Functional Politicization in the Dutch Senior Civil Service:Evidence from Longitudinal Surveys and Qualitative Research (2007-2019)
Although substantial advances have been made in our comprehension of functional politicization - political capacities and activities being taken on by bureaucrats in their administrative duties - questions surrounding its causal mechanisms remain. To shed light on these questions, we here explore increasing political polarization (and fragmentation) in Dutch politics and functional politicization over the period 2007-2019 to see how the two are related. To do so, we adopt a cross-time approach that observes which skills - political-strategic insight, substantive expertise (Fachwissen), or proc... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Belloir , A & van den Berg , C 2020 , ' Functional Politicization in the Dutch Senior Civil Service : Evidence from Longitudinal Surveys and Qualitative Research (2007-2019) ' , NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy , vol. 13 , no. 2 , pp. 49-73 . https://doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2020-0014 |
Schlagwörter: | polarization / functional politicization / senior civil servants / political-administrative dichotomy / bureaucratic powers / POLITICS |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27445462 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://hdl.handle.net/11370/10bd19de-6b3d-4588-9170-a84cd52f7341 |
Although substantial advances have been made in our comprehension of functional politicization - political capacities and activities being taken on by bureaucrats in their administrative duties - questions surrounding its causal mechanisms remain. To shed light on these questions, we here explore increasing political polarization (and fragmentation) in Dutch politics and functional politicization over the period 2007-2019 to see how the two are related. To do so, we adopt a cross-time approach that observes which skills - political-strategic insight, substantive expertise (Fachwissen), or procedural knowledge (Dienstwissen) - senior civil servants perceive to be the most relevant to successfully and correctly exercise their profession in a period of increasing polarization in the Dutch political landscape. Drawing from surveys conducted with senior civil servants in 2007, 2013 and 2019, combined with semi-structured interviews conducted in 2019, the data depicts the prevalence of political astuteness in the profession and highlights the factors for its causes: institutional, organizational, and interpersonal dynamics. This indicates an (in)direct link between political polarization and functional politicization of the administrative apparatus that serves as a basis for further cross-time and cross-country investigation.