Party Patronage And Party Government In European Democracies (comparative Politics)

__Party Patronage and Party Government in European Democracies__ brings together insights from the worlds of party politics and public administration in order to analyze the role of political parties in public appointments across contemporary Europe. Based on an extensive new data gathered through expert interviews in fifteen European countries, this book offers the first systematic comparative assessment of the scale of party patronage and its role in sustaining modern party governments. Among the key findings are: First, patronage appointments tend to be increasingly dominated by the party in public office rather than being used or controlled by the party organization outside parliament. Second, rather than using appointments as rewards, as used to be the case in more clientelistic systems in the past, parties are now more likely to emphasize appointments that can help them to manage the infrastructure of government and the state. In this way patronage becomes an organizational rather than an electoral resource. Third, patronage appointments are increasingly sourced from channels outside of the party, thus helping to make parties look increasingly like network organizations, primarily constituted by their leaders and their personal and political hinterlands.__Comparative Politics__ is a series for students, teachers, and researchers of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. For more information visit: www.essex.ac.uk/ecprThe __Comparative Politics__ series is edited by Professor David M. Farrell, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, Kenneth Carty, Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia, and Professor Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Institute of Political Science, Philipps University, Marburg. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Cover 1 Contents 8 List of Figures 10 List of Tables 12 List of Abbreviations 14 Part 1: Studying Party Patronage 18 1. Party Patronage as an Organizational Resource 20 2. Measuring Party Patronage Through Structured Expert Interviews 34 Part 2: Party Patronage in Europe 46 3. Party Patronage in Austria: From Reward to Control 48 4. ‘ATradition We Don’t Mess With’: Party Patronage in Bulgaria 71 5. Give Me Trafika: Party Patronage in the Czech Republic 91 6. Party Patronage in Denmark: The Merit State with Politics ‘On the Side’ 109 7. Party Patronage in Germany: The Strategic Use of Appointments 138 8. Party Patronage in Greece: Political Entrepreneurship in a Party Patronage Democracy 161 9. Party Patronage in Hungary: Capturing the State 180 10. Party Patronage in Iceland: Rewards and Control Appointments 203 11. Party Patronage in Ireland: Changing Parameters 223 12. Party Patronage in Italy: A Matter for Solitary Leaders 246 13. Party Patronage in the Netherlands: Sharing Appointments to Maintain Consensus 267 14. Appointments to Public Administration in Norway: No Room for Political Parties? 289 15. Party Patronage in Portugal: Treading in Shallow Water 311 16. Party Patronage in Spain: Appointments for Party Government 333 17. Party Patronage in the United Kingdom: A Pendulum of Public Appointments 352 Part 3: Conclusion 372 18. Conclusion: Party Patronage in Contemporary Europe 374 Appendix 1: Procedure for Data Aggregation and Common Indicators 392 Appendix 2: Questionnaire for the Expert Interviews 393 Appendix 3: Institutions Covered by the Analysis in Germany 395 Bibliography 399 Index 428 A 428 B 428 C 428 D 429 E 429 G 429 H 429 I 429 M 430 N 430 P 431 R 431 S 431 U 432 Party Patronage and Party Government in European Democracies brings together insights from the worlds of party politics and public administration in order to analyze the role of political parties in public appointments across contemporary Europe. Based on an extensive new data gathered through expert interviews in fifteen European countries, this book offers the first systematic comparative assessment of the scale of party patronage and its role in sustaining modern party governments. Among the key findings First, patronage appointments tend to be increasingly dominated by the party in public office rather than being used or controlled by the party organization outside parliament. Second, rather than using appointments as rewards, as used to be the case in more clientelistic systems in the past, parties are now more likely to emphasize appointments that can help them to manage the infrastructure of government and the state. In this way patronage becomes an organizational rather than an electoral resource. Third, patronage appointments are increasingly sourced from channels outside of the party, thus helping to make parties look increasingly like network organizations, primarily constituted by their leaders and their personal and political hinterlands. Comparative Politics is a series for students, teachers, and researchers of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. For more information (http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr) www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr The Comparative Politics series is edited by Professor David M. Farrell, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, Kenneth Carty, Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia, and Professor Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Institute of Political Science, Philipps University, Marburg. Party Patronage and Party Government in European Democracies brings together insights from the worlds of party politics and public administration in order to analyze the role of political parties in public appointments across contemporary Europe. Based on an extensive new data gathered through expert interviews in fifteen European countries, this book offers the first systematic comparative assessment of the scale of party patronage and its role in sustaining modern party governments. Among the key findings are: First, patronage appointments tend to be increasingly dominated by the party in public office rather than being used or controlled by the party organization outside parliament. Second, rather than using appointments as rewards, as used to be the case in more clientelistic systems in the past, parties are now more likely to emphasize appointments that can help them to manage the infrastructure of government and the state. In this way patronage becomes an organizational rather than an electoral resource. Third, patronage appointments are increasingly sourced from channels outside of the party, thus helping to make parties look increasingly like network organizations, primarily constituted by their leaders and their personal and political hinterlands. Comparative Politics is a series for students, teachers, and researchers of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. For more information visit: www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr The Comparative Politics series is edited by Professor David M. Farrell, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, Kenneth Carty, Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia, and Professor Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Institute of Political Science, Philipps University, Marburg. 'party Patronage And Party Government In European Democracies' Brings Together Insights From The Worlds Of Party Politics And Public Administration In Order To Analyze The Role Of Political Parties In Public Appointments Across Contemporary Europe. Edited By Peter Kopecký, Peter Mair, And Maria Spirova. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 382-410) And Index.