Political change and administrative turnover in meritocratic systems
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 6405979 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Jostein Askim (0000-0002-5675-6937, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway), Tobias Bach (0000-0003-1888-8450, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, autor de correspondencia), Jørgen Grønnegård Christensen (Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark), Peter Bogetoft (0000-0002-2173-2791, Aarhus University) |
| Año | 2024 |
| Volumen | 47 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 329-355 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2024-02-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2022.2148195 |
| OpenAlex | W4310525423 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 12 |
| Referencias citadas | 32 |
A change of government or minister constitutes a stress test for the relationship between ministers and bureaucrats. The new political masters may question the loyalty of incumbent bureaucrats and seek to replace them. However, the relationship between political changes and administrative turnover is poorly understood in meritocratic systems. This article analyses how changes of either government or minister affect the turnover of permanent secretaries in Denmark and Norway (1970–2020). Whereas ministers are completely reliant on career bureaucrats in pure meritocratic systems, they are supported by political appointees in hybrid meritocratic systems. The article investigates whether the effect of political changes on administrative turnover is mediated by the presence or absence of political appointees. Changes of government increase the risk of administrative turnover in Norway (hybrid system), but there are no such effects in Denmark (pure system), suggesting that political appointees potentially undermine the permanence of career bureaucrats
Democracy · Government (linguistics · Loyalty · Meritocracy · Political economy · Political science · Political system · Politics · Sociology · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Obras citantes distintas | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 4 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 11 |