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3-1 Project One Submission: Position Paper

Kimberly Rideout

Southern New Hampshire University

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3-1 PROJECT ONE SUBMISSION 2

I. Introduction

When we think about the concept of public administration, we often reflect on its

definition which is simply the government in action. In most cases, the concept of public

administration is often associated with politics which isn’t entirely unusual because politics has a

role within public administration. But there is so much more to this concept and it’s particularly

important to maintain a sincere knowledge of this concept since it refers to one of the most

notable aspects of our society. We may not always agree with it, but the government is

responsible for a number of different things and everyone should be aware of these

responsibilities even if they don’t work within the government. With this idea in mind, public

administration should absolutely be considered as its own field of study because maintaining a

firm knowledge of this concept can help to keep public administration in order so that all of

society is benefitted to the fullest potential both presently as well as in the future.

II. History of Public Administration

To reiterate, the simple definition of public administration is the government in action.

However, there are actually multiple definitions of public administration which are based on the

different aspects in which public administration addresses such as legal, managerial,

occupational and political aspects. As such, we find that public administration is a rather broad

academic discipline that realistically cannot maintain one central definition. However defined, its

vast scope encompasses whatever governments do (Shafritz et al, 2017). Essentially, public

administration is an academic discipline which focuses on preparing civilians to work within

public services. Over the course of the last century, public administration has been shaped to

become a profound field of study thanks to the efforts of several notable people such as

Woodrow Wilson.

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Running head: 3-1 PROJECT ONE SUBMISSION 3-1 Project One Submission: Position Paper Kimberly Rideout Southern New Hampshire University 1 3-1 PROJECT ONE SUBMISSION 2 I. Introduction When we think about the concept of public administration, we often reflect on its definition which is simply the government in action. In most cases, the concept of public administration is often associated with politics which isn’t entirely unusual because politics has a role within public administration. But there is so much more to this concept and it’s particularly important to maintain a sincere knowledge of this concept since it refers to one of the most notable aspects of our society. We may not always agree with it, but the government is responsible for a number of different things and everyone should be aware of these responsibilities even if they don’t work within the government. With this idea in mind, public administration should absolutely be considered as its own field of study because maintaining a firm knowledge of this concept can help to keep public administration in order so that all of society is benefitted to the fullest potential both presently as well as in the future. II. History of Public Administration To reiterate, the simple definition of public administration is the government in action. However, there are actually multiple definitions of public administration which are based on the different aspects in which public administration addresses such as legal, m ...
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