From new public management to new political governance : esseys in honour of Peter C. Aucoin / edited by Herman Bakvis and Mark D. Jarvis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bakvis, Herman, 1948-

Jarvis, Mark D., 1975-

University of Victoria (B.C.). School of Public Administration.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Canada.

Public administration.

Civil service reform--Canada.

Civil service reform.

Aucoin, Peter.

Canada.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

pages ; cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal : Published for the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria by McGill-Queen's University Press, [2012]

Summary:

With the Direct Participation of partisan political staff in governance, the onset of permanent election campaigns greatly dependent on negative advertising, and the expectation that the public service will not only implement but support the agenda of the elected government, we are experiencing a new form of political governance. The late Peter Aucoin (1943-2011) argued that traditional norms of impartial loyalty have been displaced by partisanship on the part of civil servants and that the political executive is keen on directly controlling communication and interaction between government and citizens.

The arrival of "New Political Governance" has a direct bearing on the longstanding tension between the need of ensuring democratic control over bureaucracy, while also allowing the public service flexibility to exercise discretion and professional expertise when implementing and managing programs. Through a series of essays using Aucoin's "New Political Governance" framework, leading scholars in the field examine themes including accountability, democracy, public management and reform, the paradoxes of electoral democracy, and the dilemmas of democratic governance. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Peter C. Aucoin: From New Public Management to New Political Governance / Mark D. Jarvis Jarvis, Mark D., Herman Bakvis Bakvis, Herman 3

Part 1 The Dilemmas of Democratic Governance

2 In Search of Good Governance / B. Guy Peters Peters, B. Guy, Donald J. Savoie Savoie, Donald J. 29

3 The Ethics of Public Service and the Challenges of Public Service Ethics / Allan Tupper Tupper, Allan, Lori Turnbull Turnbull, Lori 46

4 The Canadian House of Commons under Stress: Reform and Adaptation / C.E.S. Franks Franks, C.E.S., David E. Smith Smith, David E. 70

Part 2 The Paradoxes of Electoral Democracy: Electoral Law and its Reform

5 The Lortie Commission and the Place of Political Parties as Agents of Responsible Government / R. Kenneth Carty Carty, R. Kenneth, Lisa Young Young, Lisa 105

6 Fixed Election Dates, the Continuous Campaign, and Campaign Advertising Restrictions / Jennifer Smith Smith, Jennifer, Gerald Baier Baier, Gerald 128

7 New Media, Old Media, Campaigns, and Canadian Democracy / Fred Fletcher Fletcher, Fred, André Blais Blais, André 151

Part 3 Public Management and Reform

8 Deputy Ministers and New Political Governance: From Neutral Competence to Promiscuous Partisans to a New Balance? / Evert Lindquist Lindquist, Evert, Ken Rasmussen Rasmussen, Ken 179

9 Political Management and New Political Governance: Reconciling Political Responsiveness and Neutral Competence / Jonathan Boston Boston, Jonathan, John Halligan Halligan, John 204

10 Transnational Ideas, Federalism, and Public Accountability: Food Safety and Mandatory Education Policies in Canada / Grace Skogstad Skogstad, Grace, Jennifer Wallner Wallner, Jennifer 242

Part 4 Accountability, Democracy, and New Political Governance

11 The Limits of Accountability: What Can and Cannot Be Accomplished in the Dialectics of Accountability? / Mark D. Jarvis Jarvis, Mark D., Paul G. Thomas Thomas, Paul G. 271

12 Moving Away from Hierarchy: Do Horizontality, Partnerships, and Distributed Governance Really Signify the End of Accountability? / Cosmo Howard Howard, Cosmo, Susan Phillips Phillips, Susan 314

13 Searching for New Instruments of Accountability: New Political Governance and the Dialectics of Democratic Accountability / Ralph Heintzman Heintzman, Ralph, Luc Juillet Juillet, Luc 342

14 Conclusion: New Political Governance and New Public Management: Reflections on the Aucoin Legacy / G. Bruce Doern Doern, G. Bruce, Kenneth Kernaghan Kernaghan, Kenneth 380.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780773539594

077353959X

9780773539914

0773539913

OCLC:

764385534