Roles in transistion! Politicians and administrators between hierarchy and network

Abstract

What does it mean to be a politician or an administrator in contemporary Denmark? The conditions under which these two central categories of actors operate within the political system have changed considerably in recent years. Hence, processes of societal governance can less be characterized as hierarchical, centralized, top-down government, and more as horizontal network governance. The working paper presents the outline of a research project which aims to contribute to the accumulation of knowledge concerning the means by which administrators and politicians handle the conflicts that emerge as a result of the modification of these otherwise traditional roles.