Introduction “street‐level bureaucracy, populism, and democratic backsliding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6263738 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gabriela Lotta (0000-0003-2801-1628, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) Sao Paulo Brazil), Gabriela Spanghero Lotta (0000-0001-5455-3557, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) Sao Paulo Brazil), Barbara Maria Piotrowska (0000-0002-7625-2314, King's College London), Barbara Piotrowska (0000-0001-5121-9027, Department of Political Economy King's College London London UK), Nadine Raaphorst (0000-0001-6189-6451, Faculty Governance and Global Affairs Universiteit Leiden Leiden Netherlands) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | 5-19 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-1895 • E-ISSN: 1468-0491 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/gove.12906 |
| OpenAlex | W4403565122 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 56 |
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, the distinctive challenges SLBs encounter due to populism and democratic backsliding, and the pressures exacerbated during crises. By examining studies from Brazil, Mexico, Poland, Czechia, Hungary, Switzerland, and the United States, the papers highlight the interplay between political pressures and frontline service delivery. The findings underscore the necessity of understanding the relationship between democratic backsliding, populism, and SLBs, proposing a research agenda to further explore these dynamics and their implications for public administration and policy implementation
Bureaucracy · Democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration
Public Administration and the Illiberal Challenge
How Wars Impact Public Administration and Street-Level Bureaucracy
Cómo se relacionan los presidentes populistas con la burocracia? Reflexiones desde Argentina, El Salvador y México
Why Active Representation Varies
When the Regulatory State Meets Populism
Equity and equality in street-level public service delivery
Democratic backsliding and the populist challenge for public administration
Multi-purpose populist policymaking in practice
Routines amid the unpredictable
Administrative Burdens as a Mechanism of Distributive Politics
Administrative democratic defence
Systematic Review and Metasynthesis
The Organizational Dynamics of Bureaucratic Resistance to Undemocratic Pressures
Democracy, public administration, and democratic backsliding
The (worst) laws of the land
Authoritarian Drift, Variegated Paths
Regime Threats and State Solutions
A Public Service Gap
Democratic Backsliding and Public Administration
When the State Meets the Street
Policy Alienation and the Power of Professionals
Public Administration Under Populist Rule
The Procedural Politicking Tug of War
Democratic Backsliding, Populism, and Public Administration
Street-level bureaucracy in weak state institutions
When Populist Leaders Govern
Translating politics into policy implementation
Street-Level Organizations at the Front Lines of Crises
Coping During Public Service Delivery
Frontline social service as a battlefield
Presidential policy narratives and the (mis)use of scientific expertise
Coping With Public Value Conflicts
Populism and Public Administration
Bureaucracy Between Populism and Technocracy
The Guardian State
When bureaucratic expertise comes under attack
The promises and perils of populism for democratic policymaking
Right-wing authoritarian innovations in Central and Eastern Europe
Ethnopopulism and democratic backsliding in Central Europe
Populism and administrative dysfunction
Public Management for Populists
Exit, Voice, and Sabotage
Mind the Gap
(Mis)Led by an Outsider
On the Frontline of Global Inequalities
On Democratic Backsliding
Populists in Power
Street‐level bureaucracy and democratic backsliding. Evidence from Poland
Public agency resilience in times of democratic backsliding
Serving quarreling masters
Populist government support and frontline workers' self‐efficacy during crisis
Parabureaucracy
Political attacks and the undermining of the bureaucracy
Thorns in the side
The (un)intended effects of street-level bureaucrats’ enforcement style
The Populist Zeitgeist
We are bitter but we are satisfied
Political Control and Bureaucratic Resistance
| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 16 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |