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Conceptualizing the Landscape of Decision Making for Complex Problem Solving

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  • Jos C. N. Raadschelders
  • Travis A. Whetsell

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Complex problem resolution often involves the need for a pragmatic integration of knowledge from stakeholders with competing epistemic claims. The decision-making process regarding complex problem resolution is characterized by four basic sources of knowledge: disciplines, societies, organizations, and individuals. From the perspective of the public administration, we conceptualize the structure of the interactions between the disciplines and other sources of knowledge potentially relevant to the resolution of a public problem. To aid this exercise we examine a series of cases that we believe represent relevant aspects of complex problem resolution. We describe these basic interactions as collaborative, agnostic, or adversarial. This is a reorientation to the knowledge at play in the problem at hand. The study of public administration is well suited as a body of knowledge to address complex problems because it has a rich history of cooperation with other disciplines, practitioners, and stakeholders in the public.

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  • Jos C. N. Raadschelders & Travis A. Whetsell, 2018. "Conceptualizing the Landscape of Decision Making for Complex Problem Solving," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(14), pages 1132-1144, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:14:p:1132-1144
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1347946
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