A Matter of Style?

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-108-81896-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Public Policy

International public administrations (IPAs) have become an essential feature of global governance, contributing to what some have described as the 'bureaucratization of world politics'. While we do know that IPAs matter for international politics, we neither know exactly to what extent nor how exactly they matter for international organizations' policy making processes and subsequent outputs. This book provides an innovative perspective on IPAs and their agency in introducing the concept of administrative styles to the study of international organizations and global public policy. It argues that the administrative bodies of international organizations can develop informal working routines that allow them to exert influence beyond their formal autonomy and mandate. The theoretical argument is tested by an encompassing comparative assessment of administrative styles and their determinants across eight IPAs providing rich empirical insight gathered in more than 100 expert interviews.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bayerlein, Louisa

Knill, Christoph

Steinebach, Yves

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction – Of Illusory Giants and Dwarfs: Do International Public Administrations Matter for Policy Making Beyond the Nation-State?; 2. Conceptualizing and Explaining Bureaucratic Influence: Administrative Styles; 3. Observing and Explaining Administrative Styles: From Concept to Empirical Analysis; 4. The IMF and the UNHCR: Entrepreneurial Administrations with Different Levels of Formal Autonomy; 5. The IOM and the FAO as Consolidators: Struggles of the Challenger and the Challenged; 6. Advocacy at UNEP and the WHO: How Expertise and Common Beliefs Shape an Administrative Style; 7. NATO and the ILO As Servants: The Dedicated Steward and the Saturated Dinosaur; 8. Conclusion – Real Dwarfs, Illusory Dwarfs, or Even Giants? International Public Administrations as Actors in Global Governance

Über Autor(innen)

Knill, Christoph
Christoph Knill is Chair of Political Science and Public Administration at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munchen.

Bayerlein, Louisa
Louisa Bayerlein is a research fellow at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munchen and a doctoral researcher at the European University Institute in Florence. Working on the intersection of organizational theory, public administration, and comparative policy analysis, her research focus lies on comparing bureaucracies, their agency, and their ways of influencing policy-making processes.

Steinebach, Yves
Yves Steinebach is an assistant professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munchen. His main research interests are analyses of the effectiveness of public policies and governing institutions. In 2018, Steinebach won the best paper awards of the internationally renowned peer-reviewed journals Journal of European Public Policy'(JEPP) and Policy Sciences.