State, Society and Public Administration

Exploring the intricate relationship between the state, society, and public administration reveals how governance frameworks and societal needs shape policy-making and implementation. Understanding this dynamic is crucial for developing effective public programs that address the aspirations and challenges of diverse communities.

State, Society and Public Administration

1 Nature of State

  1. Defining the State
  2. Changing Perspectives on the Nature of the State
  3. Bringing the State Back In: The Contemporary Debate
  4. Role of the State in the Globalisation Era

2 Relationship among State, Society and Public Administration

  1. Defining the Concepts
  2. Public Administration and Society
  3. Societal Culture and Public Administration
  4. Society-Administration Relationship: Marxist Conceptualisation
  5. Max Weber on Society-Administration Relationship
  6. Riggsian Contribution to Society-Administration Relationship
  7. Contemporary Developments

3 Changing Role of the State- Issues and Challenges

  1. Changing Nature of the State
  2. The Trajectory of Change
  3. Interrogating the Neo-liberal State in the Era of Globalisation

4 Liberal and Marxist Perspective of the State

  1. Thinking about the State
  2. The Liberal Perspective of the State
  3. The Marxist Perspective
  4. New Trends in Marxist and Liberal Thought

5 Neo-liberal Perspective

  1. Background of Neo-liberal Perspective
  2. Neo-liberalism: Emergence
  3. Troika of Hayek, Nozick and Friedman
  4. Thatcherism
  5. Neo-liberal View of the State
  6. The Impact of Neo-liberal Perspective on Public Administration

6 Gandhian Perspective

  1. Gandhi and the Modern State
  2. Model of Polity: ‘Swaraj’
  3. Liberalism and Gandhian Polity
  4. Trusteeship

7 Interface between Citizens and Administration

  1. Modes of Interaction between Citizens and Administration
  2. The State’s Responses towards Participation
  3. Norms Governing the Interaction
  4. Research on Citizen – Administration Relationship
  5. Institutional Devices and Strategies

8 Democratic Peoples’ Struggle- Case Studies

  1. Civil Society: The Seed Bed of People’s Struggles
  2. A Case Study of Right to Information
  3. The Chilka Movement: A Case Study
  4. An Initiative in Local Development
  5. Identification of Causes of People’s Struggles

9 Changing Norms of Social Equity, Participation, Flexibility and Autonomy

  1. Concept of Social Equity
  2. Emergence of Social Equity in Public Administrative Studies
  3. Changing Norm of Participation
  4. Norms of Autonomy and Flexibility
  5. The Indian Context

10 Social Participation- Issues of Gender, Weaker Sections and Environment

  1. Concept of Social Participation
  2. Gender Issues: The General Parameters
  3. ‘Engendering’ Public Administration and Development
  4. Applied Aspects of Social Justice
  5. Environment and Citizens’ Concerns

11 Changing Nature of Indian State

  1. The Role of the State in India
  2. Emergence of the Modern State
  3. The Structural and Functional Evolution
  4. Issues before the Indian State

12 Role of Bureaucracy in Policy Formulation, Implementation and Analysis

  1. Public Policy Process
  2. Role of Bureaucracy in Policy Formulation
  3. Policy Implementation and the Role of the Bureaucrats
  4. Policy Monitoring Functions
  5. Bureaucracy and Policy Analysis

13 Contemporary Context of Indian Bureaucracy

  1. Characteristics of Bureaucracy
  2. Challenges to Weber’s Concept of Bureaucracy
  3. Role of Bureaucracy in India
  4. Indian Context of Bureaucracy
  5. Towards Bureaucratic Reforms

14 Impact of Globalisation on Administration

  1. Concept of Globalisation
  2. Impact of Globalisation on Public Administration
  3. Changing Role of the State
  4. Responsiveness of State Institutions
  5. State-Market Cooperation
  6. Civil Society as a Supplementary Democratic Model
  7. Impact of Globalisation in Developing Countries
  8. Concern for Global Justice and Accountability

15 Challenges to Traditional Bureaucratic Paradigm

  1. Bureaucratic Administration: Characteristic Features
  2. Contemporary Bureaucratic Paradigm
  3. New Public Administration
  4. New Public Management
  5. Organisational Humanism
  6. New Public Service
  7. New Tasks Ahead

16 Emerging Concepts- New Public Management, Reinventing Government and Business Process Reengineering

  1. Theoretical Foundations of New Public Management
  2. Internationalisation of Public Governance
  3. State and Markets: A New Relationship for Business Process Engineering
  4. Assessment of Business Process Reengineering

17 Concept of Good Governance

  1. Towards Good Governance
  2. Concept of Good Governance
  3. Governance and Good Governance
  4. Significance of Good Governance
  5. Good Governance: Characteristics
  6. Good Governance Initiatives: The Indian Context
  7. Promoting Good Governance

18 Governmental Institutions- Towards Reforms

  1. Legislative Reforms
  2. Reforming the Political Executive
  3. Judicial System: Towards Reforms
  4. Relationship among the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary

19 Growing Role of Civil Society Organisations

  1. Evolution of Civil Society
  2. Relationship among the State, Market and Civil Society
  3. Contemporary Context of Civil Society
  4. Relevance of Civil Society for Governance and Development
  5. Challenges Before the Civil Society
  6. Futuristic Perspective

20 Redefinition of Conflict Resolution

  1. Changing Nature of Conflict
  2. Conflict Resolution at the Micro Level
  3. Conflict Resolution at the Intra-organisational Level
  4. Inter-organisational Conflict Resolution
  5. Conflict Management at the Macro Level
  6. Policy Making as Conflict Resolution