Governing the Contemporary Administrative State

Studies on the Organizational Dimension of Politics

Jarle Trondal (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XVIII, 346 Seiten

2024 | 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-28010-8 (ISBN)

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This book examines the transformation of the administrative state, since it was first coined by Dwight Waldo seventy years ago. Empirically, the book assesses how the administrative state is facing endogenous reforms through administrative devolution, as well as exogenous shifts by the rise of multilevel administrative systems and international bureaucracy. Facing dual shifts, the book offers a comprehensive analysis of how the administrative state handles three interconnected challenges: first, a need for innovation and reform, as well as stability and robustness; second, administrative autonomy among regulatory bodies, as well as political leadership and democratic accountability; and third, nation-state sovereignty and international collaboration. It also highlights the robust character of the administrative state by demonstrating profound stability in public governance even during times of profound turbulence. It will appeal to scholars and students of public policy, public administration and global governance, as well as practitioners interested in new developments in public governance.

Jarle Trondal is Professor in the Department of Political Science and Management, University of Agder, Norway; Professor at ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo, Norway; and Senior Fellow at The Institute of European Studies, University of California, Berkeley, US. His research interests include European public administration, administrative behavior and reform, global governance, and organizational studies.

Part I. Introducing and Theorizing the Administrative State.- 1. An Introduction to the Administrative State.- 2. Theorizing the Administrative State.- Part II. Outlooks on the Domestic Administrative State.- 3. Evolving Tensions in Public Governance.- 4. Public Administration Sustainability and Its Organizational Basis.- 5. Agency Governance in Integrated Administrative Systems.- 6. Restructuring Public Governance in Integrated Administrative Systems.- 7. Designing the Administrative State.- Part III. Outlooks on the Multilevel and International Administrative State.- 8. Administrative Sciences and the Multilevel Administrative State.- 9. European Integration and the Administrative State .- 10. Incomplete Contracting and Policy Influence.- 11. The Autonomy of International Public Administration.- 12. The Organizational Dimension of Global Governance. 13. Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.05.2024
Reihe/Serie	European Administrative Governance
Zusatzinfo	XVIII, 346 p. 15 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
Schlagworte	administrative state • international bureaucracy • Organisation Theory • Public Governance • Robustness • sustainability
ISBN-10	3-031-28010-5 / 3031280105
ISBN-13	978-3-031-28010-8 / 9783031280108
Zustand	Neuware