How do international bureaucrats affect policy outputs? Studying administrative influence strategies in international organizations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9961390 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jörn Ege (0000-0001-7286-6880, German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer, Germany, corresponding author), Michael W Bauer (0000-0003-1010-8499, European University Institute, Florence, Italy), Nora Wagner (German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer, Germany) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 737-754 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Administrative Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8523 • E-ISSN: 1461-7226 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00208523211000109 |
| OpenAlex | W3136357313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 25 |
The article investigates how international public administrations, as corporate actors, influence policymaking within international organizations. Starting from a conception of international organizations as political-administrative systems, we theorize the strategies international bureaucrats may use to affect international organizations’ policies and the conditions under which these strategies vary. Building on a most-likely case design, we use process tracing to study two cases of bureaucratic influence: the influence of the secretariat of the World Health Organization on the “Global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases”; and the influence of the International Labour Office on the “Resolution concerning decent work in global supply chains”. We use interview material gathered from international public administration staff and stakeholders to illustrate varying influence strategies and the conditions under which these strategies are used. The study shows how and when international public administrations exert policy influence, and offers new opportunities to extend the generalizability of public administration theories
Bureaucracy · Business · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Citations per year | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |