Robert Pyper

Britain's Modernised Civil Service provides detailed analysis of the structure and operation of the modern civil service along with an historically grounded account of its development. Key events, personalities and scandals help bring the account to life and illuminate and challenge the various theories of what the civil service is or should be. The authors take the evolutionary change of the civil service as a central theme and examine the impact of the major reforms of recent years on the historic Whitehall unitary model. They assess the impact of the New Public Management agenda of the Thatcher and Major years and the role of the Civil Service in the multi-governmental context of devolution and membership of the European Union. Further changes associated with New Labour such the increased role of think tanks, special advisers and the impact of the freedom of information act further sharpen the picture of today's civil service and lead to a rethinking of theories of its role.This readable book by two leading authorities provides an up-to-date account of Britain's Civil Service that will be essential reading for students of British politics, public policy and management.June Burnham is a researcher and consultant in the area of public services and public policy and formerly Senior Lecturer in European Government at Middlesex University.Robert Pyper is Professor of Government and Public Management, and Head of the Division of Public Policy at Glasgow Caledonian University. He is author of The British Civil Service for which this is a fully-revised replacement volume.

Hartwig Pautz zeichnet in seiner Studie die Leitkulturdebatte um Einwanderung, Integration und deutsche Identit t nach, die im Herbst 2000 die Bundesrepublik besch ftigte. Ausgel st durch die Absicht der rot-gr nen Bundesregierung, eine Einwanderungs- und Integrationsgesetzgebung zu erarbeiten, forderten Politiker der CDU eine "freiheitliche deutsche Leitkultur," die als Integrationsma stab f r alle Immigranten zu gelten habe. Im Verlaufe der davon ausgel sten Leitkulturdebatte wurden kulturelle Konkflikte um Aufnahmegesellschaft und Einwanderer heraufbeschworen. Bef rworter der Leitkultur nutzten ein Vokabular, das den Diskursen der neorassistischen Neuen Rechten und des Clash of Civilisations entlehnt war. Hartwig Pautz analysiert verschiedene Phasen der Debatte und untersucht den Leitkultur-Diskurs auf Sprache und Inhalt hin. Schlie lich beschreibt er auch, wie die Debatte um die Leitkultur dazu genutzt wurde, eine vermeintlich normale deutsche nationale Identit t zu konstruieren, die die Spezifika der deutschen Geschichte ausblendet.

This comprehensive introductory text starts by charting the origins and evolution of the shift from public administration to public management and moves on to assess the main theories and debates about its character, benefits and problems. After consideration of the party political issues and debates and continuities and discontinuities between the approaches of Thatcher, Major and Blair, the core of the book assesses the main dimensions of change in the organization and content of public sector organization and activity.

This comprehensive introductory text starts by charting the origins and evolution of the shift from public administration to public management and moves on to assess the main theories and debates about its character, benefits and problems. After consideration of the party political issues and debates and continuities and discontinuities between the approaches of Thatcher, Major and Blair, the core of the book assesses the main dimensions of change in the organization and content of public sector organization and activity.

First published in 1984 this book has established itself as the leading text in British public administration. The third edition builds on the previous edition's success to bring the considerable changes and very latest developments in the field. This edition includes: * a new chapter on the influence of Europe * a focus on new developments that have emerged in recent years such as managerialism, privatisation, consumerism, charters, contracting and regulation * new features include boxed summaries of key concepts and facts, guides to further reading as well as an extensive bibliography. Written by three leading authorities in the field, this text will be essential reading for those who want an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to public administration.

First published in 1984 this book has established itself as the leading text in British public administration. The third edition builds on the previous edition's success to bring the considerable changes and very latest developments in the field. This edition includes: * a new chapter on the influence of Europe * a focus on new developments that have emerged in recent years such as managerialism, privatisation, consumerism, charters, contracting and regulation * new features include boxed summaries of key concepts and facts, guides to further reading as well as an extensive bibliography. Written by three leading authorities in the field, this text will be essential reading for those who want an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to public administration.