Governing the Contemporary Administrative State: Studies on the Organizational Dimension of Politics

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This book examines the transformation of the administrative state, since it was first coined by Dwight Waldo seventy years ago. Empirically, the book assesses how the administrative state is facing endogenous reforms through administrative devolution, as well as exogenous shifts by the rise of multilevel administrative systems and international bureaucracy. Facing dual shifts, the book offers a comprehensive analysis of how the administrative state handles three interconnected challenges: first, a need for innovation and reform, as well as stability and robustness; second, administrative autonomy among regulatory bodies, as well as political leadership and democratic accountability; and third, nation-state sovereignty and international collaboration. It also highlights the robust character of the administrative state by demonstrating profound stability in public governance even during times of profound turbulence. It will appeal to scholars and students of public policy, public administration and global governance, as well as practitioners interested in new developments in public governance.   Acknowledgement Contents About the Author List of Figures List of Tables Part I: Introducing and Theorizing the Administrative State Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Administrative State Twin Shifts in the Administrative State Endogenous Shifts What Is Agencification? What Explains Agencification? Implications of Agencification Exogenous Shifts Theorizing the Administrative State Turbulence and the Administrative State Turbulence and the Challenge of Continuity An Organization Theory Approach to the Administrative State Outline of the Volume Part I: Theorizing the Administrative State Part II: Outlooks on the Domestic Administrative State Part III: Outlooks on the Multilevel and International Administrative State References Chapter 2: Theorizing the Administrative State An Organizational Approach How Organizational Structures Shape Governance Implications for the Policymaking Cycle Implications for Turbulence Organizations Channel Turbulence Organizations Manage, Absorb, and Amplify Turbulence Organizations Make Sense of and Respond to Governance Surprises and Uncertainty Organizations Manage Turbulence by Creating New Organizations Conclusion References Part II: Outlooks on the Domestic Administrative State Chapter 3: Evolving Tensions in Public Governance Theorizing Governance Robustness The Argument in Brief Interorganizational Vertical Specialization Intraorganizational Vertical Specialization Organizational (Re)socialization Empirical Strategy Empirical Demonstration Long-Term Contact Patterns Long-Term International Contacts Continuity and Change of Secondary Structures Conclusions References Chapter 4: Public Administration Sustainability and Its Organizational Basis Theorizing Organizational Sustainability Empirical Strategy Public Governance Across Time Institutional Importance Power and Influence Coordination and Fragmentation Conclusions References Chapter 5: Agency Governance in Integrated Administrative Systems A Two-Step Theoretical Strategy Step I: Competing Images on Agency Governance A Dyadic Image I A Compound Image II Step II: Interaction Effects Empirical Strategy Empirical Demonstration Conclusions Annex References Chapter 6: Restructuring Public Governance in Integrated Administrative Systems Theorizing Image II Governance in Two Steps Theorizing Compound Governance Vertical Specialization Organizational Affiliation Interaction Effects Empirical Strategy Empirical Demonstration Conclusions Appendix: Moderating Variables References Chapter 7: Designing the Administrative State Theorizing Meta-governance Long-Term Reform-Pessimism Short-Term Reform Optimism Organizational Specialization Vertical Specialization and Duplication Horizontal Specialization Organizational Capacity Organizational Ecology Organizational Temporality Public Sector Innovation Organizational Routinization Organizational Loose Coupling Organized Complexity Temporal Sorting Conclusions References Part III: Outlooks on the Multilevel and International Administrative State Chapter 8: Administrative Sciences and the Multilevel Administrative State A Review of Literature The Administrative Dimension of Political Order Structural Elements of Administrative Integration Independence Influence Integration Toward an Organization Theory Approach of Administrative Integration Units of Analysis Organizational Differentiation Causal Mechanisms Conclusions References Chapter 9: European Integration and the Administrative State An Organizational Approach to Administrative Integration Horizontal Specialization Vertical Specialization Organizational Affiliation Empirical Strategy Administrative Integration Without Membership? Conclusions Appendix List of Ministries in Survey (2016) References Chapter 10: Incomplete Contracting and Policy Influence What Makes Government Institutions Influential? Organizational Affiliations Administrative Capacity Empirical Strategy Empirical Demonstration Incomplete and Dynamic Contracting Results from the Study Conclusions References Chapter 11: The Autonomy of International Public Administration Theorizing Bureaucratic Autonomy Organizational Rule-Following ‘In-House’ Organizational Socialization Empirical Strategy Comparative Observations from International Bureaucracies Organizational Rule-Following ‘In-House’ Organizational Socialization Conclusions References Chapter 12: The Organizational Dimension of Global Governance Theorizing the Autonomy of International Bureaucracies Vertical Organizational Specialization Organizational Affiliation Empirical Strategy Data and Measurements Research Context Empirical Findings Conclusions References Chapter 13: Conclusion Overall Contribution and Findings The Value of the Theoretical Approach Avenues for Future Studies References Index