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Barth, Thomas J. "Administrative statesmanship in a government of shared powers." Diss., This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08032007-102235/.

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Kim, Se Jin. "The Study of Public Administration in Korea: The Executive-Centered Approach to Public Administration and Its Legacy." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/82842.

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The purpose of this dissertation is to examine if, and how, the executive-centered approach to public administration, which emphasized public administrators' unwavering loyalty to the president, intellectually shaped the founding and growth of Korean mainstream public administration in the 1962-1987 period. Specifically, this dissertation identifies the four normative tenets underlying the executive-centered approach and conducts comprehensive qualitative content analysis of mainstream scholars' journal articles and book chapters to investigate if, and how, such normative tenets framed the intellectual trajectory of Korean mainstream public administration in the 1962-1987 period. The major findings of this dissertation indicate that: 1) Korean public administration was intellectually founded upon the four tenets of the executive-centered approach and such tenets became fully entrenched as unassailable normative beliefs in Korean mainstream public administration scholarship in the 1962-1987 period and 2) Korean mainstream public administration scholars' strong commitment to the executive-centered approach led them to uphold executive-centered governing order, in which the president exercised exclusive control of public administrators, and to champion the authoritarian developmental state, in which the authoritarian president pushed administrators into controlling civil society and market in line with his political and policy agenda, in the 1962-1987 period. This dissertation also contends that in the post-1987 period, the advent of the new governing order of separation of powers created an intellectual dilemma for Korean public administration scholars because their blind adherence to the executive-centered approach, which stressed administrators' exclusive responsiveness to the president, came into essential tension with the new governing order of separation of powers, in which administrators were required to be simultaneously responsive to not only the president, but also the legislative and judicial branches. Ph. D.

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Schuhmann, Robert A. "The Constitution and the council-manager plan : public administration operating under a system without shared powers /." Diss., This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08232007-113057/.

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Lima, Yara Oyram Ramos. "Trabalho em saúde: o poder de policia na visão do profissional de vigilância sanitária." Programa de pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2008. http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/10893.

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p. 1-129 Submitted by Santiago Fabio (fabio.ssantiago@hotmail.com) on 2013-05-09T18:28:45Z No. of bitstreams: 1 55555555555555555.pdf: 530939 bytes, checksum: 4dada0bbbbbccb7763725fc112b7a8a0 (MD5) Approved for entry into archive by Maria Creuza Silva(mariakreuza@yahoo.com.br) on 2013-05-13T13:42:46Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 55555555555555555.pdf: 530939 bytes, checksum: 4dada0bbbbbccb7763725fc112b7a8a0 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2013-05-13T13:42:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 55555555555555555.pdf: 530939 bytes, checksum: 4dada0bbbbbccb7763725fc112b7a8a0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 A Constituição Federal proclama a saúde um direito de todos e dever do Estado. As ações e serviços de saúde são de relevância pública, cabendo ao poder estatal dispor, mediante lei, sobre a sua regulamentação, fiscalização e controle. A vigilância sanitária, componente do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), é responsável pelo controle de riscos e agravos relacionados a produtos e serviços de interesse da saúde. Para tanto, os profissionais da área, como agentes do Estado, são investidos do poder de autoridade para limitar a atuação privada e pública em função dos interesses da coletividade. Investigar a atuação do profissional de vigilância sanitária no exercício do poder de polícia é relevante no contexto atual de reformulação das práticas e reorganização do Sistema Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária. Este estudo tem o propósito de contribuir com subsídios para formulação de políticas voltadas a esses profissionais e teve por objetivo analisar a visão do profissional de vigilância sanitária sobre o poder de polícia, assim como identificar sua instrumentalização, dificuldades e fatores facilitadores no exercício deste poder. Trata-se de um estudo de caso desenvolvido nas instituições de vigilância sanitária da esfera federal, estadual e municipal, circunscritas ao município de Salvador. Utilizou-se das estratégias metodológicas de observação direta e entrevistas semi-estruturadas. Encontrou-se dificuldades do profissional de vigilância sanitária para definir e compreender a abrangência do poder de polícia para além do âmbito de suas práticas rotineiras. A instrumentalização para o exercício deste poder ainda não é priorizada nos processos de capacitação; e tampouco existe supervisão. Foram referidas dificuldades de distintas ordens e alguns fatores facilitadores do exercício do poder de polícia relacionados ao serviço, agente e meio-social. Este estudo identificou um profissional em transição de uma concepção restrita e autoritária de poder de polícia para um profissional de saúde que detém poder para proteger a saúde da população. Salvador

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Haygarth, David. "Happiness and well-being : the duties and powers of local government to reduce carbon emissions and fuel poverty." Thesis, Southampton Solent University, 2011. http://ssudl.solent.ac.uk/2102/.

