Inter-Ministry Politics: Ministers, Ministries, and the Politics of Policy-Making II

Abstract

Abstract: This is the second of two related panels on Inter-Ministry Politics. We know surprisingly little about the role of individual ministries in the policy process. Yet, inter-ministry politics matter because the involvement of different ministries has different (re)distributive consequences and implications for representation, responsiveness and knowledge use in policy-making. In this second panel, we therefore discuss papers that contribute to our understanding of 1) the conditions under which ministries and ministerial agencies are created, restructured, and/or terminated and 2), the role and power of individual ministries in the policy process, especially in the process of public budgeting and budget control.

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Social ministries and the Ministry of Finance: Confrontation, collaboration, and autonomy	View Paper Details
Always the Last to Know? How Central Spending Controllers Handle Information Asymmetry	View Paper Details
It’s Where You Are That Matters: Network position and central agency termination	View Paper Details
Party Control and Ministerial reorganizations: Drivers for Changes Under the Hood	View Paper Details