Between a rock and a hard place: (Re)Integrating public administration and political science

GovernanceVolume 35, Issue 4 p. 991-998 ROUNDTABLE Between a rock and a hard place: (Re)Integrating public administration and political science Tina Nabatchi, Corresponding Author Tina Nabatchi [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-1410-3647 Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA Correspondence Tina Nabatchi, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Tina Nabatchi, Corresponding Author Tina Nabatchi [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-1410-3647 Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA Correspondence Tina Nabatchi, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA. 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