AN ANALYSIS OF TRENDS, METHODS, AND CHALLENGES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Research in the realm of public administration has been carried out across various parts of the world. One of the main forms of this research is scientific articles, which are very diverse in scope due to their abundance. Understanding trends in the methods used in scientific articles is in itself an interesting topic for research. Of course, in the process of this research, challenges often arise, and there are often questions that remain unanswered. Therefore, this paper aims to analyze topic trends, methods, and challenges, and to identify open questions that still need to be answered in the context of public administration research from 2018 to 2023. Trend analysis was carried out through the literature review method using Google Scholar and Publish or Perish as data sources. The research results show that the most dominant topic in public administration research is public services, which covers 42.86% of the 33 articles found in total. Meanwhile, the most commonly used research method is qualitative, accounting for 60% of these studies. Not all articles mention the challenges they face, but a common difficulty is in determining research samples, which often have limitations related to each research method.