La bureaucratie représentative

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ID11227009
AuthorsDavid H Rosenbloom (0000-0003-0049-5624, American University, corresponding author), Julie Dolan (Macalester College)
Year2006
Volume118
Issue2
Pages251-263
Publication date2006-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevue française d administration publique (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0152-7401 • E-ISSN: 1965-0620
PublisherCAIRN.INFO (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3917/rfap.118.0251
OpenAlexW1998749531
LanguageFR
Citations received6

Following J. D. Kingsley’s work in the 1940s, the authors trace the origins and development of the concept of representative bureaucracy in the United States. The concept suggests that a civil service which reflects the composition of society is conducive to increased practical efficiency and greater democratic legitimacy. There are two versions of this theory : one emphasises the civil service’s social make-up, and notably how this affects administrative decision-making to varying degrees, and the other is more concerned with the mechanisms enabling citizens to be involved in administrative action, such as negotiated rulemaking and advisory committees

Action (physics · Administrative law · Bureaucracy · Business · Civil service · Democracy · Democratic legitimacy · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Public service · Rulemaking · Service (business · Sociology · TRACE (psycholinguistics) · Education, sociology, and vocational training · French Urban and Social Studies · Law · Public Administration · Social Sciences and Governance

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