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The Discourse Movement: A Centrist View of the Sea Change

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The discourse movement promises a sea change in P.A. thinking and practice. This paper describes the morally concerned skepticism at the heart of the centrist position in the P.A. discourse movement. It recaps discourse theory. It proposes that P.A. discourse ethics should be epistemologically realistic. Administrators need to know for sure, but there is difficulty in being sure in knowing. The paper describes authentic hesitation that is infused by morally concerned skepticism. It suggests that P.A. discourse ethics need not be constrained within the parameters of a single mind-set like the modernist.

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  • David John Farmer, 1999. "The Discourse Movement: A Centrist View of the Sea Change," International Review of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(1), pages 3-10, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rrpaxx:v:4:y:1999:i:1:p:3-10
    DOI: 10.1080/12294659.1999.10804918
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