Autopoiesis, Configuration and Steering: Impossibility Theorem or Dynamic Steering Theory

Public administration badly needs a firm underlying theoretical framework. Such a framework should enable the scholars who concentrate on problems concerning public policies, on questions related to the connections between public authorities and society at large, on questions related to effective regulation or steering — the central process in political life that consists of efforts to influence the behavior of citizens and organizations in a purposeful manner — and the like, to base their considerations and recommendations on more solid ground.