The Driving Forces of Stability: Exploring the Nature of Long-Term Bureaucracy-Interest Group Interactions

被引:25
作者
Braun, Caelesta [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Antwerp, Dept Polit Sci, ACIM, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium
关键词
administrative behavior; bureaucratic politics; interest group influence; ORGANIZATIONAL ROUTINES; BOUNDED RATIONALITY; EUROPEAN-UNION; POLICY; POLITICS; ENFORCEMENT;
D O I
10.1177/0095399712438377
中图分类号
C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;
摘要
This article explores the nature of long-term interactions between bureaucrats and interest groups by examining two behavioral logics associated with stability in public policy making. In addition to the implicit short-term strategic choices that usually feature in resource-exchange explanations of interest group access to policy makers, this article shows that bureaucracy-interest group interactions are likely to be dictated by routine behavior and anticipating future consequences as well. By drawing on survey and face-to-face interview data of Dutch senior civil servants and interest groups, the analyses reveal that a practice of regular consultations, the need for political support, and a perceived influential position together explain why bureaucrats maintain interactions with interest groups. The combination of these behavioral logics adds important explanatory leverage to existing resource-exchange explanations and shows that organizational processes as well as long-term strategic considerations should be taken into account to fully explain bureaucracy-interest group interactions.
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页码:809 / 836
页数:28
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