Representative bureaucracy - Einzelansicht

The theory of representative bureaucracy suggests that society’s population including women and ethnic minority groups should be represented in public administration to ensure that their interests are considered in bureaucratic decision-making processes. In this seminar, we will discuss theoretical arguments and empirical findings and develop own research projects.

First, we will discuss the concepts of passive, active and symbolic representation and how they can be empirically measured. We will formulate criticism and discuss which additional social groups should be taken into consideration in different administrative settings and countries.

Second, we will assess growing evidence in the field (suggested literature and own literature search).

Third, students will choose their own research topic (based on the topics discussed in class), prepare and present a research design and comment on others.

Suggested readings see below. The complete reading list will be announced in class.

Overview

Kennedy, B. (2014). Unraveling Representative Bureaucracy: A Systematic Analysis of the Literature. Administration and Society, 46(4), 395–421. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399712459724

Riccucci, N. M., & Van Ryzin, G. G. (2017). Representative Bureaucracy: A Lever to Enhance Social Equity, Coproduction, and Democracy. Public Administration Review, 77(1), 21–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12649

Bradbury, M., & Kellough, J. E. (2011). Representative bureaucracy: Assessing the evidence on active representation. American Review of Public Administration, 41(2), 157–167. https://doi.org/10.1177/0275074010367823

Gender

Guul, T. S. (2018). The Individual-Level Effect of Gender Matching in Representative Bureaucracy. Public Administration Review, 78(3), 398–408. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12907

Hamidullah, M. F., Riccucci, N. M., & Pandey, S. K. (2015). Women in City Hall: Gender Dimensions of Managerial Values. American Review of Public Administration, 45(3), 247–262. https://doi.org/10.1177/0275074013498464

Schuck, A. M. (2018). Women in Policing and the Response to Rape: Representative Bureaucracy and Organizational Change. Feminist Criminology, 13(3), 237–259. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557085117753668

Race/Ethnicity

Wade-Olson, J. (2019). Race, Staff, and Punishment: Representative Bureaucracy in American State Prisons. Administration and Society, 51(9), 1397–1424. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399716667156

Watkins-Hayes, C. (2011). Race, respect, and red tape: Inside the black box of racially representative bureaucracies. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 21(SUPPL. 2), 233–251. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muq096

Erasmus+ students will receive 6 ECTS. If more credit points are needed, additional assignments have to be completed. Please contact the lecturer in the first session.