Over the past century, the administrative state has vastly expanded its power and political
independence of Congress. Some prominent academic voices, such as Cass Sunstein and …

Typically, innovation in public governance is limited to reforming existing institutions.
Beyond Instrumentalised Politics characterises a novel political system. It articulates the …

Is there an ideal for how government agents, specifically those within the executive, should
exercise public power? Over the last 40 years, development practitioners, political scientists …

This article starts by pointing out that existing proposals to confront the failures of democracy
tend to be limited to tackling the symptoms of the current dysfunctional system rather than …

This book comprises an extended argument in favour of participatory democracy as
opposed to the representative system. Its main concern consists in showing how …

In de bestuurskundige theorievorming is in de afgelopen jaren meer systematisch aandacht
ontstaan voor de rol van (conflicterende) publieke waarden in de praktijk van het openbaar …