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The thesis focuses on Local Government duties and powers for enabling energy and sustainability projects in England and Wales. It establishes a theoretical understanding for well-being in international law, European law and a pragmatic approach on how legal and policy instruments should be interpreted when assessing obligations for energy and sustainability. It then illustrates how various objectives are currently delivered across Europe. This leads to a theoretical and legal context for council members and officers working in local government with both mandatory duties and permitted powers available to advance the carbon emissions and fuel poverty agenda in their communities. The thesis evaluates the implications of ultra vires and judicial review on local authority behaviour in hand with the Local Government Act 1999 (Best Value) and suggests the combination has restricted positive action by the majority of local authorities in areas crucial to the well-being of many vulnerable residents. Compounding this, the subsequent Local Government Act 2000 (Powers of Well-Being) is currently underused due to a lack of legal certainty about their interpretation or realisation of their potential to address substantive community issues. To help counter the issue the thesis provides a theoretical context and working definition for energy and sustainability in local government which aligns Aristotelian thought and the principles of sustainable development. Then a practical example illustrates how energy and sustainability projects could be used to achieve wider community well-being. The thesis concludes by offering local government is under an implied duty to promote well-being and it should not defer actions on the grounds of the absence of a mandatory duty in the area. It must look to its history in public health reform in order to recognise the substantive issues of the day involving energy and poverty. It must become more outward looking, exploratory and adventurous in scope and find the political will to address the issues and the moral courage to direct resources to long term solutions.

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Ziolkowski, Richard, and n/a. "A re-examination of corporate governance: concepts, models, theories and future directions." University of Canberra. Law, 2005. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060411.150123.

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This thesis represents a scholarly journey towards an understanding of corporate governance. Unlike the vast majority of writings on governance, this work attempts to take a step back, and to consider why and how we should study corporate governance. These critical questions have been largely ignored during the frenzy of governance research in the past few decades. The thesis argues that corporate governance theory and practice reflects a Tower of Academic Babel¹ reality as writers from diverse backgrounds use different approaches, invent terminology and proclaim a new 'theory'. The thesis analyses the extent of this conceptual confusion about corporate governance and why this arises. It also considers some possible reasons for the increasing disillusionment with the legal, ethical, cultural, institutional, regulatory and other contexts of corporate governance. The corporate governance literature indicates that much uncertainty has arisen over the nature of corporate governance. Both, denotative and connotative meanings of corporate governance have been ambiguous, often because of poorly defined concepts. This ambiguity is compounded by confusion over methodological concepts such as "paradigm", "system", "model" and "theory", the key constructs employed by many legal, and other, writers. Moreover, much of the literature on corporate governance is founded on ethnocentric concepts that are often "chauvinistic in the extreme".² This confusion has been intensified by the added complexity of unique phenomenology, demonstrated by numerous writers with "scholarship and advocacy that is culturally and economically insensitive"³ This thesis argues that the search for corporate efficiency and effectiveness is often misguided, both because of biased performance criteria and a lack of a clear conceptual domain. Consequently, the corporate governance discourse fails meaningfully to address the enigma of what is the range of corporate governance influence on corporate activities? The overarching argument made in this thesis is that our understanding of corporate governance requires a clarification of methodological approach and a comparative perspective. By recasting corporate governance research within consistent models, theories and applications this thesis lays the foundation for future research by which we may investigate the causal relationships that determine corporate efficiency, effectiveness and the optimum structures for good corporate governance. practitioners from most cultures.

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Švec, Róbert. "Reforma územného členenia a verejnej správy na Slovensku." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-15953.

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The work presented here gives a summary of territorial division and public administration development in Slovakia as the bases for present reform of public administration. This work deals with realization of this reform of public administration and territorial division in Slovakia and evaluate process and fulfillment of purposes of this reform. Key words: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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Bhattacharya, Debasis. "Legislative-executive relations and U.S. foreign policy| Continuum of consensus and dissension in strategic political decision process from 1970 to 2010." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3610246.

