Public administration research in and about the MENA region-Taking stock, looking ahead

The article maps the relevant public administration (PA) research related to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by systematically analyzing international studies about PA in MENA between 1945 and 2019, complemented with findings from a newly-developed survey that sheds light on the activities o...

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Published inAdministrative theory & praxis Vol. 44; no. 4; pp. 321 - 339
Main Authors Schomaker, Rahel M., Huck, Volker
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.10.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Functional equivalents
Islamic public administration
Middle East and North Africa
non-western public administration
Public administration
Regions
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Summary:The article maps the relevant public administration (PA) research related to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by systematically analyzing international studies about PA in MENA between 1945 and 2019, complemented with findings from a newly-developed survey that sheds light on the activities of academics working in the region. We found PA research in MENA to be fragmented and isolated from international debates, and research about MENA being scattered. Finally, a modest proposal for a conceptual framework based on "functional equivalents" for traditional concepts and paradigms of PA research that may nudge cross-fertilization in both directions is discussed.
ISSN:1084-1806
1949-0461
DOI:10.1080/10841806.2022.2124744