The study of public administration across different countries and cultures, including the influence of political systems and historical contexts.
Evolution of Public Administration: The study of how public administration has changed over time, including different models of public administration and the shift towards new public management.
Comparative Methodology: The theoretical and methodological approaches to studying and comparing public administration systems across different contexts.
Political Culture: The values, norms, beliefs, and attitudes that shape public administration in different political systems, including the role of bureaucracy and public service.
Decision-making and Policy Implementation: The processes of decision-making and policy implementation in public administration, including the role of various actors and mechanisms for oversight.
Public Sector Management: The management of public sector organizations, including issues related to budgeting, human resource management, and performance evaluation.
Governance and Public Policy: The relationship between governance and public policy in different contexts, including the role of international organizations, civil society, and public-private partnerships.
Public Administration Reforms: The different approaches to public administration reforms in different contexts, including the role of globalization, decentralization, and privatization.
Comparative Federalism: The study of federalism as an approach to governance in different countries, including the structure and powers of different levels of government.
Public Service Ethics: The ethical principles and values that guide public administration, including accountability, transparency, and integrity.
Public Administration and Development: The relationship between public administration and development, including the role of institutions, policies, and actors in promoting economic and social development.
Traditional Comparative Public Administration: This type of comparison focuses on the systematic analysis of different countries' bureaucratic organizations and their functions, with an emphasis on their similarities and differences.
New Public Administration: This type of comparison focuses on the development and implementation of public policies, taking into account the political, economic, and social contexts of different nations.
Ecological Comparative Public Administration: This type of comparison seeks to study the interactions between the environment and the administrative units, local government, and public policies.
Legal Comparative Public Administration: This type of comparison analyzes legal systems and their impact on public administration, taking into account factors such as constitutionalism or international law.
Historical Comparative Public Administration: This type of comparison focuses on the study of historical events, institutions, and policies that shaped different public administrative systems.
Comparative Administrative Culture: This type of comparison examines the values, customs, and beliefs of administrative systems, including their informal methods of behavior.
Comparative Public Policy: This type of comparison focuses on the development and implementation of public policies in different cultural, social, and political contexts.
Comparative Human Resource Management: This type of comparison focuses on the methods used by governments to manage their employees, including recruitment, training, evaluation, and compensation systems.
Comparative Budgeting and Financial Management: This type of comparison examines the budgeting processes and financial management techniques used by different countries’ governments to fund their operations.
Comparative Governance: This type of comparison focuses on the different forms of governance and organization of public scrutiny, including legislation, executive bodies, judiciary, and civil society.