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During the last four decades, precisely from the early 1970s, U.S. foreign policy has played a dominant role in the U.S. political landscape. The current political discourse is predominantly marked by divided government, polarized politics and gridlock. Such a contentious political environment has proved to be detrimental for efficient and effective policy-making in foreign policy. There are significant factors that profoundly complicate the process of decision making and congressional-presidential relations. Partisan and ideological differences under the conditions of divided government are dominant in the current political process and in turn affect the prospects of legislative-executive consensus and dissension. Other factors such as media salience, public opinion, and electoral imperatives also complicate the dynamics of legislative-executive relations. In an era in which heightened political brinkmanship has enveloped Washington politics, continuum of consensus and dissension between Congress and the president on strategic foreign policy issues has virtually become a norm. This dissertation examines the dynamics of legislative-executive relations in two high politics U.S. foreign policy issue areas of treaty process and war powers. It appears that in contemporary U.S. foreign policymaking the trajectory of a continuum of legislative-executive consensus and dissension is a new normal and potentially irreversible, as Congress and the president try ardently to preserve their respective constitutional prerogatives. Empirical investigation across these two issue areas demonstrates a new era of a resurgent Congress marked by its greater assertive role and acting as a consequential player in the foreign policy domain. The passage of the War Powers Resolution in 1973 by Congress, overriding a presidential veto, has profound implications in the modern political landscape. It was a pivotal moment that permanently transformed the future road map of congressional-presidential relations. Since then the U.S. political system has been relentlessly experiencing an institutional power struggle in the foreign policy domain. Findings suggest that when Congress determines to confront the president and exercise its constitutional responsibilities it becomes very difficult for the president to overcome such congressional resistance. Interbranch competition has virtually created a consistent trajectory of a continuum of legislative-executive consensus and dissension in the foreign policy decision-making process.

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Terzi, Mahir. "Information-based Economy And E-government: Transformation In The Public Administration." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607146/index.pdf.

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&ldquo Information-Based Economy&rdquo , which is today&rsquo s economy that is a proof and indicator of development level for the countries now on, comes on the scene with its new organizing model on the infrastructure of its own, which is called &ldquo Information Society&rdquo . The phenomenon of administration introduces to &ldquo e-Government&rdquo for reinforcing the roots of &ldquo Information-Based Economy&rdquo now. The objective of this study is to research the transformation of state, authoritarian and dominant power, that &ldquo Information-Based Economy&rdquo gives direction in the environment of &ldquo Information Society&rdquo and to determine the locus and focus of &ldquo e-government&rdquo as a new organizing model especially in the dilemma between administration and management, and in the dilemma between politics and administration by using the theories of public administration, keeping the variance of culture in mind. In addition, to have a systematic knowledge of the relation between &ldquo Information-Based Economy&rdquo , &ldquo Information Society&rdquo and &ldquo e-Government&rdquo as a whole composes of the theme of this thesis. For this purpose, questionnaire has been conducted in the Ministry of National Education, which is responsible for forming the society of the future, to understand whether there is a systematic knowledge on the relation between &ldquo Information-Based Economy&rdquo , &ldquo Information Society&rdquo and &ldquo e-Government&rdquo as a whole. Moreover, it has been aimed to discover what the mental formulations of participants are. Questionnaire results reveal that there is no systematic knowledge on the relation between &ldquo Information-Based Economy&rdquo , Information Society&rdquo and &ldquo e-Government&rdquo as a whole in the Ministry of National Education, and that the participants are apt to perceive &ldquo e-Government&rdquo within the context in which they are in terms of professions, status and backgrounds. Questionnaire results also show that the responses given by the participants concerning &ldquo e-Government&rdquo are more or less the same due to the hierarchical organization of knowledge and official knowledge in particular.

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Heidelberg, Roy L. "Accountability as an Instrument of Power: The Louisiana Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Grant and the Spaces of Public Affairs." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1362665658.

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Altenbockum, Uta-Bettina von. "Das schwedische Verwaltungsmodell : wie selbständig sind die schwedischen Verwaltungsbehörden wirklich? /." Hamburg : Kovač, 2003. http://www.gbv.de/dms/sub-hamburg/372563163.pdf.

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García, Cobián Castro Erika. "Governmental control of public expenditure in the constitutional State: thoughts regarding General Comptroller sanctioning powers approval on functional administrative responsibility." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2013. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/115838.

