The Origins of Public Administration Discipline: Prussia School

Abstract

The studies revealed that the discipline of the public administration was born in France and Germany, on the contrary of common and incorrect belief that it was born in the United States and it began with Wilson. It has been defi ned that the separation of politics-administration already exists in the European public administration approaches, but the emphasis on the conceding of public administration and business discipline as identical, belongs to Wilson. By considering the Prussian school of public administration; concepts of Seckendorff , Wolff , Hegel and Lorenz von Stein are reported shortly. In addition, German Bluntschli, which Wilson expresses his opinions depends on him, fi rst time evaluated in Turkish literature of the fi eld

Keywords

• The origin of public administration, public administration school of Prussia, kameralizm, bluntschli, wilson

Kamu Yönetimi Disiplininin Kökenleri: Prusya Ekolü

Abstract

Kamu yönetimi disiplininin ABD’de doğduğu ve Wilson’la başladığı biçimindeki yaygın kanaatin doğru olmadığı, disiplinin Fransa ve Almanya’daki çalışmalarla hayat bulduğu anlaşılmıştır. Wilson yaklaşımının siyaset-yönetim ayrımını getirdiği ve kamu yönetimini işletme disiplinine yaklaştırarak, kimlik bunalımına soktuğu tespitlerine karşılık, Avrupa kamu yönetimi yaklaşımlarında siyaset-yönetim ayrımının zaten mevcut olduğu belli olmuştur. Ancak, kamu yönetiminin işletme disipliniyle özdeşleştirilmesinin Wilson’a ait bir vurgu olduğu kanaatine varılmıştır. Prusya kamu yönetimi ekolü ele alınarak; Seckendorff , Wolff , Hegel ve Lorenz Von Stein’in savundukları görüşlere yer verilmiştir. Ayrıca, Wilson’un dayandığı Alman Bluntschli’nin görüşleri Türk alan yazınında ilk defa olarak ele alınmıştır

Keywords

• Kamu yönetiminin kökeni, Prusya kamu yönetimi ekolü, kameralizm, bluntschli, wilson

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