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"This book examines the rise and agency of International Organizations (IOs) and their bureaucratic bodies - the International Public Administrations (IPAs) - as a reflection of an ongoing transfer of political authority and power from the domestic to the international level. It shows that IPAs represent actors per se, with autonomy and resources that allow them to exert an independent influence on global policy-making processes and outputs. Providing a combination of novel conceptual lenses and research design to capture IPAs as an empirical phenomenon, the book takes an open, theoretically and methodologically diverse approach to show that IPAs are far from being negligible actors in global public policy and must be taken seriously as actors in policy-making beyond the nation state. This book will be of key interest to students, scholars and practitioners in Public Policy and Public Administration, International Relations, International Political Economy, as well as Organizational Studies"--

A comprehensive introduction to public policy and the policy cycle, the fully revised second edition of this popular textbook offers a practical guide to the topic while remaining underpinned by cutting-edge research. Bringing together analysis of classic works alongside the most recent developments in the field, this book is guided by the following three crucial questions: What is public policy? Who participates in making and putting public policy in practice as well as in assessing its success? And when and how does public policy change over time? In answering these questions, the book covers everything from the central institutions and actors of policy-making to implementation, evaluation and governance. Drawing on examples from across the world, the new edition expands on themes that were previously covered only marginally, including the underexplored connection between public policy and political economy, as well as placing more emphasis on climate change and practical advice on doing policy analysis. For undergraduate or postgraduate students studying on courses focussed on public policy or the policy cycle or process, this textbook is the essential guide to the subject. The book is also suited for those studying public policy in the context of politics or public management and administration.

Wie Politik gemacht wird: Inhalte, Entstehung, Implementierung und Bewertung von Politiken sind das zentrale Thema der Policy-Forschung (auch als Politikfeld-Analyse bezeichnet). Wie kommt ein Thema auf die politische Agenda? Wie können Akteure und Institutionen Politikergebnisse beeinflussen? Wann ist Politik erfolgversprechend? Wie analysiert man Prozesse der Politikgestaltung? Dieser Band erläutert und hinterfragt grundlegende Theorien und Forschungsmethoden. Besonderes Augenmerk liegt dabei auf den internationalen Einflussgrößen, deren Bedeutung ständig wächst. Das Lehrbuch ist für alle Studiengänge im Bereich Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaft geeignet. Für alle, die verstehen wollen, wie Politikgestaltung konkret funktioniert: Das Wichtigste aus Theorie und Forschung übersichtlich zusammengefasst.

In recent years, International Organizations have undergone substantive reforms in terms of their administrative structures and management. This development has so far not been subject to systematic or comparative investigations. With Management Reforms in International Organizations Michael W. Bauer and Christoph Knill present a first attempt to open this black box. How can we explain the speed, acceptance and scope of management reforms in International Organizations? How important are Secretary Generals and member states? Do International Organizations, often considered as crucial diffusion agents for public management reforms, actually live up to the standards they are promoting? Do management reforms have unintended consequences with regard to the policy output? The book delivers a comprehensive analysis of management reforms in a broad range of different International Organizations. Leading scholars in the field analyze the respective reform processes inter alia in the European Commission, the Nordic Council of Ministers, the World Bank, the OECD, the European Central Bank, the European Parliament and the United Nations

Community legislation is unquestionably a factor to be reckoned with in member-state policy making. But the extent and mode of its impact on domestic policies and administrative structures will depend on the existing policy practices and the political and institutional structures of the country in question. In cases where there is a mismatch between an established policy of a member state and a clearly specified European policy mandate, there will be an expectation to adjust, which in turn constitutes a precondition for change. Assuming the existence of a need for change, the ability to adapt will depend on the policy preferences of key actors, and the capacity of institutions to implement reform, realize policy change, and administratively adjust to European requirements. The policy preferences of key actors are influenced by the distributional consequences of the policies to be adopted (Milner 1996); the capacity to change depends on the degree of integrated political leadership, caused by a lack of formal veto points (Tsebelis 1995), or a decisional tradition capable of surmounting formal and factual veto points by way of consensual tripartite decision making. Where there is a divergence of mismatch between European and national policies, and the policy preferences of political leaders are defined by a willingness to adapt, the absence of formal veto points and a cooperative decisional tradition will enhance the capacity to change and to adjust administrative structures in compliance with European policy mandates...

Part 1. Analytical Concepts and Paradigms in Environmental Policy Analysis -- Part 2. Determinants of Environmental Policy Performance -- Part 3. Environmental Policy Change -- Part 4. Transformation of Environmental Policies: Paradigmatic Challenges.

International public administrations (IPAs) have become an essential feature of global governance, contributing to what some have described as the 'bureaucratization of world politics'. While we do know that IPAs matter for international politics, we neither know exactly to what extent nor how exactly they matter for international organizations' policy making processes and subsequent outputs. This book provides an innovative perspective on IPAs and their agency in introducing the concept of administrative styles to the study of international organizations and global public policy. It argues that the administrative bodies of international organizations can develop informal working routines that allow them to exert influence beyond their formal autonomy and mandate. The theoretical argument is tested by an encompassing comparative assessment of administrative styles and their determinants across eight IPAs providing rich empirical insight gathered in more than 100 expert interviews.

International public administrations (IPAs) have become an essential feature of global governance, contributing to what some have described as the 'bureaucratization of world politics'. While we do know that IPAs matter for international politics, we neither know exactly to what extent nor how exactly they matter for international organizations' policy making processes and subsequent outputs. This book provides an innovative perspective on IPAs and their agency in introducing the concept of administrative styles to the study of international organizations and global public policy. It argues that the administrative bodies of international organizations can develop informal working routines that allow them to exert influence beyond their formal autonomy and mandate. The theoretical argument is tested by an encompassing comparative assessment of administrative styles and their determinants across eight IPAs providing rich empirical insight gathered in more than 100 expert interviews.

Intro -- Foreword -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Theoretical Frame of Reference and Analytical Approach -- 1.1 Policy Network Analysis as Frame of Reference -- 1.2 Sets of Variables in the National/European Context and in International Comparison -- 1.3 Procedure -- 2 Regulatory Principles at the National and Supranational Levels: Policy Patterns in Environmental Protection -- 2.1 Federal Republic of Germany: Regulatory Law and Technological Capabilities -- 2.2 Britain: Chumminess and Secrecy -- 2.3 France: Regional Diversity and Variation in Policy Instruments -- 2.4 Comparing the Countries Under Review -- 2.5 European Union: Centralized Regulation and Subsidiarity -- 3 Changing Roles in the European Negotiating Game: Initiative and Blockade -- 3.1 The Federal Republic of Germany as Pace-setter: Substantive Measures -- 3.2 Britain as Pace-setter: Procedural Measures -- 3.3 France as Hesitant Pace-setter -- 3.4 German and British Interventionist Philosophies: An Abiding Conflict -- 3.5 The Commission as Initiator: New Strategies -- 4 The Regulatory Contest and its Consequences: A Subtle Redefinition of the State -- Appendix: Actor Groups Interviewed -- References.