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So What? Why Should Political Scientists Care About Bureaucratic Reputation?

Governance
Institutions
Public Administration
Power
P412
Madalina Busuioc
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Sharon Gilad
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Sharon Gilad
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Building: VMP 8, Floor: 2, Room: 206

Thursday 09:00 - 10:40 CEST (23/08/2018)

Abstract

So what? Why should political scientists care about bureaucratic reputation? Bureaucratic reputation has been a topic of growing interest among political scientists. Why are political science scholars -much like brand managers in the private sector- concerned with the ‘brand’ and the ‘image’ of organisations? Is this an exercise in frivolity or does it tell us important things about bureaucracies and the outcomes of their actions? Beyond communication and reputation management strategies, what are the consequences of a bureaucratic reputation approach? What does it tell us about the authority, the accountability, the legitimacy and responsiveness of the bureaucracy, and its political support? Should we be concerned with the outcomes of reputation and reputation management in shaping audience perceptions? We welcome empirical, theoretical/conceptual as well normative papers that focus on the political outcomes and effects of bureaucratic reputation/reputation management.

Title Details
Judicial Review as a Reputational Threat to Regulatory Agencies: Evidence from Spain and the United Kingdom View Paper Details
Measuring Bureaucratic Reputation: Scale Development and validation View Paper Details
Reputation-Sourced Authority and the Prospect of Unchecked Bureaucratic Power View Paper Details
Chicken or Egg: Exploring the Coevolution of Reputation, Performance and Structural Reforms. Evidence from a Flemish Public-Sector Organization View Paper Details
How a Bad Bureaucratic Reputation Becomes ‘Toxic’: Theorizing and Conceptualizing Political Sanctioning Behavior as a Consequence of Reputational Decline View Paper Details