The Education and Training of Public Servants

Systems and Practices from the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-37647-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 395 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 536 g

Reihe: Governance and Public Management

This book examines systems and practices of public service education and training in an international context. Focusing especially on Europe, but also with chapters on Australia, the United States and Canada, it provides a comparative analysis of the implementation, functioning and impact of public service training and education from the nineteenth century to the present. In doing so, the book highlights two key influential factors: national political-administrative traditions and administrative tasks imposed by social, political, and economic change. It furthers our knowledge of the role of the state, both as an employer and as the implementer of public policy, and demonstrates how historical analysis can be utilised to inform present debates about public service training, government reform and good governance. This book will appeal to practitioners, as well as all those interested in public administration and its history, governance, public management, bureaucracy, and civil service reform.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moschopoulos, Denis

Kerkhoff, Toon

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Public Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction: Histories of Education and Training for Public Service.- Chapter 2: Australia.- Chapter 3: Austria and Czechoslovakia.- Chapter 4: Belgium.- Chapter 5: Canada.- Chapter 6: Finland.- Chapter 7: France.- Chapter 8: Germany.- Chapter 9: Greece.- Chapter 10: Italy.- Chapter 11: The Netherlands.- Chapter 12: Spain.- Chapter 13: United Kingdom.- Chapter 14: United States.- Chapter 15: Conclusions and Comparative Perspectives.

Über Autor(innen)

Toon Kerkhoff is Assistant Professor of Public Administration at Leiden University, The Netherlands. His research interests include administrative and political history, corruption and integrity, public values and ethics, and public sector reform.

Denis Moschopoulos is Professor at the Ionian University of Corfu in Greece, where he holds the chair of the institutional and administrative history of the Greek state. His publications concern the institutional development of the Greek state and the historical evolution of its public administration.