Depoliticization of Public Administration: Myth or Reality
Session
Political Sciences
Description
Public administration is in the junction between the political level, which makes decisions and laws, and the citizens who are immediately impacted by those laws and decisions. Because of this, the administration is in a unique position to help politicians by providing knowledge and running the day-to-day business of government, as well as making suggestions for laws and policy decisions. Moreover, the administration oversees putting into effect legislation passed by Parliament, making sure that legal action is carried out, and assessing how well the laws that have been put into effect are working and whether they need to be changed. In simple terms, public administration is the most important part and the greatest support that maintains a state reliable on the inside. The goal of the research is to look at how the political realm and the administrative system are interconnected and how they interact with each other. To accomplish this, it looks at different schools of thought on the politics-administration divide and the models that have been used in different types of government. There is a lot of focus on the current situation in Kosovo, with a detailed look at the laws that govern the relationship across both the political and administrative layers and the real-world situations that affect it. The study finds that there are substantial distinctions in how this connection works compared to the legal provisions determining this interaction. A mixed-methodological approach is used, which combines analytical, legal-dogmatic, comparative, qualitative, and quantitative methods to give a whole picture of the problem.
Keywords:
civil service, public administration, administrative apparatus, state administration
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-982-41-2
Location
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
25-10-2025 9:00 AM
End Date
26-10-2025 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2025.337
Recommended Citation
Alidemaj, Avni H. and Maliqi, Alban, "Depoliticization of Public Administration: Myth or Reality" (2025). UBT International Conference. 7.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2025UBTIC/PS/7
Depoliticization of Public Administration: Myth or Reality
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Public administration is in the junction between the political level, which makes decisions and laws, and the citizens who are immediately impacted by those laws and decisions. Because of this, the administration is in a unique position to help politicians by providing knowledge and running the day-to-day business of government, as well as making suggestions for laws and policy decisions. Moreover, the administration oversees putting into effect legislation passed by Parliament, making sure that legal action is carried out, and assessing how well the laws that have been put into effect are working and whether they need to be changed. In simple terms, public administration is the most important part and the greatest support that maintains a state reliable on the inside. The goal of the research is to look at how the political realm and the administrative system are interconnected and how they interact with each other. To accomplish this, it looks at different schools of thought on the politics-administration divide and the models that have been used in different types of government. There is a lot of focus on the current situation in Kosovo, with a detailed look at the laws that govern the relationship across both the political and administrative layers and the real-world situations that affect it. The study finds that there are substantial distinctions in how this connection works compared to the legal provisions determining this interaction. A mixed-methodological approach is used, which combines analytical, legal-dogmatic, comparative, qualitative, and quantitative methods to give a whole picture of the problem.