Democratic Backsliding and Public Administration - How Populists in Government Transform State Bureaucracies (Hardcover)

Liberal democracy is at risk. Its hallmark institutions - political pluralism, separation of powers, and rule of law-are coming under pressure, as authoritarian sentiment is growing around the globe. While liberal-democratic backsliding features prominently in social science scholarship, especially the branches concerned with political parties and political behavior, public administration research lags behind. However, without considering illiberal approaches towards the executive, efforts of actual and aspiring authoritarians remain only partly understood. State bureaucracies are, after all, important instruments of power. This timely and important volume addresses the administrative implications of liberal-democratic backsliding. It studies public administrations as objects and subjects in the context of illiberal dynamics. For this purpose, the volume brings together an international group of scholars to analyze authoritarian tendencies in several countries. The contributions combine theoretical with empirical work, providing the first comparative perspective on an overlooked aspect of one of the most important contemporary political trends.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2021
Editors:	Michael W. Bauer • B.Guy Peters • Jon Pierre • Kutsal Yesilkagit • Stefan Becker
Dimensions:	235 x 159 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-316-51938-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political corruption Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General
LSN:	1-316-51938-4
Barcode:	9781316519387

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