Street Level Divergence in the Functioning of Social Welfare Networks

Bland, J. Travis

doi:10.20899/jpna.3.2.135-154

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“…Furthermore, the more ambiguous and discretion‐oriented a policy is, the higher are the chances of implementation conflicts among bureaucrats (Boisseuil, 2019, p. 438). Literature on policy coordination has better taken into account the importance of inter‐group dynamics, highlighting that opposition among different groups of public servants during enforcement can hamper the outcome of policy implementation networks and complicate their management in interjurisdictional policy settings (Bland, 2017). We hold that beyond coordination issues, a focus on the interactions and confrontations among groups of implementing bureaucrats could also enrich our specific understanding of administrative entrepreneurship.…”

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Bureaucratic entrepreneurship and morality politics: Dividing lines within the state

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2022

European J Political Res

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Based on a qualitative and quantitative research design, this article examines the implementation of a morality policy-the medical cannabis policy in Switzerland-to investigate three understudied aspects of bureaucratic entrepreneurship. First, moving away from mono-professional studies, the focus is on a policy characterized by a dispute between two groups of bureaucrats: physicians and jurists. Second, key conditions triggering bureaucratic policy entrepreneurship are identified, with a focus on mid-level administrative entrepreneurs. Third, vertical alliances between bureaucrats and politicians of the executive and legislative branches are examined and these processes are reflected in the wider perspective of the politics-administration dichotomy. Results show that law obsolescence, disputes between groups of bureaucrats and the need for political arbitration are favorable conditions for bureaucratic policy entrepreneurship. The study also shows that within the traditional separation of powers, bureaucratic entrepreneurship reinforces the executive power and creates dividing lines within the different branches of government.

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Bureaucratic entrepreneurship and morality politics: Dividing lines within the state

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2022

European J Political Res

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“…Using a survey of 263 human service nonprofits, they find that nonprofits are more likely to adopt measures when they are more risk-taking, influences by institutional pressures, and have more human resource and political capabilities. Bland's (2017) article looks at the process side of network effectiveness, focusing on process-related divergence at the street level. Using a sample of social welfare networks in Virginia, Bland shows that participation in a network may result in a sense-making challenge for street-level participants.…”

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