Of Citizenship, Virtue, and the Administrative Imperative: Deconstructing Aristotelian Civic Republicanism

Over the years, the public administration literature has generated many different strands in the definition and conceptualization of citizenship. In theory and in practice, our understanding of what it means to be a citizen is in danger of being muddled amid the diversity of perspectives and the epi...

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Published in:Public administration review 2003-07, Vol.63 (4), p.418-427
Main Author: Kalu, Kalu N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airports
Ancient Greek Philosophy
Aristotelianism
Aristotle
Citizenship
City states
Civics
Civil service
Communitarianism
Communities
Community Relations
Concept Formation
Conservatism
Environmental policy
Epistemology
Government (Administrative Body)
Liberalism
Morality
Normativity
Policy implementation
Political behavior
Political philosophy
Political thought
Politics
Public Administration
Public sector
Republicanism
Scholarship
Society
Socioeconomic Status
Theories
Theory
Traditions
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Summary:Over the years, the public administration literature has generated many different strands in the definition and conceptualization of citizenship. In theory and in practice, our understanding of what it means to be a citizen is in danger of being muddled amid the diversity of perspectives and the epistemological confusion generated in the contemporary discourse on the subject. My aim in this article is to clarify and elaborate a common thread that runs through our contemporary understanding of citizenship and to advance the general thesis that our brand of theorizing reflects an earlier tradition that embodies the conservative ethos of Aristotelian republicanism. Can such a tradition survive in modern American society?
ISSN:0033-3352
1540-6210
DOI:10.1111/1540-6210.00305