Complexity Theory in Public Administration
Complexity Theory in Public Administration by Elizabeth Anne Eppel, published by Routledge on October 8, 2019, offers a fresh perspective on public administration through the lens of complexity theory. This edition, comprising 162 pages, explores theoretical, methodological, and practical approaches, challenging traditional assumptions in the field. The book presents insights into how non-linear interactions shape macro patterns in public administration, emphasizing the need for a new understanding of predictability and controllability in this domain.
Readers will find a detailed examination of how complexity theory informs research methods and the practices required for public administrators navigating the complexities of public policy and management. The contributors discuss the implications of these dynamics, illustrating how repeated interactions among elements can lead to emergent processes and patterns. Originally published as a special issue of the Public Management Review journal, this book serves as a resource for those interested in the intersections of public administration, political science, and public policy.
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This book reframes theoretical, methodological and practical approaches to public administration by drawing on complexity theory concepts.
It aims to provide alternative perspectives on the theory, research and practice of public administration, avoiding assumptions of traditional theory-building. The contributors explain both how ongoing non-linear interactions result in macro patterns becoming established in a complexity-informed world view, and the implications of these dynamics. Complexity theory explains the way in which many repeated non-linear interactions among elements within a whole can result in processes and patterns emerging without design or direction, thus necessitating a reconsideration of the predictability and controllability of many aspects of public administration.
As well as illustrating how complexity theory informs new research methods for studying this field, the book also shines a light on the different practices required of public administrators to cope with the complexity encountered in the public policy and public management fields. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Public Management Review journal.
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