Social Scientists in Public Administration

Courses of occupation, job situation and occupation opportunities of
social scientists in public administration.

Topics: Point in time and reasons for entering public administration;
subjects of studies and conclusion of course of study; earned
supplemental qualifications; type of preparation for entry or arranging
of position; occupation career; content and formal task assigned;
changes of main focus areas of occupation in the last few years;
requirements for current activity; subject area of predecessor in
current position and of immediate superior; judgement on room for
action and disposition; type of work supervision and comparison with
supervision among other academics; atmosphere at work and teamwork;
type of decision-making processes; used sources of information and
adequate provision with information to carry out the job; particular
problems of social scientists in obtaining information; occupational
mobility and interest in a change of position; scientific publication
and participation in scientific congresses since taking position;
judgement on the study of social science and recommendations for
change; assessment of the opportunities actively to direct political
processes in the government office; intervention by politicians and
special interest groups in the government office; status as employee
and salary group; interest in transfer into the civil service; earlier
participation in student self-administration committees and political
college groups; employment of father in public administration; approval
for the study of sociology by one´s own children.

Demography: Membership in a party or in associations and functions
taken on there; social origins; age; sex; vocational training;
professional position; income; state.