Barbara Maria Piotrowska
Biographic Data
| ID | 4375256 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Maria Piotrowska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Piotrowska |
| SIGNATURE | PIOTROWSKA B M |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7625-2314 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Multi-purpose populist policymaking in practice: The Polish academic evaluation reform
This paper theorizes populist policymaking as multi-purpose governance that can simultaneously deliver responsiveness, ideological consolidation, and institutionalized patronage. We apply this framework to the reform of Poland’s academic journal evaluation system introduced under the Law and Justice (PiS) government. By altering the number of points assigned to journals, the policy redefined academic prestige and resource distribution. Our analys…
Street‐level bureaucracy and democratic backsliding. Evidence from Poland
Street‐level bureaucrats (SLBs) are central to the implementation of government policies, which becomes crucial in the context of democratic backsliding. Their willingness to carry out policies developed by “unprincipled” principals influences the final impact of backsliding on citizens. Research on civil servants and anecdotal evidence indicate that SLBs may engage in various dissent activities when they disagree with politicians and their polic…
The effect of political alignment on street‐level bureaucrat job satisfaction and motivation
This paper examines how political alignment influences the job satisfaction and motivation of street‐level bureaucrats (SLBs)—low‐level frontline workers implementing policies while interacting directly with the public. I argue that political alignment affects SLBs' job satisfaction and motivation to work harder through three theoretical channels: (1) policy‐driven effects, particularly demoralization from implementing disagreeable policies; (2) …
Introduction “street‐level bureaucracy, populism, and democratic backsliding
This special issue investigates the impact of populism and democratic backsliding on street‐level bureaucracy (SLB) across various countries and contexts. The cooccurrence of populism and democratic erosion significantly alters public administration, particularly affecting public sector employees responsible for policy implementation. This issue explores how populist strategies differ in their application to SLBs as compared to the Civil Service,…
Who loves input controls? What happened to “outputs not inputs” in UK Public Financial Management, and why
Why do frequently criticized input controls survive in the management of public spending while apparently more enlightened output/outcome controls come and go? The question matters, because output/outcome controls are often assumed in public financial management and related literature to lead to superior policy performance as compared with input‐focused approaches. We tackle the question by applying qualitative push–pull analysis to compare one k…
The Price of Collaboration: How Authoritarian States Retain Control
How does access to foreign or independent media affect the operation of a state security apparatus? This article answers this question concentrating on two characteristics of the informant network of the East German Stasi: the number of informants and their “price.” Exposure to West German TV (WGTV) had the potential to decrease the supply of informants and increase the demand for them, pushing up the value of the payments the informants received…
Introduction “street‐level bureaucracy, populism, and democratic backsliding
This special issue investigates the impact of populism and democratic backsliding on street‐level bureaucracy (SLB) across various countries and contexts. The cooccurrence of populism and democratic erosion significantly alters public administration, particularly affecting public sector employees responsible for policy implementation. This issue explores how populist strategies differ in their application to SLBs as compared to the Civil Service,…
Street‐level bureaucracy and democratic backsliding. Evidence from Poland
Street‐level bureaucrats (SLBs) are central to the implementation of government policies, which becomes crucial in the context of democratic backsliding. Their willingness to carry out policies developed by “unprincipled” principals influences the final impact of backsliding on citizens. Research on civil servants and anecdotal evidence indicate that SLBs may engage in various dissent activities when they disagree with politicians and their polic…
The Price of Collaboration: How Authoritarian States Retain Control
How does access to foreign or independent media affect the operation of a state security apparatus? This article answers this question concentrating on two characteristics of the informant network of the East German Stasi: the number of informants and their “price.” Exposure to West German TV (WGTV) had the potential to decrease the supply of informants and increase the demand for them, pushing up the value of the payments the informants received…
The effect of political alignment on street‐level bureaucrat job satisfaction and motivation
This paper examines how political alignment influences the job satisfaction and motivation of street‐level bureaucrats (SLBs)—low‐level frontline workers implementing policies while interacting directly with the public. I argue that political alignment affects SLBs' job satisfaction and motivation to work harder through three theoretical channels: (1) policy‐driven effects, particularly demoralization from implementing disagreeable policies; (2) …
Who loves input controls? What happened to “outputs not inputs” in UK Public Financial Management, and why
Why do frequently criticized input controls survive in the management of public spending while apparently more enlightened output/outcome controls come and go? The question matters, because output/outcome controls are often assumed in public financial management and related literature to lead to superior policy performance as compared with input‐focused approaches. We tackle the question by applying qualitative push–pull analysis to compare one k…
The Price of Collaboration: How Authoritarian States Retain Control
How does access to foreign or independent media affect the operation of a state security apparatus? This article answers this question concentrating on two characteristics of the informant network of the East German Stasi: the number of informants and their “price.” Exposure to West German TV (WGTV) had the potential to decrease the supply of informants and increase the demand for them, pushing up the value of the payments the informants received…
Who loves input controls? What happened to “outputs not inputs” in UK Public Financial Management, and why
Why do frequently criticized input controls survive in the management of public spending while apparently more enlightened output/outcome controls come and go? The question matters, because output/outcome controls are often assumed in public financial management and related literature to lead to superior policy performance as compared with input‐focused approaches. We tackle the question by applying qualitative push–pull analysis to compare one k…
Street‐level bureaucracy and democratic backsliding. Evidence from Poland
Street‐level bureaucrats (SLBs) are central to the implementation of government policies, which becomes crucial in the context of democratic backsliding. Their willingness to carry out policies developed by “unprincipled” principals influences the final impact of backsliding on citizens. Research on civil servants and anecdotal evidence indicate that SLBs may engage in various dissent activities when they disagree with politicians and their polic…
The effect of political alignment on street‐level bureaucrat job satisfaction and motivation
This paper examines how political alignment influences the job satisfaction and motivation of street‐level bureaucrats (SLBs)—low‐level frontline workers implementing policies while interacting directly with the public. I argue that political alignment affects SLBs' job satisfaction and motivation to work harder through three theoretical channels: (1) policy‐driven effects, particularly demoralization from implementing disagreeable policies; (2) …
Introduction “street‐level bureaucracy, populism, and democratic backsliding
This special issue investigates the impact of populism and democratic backsliding on street‐level bureaucracy (SLB) across various countries and contexts. The cooccurrence of populism and democratic erosion significantly alters public administration, particularly affecting public sector employees responsible for policy implementation. This issue explores how populist strategies differ in their application to SLBs as compared to the Civil Service,…
Multi-purpose populist policymaking in practice: The Polish academic evaluation reform
This paper theorizes populist policymaking as multi-purpose governance that can simultaneously deliver responsiveness, ideological consolidation, and institutionalized patronage. We apply this framework to the reform of Poland’s academic journal evaluation system introduced under the Law and Justice (PiS) government. By altering the number of points assigned to journals, the policy redefined academic prestige and resource distribution. Our analys…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Bureaucracy (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Control (management (2 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works)