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Depolitization of Bureaucracy: The Case of Central and Eastern European Countries

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Political parties worldwide seek to work with bureaucrats who are close to their programs, willing to cooperate, and concerted. On the other hand, there is a huge body of literature which argues that bureaucracy should be separate from politics and that it has to consist of public servants who are technically knowledgeable, expert, and also politically neutral. The countries of Central and Eastern Europe suffered from highly politicized public administrations under one-party regimes, and have struggled to separate their bureaucracies from politics since early 1990s. In view of the relation between politics and bureaucracy from the perspective of (de)politization, this paper looks into the changes that Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) have gone through after the institutionalization of multi-party regimes and tries to provide some generalizations.

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  • Fatih Demir, 2017. "Depolitization of Bureaucracy: The Case of Central and Eastern European Countries," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(1), pages 54-64, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:1:p:54-64
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072556
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