A Matter of Style?
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A Matter of Style?

Organizational Agency in Global Public Policy

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eBook - PDF

A Matter of Style?

Organizational Agency in Global Public Policy

About this book

International public administrations (IPAs) have become an essential feature of global governance, contributing to what some have described as the 'bureaucratization of world politics'. While we do know that IPAs matter for international politics, we neither know exactly to what extent nor how exactly they matter for international organizations' policy making processes and subsequent outputs. This book provides an innovative perspective on IPAs and their agency in introducing the concept of administrative styles to the study of international organizations and global public policy. It argues that the administrative bodies of international organizations can develop informal working routines that allow them to exert influence beyond their formal autonomy and mandate. The theoretical argument is tested by an encompassing comparative assessment of administrative styles and their determinants across eight IPAs providing rich empirical insight gathered in more than 100 expert interviews.

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Yes, you can access A Matter of Style? by Louisa Bayerlein,Christoph Knill,Yves Steinebach in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & International Relations. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Series page
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright page
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. List of Tables and Figures
  9. Preface
  10. List of Abbreviations
  11. 1 Introduction: Of Illusory Giants and Dwarfs: Do International Public Administrations Matter for Policy Making Beyond the Nation-State?
  12. 2 Conceptualizing and Explaining Bureaucratic Influence: Administrative Styles
  13. 3 Observing and Explaining Administrative Styles: From Concept to Empirical Analysis
  14. 4 The IMF and the UNHCR: Entrepreneurial Administrations with Different Levels of Formal Autonomy
  15. 5 The IOM and the FAO as Consolidators: Struggles of the Challenger and the Challenged
  16. 6 Advocacy at UNEP and the WHO: How Expertise and Common Beliefs Shape an Administrative Style
  17. 7 NATO and the ILO as Servants: the Dedicated Steward and the Saturated Dinosaur
  18. 8 Conclusion: Real Dwarfs, Illusory Dwarfs, or Even Giants? International Public Administrations as Actors in Global Governance
  19. References
  20. Index