Dr. Norma Riccucci's Updated Classic on Public Administration Highlights Advances in the Field

Dr. Norma Riccucci, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers University–Newark, has released an updated version of her award-winning classic, Public Administration (Updated Edition), Traditions of Inquiry and Philosophies of Knowledge (Georgetown University Press).

Public Administration examines the intellectual origins and identity of the discipline, the debates surrounding its diverse research traditions, and how public administration research is conducted today. The book intends to engage scholars, graduate students, and professionals in a dialogue about heterogeneity in epistemic traditions, and to deepen the field's understanding and acceptance of its epistemological scope. This updated edition also addresses recent research, highlighting an expanding array of innovative practices, ontologies, epistemological perspectives, methods, and issues of race, gender, and ethnicity in public administration.

The original edition of the book was the winner of the best book award from the American Society for Public Administration's Section on Public Administration Research. This updated classic provides a concise overview of the discipline for graduate students and scholars.