Bernadette Connaughton
Biographic Data
| ID | 4097855 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bernadette Connaughton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bernadette |
| FAMILY NAME | Connaughton |
| SIGNATURE | CONNAUGHTON B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Limerick |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6362-5110 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Change is inevitable, quality is optional, and context matters
Developments in the policy advisory systems (PAS) literature demonstrate how the traditional models designating key roles for internal public service actors have given way to include a greater diversity of external nongovernmental actors in advice provision. This is reflected in how sustained politicization and externalization trends impact PAS organization and actors’ influence, resulting in a more complex national PAS architecture and functioni…
A slow-burning crisis
This paper explores relationships between ministers, special advisers and civil servants through the lens of a high-profile government crisis in Northern Ireland (NI). Although political–administrative relationships are a mainstay of public administration research, we still have limited understanding of how these relationships feature and function within the ‘Westminster family’ of governance when operating within devolved institutions or post-co…
Europeanisation and new patterns of governance in Ireland
To what extent did Europeanisation contribute to Ireland's transformation from 'poor relation' to being admired and emulated? This book examines how Europeanisation affected Irish policy-making and implementation and how Ireland maximised the policy opportunities arising from membership of the EU while preserving embedded patterns of political behaviour. The book focuses on the complex interplay of European, domestic and global factors as the exp…
Irish Governance in Crisis
Irish Governance in Crisis Niamh Hardiman (Ed.) Manchester University Press, 2012, (hb/pb) 238pp., ISBN 9780719082238, pb stg£15.99, hb stg£65 A central message conveyed by Niamh Hardiman and colle
Europeanisation and New Patterns of Governance in Ireland
To what extent did Europeanisation contribute to Ireland's transformation from ‘poor relation’ to being admired and emulated? This book examines how Europeanisation affected Irish policy-making and implementation and how Ireland maximised the policy opportunities arising from membership of the EU while preserving embedded patterns of political behaviour. The book focuses on the complex interplay of European, domestic and global factors as the exp…
Glorified Gofers, Policy Experts or Good Generalists
Since 1973 ministerial advisers have become a permanent feature in the political–administrative nexus of Irish government and other countries derived from the Westminster model. This article puts forward a classification of the adviser’s role in the policy‐making process which may consist of singular or overlapping profiles of an expert, partisan, coordinator and minder. In conjunction, results from a survey and interviews conducted with a group …
Reform of Politico‐administrative Relations in the Irish System
However, attempts to reform and give clarity to what is regarded as an outmoded system with the introduction of managerialist ideas such as letting ‘the managers manage’ have not always led to the effectiveness envisaged. This discussion aims to investigate political and managerial accountability in Ireland using the case of the illegal charging of long term residents in state nursing homes since 1976 and the subsequent Travers report that invest…
Public Administration as a Field of Study
As an academic field Public Administration retains its complex identity as a subject that cannot be observed within clearly defined boundaries independent from other disciplines. Despite this the Europeanization of public administration as a profession provides opportunities for the convergence of the study. The article analyses several factors which impact upon both the national orientation to the study of Public Administration and the difficult…
Ireland's pragmatic adaptation to regionalization
Ireland is perceived as perhaps the most effective user of EU structural and cohesion funds. Involvement in the EU has contributed significantly to the emergence of the Celtic Tiger. Using regional policy as a lens, this article explores Ireland's pragmatic adaptation to European policy. The article examines the Irish socio-economic context, the significance of its institutions and the level of social capital as a context for exploring the countr…
Public Administration Education and Europeanization
The twin processes of Europeanization and Transition provide significant opportunities for the development of Public Administration education in Europe and provide a possibility to further the ‘emancipation’ of the discipline. In terms of Europeanization, the increasing challenges of politico‐administrative interaction between national administrations and the institutions of the European Union illustrate that it is essential for Public Administra…
Glorified Gofers, Policy Experts or Good Generalists
Since 1973 ministerial advisers have become a permanent feature in the political–administrative nexus of Irish government and other countries derived from the Westminster model. This article puts forward a classification of the adviser’s role in the policy‐making process which may consist of singular or overlapping profiles of an expert, partisan, coordinator and minder. In conjunction, results from a survey and interviews conducted with a group …
Irish Governance in Crisis
Irish Governance in Crisis Niamh Hardiman (Ed.) Manchester University Press, 2012, (hb/pb) 238pp., ISBN 9780719082238, pb stg£15.99, hb stg£65 A central message conveyed by Niamh Hardiman and colle
Europeanisation and New Patterns of Governance in Ireland
To what extent did Europeanisation contribute to Ireland's transformation from ‘poor relation’ to being admired and emulated? This book examines how Europeanisation affected Irish policy-making and implementation and how Ireland maximised the policy opportunities arising from membership of the EU while preserving embedded patterns of political behaviour. The book focuses on the complex interplay of European, domestic and global factors as the exp…
Reform of Politico‐administrative Relations in the Irish System
However, attempts to reform and give clarity to what is regarded as an outmoded system with the introduction of managerialist ideas such as letting ‘the managers manage’ have not always led to the effectiveness envisaged. This discussion aims to investigate political and managerial accountability in Ireland using the case of the illegal charging of long term residents in state nursing homes since 1976 and the subsequent Travers report that invest…
Public Administration Education and Europeanization
