Editorial
| Date | 01 January 2014 |
| DOI | 10.1177/001955612014010v |
| Published date | 01 January 2014 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
EDITORIAL
It
is
a matter
of
great privilege and pleasure to put the first number
of
the sixtieth volume of this prestigious journal in the hands
of
our
discerning readers in India and abroad. These years are not merely a
number in the history but a journey into making
of
a treasure trove
of
literature on public administration, both
as
a discipline and a profession.
Public administration entails policy formulation, policy implementation
and management
of
public affairs. As a profession it involves a thorough
understanding
of
the process
of
decision making in government and the
strategies to run administration and development projects. In the whole
course
of
such important activities the academia outside the system
of
government
and
state agencies play a pivotal role by way of research,
studies and innovative thinking on the obtaining political and social
scenario within and outside a country. The global trends and experiences
shape up the observation and surmises that go in formulating policy
initiatives
as
well
as
governance and administrative reforms.
The
Indian
Journal
of
Public Administration has disseminated the wealth
of
research and experiential wisdom through the six decades
of
its
publications.
Public administration is not merely institution-driven, but also a
process sensitive endeavour for understanding and also meaningfully
addressing problems, which are seen to have had their roots in the
administration. This is a complex task for which one needs
to
be
receptive
to
the tools of analysis, developed in other sister disciplines in the family
of
Social Sciences. Bidyut Chakrabarty analyses the concerns that figure
in the study of Public Administration in its contemporary manifestations
and identifies those issues for discussion which merit serious scholarly
attention.
Development is one
of
the primary causes
of
forced migration in
the world today. In India alone, development projects have displaced an
estimated more than 60 million people over the past 60 years. Subhash
Sharma analyses the factors that accentuate the misery
of
displacement
and suggests a development model that would transform conflict over
displacement into a more humane,
consultative
and sustainable
alternative.
Traditional Knowledge (TK) is the result
of
intellectual activity in a
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