A new public administration movement is emerging to move beyond traditional public administration and New Public Management. Th e new movement is a response to the challenges of a networked, multi-sector, no-one-wholly-in-charge world and to the shortcomings of previous public administration approaches. In the new approach values beyond effi ciency and eff ectiveness—and especially democratic values—are prominent. Government has a special role to play as a guarantor of public values, but citizens as well as businesses and nonprofi t organizations also are important as active public problem solvers. Th e article highlights value-related issues in the new approach and presents an agenda for research and action to be pursued if the new approach is to fulfi ll its promise.
