Published date:Feb 18 2025

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: The 2024 AAPA-EROPA-AGPA-IAPA Joint Conference

Pages:383 - 404

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v10i4.18048

Kristian Widya Wicaksonojeffriys@unpar.ac.idDepartment of Public Administration, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia

Jeffri Yosep SimanjorangDepartment of Public Administration, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia

Muhammad Hafizh Zhahirul HaqDepartment of Public Administration, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia

Jovita AnabelleDepartment of Public Administration, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia

The current development of public administration is influenced by three main factors namely market pull, governance, and digitalization, which often distracts public administration observers from other fundamental aspects. This article intends to revisit the New Public Administration (NPA) paradigm that focuses on the goals of public administration namely relevance, value, change, and social justice by focusing on contemporary Indonesia. By conducting a systematic literature review of publications released in the last 10 years, this article analyses the discussion of articles that address the pillars of NPA, namely debureaucratization, democratization, delegation, and decentralization (4Ds). The article finds that while there has been significant progress in terms of economic and infrastructure development under President Joko Widodo ( Jokowi), there has been criticism about the lack of attention to democratic values and civil liberties. Efforts to strengthen governance and bureaucratic efficiency in Indonesia have often come at the expense of democratic principles and wider public participation, resulting in less space for civil liberties and tighter controls on dissent or criticism. From these findings, this article calls for a return to the views of scholars such as Frederickson, Crow, and Bryer who emphasize the importance of a more adaptive and value-based public administration design that involves citizen participation as a key component of the system.

Keywords: new public administration, democracy, Jokowi, Indonesia

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