This introduction into comparative public administration provides an in-depth analysis of the
state of public administration and recent administrative reforms in European countries. By …

Contemporary public administration reflects its historical roots, as well as contemporary
ideas about how the public bureaucracy should be organized and function. This book …

Abstract Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are considered important intermediaries
between citizens and policymakers. They are assumed to function as transmission belts that …

This contribution introduces our symposium by highlighting four distinctive aspects of
transnational governance from a bureaucratic politics perspective: the emergence of …

Interest groups are key intermediary actors between civil society and public officials. The EU
has long emphasized the importance of interacting with representative groups that involve …

This article contributes to the literature on the politicization of appointments to increase
political control over public bureaucracies with often substantial managerial and policy …

Purpose This review frames the state of agencification studies to explore the development
and results achieved to date (Q1: what has been done?) and identify future directions (Q2 …

International Public Administrations (IPAs), that is, the secretariats of international
organizations, are important actors in global governance. This article develops a new …

Voluntary contributions–often earmarked for specific purposes–have become an
indispensable source of revenue for international organizations (IOs) and the UN …

Abstract The European Commission's outreach to interest groups implies that they function
as 'transmission belts' that aggregate and articulate interests as policy‐relevant information …