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作者：Howlett, Michael; Ramesh, M.
作者单位：Simon Fraser University; National University of Singapore
摘要：This article assesses the usefulness of conceptions of policy capacity for understanding policy and governance outcomes. In order to shed light on this issue, it revisits the concept of governance, derives a model of basic governance types and discusses their capacity pre-requisites. A model of capacity is developed combining competences over three levels of activities with analysis of resource capabilities at each level. This analysis is then applied to the common modes of governance. While e...
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作者：Murdoch, Zuzana; Trondal, Jarle; Geys, Benny
作者单位：University of Bremen; University of Agder; University of Oslo; BI Norwegian Business School
摘要：The bureaucratic arms of modern international organizations increasingly consist of staff with ambiguous organizational affiliations. This article analyses the implications of this trend from the perspective of representative bureaucracy - using seconded national experts (SNEs) in the European Commission (Commission) as the empirical laboratory. Using a variety of datasets, we unveil Commission SNEs' profiles (to assess their passive representativeness) and link these profiles to their role pe...
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作者：Capelos, Tereza; Provost, Colin; Parouti, Maria; Barnett, Julie; Chenoweth, Jonathan; Fife-Schaw, Chris; Kelay, Tanika
作者单位：University of Birmingham; University of London; University College London; University of London; University of Bath; University of Surrey; University of Surrey; Imperial College London
摘要：The purpose of this study is to examine the link between the reputational components of efficacy and moral reliability of institutions, and citizens' compliance with institutional recommendations. Research on bureaucratic reputations highlights the significance of positive political reputations based on credibility and legitimacy, but the impact of these components is not systematically isolated and studied. We draw insights from political psychology to move beyond a positive-negative valence-...
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作者：Snir, Reut; Ravid, Gilad
作者单位：Bar Ilan University; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
摘要：Over the last decade, there has been a proliferation of nanotechnology regulatory initiatives, developed to ensure the responsible development of nanotechnology applications. This article examines the emergence and diffusion of environmental, health and safety (EHS) policies dealing with nanotechnology. Drawing on a citation network analysis of global nanotechnology regulatory governance, the article analyzes the role of key organizations at multiple levels and their interplay in initiating an...
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作者：Duina, Francesco
作者单位：University of British Columbia
摘要：Regional trade agreements (RTAs) constitute one of the most important elements of the international economic order. Researchers have accordingly embarked on comparative analyses of their design. Yet one fundamental question remains unanswered: how have officials in different RTAs responded to the challenge of regulatory misalignments among the member states? In this article, I turn to 10 of the most established RTAs in the world and document three types of responses. Some RTAs rely on the prin...
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作者：Pichhadze, Aviv
作者单位：York University - Canada
摘要：Analysis of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) treatment of the concept of ownership in the federal proxy rules, between 1934 and 2010, suggests SEC systems and procedures may not employ optimal organizational learning. Addressing this, I develop the Learning Regulator Framework, a normative model facilitating organizational learning and allowing regulatory agencies to maintain awareness of, and adaptation to, socio-economic realities in regulated environments, thereby promoting...
