?? Issue 1, Volume 35 (2025) ???“The professional profile, competence, and responsiveness of senior bureaucrats: a paired survey experiment with citizens and elite respondents” by Jostein Askim, Tobias Bach, Kristoffer Kolltveit. ?? This article examines how the professional backgrounds of senior bureaucrats influence their perceived competence and political responsiveness in a meritocratic system. Using a paired survey experiment in Norway, it finds that agency heads are seen as less competent and somewhat more politically responsive when they lack a career civil service background with mission-specific expertise. While citizens show little concern, administrators strongly prefer career bureaucrats over former politicians. Across all stakeholder groups, expertise in the agency’s mission is associated with higher competence and lower political responsiveness. The study highlights how recruitment choices can shape perceptions of good governance. ?? Read it here (open access): https://lnkd.in/g2heeDMV Public Management Research Association (PMRA) Roskilde University Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen Seulki Lee Elizabeth Linos Aaron Deslatte Michael Siciliano Gabriela Lotta Nathan Favero Ana-Maria Dimand, LL.B., Ph.D. Melissa Falk?r Olsen Kim Sass Mikkelsen Ole Helby Petersen
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