TY - BOOK
T1 - Technocratic Ministers and Political Leadership in European Democracies
A2 - Pinto, António Costa
A2 - Cotta, Maurizio
A2 - Tavares de Almeida, Pedro
N1 - info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147295/PT#
UID/CPO/04627/2013
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This book provides an in-depth analysis of the ‘technocratic shift’ in ministerial recruitment, measuring its extent and variations over time in fourteen European countries. It addresses the question: who governs in European democratic regimes? Just a few decades ago, the answer would have been straightforward: party-men and (fewer) party-women. More recently, however, and in varying degrees across Europe, a greater proportion of non-politicians or experts have been recruited to government, as exemplified by the 2017 election of Emmanuel Macron to the French Presidency. These experts, frequently labelled “technocrats”, increasingly occupy key executive positions and have emerged as powerful actors in the decision-making process. This edited collection explores the contemporary debates surrounding the relationship between technocracy, democracy and political leadership, and will appeal to scholars and advanced students interested in these fields.
AB - This book provides an in-depth analysis of the ‘technocratic shift’ in ministerial recruitment, measuring its extent and variations over time in fourteen European countries. It addresses the question: who governs in European democratic regimes? Just a few decades ago, the answer would have been straightforward: party-men and (fewer) party-women. More recently, however, and in varying degrees across Europe, a greater proportion of non-politicians or experts have been recruited to government, as exemplified by the 2017 election of Emmanuel Macron to the French Presidency. These experts, frequently labelled “technocrats”, increasingly occupy key executive positions and have emerged as powerful actors in the decision-making process. This edited collection explores the contemporary debates surrounding the relationship between technocracy, democracy and political leadership, and will appeal to scholars and advanced students interested in these fields.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-62313-9
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-62313-9
M3 - Book
SN - 978331962312-2
T3 - Plagrave Studies in Political Leadership Series
BT - Technocratic Ministers and Political Leadership in European Democracies
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
ER -