BRITISH GOVERNANCE IN TRANSITION: A CASE STUDY OF THE NORTHERN IRELAND CIVIL SERVICE
BRITISH GOVERNANCE IN TRANSITION: A CASE STUDY OF THE NORTHERN IRELAND CIVIL SERVICE
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转型中的英国治理：北爱尔兰公务员制度案例研究
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2002
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Paul Carmichael
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Paul Carmichael
摘要在比较国家内部的政府安排时，联合王国通常被归类为符合“威斯敏斯特模式”的单一国家。然而，本文认为，过去20年来英国治理性质的变化意味着，英国更好地被视为一个更容易符合“差异化政体模式”的“联盟国家”。在英国公务员体系方面，差异的现实是最明显的例证。为了说明差异的程度，本文提供了北爱尔兰公务员制度的特点和趋势的案例研究，因为尽管该省的政治受到极大关注，但其公共行政制度却长期被低估。本文考虑了公共管理改革的结构变化、政策过程和影响，以及权力下放政府的恢复。最后，它总结了来自北爱尔兰的证据如何为理论理解提供信息，以及它对英国其他地区和其他地区的影响。
ABSTRACT In comparisons of the internal governmental arrangements within states, the United Kingdom (UK) is ordinarily categorised as a unitary state conforming to the ‘Westminster model’. However, this article contends that the changing nature of British governance over the last two decades means that the UK is better viewed as a ‘union state’ that conforms more readily to a ‘differentiated polity model’. Nowhere is the reality of differentiation more clearly exemplif ied than in respect of the British civil service. To illustrate the extent of differentiation, the article presents a case study of the characteristics and trends in the civil service of Northern Ireland for, while the politics of the Province have received great attention, its system of public administr ation has been chronically under-reported. The article considers the changing structures, policy process and impact of public management reforms as well as the restoration of devolved government. Finally, it summarises how the evidence from Northern Ireland informs theoretical understanding as well as its implications for the rest of the UK and beyond.