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Constitutional doctrine has little addressed on the General Comptroller of the Republic and its controlling function of public resources execution and management. Efforts have been made to explain this situation in other realities, regarding high budgetary, accounting and auditing content needed to carry out auditing activities constitutionally assigned to this kind of entities. Nevertheless, identifying competences of the General Comptroller of the Republic and its nature of autonomous constitutional body shapes an important expression of Constitutional State and the principle of powers division. This entity controls State’s Public Budget execution contributing to constitutional property protection, legality of budget implementation and the appropriate management of public resources, also the «efficiency» of social needs, proper functioning of public administration and prevention of corruption, among others duties. This article analyzes the constitutional mission of the General Comptroller in a Constitutional State promoting the process of given a constitutional status to the legal system in its area of influence, also optimizing constitutional properties protected. For such purpose, the 29622 recent law («Law that modifies the 27785 Organic Law of National Control System and the General Comptroller of the Republic extending powers in order to sanction in accordance of functional administrative responsibility») shall be used as object of constitutional analysis. La doctrina constitucional se ha ocupado poco de la Contraloría General de la República y de su función de control sobre la ejecución y gestiónde recursos públicos en el Estado. Esta situación se ha tratado de explicar enotras realidades en función del alto contenido presupuestario, contable y de auditoría de la actividad fiscalizadora atribuida constitucionalmente a esta clase de entidades. No obstante, la delimitación competencial de la Contraloría General de la República y su condición de organismo constitucional autónomo configuran una manifestación importante del Estado constitucional y su principio de división de poderes. Dicho organismo controla la ejecución del presupuesto público del Estado y contribuye a la protección de bienes constitucionales, como la legalidad de la ejecución presupuestal y la adecuada gestión de recursos públicos, la «eficiencia de las necesidades sociales», el buen funcionamiento de la administración estatal y la prevención de la corrupción, entre otros. El presente artículo se propone analizar la misión constitucional de la Contraloría General de la República en el Estado constitucional, con el fin de contribuir a la promoción del proceso de «constitucionalización del ordenamiento jurídico» en el ámbito de la actuación e influencia de dicha entidad y la optimización de los bienes constitucionales que protege. Para tal efecto, se utilizará como objeto de análisis constitucional la reciente ley 29622, «Ley que modifica la ley 27785, Ley Orgánica del Sistema Nacional de Control y de la Contraloría General de la República, y amplía las facultades en el proceso para sancionar en materia de responsabilidad administrativa funcional».

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Adams, Rebecca Clark White. "School system merger: A study of power and redistribution of resources." W&M ScholarWorks, 1992. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618699.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the merger of the school systems of the City of South Norfolk and Norfolk County in the State of Virginia. The merger of these two geographical entitites was consummated on January 1, 1963. Norfolk County was formed in 1636 by the Virginia General Assembly. The cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and South Norfolk were carved from this county. A series of annexations by these cities between 1940 and 1960 cost Norfolk County thirty-three square miles of territory, 110,000 residents, and {dollar}1,881,000 in revenue.;In order to protect its viability, Norfolk County voted to merge with the small City of South Norfolk. The City of Chesapeake was formed. Since schools were a major issue during the pre-merger campaign, this study examined the merger of the two school systems with primary emphasis on the control of power and the distribution of resources for facilities in the newly formed city.;The research data included primary and secondary sources in the areas of documents, newspapers, oral history, quantitative records, historical texts, and relics. A number of major figures in the school system of that period were available for personal interviews.;The hypothesis that resources for facilities were distributed equitably to the former South Norfolk and Norfolk County areas was accepted. Equitable did not mean equal since South Norfolk schools were in much greater physical need at the time of the 1963 merger. Therefore, the new Chesapeake School Board provided a larger share of the 1963 bond revenues and other fiscal resources to the former South Norfolk schools.;The hypothesis that the power in the newly merged Chesapeake School System was unevenly controlled by former Norfolk County leaders and residents was accepted. While it is fair to conclude from a review of School Board minutes, newspapers, periodicals, and interviews that former Norfolk County leaders and residents controlled decisionmaking through the Chesapeake School Board and major central office leadership roles, there was no indication that this power was used unjustly. Research into sources of the period and extensive interviews indicated that the leaders genuinely wanted the best for the new school system.;The issues of power and distribution of resources examined in this dissertation must be considered in any merger of school systems. Research into other school system mergers would advance this study.

