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Potential for comparative public opinion research in public administration
The public administration and public services have always taken a
marginal place in the political scientists’ behavioural research.
Public administration students on the other hand tend to focus on
political and administrative elites and institutions, and largely
ignored citizens in comparative research. In this article we make a
plea for international comparative research on citizens’ attitudes
towards the public administration from an interdisciplinary
perspective. Available international survey material is discussed, and
main trends in empirical practice and theoretical approaches are
outlined, especially those with a potential impact on public sector
reform
Strategy as Dialogue and Engagement
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