Public Administration and the Challenge of Denationalization

The article takes stock of Public Administration (PA) research about the internationalization ("denationalization") of national public administrations by analyzing articles published in the top fifteen PA journals over the last 24 years. Surprisingly few articles focus on the complex interaction between globalization processes and the intensification of multilateral cooperation of national administrations. Disciplinary deficits are identified and options are developed how traditional PA questions may be reframed to meet the challenges posed by intensifying globalization pressures.