The autonomy of international bureaucracies as agents of non-hierarchical policy transfers
- International public administrations are increasingly perceived as autonomous actors prompting states to adopt policies without resorting to coercion or legal obligations. Starting from these observations, I determine abilities and characteristics of international public administrations that contribute to their autonomy as agents of non-hierarchical policy transfers. To this end, I draw on theoretical considerations and empirical results from policy transfer research. I find that the various abilities that contribute to this autonomy of international public administrations are essentially rooted in two structural characteristics: in as many states as possible their staff should (a) be present and (b) analyze the state, development and reform need of national policies on a regular basis.
Metadaten| Author details: | Per-Olof Busch |
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| ISSN: | 0032-3470 |
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| ISSN: | 1862-2860 |
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| Title of parent work (German): | Politische Vierteljahresschrift : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft |
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| Publisher: | Nomos |
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| Place of publishing: | Hannover |
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| Publication type: | Article |
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| Language: | German |
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| Year of first publication: | 2014 |
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| Publication year: | 2014 |
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| Release date: | 2017/03/27 |
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| Tag: | autonomy; international bureaucracies; international organizations; policy transfer |
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| Number of pages: | 27 |
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| First page: | 105 |
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| Last Page: | + |
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| Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Sozialwissenschaften |
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| Peer review: | Referiert |
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