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_aHOOGHE, Liesbet _939760 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aConsociationalists or weberians? Top commission officials on nationality |
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_aMalden : _bWiley-Blackwell, _cOctoer 1999 |
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| 520 | 3 | _aThis article examines how senior permanent officials in the European Commission (directorgenerals and directors) conceive of the role of nationality in their organization. Do they support a weberian ideal–typical bureaucratic organization, where merit shapes personnel selection and task organization, or do they prefer a consociational form, in which nationalities are represented in organization and policymaking? I explain variation in weberian and consociational orientations, using 105 mail questionnaires collected between July 1995 and May 1997. In explaining variation, I contrast socialization factors and factors related to the professional utility function of officials. I find that utility packs far more power than socialization. Support for consociational principles is highest among officials who belong to nationalities that are organized in strong multifunctional networks in Brussels. In an administration where nationality is a powerful principle of personnel organization, officials with the "right citizenship" have compelling incentives to reinforce its role. Professional utility is also a function of one's position in the work environment: officials in positions of weak regulatory autonomy or dealing with quality of life issues are more likely to be consociational. Socialization is weak, though prior experience as a national civil servant reduces consociationalism and prior Commission cabinet experience increases it. | |
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_tGovernance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions _g12, 4, p. 397-424 _dMalden : Wiley-Blackwell, Octoer 1999 _xISSN 09521895 _w |
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