Overeem, Sager and others on 'The European Public Servant

European integration is under pressure. At the same time, the notion of a European administrative space is being explicitly voiced. But does a shared idea of the public servant exist? 

Combining conceptual and institutional history with political thought and empirical political science, this volume shows how the public servant has been conceived throughout history, and asks whether such conceptions are converging towards a common European identity. Sager & Overeem's timely analysis constitutes an original effort to integrate history of ideas and cutting-edge survey research, presenting the subject's ideational foundations as well as its modern manifestation in European administrative space. 

'...opens intriguingly diverse perspectives and raises key research questions on a seminal public issue that deserves priority attention for those who wish the EU experiment success.' 
Richard Stillman, University of Colorado 

Keywords: European Union, Governance