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Kim, Kiyoung. "Best Practices for Constitutional Government Under the South Korean Framework of Democratic Experimentalism." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5736.

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South Korea has been one of the most successful newborn republics since 1948, and yet, since the new millennium, it has been embroiled in a controversy over the issues of constitutionalism and successful government, with the public expressing concerns about transparency, democracy, and competitiveness. Of particular concern is the public's perception of constitutional government. The purpose of this study was to better understand the elements of governmental success and best practices for constitutionalism in the country's framework of democratic experimentalism. Three prongs of inquiry rooted in the democratic experimentalist tradition (lessons learned from private governance, national institutions, and new concepts of rights) were examined. Dorf and Sabel's theory of constitution of democratic experimentalism was used to help answer the research question, which was, how democratic experimentalism supports constitutional government in South Korea. Data were collected through interviews with 16 legal/government professionals under the age of 40, and then coded and thematically analyzed. Findings identified 9 identified key themes as vital for the success of constitutional government in South Korea. Results suggest that constitutionalism and democratic experimentation need to be considered together when seeking to understand the South Korean constitutional government. Implications for positive social change include helping future investigators to better interpret the Korean constitutional system and supporting decision makers and public servants in making better informed decisions to further more democratic and transparent government.

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Russell, Roberta J. "Experiencing and exercising power: A study of men and women middle managers in education and public administration." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6534.

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This study focused on the early career socialization experiences of men and women who currently hold middle management positions with the federal government or with school systems to determine how those experiences influence their use of power. The theoretical and conceptual framework for the study emerged from the sociology of Georg Simmel (Simmel, 1902, 1950, 1984; Levine, 1971) and the concepts of tokenism (Kanter, 1977a); organizational socialization (Ortiz, 1982; Pfeffer, 1982); and organizational and individual power (Kanter, 1977a). An underlying assumption of this study was that gender is less a predictor of style of power use, the exercise of power, than early career socialization experiences, the experiencing of organizational power. That is, those to whom the organization extends more opportunities to learn about and develop within the organization early in their careers will be better equipped to exercise power as managers than those who receive few such experiences. A second assumption was that gender will act as an intervening variable, influencing the organization's decision making as to who should receive these opportunities and who should be denied them. The methodology used involved semi-structured interviews with men and women middle managers. Focus groups and elite interviews were used before interviewing to validate the literature review and the interview guide, and focus groups were used again following the analysis of interview data to validate the interpretations made. A number of managers who had been interviewed participated in the final set of focus groups. The framework which guided this study incorporated related literature on gender, tokenism, organizational socialization, and power. The product of the literature review was a socialization-to-power framework. The following five research questions guided this study: (I) Do the early career patterns of female middle managers differ from those of male middle managers in terms of the range and number of organization initiated opportunities provided them for power-related socialization? (II) (a) Do female middle managers perceive more barriers to their advancement to senior levels of management than do their male peers? (b) Do female and male middle managers perceive different barriers to advancement? (III) Do female and male middle managers view power differently? (IV) Do female and male middle managers identify the same people in their organizations as being powerful? (V) Do female and male middle managers exercise power differently? (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

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Maree, Petrus Jacobus Hermanus. "Investigating an alternative administrative-law system in South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85591.

