TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jann, Werner
A1  - Veit, Sylvia
T1  - Politics and Administration in Germany
JF  - Public Administration in Germany
N2  - Although German bureaucracy is typically categorised as Weberian, a clear distinction between politics and administration has never been a defining characteristic of the German political-administrative system. Many close interrelations and interactions between elected politicians and appointed civil servants can be observed at all levels of administration. Higher-ranking civil servants in Germany are used to and generally appreciate the functional politicisation of their jobs, that is their close involvement in all stages of the policy process, from policy formation, goal definition, negotiation within and outside government to the implementation and evaluation of policies. For top positions, therefore, a class of ‘political civil servants’ is a special feature of the German system, and obtaining ‘political craft’ has become an important part of the learning and job experience of higher-ranking civil servants.
KW  - Politicisation
KW  - Political civil servant
KW  - Weberian bureaucracy
KW  - Political craft
KW  - Civil service career
Y1  - 2021
SN  - 978-3-030-53696-1
SN  - 978-3-030-53697-8
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53697-8_10
SP  - 145
EP  - 161
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
CY  - Cham
ER  -