Public Values: Core or Confusion? Introduction to the Centrality and Puzzlement of Public Values Rsearch

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  • Torben Beck Jørgensen
  • Mark R. Rutgers
This article provides the introduction to a symposium on contemporary public values research. It is argued that the contribution to this symposium represent a Public Values Perspective, distinct from other specific lines of research that also use public value as a core concept. Public administration is approached in terms of processes guided or restricted by public values and as public value creating: public management and public policy-making are both concerned with establishing, following and realizing public values. To study public values a broad perspective is needed. The article suggest a research agenda for this encompasing kind of public values research. Finally the contributions to the symposium are introduced.
Original languageEnglish
Article number1
JournalAmerican Review of Public Administration
Volume45
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)3-12
Number of pages10
ISSN0275-0740
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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