Stretching the concept of representative bureaucracy : the case of Nunavut
By: TIMPSON, Annis May
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ArticlePublisher: London : Sage Publications, December 2006International Review of Administrative Sciences 72, 4, p. 517-530Abstract: This article examines the complexities of creating a representative public service in the new Canadian territory of Nunavut. It discusses initiatives taken to build a representative public service that reflects the composition, language base and cultural interests of the territorys predominantly Inuit population. The article shows how the Government of Nunavuts multi-dimensional approach to creating a population-reflective public service stretches the concept of representative bureaucracy. It highlights the potential radicalizing effects of creating a public service grounded in Indigenous perspectives and experience
This article examines the complexities of creating a representative public service in the new Canadian territory of Nunavut. It discusses initiatives taken to build a representative public service that reflects the composition, language base and cultural interests of the territorys predominantly Inuit population. The article shows how the Government of Nunavuts multi-dimensional approach to creating a population-reflective public service stretches the concept of representative bureaucracy. It highlights the potential radicalizing effects of creating a public service grounded in Indigenous perspectives and experience
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