Exploring the relationship between politics and administration: Understanding the dichotomy
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Politics-administration dichotomy, relationship, policy initiation, accountability.Abstract
In an attempt to evaluate the discourse on the dichotomy with regards to politics-administration and determine its’ implications in the theory and practice of public administration. This study looks into the background of the public administration model, how it evolves, and its ground supporters’ views and critiques, and raises some questions by looking at the politics-administration dichotomy in a practical sense to explore more insight. Questions include: What is the Wilsonian’s position? How do politicians decide policy? Do all politicians know or have all the details of what the government does? Are administrators really free from politics and as neutral as they say? What is the Nigerian politics-administration dichotomy (peculiarity) regarding the constituency project? What is the implication of the politics-administration dichotomy model on theory, practice, and public administration? In that manner, insight is given into dichotomies as a view, counterview, and review, each involving thinkers and practitioners/scholarly submissions. The study finds that the politics-administration relationship is illuminable and intelligible; this is to say, the appointed administrators should illuminate the path for the elected politicians in matters of the policy cycle, most especially in problem identification, policy initiation, formulation, and proper implementation. In conclusion, this study serves as a panacea for politicians’ capability to comprehend and intelligibly adhere to the democratic principles and values to be imbued with honesty, truthfulness, and trustworthiness in their conduct.
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