Public Values in Context: A Longitudinal Analysis of the U.S. Civil Service

James R. Thompson

International Journal of Public Administration, 2016, vol. 39, issue 1, 15-25

Abstract: The focus in this article is on administrative values as articulated by a group of elected officials rather than, as is the case in much of the public values literature, by administrators. An analysis is conducted of the specific values invoked by members of Congress with regard to the federal civil service over the period 1883–2002. The examination of values in this venue allows insights into the extent to which values generally and public values specifically are inherently contextual and why therefore, any definitive definition of the construct will remain elusive. The longitudinal nature of the study further highlights the relevance of historical context to an understanding of “public values.”

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1004091

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