Research handbook on international bureaucracies / edited by Jarle Trondal (professor, ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo, Department of Political Science and Management, University of Agder, Norway, and senior fellow, Institute of European Studies, University of California, Berkeley, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Trondal, Jarle, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar handbooks in public administration and management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bureaucracy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Bureaucracy.

Public administration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Public administration.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (554 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This authoritative Research Handbook provides detailed insights into international bureaucracies, examining their diverse roles, powers and resources, as well as their implications for both national and international politics and policies. It acknowledges the crucial role of public administration in maintaining robust political systems, with a view to answering the question: to what extent and under what conditions may such administrative bodies exert influence on politics and policies? Leading scholars review a broad body of existing literature, outlining how the effectiveness of international bureaucracies is profoundly shaped by the capacity of international bureaucracies to operate independently of member-state governments. They illustrate the extent and restraints of bureaucracies' autonomy, covering key theories including bureaucratic politics, public service bargains, institutionalism, organization theory, organizational learning and social constructivism. Ultimately, the Research Handbook advances theoretical and empirical research in the field while establishing agendas for future study. This is a necessary read for scholars and students of politics and public policy, particularly those in the fields of regulation and governance and public administration and management"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

Part I: Introduction

1. Introduction to the study of international bureaucracies / Jarle Trondal

2. The study of international bureaucracies in global politics: A systematic literature review / Steffen Eckhard and Daniel Baumann

Part II: Theorizing international bureuacracies

3. International organization bureaucracies as public bureaucracies / B. Guy Peters

4. Bureaucratic politics / Tobias Bach

5. Public service bargains / Johan Christensen and Kutsal Yesilkagit

6. Theories of public policy and international public administrations / Christoph Knill and Yves Steinebach

7. Institutionalism / Christopher Ansell

8. Organization theory / Jarle Trondal

9. Organizational learning / Bernd Siebenhünder

10. Social constructivism / Andrea Liese

11. Informality in international bureaucracies / Thomas Kwasi Tieku and Eliasu Yakubu

12. Ten attributes of transnational administration / Kim Moloney and Diane Stone

13. Interstitial military organizations and the changing nature of the state: Implications for theory and practice / Jozef Bátora

14. Public administration and the transnational transformation: A plea for a cosmopolitan perspective / Michael W. Bauer and Edgar Grande

Part III: Power, autonomy and the robustness of international bureaucracies

15. Turbulence, robustness and international organizations / Chris Ansel, Eva Sørensen, Jacob Torfing and Jarle Trondal

16. Autonomy / Michael W. Bauer and Jörn Ege

17. Coordination / Martin Marcussen and Jarle Trondal

18. International public administrations and resourcing / Klaus H. Goetz and Svanhildur Thorvaldsdottir

19. Bureaucracies of international secretariats / Bob Reinalda and Kent J. Kille

20. Expertise / Johan Christensen

21. Revisiting the role of expertise in international bureaucracies / Krystel Wanneau, Kari De Pryck and Vincent Caby

22. Promises and challenges of diversity research in the context of international bureaucracies / Fanny Badache

Part IV: Institutions, politics and policies

23. Comparative approaches on international bureaucracies / Jarle Trondal

24. The European commission / Jens Blom-Hansen

25. Learning capacity in international organizations: The case of the World Health Organization / Claire A. Dunlop

26. The politics of the UN bureaucracy: Influence, representation, and the myth of impartiality / Svanhildur Thorvaldsdottir

27. Narrowing the gap: International bureaucracies in the 'Global South' / Thomas Tieku, Stefan Gänzle and Jarle Trondal

28. The European Central Bank: Beyond the mandate / Bent Sofus Tranøy and Ingrid Hjertaker

29. Agencies, networks and decentralized regional integration in Europe / Sandra Lavenex and Matis Poussardin

30. An international bureaucracy faces reform: The OECD professional staff and institutional evolution / Rio Howard

Part V: Conclusions, reflections and outlooks

31. Exploring methodological approaches to study international public administrations / Nina Kolleck and Johannes Schuster

32. The normativity of international bureaucracy / Christopher Lord

33. "as hard as it gets": The United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union / Benjamin Leruth, Stefan Gänzle and Jarle Trondal

34. Conclusion and outlooks / Jarle Trondal.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035310258 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.