6 Globalization and Civil Servants: A Response Typology
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Tony Verheijen
Abstract
The concluding chapter focuses on adjusting, deepening, and finalizing the typology of civil servants proposed at the book’s outset, based on the evidence gathered from the analysis of the influence of three dimensions of globalization. Findings on the relevance and nature of filters, along with the relative importance of globalization transmission channels, are presented. The experience gained using an innovative methodological framework is also reviewed. Globalization, in the three dimensions reviewed here, has an impact on civil servants’ values and behaviours. However, civil servants’ association to global values is more evident than any real shifts in their behaviour. The potential for globalization’s greater influence is visible, becoming apparent mostly in the discussion on the global drive to performance, and least on the open government movement, although the latter has the strongest potential to generate change. The in-depth interviews, using a blend of vignettes and traditional methods, helped to confirm and deepen the response typology proposed at the start of the book, as well as fine tune the discussion on how global influences are filtered by national systems.
Abstract
The concluding chapter focuses on adjusting, deepening, and finalizing the typology of civil servants proposed at the book’s outset, based on the evidence gathered from the analysis of the influence of three dimensions of globalization. Findings on the relevance and nature of filters, along with the relative importance of globalization transmission channels, are presented. The experience gained using an innovative methodological framework is also reviewed. Globalization, in the three dimensions reviewed here, has an impact on civil servants’ values and behaviours. However, civil servants’ association to global values is more evident than any real shifts in their behaviour. The potential for globalization’s greater influence is visible, becoming apparent mostly in the discussion on the global drive to performance, and least on the open government movement, although the latter has the strongest potential to generate change. The in-depth interviews, using a blend of vignettes and traditional methods, helped to confirm and deepen the response typology proposed at the start of the book, as well as fine tune the discussion on how global influences are filtered by national systems.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of Figures, Tables, Boxes and Graphs vi
- List of Abbreviations viii
- Preface x
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Analytical Framework and Regional Context
- Globalization and the Changing Role of Civil Servants: Towards an Analytical Framework 3
- The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Globalization 40
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Civil Servants’ Response to Globalization
- Drilling Down on Globalization: Performance Indicators and Rankings as Features of Multi-Level Governance 75
- Deepening Engagement with International Development Institutions: Impact on Civil Servants 107
- Trickling Down: Impact of the Global Movement on Open Government 143
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Conclusion: Growing Impact despite Resilient Filters
- Globalization and Civil Servants: A Response Typology 177
- Final Thoughts 208
- References 209
- Index 226
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of Figures, Tables, Boxes and Graphs vi
- List of Abbreviations viii
- Preface x
-
Analytical Framework and Regional Context
- Globalization and the Changing Role of Civil Servants: Towards an Analytical Framework 3
- The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Globalization 40
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Civil Servants’ Response to Globalization
- Drilling Down on Globalization: Performance Indicators and Rankings as Features of Multi-Level Governance 75
- Deepening Engagement with International Development Institutions: Impact on Civil Servants 107
- Trickling Down: Impact of the Global Movement on Open Government 143
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Conclusion: Growing Impact despite Resilient Filters
- Globalization and Civil Servants: A Response Typology 177
- Final Thoughts 208
- References 209
- Index 226
