。这些章节由活跃的研究人员撰写，具有重叠的理论、主题和地理视角。所有章节都建议如何以一种能够为寻求更好治理的政策从业者提供知识和提供有用证据的方式进行研究。第一章，由梅西撰写，是本书的介绍性章节，着眼于如何以提供证据基础的方式追求知识，以提供有效和经济的公共服务，同时还强调紧迫的政策问题。他呼吁停止范式战争，并介绍了本书的一个主题：PA 中跨学科研究方法的必要性。在由 RAW Rhodes 撰写的第二章中，PA 的跨学科方法的主题处于最前沿，解释方法和人种学方法得到认可。这一章远非开创性的，民族志的优点已经众所周知，而对民族志的缺点的认识也可以用一句话来概括。它在 PA 研究中缺乏实施可能凸显了它的不可行性，就像在其他学科中的情况一样。第三章，由克里斯托弗·波利特 (Christopher Pollitt) 撰写的一章引人入胜，它介绍了贯穿全书的新主题：PA 研究与实践。Pollitt 认为，学术界具有将学术界和实践联系起来以促进公共利益的道德倾向，并通过强调