Handbook on Ministerial and Political Advisers

This Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the methodological, theoretical, comparative, and empirical dimensions of a future research agenda on ministerial and political advisers. It explores the emergence, circumstances, and contributions of these advisers across different administrative traditions, questioning normative stances surrounding corruption. It is a valuable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in politics, regulation, governance, public administration, policy, and management, and international politics.

Format: Hardback
Length: 452 pages
Publication date: 26 May 2023
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

This Handbook is a groundbreaking contribution to the growing body of international literature on ministerial and political advisers. It provides a comprehensive exploration of the diverse methodological, theoretical, comparative, and empirical dimensions of a future research agenda in this field. By adopting an international perspective, the Handbook brings together a diverse array of expert and emerging scholars who conduct a thorough sociodemographic analysis of political and ministerial actors across different administrative traditions worldwide.

The chapters in this Handbook delve into the emergence of these advisers on the executive stage, the contextual factors and various institutional arrangements in which they operate, their contributions as policy workers, and their complex relationship with the media. They challenge prevailing normative stances surrounding corruption in political-administrative relations and offer a nuanced understanding of the nature and agency of ministerial and political advisers.

The Handbook addresses both historical and contemporary issues relevant to ministerial and political advisers, making it an invaluable resource for students and scholars of politics, regulation and governance, public administration, policy and management, and international politics. With its fresh and constructive analyses of the field, it will also serve as a valuable resource for private-sector and governmental practitioners seeking insights into the roles and impacts of these advisers.

Dimension: 244 x 169 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800886575