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Thesis (LLD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation considers the question whether there are viable alternatives to the conceptual framework within which the South African administrative-law system operates, given that the administration now functions under new constitutional demands and new approaches to administrative engagement. The intention is not to proffer concrete recommendations for such a system, but only to propose an approach by means of which questions concerning the legal regulation of the administration and administrative function may be addressed. The dissertation introduces the concept of the contextualised administrative-law system. This concept emphasises the legal relationship between the public administration and the judiciary, but is not limited to this relationship. The administrative-law system does not operate in a vacuum, though, and is informed by the conceptual framework within which the system operates. The system is also a function of its geo-political and socio-economic context. The historical development of the doctrine of separation of powers, as one aspect of the conceptual framework, is traced. Thereby the normative, dynamic and flexible nature of the doctrine is established. On this basis, the potential and value of a fourth branch, the administration, within the separation-of-powers doctrine is assessed. By implication, the administrative function would constitute a fourth, distinct function in addition to the legislative, executive and judicial functions. The concept of the administrative-law system is consequently applied to the South African context. Firstly, the development of the South African system is outlined and, secondly, the administrative-law relationship is analysed. This discussion establishes that the system is characterised by an embryonic administrative law, the equating of administrative law and judicial review, an emphasis on the rule-of-law or “red-light” approach to administrative regulation, a rhetoric of deference, and the supremacy of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. Therefore, the system must be informed by the Constitution and, arguably, by Karl Klare’s project of transformative constitutionalism and Etienne Mureinik’s “culture of justification”. The content of the separation of powers is also investigated by means of an historical analysis of the considerations that rationalise the existence of an independent administrative jurisdiction in France. This entails an exposition of the Conseil d’État’s structure, organisation and dual function. Principles that describe the French system, other than the pure separation of powers, are discussed, namely, the duality of jurisdiction, the separation of administrative and judicial authorities, the separation of the administrative jurisdiction and active administration, the maxim “to judge the administration is still administering”, and the hybrid nature of administrative litigation. The legal regulation of public contracts can be regarded as a doctrinal perspective of the administrative-law system. The public contract is discussed as one form of administration, due to its conceptual ambiguity as a legal instrument on the boundary between public and private law and due to the administration’s increasing contractual activity. To an extent the contrat administratif of French law indicates that particular legal rules are an extension of the broader principles, considerations and institutional structures discussed in the preceding sections. This dissertation introduces an approach that emphasises the relationship between the administration and the judiciary as well as the conceptual framework within which the administrative-law system operates. Through the application of this approach to the South African context and to public contracting the key concepts and debates underlying an appropriate administrative-law system in South Africa are identified and investigated. This constitutes a platform for the development of a particular administrative-law system and an exposition of viable alternatives to the conceptual framework within which the system operates. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie proefskrif ondersoek die vraag of daar lewensvatbare alternatiewe tot die konseptuele raamwerk van die huidige Suid-Afrikaanse administratiefreg-stelsel moontlik is. Dié vraag word gestel teen die agtergrond van die nuwe grondwetlike vereistes en benaderings waaraan administratiewe interaksie moet voldoen. Die bedoeling is nie om aanbevelings vir die bestaande stelsel te maak nie, maar eerder om ‘n benadering voor te stel waarin vrae oor die regulering van die administrasie en die administratiewe funksie geakkommodeer kan word. In die proses skep die proefskrif ‘n nuwe konsep: die administratiefreg-stelsel in konteks, wat die regsverhouding tussen die administrasie en die regbank beklemtoon, terwyl dit nie beperk is tot die verhouding nie. Uiteraard word die administratiefregstelsel beïnvloed deur die konseptuele raamwerk waarin dit funksioneer, terwyl dit verder ook ‘n funksie is van sy geopolitiese en sosio-ekonomiese konteks. Die historiese ontwikkeling van die skeiding van magte, een aspek van die konseptuele raamwerk, word bespreek en daardeur word die normatiewe, dinamiese en buigsame aard van die leerstuk bevestig. Hiermee word die potensiaal en waarde van ‘n vierde been, naamlik die administrasie, binne die skeiding-van-magte leerstuk oorweeg, met die implikasie dat die administratiewe funksie ‘n onafhanklike, vierde funksie vestig, benewens die wetgewende, uitvoerende en regsprekende funksies. Die konsep van die administratiefreg-stelsel word gevolglik toegepas op die Suid- Afrikaanse konteks. Eerstens word die ontwikkeling van die Suid-Afrikaanse stelsel uiteengesit en dan tweedens word die administratiefreg-verhouding ontleed. Hierdie bespreking bevestig dat die stelsel gekenmerk word deur ‘n onderontwikkelde administratiefreg, die gelykstelling van die administratiefreg en geregtelike hersiening, die beklemtoning van die regstaat en ‘n sogenaamde rooilig-benadering tot administratiewe regulasie, ‘n retoriek van geregtike agting, en die oppergesag van die Grondwet van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika, 1996. Juis as gevolg hiervan moet die stelsel op die Grondwet gegrond word. Daar word ook geargumenteer dat Karl Klare se transformerende konstitusionalisme sowel as Etienne Mureinik se kultuur van regverdiging die stelsel vorm behoort te gee. Die skeiding van magte se inhoud word ook aan ‘n historiese ontleding van Franse reg onderwerp om sodoende die rasionaal agter die onafhanklike administratiewe jurisdiksie in Frankryk te verduidelik. Dit behels ‘n uiteensetting van die Conseil d’État se struktuur, interne organisering en tweeledige funksie. Die beginsels wat die Franse stelsel beskryf, bo-en-behalwe die suiwer skeiding van magte, word bespreek en dit is by name die dualiteit van jurisdiksie, die skeiding van administratiewe en regsprekende owerhede, die skeiding van die administratiewe jurisdiksie en aktiewe administrasie, die leuse wanneer die administrasie beoordeel word, word daar steeds administreer, en die gemengde aard van administratiewe regsgedinge. Die openbare kontrak word bespreek as ‘n instrument van administrasie gegewe die konseptuele dubbelsinnigheid van daardie regskonsep, wat op die grens tussen publiek- en privaatreg lê, en as gevolg van die administrasie se toenemende kontraktuele aktiwiteit. In ‘n mate dui die Franse contrat administratif daarop dat bepaalde regsreëls ‘n uitbreiding van die breër beginsels, oorwegings en institusionele strukture is, soos in die voorafgaande afdelings bespreek word. Dus stel hierdie proefskrif ‘n benadering voor wat die verhouding tussen die administrasie en die regbank, sowel as die konseptuele raamwerk waarbinne die administratiefreg-stelsel funksioneer, beklemtoon. Deur hierdie benadering toe te pas op die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks, en op openbare kontraktering, word die konsepte en debatte geïdentifiseer en ondersoek wat ‘n gepaste administratiefreg-stelsel onderskryf. Dit vorm ‘n basis vir die ontwikkeling van ‘n bepaalde administratiefregstelsel en die uiteensetting van lewensvatbare alternatiewe tot die konseptuele raamwerk waarbinne die stelsel funksioneer.

