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Megaphone Bureaucracy - Speaking Truth to Power in the Age of the New Normal (Hardcover)
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Megaphone Bureaucracy - Speaking Truth to Power in the Age of the New Normal (Hardcover)
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A revealing look at how today's bureaucrats are finding their
public voice in the era of 24-hour media Once relegated to the
anonymous back rooms of democratic debate, our bureaucratic leaders
are increasingly having to govern under the scrutiny of a 24-hour
news cycle, hyperpartisan political oversight, and a restless
populace that is increasingly distrustful of the people who govern
them. Megaphone Bureaucracy reveals how today's civil servants are
finding a voice of their own as they join elected politicians on
the public stage and jockey for advantage in the persuasion game of
modern governance. In this timely and incisive book, Dennis Grube
draws on in-depth interviews and compelling case studies from the
United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New
Zealand to describe how senior bureaucrats are finding themselves
drawn into political debates they could once avoid. Faced with a
political climate where polarization and media spin are at an
all-time high, these modern mandarins negotiate blame games and
manage contradictory expectations in the glare of an unforgiving
spotlight. Grube argues that in this fiercely divided public square
a new style of bureaucratic leadership is emerging, one that
marries the robust independence of Washington agency heads with the
prudent political neutrality of Westminster civil servants. These
"Washminster" leaders do not avoid the public gaze, nor do they
overtly court political controversy. Rather, they use their
increasingly public pulpits to exert their own brand of persuasive
power. Megaphone Bureaucracy shows how today's senior bureaucrats
are making their voices heard by embracing a new style of
communication that brings with it great danger but also great
opportunity.
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