Ministers, Minders and Mandarins

Contents:

1. Introduction: Ministers, minders and mandarins
Richard Shaw and Chris Eichbaum

2. Australia: Applying an institutional lens to political staff
Maria Maley

3. Canada: Flexing the political arm of government
Jonathan Craft

4. Denmark: Loyalty and the political adviser bargain
Peter Munk Christiansen and Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen

5. Germany: The smooth and silent emergence of advisory roles
Thurid Hustedt

6. Greece: Political advisers and circles of trust in Greek ministerial cabinets: Cardinals of the conclave, managers and the children of favouritism
Athanassios Gouglas

7. Ireland: Steps towards a political coordination role for ministerial advisers
Bernadette Connaughton

8. The Netherlands: The emergence and encapsulation of ministerial advisers
Caspar van den Berg

9. New Zealand: Bargains, compacts and covenants in the core executive
Richard Shaw and Chris Eichbaum

10. Sweden: Civil servants and political advisers as adversaries
Birgitta Niklasson and Patrik OEhberg

11. Special advisers in the United Kingdom: Tensions in Whitehall
Andrew Blick

12. Conclusion: New directions in studying ministerial advisers
Richard Shaw and Chris Eichbaum

Index

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• Políticas da governo central
• Administração pública
• Estruturas políticas: democracia

Political advisers; ministerial advisers; special advisers; political staff; spin doctors; Spads