METHODOLOGICAL FEATURES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATION

Abstract

The article describes the essence of the concept of “methodology of scientific research” and identifies the following methodological peculiarities of research on the development of public administration (as a subject of research): the methodology of scientific research is a system of principles and methods of organizing a study that includes general, special and specific; Problems of the research methodology are due to the lack of development of a special and specific methodology; paradigmatic changes in public administration, its gradual transformation into public administration requires additional thorough scientific developments regarding specific methodological developments; A significant methodological significance is the refinement of the essence of such key concepts of research as “development” and “development of public administration”, which are associated with changes, progress and evolution.

It is determined that the methodology of public administration is characterized by a significant problem field, which includes the necessity of solving such problems as: substantiation, systematization, classification and description of categories, analysis of their genesis, role in science and practice; creation of categorical apparatus of state administration; formulation of principles, analysis of their scientific, evaluative and practical content; definition of norms of cognitive, evaluation and practical activity in public administration; research of the system of values, their changes and roles in public administration, in cognitive, practical and evaluative activity; the study of the paradigm of public administration, the processes of change, the crisis and the development of paradigms; analysis of theoretical arsenal of public administration, development trends and metrological functions; substantiation of methods of public administration, their specifics; ensuring the integrity of cognitive and practical methodology, their transparency for methodological innovations.