Public Administration and Political Science

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by  Hiba Khodr

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Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations The Graduate School
2005
Public Administration and Political Science:
An Historical Analysis of the Relation
Between the Two Academic Disciplines
Hiba Khodr
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THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POLITICAL SCIENCE:
AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RELATION
BETWEEN THE TWO ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES

BY
HIBA KHODR

A Dissertation submitted to
The Askew School of Public Administration and Policy
in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Awarded
Summer Semester, 2005
The members of the Committee approve the dissertation of Hiba Khodr defended on
Tuesday July 5th, 2005.

__________________________
Mary E. Guy
Professor Directing Dissertation

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John Reynolds
Outside Committee Member

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Frances S. Berry
Committee Member

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Ralph Brower
Committee Member

The office of Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above named committee
members.
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To my late father, Mohamad H. Khodr, the professor whose inspiration remains with me.

To my husband Ziad and my children Dana, Jude, and Mohamad, for their compromise,
patience, and support.

To my mother Direyeh who if not for her encouragement, I would not be writing this
dedication today.

And mostly to Allah for his blessing and guidance.

Thank you all.

Hiba Khodr
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to acknowledge the support of all my committee members: Dr. Ralph
Brower for his long-term support throughout my doctorate years; Dr. John Reynolds for
kindly agreeing to be on my committee; Dr. Frances S. Berry for her continuous
encouraging words; and last but not least, Dr Mary E. Guy for making me produce a kind
of work I would be proud of for the rest of my life.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Tables ix
List of Figures x
Abstract xi

PREFACE 1
CHAPTER ONE…THE ENDURING CONNECTION BETWEEN POLITICAL
SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 2
The Birth of an Idea 2
The Birthplace of a Discipline We Call PA 4
A House without a Home 7
Homecoming or Moving out? 9
CHAPTER TWO…REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 15
Early Work 15
Later Work 17
Recent Work 19
CHAPTER THREE…A DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF THE STUDY 25
Theoretical Framework and the Research Questions 25
Theories of Institutions 26
Theories of Professions 31
Research Questions 45
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Methodology 47
Historical Methods 47
Content Analysis 49
CHAPTER FOUR…AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE TWO DISCIPLINES: A
CENTURY’S DEVELOPMENT 56
Political Science History 58
The Early Years: Prior to 1887 63
The Founding Years: 1900s-1930s 68
American Political Science Association (APSA) 70
The First Years: 1940s-1960s 80
Behavioralism 83
Public Affairs 87
The Following Years: 1970s-1980s 90
Public Policy 91
Professional Developments 91
Post-Behavioralism 95
The Recent Years: 1990s-2000s 97
New Institutionalism 103
Public Administration History 105
The Early Years: Prior to 1887 107
The Founding Years: 1900s-1930s 109
University Programs 111
Bureaus, Institutes, and Centers 112
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) 117
The First Years: 1940s-1960s 120
Minnowbrook I 126
The Following Years: 1970s-1980s 127
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The National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration 128
Minnowbrook II 136
The Recent Years: 1990s-2000s 137
CHAPTER FIVE…A THEORETICAL ACCOUNT OF THE TWO FIELDS 142
Politics-Administration Dichotomy 145
Bureaucracy and Democracy 152
Theory and Practice 154
Public Administration as Discipline vs. Application 155
Behavioralism 159
Herbert Simon, Public Administration, and Political Science 161
Public Administration, Political Science, and the Science of Management 163
Public Administration, Political Science, and Policy Studies 165
CHAPTER SIX…AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNT OF THE RELATIONSHIP 173
Academic Organization 175
The Departmentalization of the Two Disciplines in Higher Education 175
The Scholarly Work of the Two Disciplines in their Respective Publications: A
Content Analysis 195
Journals Analysis 195
Books 224
People Profiles 226
Professional Organization and Aggregation 228
Professionalization and Specialization 228
Professional Associations 232
Presidential Addresses 238
CHAPTER SEVEN...CONCLUSION 251
A Historiographical Analysis of the Relationship 252
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The Revival of an Historical Association 260
An Everlasting Tale of a Symbiotic Relationship 267
The Future Prospects for the Relationship: Has the Link Expired? 271
REFERENCES 276
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 296
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LIST OF TABLES

1. Timeline of Major Events in Political Science History 53

2. Timeline of Major Events in Public Administration History 106

3. A List of the Eight Universities in which Public Administration was 179
organized as a Separate School or Department (1940s-1950s)

4. The Organization of the Sixty-one Schools offering an Undergraduate 188
Degree in Public Administration

5. A List of the Seven Universities in which Public Administration and 189
Political Science are combined in the Same Department or School

6. The Organization of the Two Hundred and Thirty Schools offering a 190
Graduate Degree in Public Administration

7. A List of the Thirteen Universities in which Public Administration and 193
Political Science are combined in the Same Department or School

8. A List of the Major Public Administration Scholarly Journals 198

9. A List of the Major Political Science Scholarly Journals 201

10. Number of Public Administration Related Articles and Book Review . 211
Sections in Four Political Science Scholarly Journals

11. Number of Political Science Related Articles and Book Review . 249
Sections in Three Public Administration Scholarly Journals

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