Theoretical Perspectives on Bureaucrats: A Quest for Democratic Agents

IF 3.2 3区管理学 Q1 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Administration & Society Pub Date : 2023-04-08 DOI:10.1177/00953997231165998

Ana Železnik, Danica Fink-Hafner

引用次数: 2

Abstract

While the relationship between bureaucracy and democracy has gained attention in historical cycles, the literature on the roles of bureaucrats in relation to democracy has become increasingly fragmented. Drawing on comparisons among public administration theory and participatory, deliberative, and collaborative democracy, this article provides typologies that reflect the historical multiplication of the theoretically determined roles and characteristics of bureaucracy that contribute to democracy. This comparative analysis highlights a common democratic trend among the four schools in adding stresses on bureaucrats’ autonomy, morality, publicity, and direct connection to citizens, with a constant coexistence of rational and managerial elements.

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官僚主义的理论视角：对民主代理人的探索

尽管官僚主义和民主之间的关系在历史周期中受到关注，但关于官僚与民主之间作用的文献却越来越零散。通过对公共行政理论与参与式、协商式和协作式民主的比较，本文提供了反映官僚机构在理论上决定的作用和特征的历史倍增的类型学，这些作用和特征有助于民主。这一比较分析突出了四大学派的共同民主趋势，即强调官僚的自主性、道德性、公开性和与公民的直接联系，理性和管理因素始终共存。

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Administration & Society PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

4.30%

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期刊介绍： Administration & Society seeks to further the understanding of public and human service organizations, their administrative processes, and their effect on society. The journal publishes empirically oriented research reports and theoretically specific articles that synthesize or contribute to the advancement of understanding and explanation in these fields. Of particular interest are (1) studies that analyze the effects of the introduction of administrative strategies, programs, change interventions, and training; and (2) studies of intergroup, interorganizational, and organization-environment relationships and policy processes.