Critical Social Theory in Public Administration

, by Box; Richard C

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ISBN: 9780765615558 | 076561555X
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Copyright: 9/30/2004

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Introduction
A Particular Form of Critical Theory
Themes and Chapters
The Critical Social Theory Framework
Critical Imagination in a Postmodern Environment
Critical Social Theory
Contradiction, Dialectic, and Change
Critical Reason and Imagination
Emancipation and Self-determination
Critical Theory in Public Administration
The Need for Critical Theory Today
Pragmatism and Phantasy
Conclusion: A Critical Revival?
Contradiction, Utopia, and Public Administration
Contradiction and Containment
Democracy
The Warfare State
Research
Gender
Refusal and Utopia
The "T"ruth Is Elsewhere: Critical History
Deconstructing History
Redefining/Rediscovering History
Recoverable Elements
Emancipation
Social Hope
Critical Public Administration Scholarship
"Clio at the Crossroads": Writing Critical History
Critical Theory and the Paradox of Discourse
Values underlying the Models
The Legitimacy Model
The Critical Theory Model
The Relationship Between the Powerful and the Governed
The Literature of Community Power
The Growth Machine
"Four Cities"
Diversity in Community Orientation
Discourse Effectiveness
Discourse Legitimacy
Involvement in Discourse
Outcomes of Administrator-Citizen Interaction Conditions Conducive to Discourse
Conclusion: The Practical Application of Critical Theory
Pragmatic Discourse and Administrative Legitimacy
The Limits of Theory
The Usefulness of Pragmatism
Collaboration and Critical Thought
Conclusion: Administrative Legitimacy
Private Lives and Antiadministration
Daily Human Interests
Geography
Neighborhoods
Political Economy
Materiality
Citizenship and Private Lives
Imagination
Critical Practice and the Problem of Finding a Public
The Elusive Public
Critical Theory and the Community Context
The Purpose of Critical Practice
References
Index
About the Author
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