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A Public Administration Perspective on International Organizations

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International Bureaucracy

Part of the book series: Public Sector Organizations ((PSO))

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This is a book on international public administration (IPA). The introductory chapter sets the stage by defining international bureaucracy as an object of scientific inquiry. It is explained why it matters, what questions preceding studies on the phenomenon have been raised, and why there is a research gap both from the perspective of Public Administration (PA) and International Relations research. The chapter further introduces the contours of a PA perspective on international organizations as pursued by this book and briefly summarizes the central conceptual perspectives on IPAs as outlined by the volume’s contributions.

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  1. Deut. Univ. f. Verwaltungswissenschaften, Lehrstuhl f. vergl. Verwaltungswiss. u. Policy-Analyse, 2, Freiherr-vom-Stein-Str, 67346, Speyer, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Michael W. Bauer & Jörn Ege

  2. Department of Political Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 67, Oettingenstr, 80538, München, Bayern, Germany

    Steffen Eckhard & Christoph Knill

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  1. German University of Administrative Sciences, Speyer, Germany

    Michael W. Bauer

  2. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany

    Christoph Knill

  3. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany

    Steffen Eckhard

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Bauer, M.W., Eckhard, S., Ege, J., Knill, C. (2017). A Public Administration Perspective on International Organizations. In: Bauer, M., Knill, C., Eckhard, S. (eds) International Bureaucracy. Public Sector Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94977-9_1

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