This book, available in paperback for the first time, introduces international bureaucracy as a key field of study for public administration and also rediscovers it as an essential ingredient in the study of international organisations. To what extent, how and why do international bureaucracies challenge and supplement the inherent Westphalian intergovernmental order based on territorial sovereignty? To what extent, how and why do international bureaucracies supplement the existing international intergovernmental order with a multi-dimensional international order subjugated by a compound set of decision-making dynamics? International bureaucracies constitute a distinct and increasingly important feature of public administration studies. However, the role of international bureaucracies has been largely neglected in most social science sub-disciplines. This book takes a first step into a third generation of international organisation (IO) studies.
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This book 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.
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1. The bureaucracy of international organisations2. On the principles of organisation of international bureaucraciesSection I3. The European Commission4. The OECD Secretariat5. The WTO SecretariatSection II6. Departmental dynamics in international bureaucracies7. Supranational dynamics in international bureaucracies8. Epistemic dynamics in international bureaucracies9. Intergovernmental dynamics in international bureaucraciesConclusions10. Complexity and stability in international bureaucraciesIndex
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This book introduces international bureaucracy as a key field of study for public administration and also rediscovers it as an essential ingredient in the study of international organisations. To what extent, how and why do international bureaucracies challenge and supplement the inherent Westphalian intergovernmental order based on territorial sovereignty? To what extent, how and why do international bureaucracies supplement the existing international intergovernmental order with a multi-dimensional international order subjugated by a compound set of decision-making dynamics? International bureaucracies constitute a distinct and increasingly important feature of public administration studies. However, the role of international bureaucracies has been largely neglected in most social science sub-disciplines. This book takes a first step into a third generation of international organisation (IO) studies.It will be of immense value to academics in politics and international relations as well as practitioners in public administration in domestic governments and international organizations.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780719095412
Publisert
2014-07-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Manchester University Press
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
244

Biographical note

Jarle Trondal is Professor in Public Administration at University of Agder and ARENA – Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo

Martin Marcussen is Professor in Global Governance at University of Copenhagen. Torbjörn Larsson is Associate Professor in Political Science at Stockholm University

Frode Veggeland is Professor at the Department of Health Management and Health Economics, University of Oslo