Toon Kerkhoff
Biographic Data
| ID | 4127910 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Toon Kerkhoff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Toon |
| FAMILY NAME | Kerkhoff |
| SIGNATURE | KERKHOFF T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4717-5425 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Fluidity of Integrity
This article discusses how integrity scandals often amount to setting new norms besides confirming existing ones. Historical research into Dutch integrity scandals shows how integrity acquires meaning in a complex, heterogeneous, and changing environment. Far from being fixed, integrity is a moving target; rather than being simply morally wrong or illegal, actions often fit in a grey area of contestation. Based on integrity’s fluidity, four possi…
Political corruption, modernity and the public interest
Histories of Anticorruption and the Myth of Modernity
Princely Patronage and Patriot Cause
While the usefulness of historical insight is often implicitly recognized in public values studies, it is rarely expressed in actual historical research. This article argues that historical analysis is well equipped to investigate public values and their dynamics (i.e., change and continuity over time). To illustrate this argument, the article presents a corruption scandal involving the regent Hugo Repelaer in the Dutch Republic of the 1770s and …
Early Modern Developments in Dutch Public Administration
In the Netherlands between the 1770s and 1813, a new political vocabulary emerged amid processes of democratization, bureaucratization, and politicization. It included new or at least reemphasized public values and, by extension, helped frame new normative foundations for Dutch administration. As this article shows, these changes were influenced by several important—but generally unexplored—early modern Dutch writers. In addition, it offers ideas…
Organizational Reform and Changing Ethics in Public Administration
Although ethics underlying public administration obviously changes over time, it remains largely unknown just how, when, or why this happens. This article presents a study on organizational reform in the system of taxation in Holland around 1748. Comparative use of Max Weber's characteristics of bureaucratization provides a historical perspective on the link between organizational reform and ethical change in public tax administration and also sh…
Public values and public interest
The Fluidity of Integrity
This article discusses how integrity scandals often amount to setting new norms besides confirming existing ones. Historical research into Dutch integrity scandals shows how integrity acquires meaning in a complex, heterogeneous, and changing environment. Far from being fixed, integrity is a moving target; rather than being simply morally wrong or illegal, actions often fit in a grey area of contestation. Based on integrity’s fluidity, four possi…
Organizational Reform and Changing Ethics in Public Administration
Although ethics underlying public administration obviously changes over time, it remains largely unknown just how, when, or why this happens. This article presents a study on organizational reform in the system of taxation in Holland around 1748. Comparative use of Max Weber's characteristics of bureaucratization provides a historical perspective on the link between organizational reform and ethical change in public tax administration and also sh…
Early Modern Developments in Dutch Public Administration
In the Netherlands between the 1770s and 1813, a new political vocabulary emerged amid processes of democratization, bureaucratization, and politicization. It included new or at least reemphasized public values and, by extension, helped frame new normative foundations for Dutch administration. As this article shows, these changes were influenced by several important—but generally unexplored—early modern Dutch writers. In addition, it offers ideas…
Public values and public interest
Organizational Reform and Changing Ethics in Public Administration
Although ethics underlying public administration obviously changes over time, it remains largely unknown just how, when, or why this happens. This article presents a study on organizational reform in the system of taxation in Holland around 1748. Comparative use of Max Weber's characteristics of bureaucratization provides a historical perspective on the link between organizational reform and ethical change in public tax administration and also sh…
Early Modern Developments in Dutch Public Administration
In the Netherlands between the 1770s and 1813, a new political vocabulary emerged amid processes of democratization, bureaucratization, and politicization. It included new or at least reemphasized public values and, by extension, helped frame new normative foundations for Dutch administration. As this article shows, these changes were influenced by several important—but generally unexplored—early modern Dutch writers. In addition, it offers ideas…
Princely Patronage and Patriot Cause
While the usefulness of historical insight is often implicitly recognized in public values studies, it is rarely expressed in actual historical research. This article argues that historical analysis is well equipped to investigate public values and their dynamics (i.e., change and continuity over time). To illustrate this argument, the article presents a corruption scandal involving the regent Hugo Repelaer in the Dutch Republic of the 1770s and …
Histories of Anticorruption and the Myth of Modernity
Political corruption, modernity and the public interest
The Fluidity of Integrity
This article discusses how integrity scandals often amount to setting new norms besides confirming existing ones. Historical research into Dutch integrity scandals shows how integrity acquires meaning in a complex, heterogeneous, and changing environment. Far from being fixed, integrity is a moving target; rather than being simply morally wrong or illegal, actions often fit in a grey area of contestation. Based on integrity’s fluidity, four possi…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law and economics (4 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 works) · European Political History Analysis (3 works) · Administration (probate law (2 works) · Bureaucracy (2 works)