Untitled Page 1 Page 2 MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR 7th Edition Page 3 SAGE was
founded in 1965 by Sara Miller McCune to support the dissemination of usable knowledge by …

Long before anyone had heard of Dominic Cummings, once an adviser to the former UK
Prime Minister (PM) Boris Johnson, ministerial advisers had been characterised as the 'junk …

This paper examines the impact of democratic backsliding on the management of top
officials in Hungary. Based on a unique data set of more than 1,600 top officials the article …

Based on an understanding of politicization as an increase in the relevance of political
criteria in the selection and deselection of civil servants, this article proposes an innovative …

This article analyses the effect of ministers' exposure to periods of low presidential approval
in Brazil and Chile between 1990 and 2014. Approval is explored with quarterly estimates …

Post-communist states have economic, geopolitical and cultural importance; however, they
remain largely under-explored in public management literature. This study applies self …

Purpose The purpose of this article is to explain the dynamics of public appointments and
present new possibilities for research in this field. Design/methodology/approach The article …

Studies on patronage and politicization typically focus on the dilemma politicians face when
recruiting public personnel. Politicians must choose between appointing loyal allies to …

The article examines the proposition that the characteristics of ministerial advisers are
shaped by specific settings of the politicization of ministerial administration. Four types of …

A change of government or minister constitutes a stress test for the relationship between
ministers and bureaucrats. The new political masters may question the loyalty of incumbent …