Political involvement in street‐level policy implementation as a two‐way relationship - The effect of policy capacity
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Autor:innen
Autor:in (Körperschaft)
Publikationsdatum
2024
Typ der Arbeit
Studiengang
Typ
01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
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Übergeordnetes Werk
Australian Journal of Public Administration
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Reihe / Serie
Reihennummer
Jahrgang / Band
84
Ausgabe / Nummer
4
Seiten / Dauer
628-645
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Verlag / Herausgebende Institution
Wiley
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Zusammenfassung
To date, research on politicians’ influence on the work of street-level bureaucrats (SLB) and the consequences for policy implementation has mainly focused on disruptive effects of political involvement—for instance, poorer social equity in public service provision or political patronage. Our study opens up this perspective and argues that the relationship between politicians and SLB is a two-way relationship shaped by capacities of the stakeholders themselves and their organisational environment. We link SLB research with policy capacity literature. We focus on the effect of political capacity because this type of capacity meaningfully influences whether SLB can actively control the relationship with politicians. We ask: What is the relevance of political capacity for policy implementation? We use data from Swiss social assistance where the phenomenon of interest, that is the political involvement, is institutionalised by law within the implementing agencies. We show that political capacity at the organisational and individual level has a confidence-building effect. SLB and politicians learn how to engage with each other and how to make the most of the exchange. Politicians gain a deeper understanding and are able to politically legitimise the policy.
Schlagwörter
policy capacity, policy capacity, political involvement, street-level bureaucracy, Swiss social assistance
Veranstaltung
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ISBN
ISSN
1467-8500
0313-6647
0313-6647
Sprache
Englisch
Während FHNW Zugehörigkeit erstellt
Ja
Zukunftsfelder FHNW
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Begutachtung
Peer-Review der ganzen Publikation
Open Access-Status
Hybrid
Lizenz
Zitation
Stauffer, B., & Hadorn, S. (2024). Political involvement in street‐level policy implementation as a two‐way relationship - The effect of policy capacity. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 84(4), 628–645. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12669