Connecting Philosophy and Public Administration: Directions of Inquiry—A Review

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Philosophical assumptions fundamentally underpin and influence the theory and practice of public administration. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Santhosh Juvvaka; Rupak Biswas

doi:10.1080/01900692.2026.2725001

September 6, 2026International Journal of Public Administration

Connecting Philosophy and Public Administration: Directions of Inquiry—A Review

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To evaluate the theoretical intersections between philosophical inquiry and public administration as presented in Edoardo Ongaro's work.
Conceptual review and critical appraisal of Edoardo Ongaro’s text on philosophy and public administration.
Thematic analysis of epistemological, ontological, and normative assumptions embedded in public management theories.
Demonstrates that core administrative frameworks and governance models inherently depend on implicit philosophical presuppositions.
Identifies key pathways for integrating normative philosophy and epistemological rigor to enhance public policy formulation and administrative accountability.

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Critical review examines the role of philosophical foundations in administrative theory, highlighting how foundational assumptions shape governance and modern public sector inquiry.

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Edoardo Ongaro’s Connecting Philosophy and Public Administration: Directions of Inquiry (Ongaro, 2026) opens with a provocation that is easy to underestimate: philosophical assumptions, it argues, ...

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