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2015Number of pages
26 p.
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International Public Management Journal, 18, 1, (2015), pp. 61-86ISSN
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Bestuurskunde t/m 2019
Journal title
International Public Management Journal
Volume
vol. 18
Issue
iss. 1
Languages used
English (eng)
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p. 61
Page end
p. 86
Subject
Distributional Conflicts in a Globalizing World: Consequences for State-Market-Civil Society ArrangementsAbstract
This article aims to contribute to recent debates on research methods in public administration by examining the use of quantitative methods in public administration research. We analyzed 1,605 articles published between 2001–2010 in four leading journals: Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART), Public Administration Review, Governance, and Public Administration (PA). Results show that whereas qualitative methods are still predominant compared to quantitative methods (56% versus 44%), the field is becoming increasingly quantitative. Of quantitative methods used, surveys are most dominant, while a combination of methods is used far less often. In general, very few studies use a mixed methods design. As to the areas of research, we found that the use of quantitative methods is unequally distributed; some subfields (public management) use quantitative methods more often than others (policy and politics), and some journals (JPART, PA) publish articles on quantitative research more than others (Governance). Implications for public administration research are discussed.
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