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<p>The combination of theoretical principles and centuries-old, yet still functional, practices and institutions that together form the Islamic paradigm of public administration (PA) have customarily been absent from both academic literature and PA reform policies, not least in the NISPAcee region. With, e. g., the arrival of <italic>Peter’s Administrative Traditions</italic> last year, however, Islamic PA has now been positioned within the mainstream, that is, recognized as a legitimate, contextually relevant alternative to the global-Western paradigm. Accordingly, this article aims to further delineate the Islamic PA tradition by discussing its positionality and significance within Non-Western PA, surveying its normative principles, exploring a set of contemporary case studies in Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Morocco, and concluding with a broader reflection on the importance of contextuality and heterogeneity for good PA.</p>
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The combination of theoretical principles and centuries-old, yet still functional, practices and institutions that together form the Islamic paradigm of public administration (PA) have customarily been absent from both academic literature and PA reform policies, not least in the NISPAcee region. With, e. g., the arrival of Peter’s Administrative Traditions last year, however, Islamic PA has now been positioned within the mainstream, that is, recognized as a legitimate, contextually relevant alternative to the global-Western paradigm. Accordingly, this article aims to further delineate the Islamic PA tradition by discussing its positionality and significance within Non-Western PA, surveying its normative principles, exploring a set of contemporary case studies in Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Morocco, and concluding with a broader reflection on the importance of contextuality and heterogeneity for good PA.

Islamic Public Administration in Sunlight and Shadow: Theory and Practice

Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance

NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy

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The combination of theoretical principles and centuries-old, yet still functional, practices and institutions that together form the Islamic paradigm of public...

Islamic Public Administration in Sunlight and Shadow: Theory and Practice

Published Online: Dec 07, 2022

Page range: 52 - 70

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2022-0013

Keywords
Islamic public administration, non-western public administration, vakıf, mahalla, zawāyā

© 2022 Wolfgang Drechsler et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Islamic Public Administration in Sunlight and Shadow: Theory and Practice

Published Online: Dec 07, 2022

Page range: 52 - 70

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2022-0013

KeywordsIslamic public administration, non-western public administration, vakıf, mahalla, zawāyā

© 2022 Wolfgang Drechsler et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Islamic public administration, non-western public administration, vakıf, mahalla, zawāyā