Populism and Public Administration: Confronting the Administrative State

Populism has been perhaps the most popular explanation for the difficulties that have been besetting contemporary governments. But despite the intense interest in populism as a political phenomenon, very little has been written assessing the implications for governance and even less on the implicati...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Administration & society 2019-11, Vol.51 (10), p.1521-1545
Main Authors:	Peters, B. Guy, Pierre, Jon
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Bureaucracy Comparative analysis democratic backsliding Governance government party Political Science Politics Populism Public administration Statsvetenskap
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	Populism has been perhaps the most popular explanation for the difficulties that have been besetting contemporary governments. But despite the intense interest in populism as a political phenomenon, very little has been written assessing the implications for governance and even less on the implications for public administration. Focusing on the United States, but adding some comparative analysis, this article examines the implications of populist politics for public administration and the role of the bureaucracy in governance.
ISSN:	0095-3997 1552-3039