Media type: E-Article Title: Developing the public affairs body of knowledge Contributor: Fleisher, Craig S. Published: Wiley, 2007 Published in: Journal of Public Affairs, 7 (2007) 3, Seite 281-290 Language: English DOI: 10.1002/pa.268 ISSN: 1479-1854; 1472-3891 Keywords: Political Science and International Relations ; Public Administration Origination: Footnote: Description: AbstractThis paper examines the need for developing a public affairs body of knowledge (BOK). It examines the rationale for having a BOK within a larger context of professionalism in the field, identifies parallel developments in affiliated fields that may provide models for public affairs, and offers alternatives for stakeholders of the field to pursue this objective. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.