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Research Trends in Studies on the History of Public Administration

  • Korean Society and Public Administration
  • Abbr : KSPA
  • 2013, 24(2), pp.391-404
  • Publisher : Seoul Association For Public Administration
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Administration

Daehee Lee 1

1광운대학교

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ABSTRACT

Comparatively few articles published in Korea have focused on the history of public administration. The majority (64.8%) of these articles are concerned with the modern history of Korea since 1948, while 26.4% focus on the Joseon dynasty period. Most of the remaining studies examine the eras of the Japanese (5.5%) and American (2.1%) occupations. In terms of topic, public policy and policy making were most popular, followed by systems, institutions, philosophy, and public values. The Korean Public Administration History Review, a journal which specializes in the history of Korean public administration represents an exception however. Not only do the majority of its articles focus on the Joseon dynasty era (81.7%), but studies on public philosophy and values make up approximately half of the studies (50.5%), while 27.4% focus on institutions. In order to meet the potential of historical research on public administration, there is a need to vary the topics, expand time frames, undertake more inter-disciplinary research, educate young scholars, and expand government funding.

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