The twin processes of Europeanization and Transition provide significant opportunities for the development of Public Administration education in Europe and provide a possibility to further the ‘emancipation’ of the discipline. In terms of Europeanization, the increasing challenges of politico‐administrative interaction between national administrations and the institutions of the European Union illustrate that it is essential for Public Administra…
A slow-burning crisis
This paper explores relationships between ministers, special advisers and civil servants through the lens of a high-profile government crisis in Northern Ireland (NI). Although political–administrative relationships are a mainstay of public administration research, we still have limited understanding of how these relationships feature and function within the ‘Westminster family’ of governance when operating within devolved institutions or post-co…
Change is inevitable, quality is optional, and context matters
Developments in the policy advisory systems (PAS) literature demonstrate how the traditional models designating key roles for internal public service actors have given way to include a greater diversity of external nongovernmental actors in advice provision. This is reflected in how sustained politicization and externalization trends impact PAS organization and actors’ influence, resulting in a more complex national PAS architecture and functioni…
Ireland's pragmatic adaptation to regionalization
Ireland is perceived as perhaps the most effective user of EU structural and cohesion funds. Involvement in the EU has contributed significantly to the emergence of the Celtic Tiger. Using regional policy as a lens, this article explores Ireland's pragmatic adaptation to European policy. The article examines the Irish socio-economic context, the significance of its institutions and the level of social capital as a context for exploring the countr…
Public Administration Education and Europeanization
The twin processes of Europeanization and Transition provide significant opportunities for the development of Public Administration education in Europe and provide a possibility to further the ‘emancipation’ of the discipline. In terms of Europeanization, the increasing challenges of politico‐administrative interaction between national administrations and the institutions of the European Union illustrate that it is essential for Public Administra…
Ireland's pragmatic adaptation to regionalization
Ireland is perceived as perhaps the most effective user of EU structural and cohesion funds. Involvement in the EU has contributed significantly to the emergence of the Celtic Tiger. Using regional policy as a lens, this article explores Ireland's pragmatic adaptation to European policy. The article examines the Irish socio-economic context, the significance of its institutions and the level of social capital as a context for exploring the countr…
Public Administration as a Field of Study
As an academic field Public Administration retains its complex identity as a subject that cannot be observed within clearly defined boundaries independent from other disciplines. Despite this the Europeanization of public administration as a profession provides opportunities for the convergence of the study. The article analyses several factors which impact upon both the national orientation to the study of Public Administration and the difficult…
Reform of Politico‐administrative Relations in the Irish System
However, attempts to reform and give clarity to what is regarded as an outmoded system with the introduction of managerialist ideas such as letting ‘the managers manage’ have not always led to the effectiveness envisaged. This discussion aims to investigate political and managerial accountability in Ireland using the case of the illegal charging of long term residents in state nursing homes since 1976 and the subsequent Travers report that invest…
Europeanisation and New Patterns of Governance in Ireland
To what extent did Europeanisation contribute to Ireland's transformation from ‘poor relation’ to being admired and emulated? This book examines how Europeanisation affected Irish policy-making and implementation and how Ireland maximised the policy opportunities arising from membership of the EU while preserving embedded patterns of political behaviour. The book focuses on the complex interplay of European, domestic and global factors as the exp…
Glorified Gofers, Policy Experts or Good Generalists
Since 1973 ministerial advisers have become a permanent feature in the political–administrative nexus of Irish government and other countries derived from the Westminster model. This article puts forward a classification of the adviser’s role in the policy‐making process which may consist of singular or overlapping profiles of an expert, partisan, coordinator and minder. In conjunction, results from a survey and interviews conducted with a group …
Irish Governance in Crisis
Irish Governance in Crisis Niamh Hardiman (Ed.) Manchester University Press, 2012, (hb/pb) 238pp., ISBN 9780719082238, pb stg£15.99, hb stg£65 A central message conveyed by Niamh Hardiman and colle
Europeanisation and new patterns of governance in Ireland
To what extent did Europeanisation contribute to Ireland's transformation from 'poor relation' to being admired and emulated? This book examines how Europeanisation affected Irish policy-making and implementation and how Ireland maximised the policy opportunities arising from membership of the EU while preserving embedded patterns of political behaviour. The book focuses on the complex interplay of European, domestic and global factors as the exp…
A slow-burning crisis
This paper explores relationships between ministers, special advisers and civil servants through the lens of a high-profile government crisis in Northern Ireland (NI). Although political–administrative relationships are a mainstay of public administration research, we still have limited understanding of how these relationships feature and function within the ‘Westminster family’ of governance when operating within devolved institutions or post-co…
Change is inevitable, quality is optional, and context matters
Developments in the policy advisory systems (PAS) literature demonstrate how the traditional models designating key roles for internal public service actors have given way to include a greater diversity of external nongovernmental actors in advice provision. This is reflected in how sustained politicization and externalization trends impact PAS organization and actors’ influence, resulting in a more complex national PAS architecture and functioni…
Political science (10 works) · Economics (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Irish (6 works) · Irish and British Studies (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Corporate governance (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works)