The Uniqueness and Development of Research Methods in Public Administration Research

• Date: 01 November 2014
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12301
• Published date: 01 November 2014
• Author: Joris van der Voet

810 Public Administration Review • November | December 2014

Joris van der Voet received his doctor-

ate in public management from Erasmus

University Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

He is currently a postdoctoral researcher

in the Institute of Public Governance and

Management at ESADE Business School in

Barcelona, Spain. His research focuses on

processes and outcomes of organizational

change in public organizations, including

change management, leadership, innova-

tion, public sector reform, and cutback

management. More information and

publications are available at http://www.

jorisvandervoet.com.

E-mail: joris.vandervoet@esade.edu

Introduction, aims to accomplish.  is book, which

is part of Routledge’s Masters in Public Management

series, has the aim of providing a comprehensive

introduction for undergraduate students to conduct-

ing research in the f‌i eld of public administration and

public management.

 e point of departure of the book is that the

uniqueness of research in public management and

public administration warrants a separate book on

research methods. As Van  iel argues in the intro-

ductory chapter, the unique characteristics of public

Sandra van  iel, Research Methods in Public Admin-

istration and Public Management: An Introduction

(London: Routledge, 2014). 196 pp. $155.00 (cloth),

ISBN: 9780415655811; $57.95 (paper), ISBN:

9780415655828.

Writing a book that provides an overview

of research methods in public administra-

tion and public management research is

no easy undertaking. However, that is exactly what

Sandra van  iel’s new book, Research Methods in

Public Administration and Public Management: An

 e Uniqueness and Development of Research Methods

in Public Administration Research

Sonia M. Ospina and Rogan Kersh, Editors

Joris van der Voet

ESADE Business School, Spain