Preface to the EPPA I Book Acknowledgments About the Authors I Introduction1 The EPPA ProjectGeert Bouckaert and Werner Jann2 The Survey: A Long-Distance Conversation about the Future of Public Administration in EuropeJana Bertels, Geert Bouckaert, Werner JannII Public Administration and Futures1 From Public Administration in Utopia to Utopia in Public AdministrationGeert Bouckaert2 Governing for the Future: Means, Ends and Disconnects Paul Joyce3 Scenarios as Thought Experiments for GovernanceMeelis KitsingIII Public Administration and Disciplines1 Public Administration and Disciplines Thurid Hustedt, Tiina Randma-Liiv and Riin Savi2 Public Administration and Law Martin Burgi3 Seeing Public Bureaucracies Like a Sociologist : (A Plea Towards) Reconnecting Sociology and Public AdministrationPhilippe BezesIV Public Administration and Cultures1 Challenges in the Face of Diversities : Public Administration in Spain as an Example Salvador Parrado2 The New Diversity : Increasing Ethnic Heterogeneity and its Consequences for Public GovernanceMark Bovens, Roel Jennissen, Godfried Engbersen and Meike Bokhorst3 In Search of a Better Understanding of Cultural Diversity in European Public Administration Research and Practice, with a Focus on Religion and LanguageBogdana NeamtuV Public Administration and Practices1 Shadowland : The Poorly-Mapped, Underdiscussed Yet Vital Interface Between Public Administration Research and Practice Christopher Pollitt2 Forms of Knowledge for the Practice of Public Administration Edoardo Ongaro3 Do we Practise What we Preach when we Teach (and Research) Public Administration? Raffaella SaporitoVI Public Administration and Country Perspectives1 Public Administration in Estonia: A Search for Identity 317Külli Sarapuu and Leno Saarniit2 Public Administration in France: The Shadow and Light of a RevivalJean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans3 Public Administration in Germany: Precarious Present, Promising Future? Stefan Becker and Michael W. Bauer4 Public Administration in Hungary : Emerging Dynamics in an Illiberal Democracy György Hajnal5 Public Administration in Italy Denita Cepiku, Marco Meneguzzo6 Public Administration in the Netherlands: State of the FieldPhilip Marcel Karré , Martijn van der Steen, Zeger van der Wal, and Thomas Schillemans7 Public Administration Research in Norway : An Organisational and Institutional Approach to Political OrganisationsPer Lægreid8 Public Administration in PortugalFilipe TelesVII Lessons and next stepsLessons and Next Steps Geert Bouckaert and Werner JannStrategies and priorities for the public sector in EuropeThe public sector in our society has over the past two decades undergone substantial changes, as has the academic field studying Public Administration (PA). In the next twenty years major shifts are further expected to occur in the way futures are anticipated and different cultures are integrated. Practice will be handled in a relevant way, and more disciplines will be engaging in the field of Public Administration.The prominent scholars contributing to this book put forward research strategies and focus on priorities in the field of Public Administration. The volume will also give guidance on how to redesign teaching programmes in the field. This book will provide useful insights to compare and contrast European PA with PA in Europe, and with developments in other parts of the world.The public sector in our society has over the past two decades undergone substantial changes, as has the academic field studying Public Administration (PA). In the next twenty years major shifts are further expected to occur in the way futures are anticipated and different cultures are integrated. Practice will be handled in a relevant way, and more disciplines will be engaging in the field of Public Administration.The prominent scholars contributing to this book put forward research strategies and focus on priorities in the field of Public Administration. The volume will give clear guidance on how to redesign teaching programmes in the field and, especially for a North American readership, will provide useful insights to compare and contrast European PA with developments in other parts of the world.