기본적으로 행정과정의 핵심적인 좌표(locus)가 급진적인 이동과 변화를 거듭하고 있음에도 불구하고 주류 행정학의 주된 연구초점은 여전히 행정국가 내부의 관리기술적인 범주를 맴도는 데에서 비롯된다. 이 책은 우리 행정학계의 바로 이런 현실을 염두에 두고 기획되었다. 행정학의 주된 연구 초점을 이동함으로써 연구대상 범위를 확장하는 것은 물론이고 시대 환경의 변화에 따른 행정학의 적실성 정도를 높여 보자는 것이다. 이런 인식의 지평을 여는 이론의 하나로 거버넌스 개념이 국내에 소개 된지는 꽤 오래 되었다. 그러나 이를 토대로 행정과정 전반을 보다 체계적으로 점검해 보려는 노력은 그리 흔치 않았다. 거버넌스와 관련된 논의는 그런 접근시각 자체의 정당성 여부에 초점을 맞추는 것이 대부분이었으며, 이를 토대로 우리의 국정관리현상을 다차원에 걸쳐 입체적으로 조망해 보려는 작업은 그리 많지 않았다. 「한국의 거버넌스」를 종합적으로 검토해 보아야 하는 이유다.
Dr. Park Jai-Chang earned his doctorate in Public Administration from the State University of New York at Albany and is serving as an Endowed Chair Professor of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Korea.
He has served as president of major professional associations: Korean Association for Public Administration, Korean Association of NGO Studies, Association of International Area Studies of Korea. He was guest professors as: Humboldt Foundation Scholar at Free University of Berlin, Fulbright Scholar of UC Berkeley, Visiting Professor at Doshisha University, Visiting Scholar at Chiang Mai Rajabjat University and Congressional Fellow of American Political Science Association.
He has led many civil society organizations as: President of Ombudsman Forum, President of Civil Society Forum, National Executive Board Chairman of Voters Association for Clean Election, Co-president of National Citizen’s Alliance for Fair Election, and President of Asian and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs. He has hosted several news commentary programs at four major radio broadcasting systems and contributed many columns to major daily news papers.
He co-chaired Presidential Commission on Devolution Promotion for Local Authorities with Prime Minister and chaired several policy advisory committees of government: Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, Ministry of Environmental Affairs, Korea Independent Commission against Corruption, Ombudsman of Korea, and Special Committee on Political Reform of Ruling Saenuri Party.
He has authored and edited many scholarly books including Political Reform 4.0, National Remodeling in Governance Era, Reponses to the Globalizing World, Decentralization and Korean Civil Society, Global Citizenship and Social Movement, Korean Civil Society in Globalizing Era, Governance in Korea, Democracy in Korea and Civil Society, Sate and Citizen, Korean Civil Society in Crisis, Citizen’s Participation and Governance, Global Citizenship and