Browsing by Author "Pliscoff, Cristian"

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    A crowding-out of public values? Managerial vs. Weberian values hi public sector reform in Latin America
    (ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2022) Sanabria-Pulido, Pablo; Pliscoff, Cristian
    This article analyzes whether and how managerial and Weberian value systems can coexist or collide in different organisational settings. We compare six public organisations in two Latin American countries to study whether public sector reforms imply a clash or a crowding-out between these values systems. The article uses data from 60 semi-structured interviews with public officials of different hierarchical levels, in public central government agencies with different ages, modernisation stages, and organisational structures. Our analysis reveals that even in different settings and types of organisations, Weberian values coexist with managerial ones and with other sets of values related to governance or political patronage. We conclude that managerial values do not necessarily crowd out other value systems as previous studies have found and appear to be adapted to the organisational and national contexts in which they operate.
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    Chile: public administration after the New Public Management
    (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021) Pliscoff, Cristian
    NPM-style public sector reform policies were implemented in the Chilean public administration in the 90s and in the first years of the new century. The outcome of those reforms shows that this type of interventions yield intended and unintended consequences. This article focuses on three key issues: public employment, performance management systems and a new approach to address the politics-administration dichotomy, where these, sometimes contradictory, effects take place. After presenting the situation of the Chilean public administration in these three areas, three theoretical issues are drawn to add elements to the academic and professional discussion in our field. In particular, the article addresses the topics of routinization of administrative procedures, the challenge of controlling and monitoring performance, and the politics and administration again and again. Finally, the discussion presented in this chapter shows the need for more comparative and international studies for having a better understanding of public administration reform.
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    Public affairs education in Latin America and the shape of the state: the cases of Brazil, Chile, and Colombia
    (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022) Corrêa Gomes, Ricardo; Sanabria-Pulido, Pablo; Pliscoff, Cristian; Carvalho Teixeira, Marco Antonio
    This chapter explores, from a comparative perspective, the current state of public administration education in three Latin American countries, each with strong similarities and different traditions and emphases on their public administration structures. In doing so, we aim to analyze how the shape and the type of the State have influenced public affairs education in the three countries. We will offer in the first part an overview of public administration in Latin America. In the second section, we will delve into the evolution and the current state of public affairs education at three different levels (undergraduate, master, and doctoral). Finally, according to the analysis in section 2, we will display a comparative analysis aiming to disentangle the particular focus in each country, the differences, and the commonalities to see whether there is a Latin American way of teaching public affairs.
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    The scholarship of teaching and learning in public administration: An agenda for future research
    (2024) McDonald, Bruce; Hatcher, William; Bacot, Hunter; D. Evans, Michelle; McCandless, Sean; McDougle, Lindsey; L. Young, Sarah; Elliott, Ian; Emas, Rachel; Yi Lu, Elaine; Abbott, Michaela; Bearfield, Domonic; Berry-James, RaJade M.; Blessett, Brandi; L. Borry, Erin; Diamond, John; Franklin, Aimee; Gaynor, Tia Sheree; GONG, Ting; Goodman, Doug; Guy, Mary; L. Hall, Jeremy; Hatch, Megan; Jin, Myung H.; Jordan, Meagan; Levine Daniel, Jamie; Love, Jeannine M.; Maher, Craig S.; Menifield, Charles; O'Flynn, Janine; Rosemary O'Leary; Peng Liu; Pliscoff, Cristian; Gabriel Puron-Cid; Sara Rinfret; Jessica Sowa; Edmund C. Stazyk; Kendra Stewart; Ador R. Torneo; Kimberly Wiley; Yahong Zhang
    Two essential questions for those leading the field of public administration are: What do we teach our students, and how do we train them? As scholars, we pay significant attention to our research, often to the detriment of recognizing the potential for merging our research with teaching through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). However, given our students’ leadership positions, SoTL-related work is vital to their success. In this article, we have come together to reflect on the state of SoTL’s work in public administration. Through this reflection, we explore the windows of opportunity for research that we see emerging. Included among these opportunities is the need for research on how we can best serve students in and out of the classroom, as well as research the most effective way of managing our programs. We also see the need for research into faculty development, instructional design, and the return on investment for a public administration degree. Lastly, we argue for improved recognition of the value and contribution of SoTL-related work in tenure and promotion standards.