“PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: THEORY AND HISTORY” BOOK IN ENGLISH
Today, a book presentation was held at ASUE Conference Hall. “Public Administration: Theory and History” book authored by Academician-Secretary of the Division of Armenology and Social Sciences of Armenia National Academy of Sciences, Head of the Chair of Management, Armenian State University of Economics, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Yuri Suvaryan, Professor at the Chair of Management, Doctor of Philosophy, Valeri Mirzoyan, Associate Professor at the Chair of Management, Candidate in Economics, Ruben Hayrapetyan, and revised English translation of the same book were presented to the University Administration and representatives of Faculty.
Notifying the start of the presentation the Vice-rector of Science and International Relations, Gagik Vardanyan, noted that the publication of this book was an important event in the life of the University and more important was English translation, which was a step forward in Armenian scientific thought and internationalization. Evaluating the done work headed by renowned scientist Yuri Suvaryan, the Vice-rector noted; “There is no doubt that our University is leading in this sphere both in the Republic and in the Region”.
Academician Yuri Suvaryan presented the valuable books authored by his headed Chair during the last decades, which marked the origin of management course and science in the Republic, then referred to the last work “Public Administration: Theory and History”. He said that it’s the first comprehensive attempt to cover the essence and methodology of public management, to present development process, to refer to Armenian management thought and formation features of the government during the 5th-20th centuries.
Referring to English translation Yuri Suvaryan mentioned that it deserved the approval of translators and it was translated by one of the co-authors, Ruben Hayrapetyan, then added that the English version presented the ideas of Armenian scientists to foreign community properly, as well as showed what kind of government system our nation had.
Professor Valeri Mirzoyan had a speech. He outlined that the presented books came to fill in the gap that existed in sphere of Armenology, as well as to present the history of Armenian management thought completely. He mentioned that the role of the language as a social reality: a way of “community mixing”, was highlighted in the 5th chapter “Language and speech in the public administration system”.
Associate Professor, Ruben Hayrapetyan, said that English translation differs from the original Armenian by the sector regarding participatory management,
where an attempt was made to introduce Armenian management thought. The Head of the Chair, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Aram Sargsyan, evaluated the work done by scientists of the Chair of Management and considering it thankful wok in terms of introducing to the World, as well as exemplary.
We congratulate the authors, wish them future success.
ASUE media and Public Relations Division
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