国家构建视野下美国公共行政信息交流所的创建与活动

The Creation and Activities of the Public Administration Clearing House from the Perspective of State-building

公共行政信息交流所是20世纪30年代初由美国政治学家查尔斯·梅里亚姆、公共行政专家路易斯·布朗洛等人发起创办,并先后受到洛克菲勒、福特等大型私人基金会资助的一个公共行政职业机构。该机构作为20世纪中叶美国公共行政职业组织网络的核心,在推动美国公共行政领域内部信息共享与跨部门合作,以及促进各级政府利用社会行政资源提升官僚机构行政职业化水平等方面,一度发挥关键作用。第二次世界大战结束后至冷战初期,公共行政信息交流所通过多种方式,积极向美国占领的战败国和第三世界国家有意输出所谓“自由世界民主化的公共行政”模式,成为这一时期美国构建国际霸权的重要民间参与力量。公共行政信息交流所的创建和机构活动历史,为理解20世纪中叶美国国家如何借助与社会组织合作扩张其国家能力,提供了案例和独特的研究视角。

The Public Administration Clearing House(PACH)was founded in the early 1930s by the well-known American political scientist Charles E.Merriam and public administration expert Louis Brownlow.It was established with the support of major private foundations such as Rockefeller and Ford.As a core professional organization of American public administration landscape in the mid-20th century,this institute played a crucial role in promoting internal information sharing and cross-boundary collaboration in the field of public administration.It also contributed to elevating the level of professionalism in government administration at all levels and facilitated the government's utilization of administrative resources in American society.The history of the PACH's establishment and its institutional activities provide valuable examples and insightful perspectives for understanding the characteristics and limitations of the U.S.state-building in the mid-2Oth century.