Identitet og historie i kommunereformas tid

Flo, Yngve

doi:10.18261/issn1894-3195-2015-04-04

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…While the level of county attachment is relatively high among the bureaucrats (see table 1), the general level of regional territorial sentiment is comparatively weaker in Norway than in other European countries. Although calls for a 'Nordic regionalism' debate have been made , community attachments in Norway is predominantly found at the local rather than the regional level (Baldersheim & Rose, 2010;Flo, 2015). This may help to explain the moderate effects we are seeing.…”

Section: A Moderately Identity-driven Desirementioning

confidence: 97%

Reserved but Principled – and Sometimes Functional: Explaining Decentralisation Preferences Among Regional Bureaucrats

Myksvoll

2020

SJPA

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In recent decades, decentralisation measures have been implemented in most advanced democracies. While such reforms may be driven by subnational pressures and demands for empowerment, the central government usually has the deciding power to decentralise. Literature on regional preference has proliferated since the 1990s, though we know little of regional administrative preferences in relation to this process. As policy formulators and implementers, they are directly affected by dispersion of authority downwards, as it directly affects their organisational structures and portfolio of responsibilities. This article analyses decentralisation preferences among regional bureaucrats in Norway in the context of the 2015-2020 Regional Government Reform. Utilising an original survey and testing five explanations, the bureaucrats are generally reserved about taking on additional functions, with support for increasing their portfolio primarily explained by a principled motivation to increase regional autonomy, followed by feelings of regional attachment. Functional arguments also matter, though to a lesser extent. The bureaucrats’ principled, rather than functional, attitude towards regionalisation deviates from theoretical premises of decentralisation literature, while also challenging more underlying notions of bureaucratic thinking, inviting further research into how these dynamics manifest themselves among members of the civil service.

show abstract

Section: A Moderately Identity-driven Desirementioning

confidence: 97%