责任性与避责:公共行政学研究的大问题

什么是公共行政学研究的旨趣和中国公共行政学研究的核心问题?区别于私人部门管理,公共性是公共行政的本体论属性。公共行政的公共性使得公共行政管理问题归根到底都是责任性问题。回顾公共行政学的历史发展,责任性问题是公共行政研究的核心旨趣。与责任性一体两面的避责研究是目前公共行政学研究的热点议题,对中国公共行政学研究的理论和实践有重大意义。通过对国内外避责研究文献的述评,本文探讨未来对这一议题进行研究的方向和路径,提出从避责问题研究出发,发展行动研究是中国公共行政学研究未来发展的重点。

Accountability and Blame Avoidanc:Big Questions of Public Administration

What is the thrust of public administration research is a big question for Chinese public administration research.This article argues that the different from private sector,publicness is the ontological nature of public administration,which makes public administration essentially about accountability.That is why blame avoidance research increasingly attracts public administration scholars'attention.Drawing on international and domestic literature review,this article analyzes and discusses how to carry out research on blame avoidance,arguing that starting from here,developing action research has significant implications for Chinese public administration research and practice.