Politics and The Limits Of A Science Of Governance: Some Reflections on The Thought Of Bernard Crick

Michael W. Spicer

Politics and The Limits Of A Science Of Governance: Some Reflections on The Thought Of Bernard Crick

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Abstract

This paper examines Bernard Crick’s ideas on the nature of politics and explores their implications for a scientific approach to governance like that advocated recently by public management writers. It is argued here that such an approach generally downplays the inherently political character of governance because it ignores the conflicts of values and the uncertainty that are an inherent part of the way in which we have come to govern ourselves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Original language	American English
Journal	Public Administration Review.
Volume	67
State	Published - Jan 1 2007

Keywords

CRICK
Bernard
MORAL ethical aspects
POLICY scientists
POLITICAL ethics
POLITICAL science -- Philosophy
PUBLIC administration
SCIENCE state
SCIENTISTS -- Attitudes

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Public Administration
Urban Studies

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Politics and The Limits Of A Science Of Governance: Some Reflections on The Thought Of Bernard Crick

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