Professionals and the Conflicting Forces of Administrative Modernization and Civic Engagement

In: American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 35, Heft 4, S. 311-326

Abstract

Local government professionals find themselves in the middle of two dynamic forces: administrative modernization and citizen engagement. Attention to one without recognition of the other renders governance ineffective. The key to effective professionalism in local governance is bridging the gaps in governance that these two trends create.