Ministers increasingly rely on advisers for support and advice. In many countries, these
political aides are labelled differently. Generally, they serve as close confidants to their …

Ministerial advisors have become an essential aspect of executive branches worldwide, thus
making the ministerial advisor office a potential route for young politicians aspiring to an …

This article interrogates the premise that the Civil Service (Special Advisers) Act (Northern
Ireland) 2013 (SPAD Act) serves victim interests in Northern Ireland. It draws on theoretical …

This chapter considers the role of special advisers in the central government of the United
Kingdom (UK). 1 Special advisers are, in the words of their code of conduct published by the …

When Tony Blair, as leader of 'New'Labour, won the 1997 UK General Election by a
landslide using the slogan 'New Labour, New Britain', the man behind the slogan, Alastair …

Executive politicians such as ministers or heads of government rely on support to help them
navigate through their busy agendas, understand policy problems, draft solutions, anticipate …

The article compares the careers ministerial advisors before and after politics. Under study is
a cohort of 139 ministerial advisors that served in Norwegian governments 2001 to 2009 …

This study is the first ever analysis of ministerial advisors in Slovakia. The survey examines
who they are and how they became senior political advisors–by looking at the age …

Hvorfor velger noen å bli statssekretær? Denne oppgaven forsøker å bidra til mer kunnskap
om statssekretærer ved å se på statssekretærembetet i et karriereperspektiv. Oppgaven tar …