Unpacking international organisations : the dynamics of compound bureaucracies / Jarle Trondal, Martin Marcussen, Torbjrn Larsson and Frode Veggeland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trondal, Jarle, author.

Marcussen, Martin, author.

Larsson, Torbjörn, author.

Veggeland, Frode, author.

Series:

European Policy Research Unit series.

European Policy Research Unit series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International agencies.

Public administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 228 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text rediscovers international bureaucracies as a key engine of international organisations and an important component of modern public administration. It explores the everyday decision-making dynamics within three international bureaucracies: the administration of the European Commission, the OECD Secretariat, and the WTO Secretariat.

Contents:

Introducing and theorising international bureaucracy. The bureaucracy of international organisations ; On the principles of organisation of international bureaucracies

International bureaucracies. The European Commission ; The OECD Secretariat ; The WTO Secretariat

The dynamics of compound bureaucracies. Departmental dynamics in international bureaucracies ; Supranational dynamics in international bureaucracies ; Epistemic dynamics in international bureaucracies ; Intergovernmental dynamics in international bureaucracies

Conclusions. Complexity and stability in international bureaucracies.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 7, 2026).

ISBN:

1-84779-352-5

OCLC:

818847430