The book offers a solid theory and conceptualization of technocratic politics and the
technocratic challenge is analyzed empirically at all levels of the national and supra-national …

This paper reviews the literature on partisan politics in Portugal at the national and sub-
national levels. Starting with a description of the institutional setting, main parties and …

Why do prime ministers or presidents appoint non‐elected experts, also known as
technocrats, during economic crises? Do they appoint them for their expertise or for their …

A certain type of citizen holds technocratic views. They favour pragmatic problem solving
through scientific and technical expertise, and reject party politics for being harmful to the …

Starting from the traditional public administration dichotomy 'power versus knowledge',
concerned with the cleavage between politicians and bureaucrats, this paper's main …

This article examines the patterns of political career movements in the Nigerian federal
system using the sample of federal cabinet ministers from 1999 to 2017. The result shows …

Research on legislative control dynamics has extensively examined how political parties
use legislative tools to control portfolios and their respective heads in coalition governments …

Of all the political institutions,'the executive branch of the government is by far the most
important'(Lijphart, 2000: vii). 1 The centrality of the core of political authority in the …

O que fazem os secretários de Estado em Portugal? Como são escolhidos e que autonomia
detêm? A relação com o ministro tende a ser conflituosa? E de que modo o ministro evita e …

This chapter aims to examine the perspective of comparative politics the lens of comparative
public policy or policy analysis. It presents differences and opportunities to develop …