Theory Problem Statements Research Questions The book presents an initial understanding of research into Public Administration and Public Management The text has been written for undergraduate students in Public Administration and Public Management it also provides guidelines for researchers as well as students active in various related disciplines including legal academics sociologists as well as political scientists The book is meant to be a practical guide towards conducting research using scientific tools and methods Its contents are divided into chapters based on the related stages of the research process All studies start out with the formulation of research problems and this is well presented in the research introduction which discusses the specific features of studies in public management including research in emergency management and policy van Thiel 2007 The aims of the study including its outline are also presented in the book The second chapter presents the research problem along with the process of selecting and formulating the research problem including the development of research aims including the research question van Thiel 2007