Reasserting the Refounding

Abstract

What is worth reasserting from the tradition begun by Refounding Public Administration? In this time of reboots and remixes in pop-culture, it may seem trite to suggest reevaluating an established scholarly paradigm. But, in the continued absence of a strong theory of Public Administration and the emergence of new challenges to administrative practice, it is worth revisiting the key concepts of the Refounding tradition to show how this successful normative theory might help solve key problems in contemporary public administration, such as incorporation of algorithmic decision making into public agencies.