Administrative Informatics

A Roundtable on the Conceptual Foundations of a Public Administration-Centered Data Science Subfield

Authors

  • Michael Overton Overton University of Idaho
  • Stephen Kleinschmit University of Illinois Chicago
  • Mary Feeney Arizona State University
  • Federica Fusi University of Illinois Chicago
  • Nick Hart The Data Foundation
  • Spiro Maroulis Arizona State University
  • Kayla Schwoerer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • Eric Stokan University of Maryland Baltimore County
  • Herchel Thomas West Virginia University
  • Samuel Workman West Virginia University 

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30636/jbpa.61.330

Keywords:

data science, information systems, administrative informatics, data infrastructure, scientific knowledge accumulation

Abstract

The purpose of this roundtable is to present, argue, and evaluate the role of administrative informatics in behavioral public administration. This essay is broken up into three sections. The first section introduces the substantive focus of administrative informatics and how it can be studied. The second section introduces the central concepts required to establish a new approach to scientific knowledge production. The final section provides a short overview of the contributions of the roundtable and nests them within the arguments established in this essay.

Author Biographies

  • Michael Overton Overton, University of Idaho

    Assistant Professor of Public Administration

    Department of Politics and Philosophy

    University of Idaho

  • Stephen Kleinschmit, University of Illinois Chicago

    Clinical Associate Professor

    Director, Master of Science in Civic Analytics

    Department of Public Policy, Management, and Analytics

    University of Illinois Chicago

  • Mary Feeney, Arizona State University

    Professor

    School of Public Affairs 

    Arizona State University

  • Federica Fusi, University of Illinois Chicago

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Public Policy, Management, and Analytics

    University of Illinois Chicago

  • Nick Hart, The Data Foundation

    President and CEO

    The Data Foundation

    Fellow

    National Academy of Public Administration

    Fellow

    Bipartisan Policy Center

     

  • Spiro Maroulis, Arizona State University

    Associate Professor

    School of Public Affairs

    Arizona State University

  • Kayla Schwoerer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Political Science and Public Administration

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  • Eric Stokan, University of Maryland Baltimore County

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Political Science

    University of Maryland Baltimore County

  • Herchel Thomas, West Virginia University

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Political Science

    West Virginia University

  • Samuel Workman, West Virginia University 

    Professor

    Institute for Policy Research and Public Affairs 

    West Virginia University 

Additional Files

Published

2023-06-12

Issue

Section

Roundtable

How to Cite

Administrative Informatics: A Roundtable on the Conceptual Foundations of a Public Administration-Centered Data Science Subfield. (2023). Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.30636/jbpa.61.330

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