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In memoriam Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c.mult. György Jenei
In memoriam Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c.mult. György Jenei

Author(s): Wolfgang Drechsler
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Public Administration, Obituary
Published by: Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology
Keywords: In memoriam; György Jenei; public administration;

Summary/Abstract: Professor Dr. Dr.h.c.mult. György Jenei, the doyen of Central and Eastern European Public Administration, passed away peacefully on 4 February 2024; born in 1942, he was 82 years old. He was for many decades the leading figure of the field in our region; he personified it; he had preserved it during darker times; and he had led it again to prominence since 1989, with persistence, integrity, and style. He did so both in form and in contents – the former both at his home, Corvinus University of Budapest, and in his many leadership functions in professional and scholarly associations, including the NISPAcee Presidency during the crucial years of the Global Financial Crisis. And he truly did carry the torch of Public Administration during the times when its inefficiency was not an accident, but a core part of the local system; Professor Jenei’s early work on Max Weber was undertaken at a time when this was a politically highly incorrect thing to do.

  • Issue Year: XXII/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 4-5
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: English
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