Case study research in public administration: analytical framework and systematic review

J.S. (Kobus) Wessels and J.N. Zongozzi

Chapter 15 in Handbook of Case Study Research in the Social Sciences, 2024, pp 272-293 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The purpose of this chapter is to explore and reflect on the practice of case study research in the field of Public Administration. We argue that the contextual nature of public administration is conducive for a case study approach. Subsequently, we use a proposed framework for analysing a sample of case study research in Public Administration. Our analysis revealed that more than 40 per cent of the case studies contribute to a deepened understanding of a specific theoretical phenomenon within a specific context, while more than 30 per cent of the studies explicitly confirm or build theory. Considering that public administration is a macro-intervention, it is meaningful that at least 20 per cent of the studies explicitly contribute to actionable knowledge for informing the legislation, policies, and implementation programmes of public administration.

Keywords: Asian Studies; Business and Management; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Education; Environment; Geography; Innovations and Technology; Law - Academic; Politics and Public Policy Research Methods; Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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