Jonathan Craft

Backrooms and Beyond

Partisan Advisers and the Politics of Policy Work in Canada

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Though they serve in many roles and under many titles, no one doubts that political staffs now wield substantial influence in the making of government policy. Backrooms and Beyond draws on interviews with ministers, senior public servants, and political advisers to offer the first detailed Canadian treatment of how that influence is gained and exercised in the policy making process. A comparative analysis of case studies from three Canadian jurisdictions, including the federal Prime Minister’s Office, two premier’s offices, and ministers’ offices, the book presents a detailed account of partisan advisers’ involvement in policy work and a new theoretical framework for understanding this work and its impact. As Jonathan Craft shows, partisan advisers often engage in policy work with public servants, outside stakeholders, and often in types of policy work that public servants cannot. Backrooms and Beyond is a rich and rigorous look at an important aspect of contemporary Canadian politics, essential reading for scholars and practitioners, journalists, students of the Westminster system from around the world, and those wanting to understand just how policy is made today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9781442648760
• ISBN-10: 1442648767
• Artikelnr.: 43778441

Autorenporträt

By Jonathan Craft

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Partisan Advisers, Policy Work, and The Political Arm of
Government in Canada
Chapter 1. A ‘No Surprises’ Environment
Chapter 2. Institutionalization, Expansion, and Specialization
Chapter 3. Buffers and Bridges at the “Centre”
Chapter 4. Movers and Shapers at the Centre
Chapter 5. He Said/She Said: Ministers’ Office Buffers and Bridges
Chapter 6. Movers and Shapers Down the Line
Chapter 7. Conclusion. Core Executives, Partisan Advisers, and the Politics
of Policy Work in Canada
References
Appendices
Appendix A. Federal Exempt Staff by Department (March 31, 2001 - March 31,
2014)
Appendix B. Organization of B.C. Premier’s Office (2001)
Appendix C. Organization of B.C. Premier’s Office (2011)
Appendix D. B.C. Ministers’ Office Staff by Department and Classification
(1996-2001)
Appendix E. Interview Index