Hidden policy conflicts? Administrative strategies to manage depoliticisation

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9537547
AutoresLouise Skoog (0000-0001-8017-8359, Umeå University, autor correspondente), Petra Svensson (0000-0002-5246-1605, Halmstad University)
Ano2023
Volume58
Fascículo4
Páginas819-836
Data de publicação2023-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoActa Politica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0001-6810 • E-ISSN: 1741-1416
EditoraSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1057/s41269-022-00266-3
OpenAlexW4306406879
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas40

As a way to manage political disagreements over public policies, political representatives might be tempted to avoid open discussions by depoliticising political issues—hoping that the conflict may eventually disappear. When decision-makers employ such strategies, it is up to the administration to make political priorities and manage unresolved policy conflicts. Earlier studies indicate that there are at least two strategies that administrators can employ to manage such ambiguities: (re)framing and technical depoliticisation. This article reveals that public administrators also employ a third framing strategy: repoliticisation, where administrators seek to endow their policy areas with political power by connecting politicians to the work and implementation of policies. The study is based on 38 interviews from 11 municipalities in Sweden

Comparative politics · Framing (construction · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Public relations · Sociology · Work (physics · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research