Manchester University Press
9 Intergovernmental dynamics in international bureaucracies
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Abstract
This chapter presents a complementary way of understanding intergovernmental behavioural patterns and emphasises the importance of member states as actors in the game. Typical civil servants with an intergovernmental perspective are those employed by the Foreign Office, particularly those in the diplomatic corps. Intergovernmentalism has mainly been seen as a means by which national governments influence international organisations. Seconded national experts (SNE) are much more detached from the member-state governments than is generally believed. SNEs tend to enact a departmental contact pattern while working for the Commission, much like permanent Commission administrators. The presence of inside-out intergovernmentalism is of particular interest in the cases of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariats as the classic form of intergovernmentalism is more acknowledged in the Commission.
Abstract
This chapter presents a complementary way of understanding intergovernmental behavioural patterns and emphasises the importance of member states as actors in the game. Typical civil servants with an intergovernmental perspective are those employed by the Foreign Office, particularly those in the diplomatic corps. Intergovernmentalism has mainly been seen as a means by which national governments influence international organisations. Seconded national experts (SNE) are much more detached from the member-state governments than is generally believed. SNEs tend to enact a departmental contact pattern while working for the Commission, much like permanent Commission administrators. The presence of inside-out intergovernmentalism is of particular interest in the cases of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariats as the classic form of intergovernmentalism is more acknowledged in the Commission.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- List of tables vii
- List of abbreviations viii
- List of authors ix
- Foreword x
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Part I Introducing and theorising international bureaucracy
- 1 The bureaucracy of international organisations 3
- 2 On the principles of organisation of international bureaucracies 21
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Part II International bureaucracies
- 3 The European Commission 37
- 4 The OECD Secretariat 65
- 5 The WTO Secretariat 88
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Part III The dynamics of compound bureaucracies
- 6 Departmental dynamics in international bureaucracies 111
- 7 Supranational dynamics in international bureaucracies 138
- 8 Epistemic dynamics in international bureaucracies 156
- 9 Intergovernmental dynamics in international bureaucracies 171
- 10 Complexity and stability in international bureaucracies 193
- Appendix 208
- References 210
- Index 225
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- List of tables vii
- List of abbreviations viii
- List of authors ix
- Foreword x
-
Part I Introducing and theorising international bureaucracy
- 1 The bureaucracy of international organisations 3
- 2 On the principles of organisation of international bureaucracies 21
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Part II International bureaucracies
- 3 The European Commission 37
- 4 The OECD Secretariat 65
- 5 The WTO Secretariat 88
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Part III The dynamics of compound bureaucracies
- 6 Departmental dynamics in international bureaucracies 111
- 7 Supranational dynamics in international bureaucracies 138
- 8 Epistemic dynamics in international bureaucracies 156
- 9 Intergovernmental dynamics in international bureaucracies 171
- 10 Complexity and stability in international bureaucracies 193
- Appendix 208
- References 210
- Index 225
