Impact of administrative reform of the European Commission
Results from a survey of heads of unit in policy-making directorates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9962268 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael W Bauer (0000-0003-1010-8499, Comparative Public Policy and Public Administration, University of Konstanz, Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 459-472 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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 | 10.1177/0020852309337690 |
| OpenAlex | W2035358277 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 21 |
The Kinnock reform has changed the European Commission. This article discusses the link between reform effects and policy output. A survey of more than 100 heads of unit (HoU) of policy-making Directorates-General serves as the empirical basis. It is concluded that the recent reform of the Commission does indeed comprehensively redefine the role of the HoU. Their resource base to focus on policy drafting has been hugely reduced. Negative consequences for the organization’s potential to deliver policy draft of high quality are therefore very likely. Points for practitioners This article deals with the following areas: • Middle management as organizational backbone • The perils of decentralizing management functions • The impact of administrative reform on policy output
Business · Commission · Economic policy · European commission · European union · Policy making · Political science · Unit (ring theory · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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Public Management Reform
Advocacy-Koalitionen, Policy-Wandel und Policy-Lernen
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The Reform of the European Commission
After 1992
European Commission Overload and the Pathology of Management Reform
Mission impossible’, but mission accomplished
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Calling the Tune Without Paying the Piper? Social policy regulation
Policy-making by subterfuge
From policy entrepreneur to policy manager
Implementing organizational change – the case of the Kinnock reforms
Diffuse anxieties, deprived entrepreneurs
Reforming the Commission
The Kinnock Reforms in Perspective
| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |