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Benevolent authority beliefs, democratic values, and public support: A comparative study of China and Japan

open access: yesPolitical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Emergencies and crises, such as the COVID‐19 pandemic, pose significant challenges to a country's governance, and public approval is crucial for effectively managing such crises. China and Japan are two East Asian countries that share Confucian cultural legacies but have undergone distinct political transformations since World War II. In light
Yida Zhai
wiley   +1 more source

Democratic Values in Citizen Participation: What Citizens Prioritize in Participation

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Citizen participation is often initiated to strengthen democracy. While participatory innovations are typically assessed through normative frameworks emphasizing democratic values, little is known about which of these values are prioritized by citizens.
Take Sipma, Frank Hendriks
wiley   +1 more source

Safeguarding Merit: Citizen Support for Civil Service Protections Against Political Interference

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT President Trump altered the U.S. federal civil service system by reducing merit‐based protections for bureaucratic expertise and expanding the scope of political appointments, shifting the balance long established under the Pendleton Act of 1883. Similar reforms have occurred at the state level with moves to at‐will employment.
Colt Jensen, Jaclyn Piatak
wiley   +1 more source

The Organizational Dynamics of Bureaucratic Resistance to Undemocratic Pressures: A Conjoint Experiment in Brazil

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Democratic backsliding raises new challenges for bureaucracies as politicians undermine democratic institutions and the rule of law. Although bureaucracies can play a central safeguarding role, little is known about the organizational conditions that foster resistance to undemocratic pressure.
Mariana Costa Silveira   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Practice Without Theory? The Wonder of Bethpage Black

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bethpage State Park's Black Course offers a rare historical case of administrative capacity emerging under conditions of uncertainty, fiscal constraint, and urgent public purpose during the Great Depression. Built with relief labor and without the benefit of fully developed public administration or budgeting doctrines, the project required ...
Odd J. Stalebrink
wiley   +1 more source

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