Public Administration and the Study of Political Order: Towards a Framework for Analysis
The contribution of this study is two-fold: First, it outlines a conceptual framework on political order; and secondly, it offers empirical illustrations on the case of Nordic cooperation. Taken together, the article makes a plea for public administration scholarship in the study of political order....
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description | The contribution of this study is two-fold: First, it outlines a conceptual framework on political order; and secondly, it offers empirical illustrations on the case of Nordic cooperation. Taken together, the article makes a plea for public administration scholarship in the study of political order. Political order consists of a relatively stable arrangement of institutions that are fairly formalized and institutionalized. A common political order, moreover, entails that relevant institutions: (i) are fairly independent of pre-existing institutions; (ii) are relatively integrated and internally cohesive; and (iii) are reasonably able to influence governance processes within other institutions. The article empirically suggests that Nordic-level institutions are less likely to act relatively integrated and independently of member-state governments as well as being able to wield significant influence on public governance processes within member-state institutions. |
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spelling | doaj.art-367783d7accd4e798d69d993ba8bc2b72022-12-22T02:33:22ZengCogitatioPolitics and Governance2183-24632020-11-018412013010.17645/pag.v8i4.32641709Public Administration and the Study of Political Order: Towards a Framework for AnalysisJarle Trondal0Department of Political Science and Management, University of Agder, Norway / ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo, NorwayThe contribution of this study is two-fold: First, it outlines a conceptual framework on political order; and secondly, it offers empirical illustrations on the case of Nordic cooperation. Taken together, the article makes a plea for public administration scholarship in the study of political order. Political order consists of a relatively stable arrangement of institutions that are fairly formalized and institutionalized. A common political order, moreover, entails that relevant institutions: (i) are fairly independent of pre-existing institutions; (ii) are relatively integrated and internally cohesive; and (iii) are reasonably able to influence governance processes within other institutions. The article empirically suggests that Nordic-level institutions are less likely to act relatively integrated and independently of member-state governments as well as being able to wield significant influence on public governance processes within member-state institutions.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/3264multilevel administrationmultilevel governancenordic cooperationorganizational approachpolitical orderpublic administration |
spellingShingle | Jarle Trondal Public Administration and the Study of Political Order: Towards a Framework for Analysis Politics and Governance multilevel administration multilevel governance nordic cooperation organizational approach political order public administration |
title | Public Administration and the Study of Political Order: Towards a Framework for Analysis |
title_full | Public Administration and the Study of Political Order: Towards a Framework for Analysis |
title_fullStr | Public Administration and the Study of Political Order: Towards a Framework for Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Public Administration and the Study of Political Order: Towards a Framework for Analysis |
title_short | Public Administration and the Study of Political Order: Towards a Framework for Analysis |
title_sort | public administration and the study of political order towards a framework for analysis |
topic | multilevel administration multilevel governance nordic cooperation organizational approach political order public administration |
url | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/3264 |
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