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Wainwright, Paul Francis. "Public opinion and nuclear power : a West Cumbrian case study." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1995. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.284267.

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This work investigates the factors which might influence public opinion regarding the nuclear power industry, and the accuracy of existing theories about that opinion. West Cumbrian opinion is of particular interest, because the area has the highest concentration of the nuclear power industry in the UK, and might thereby represent a potentially 'nuclear-friendly' area which would contrast with the increasing scepticism reported in the rest of the country, and indeed across much of the industrialised world. The factors which may influence public opinion are analyzed in three ways. Firstly, historical factors are presented in an account of the development of the nuclear power industry. Next, the socio-economic situation and traditions of West Cumbria are examined, in order to assess particular local influences on public opinion. Thirdly, the public relations methods of important local and national groups are examined in the light of public relations theories, in order to assess the ability of such groups to influence public opinion (a new avenue of research related to nuclear power). In order to discover the state of West Cumbrian opinion in 1994, and to assess the impact of the above factors upon that opinion, a survey was conducted using a representative sample of the population of Cockermouth, chosen as a typical Cumbrian town. The scope of questions employed in previous studies was broadened to analyze attitudes towards antinuclear groups as well as towards the industry. Great attention was paid to the methodology of the new survey, the findings of which were analyzed in the light of a comparative analysis of existing research and theories related to West Cumbrian opinion. Local opinion was contrasted with that of a national 'public' consisting of political, environmental and energy orientated organizations. This study confirmed some previously held ideas about public opinion, but also found several differences which suggest flaws in the methodology of previous research. One very important finding was that it is important not to overstate the existence of controversy surrounding the nuclear industry in West Cumbria. Overall, the West Cumbrian population appeared to be relatively nuclear friendly, but not as strongly pro-nuclear as might have been thought. A surprisingly large number of people displayed a lack of knowledge about the subject, and many showed feelings of apathy and alienation. Nuclear power and coal were found to be controversial choices of fuel supply. Wind power received more support and less opposition. Environmental groups were seen to perform a watchdog role, for which they were welcomed in West Cumbria by more people than supported the presence of either BNFL or NIREX. Levels of pOlitical activity amongst local people were low. The particular socio-economic situation in West Cumbria appeared to have had an impact upon local opinion. Support extended to the local industry, and to BNFL in particular, far more than it did to the nuclear industry in general. The insular aspect of West Cumbrian culture has affected attitudes towards those groups perceived as 'outsiders', including the national media and environmental groups. It has also affected attitudes to the industry where public relations campaigns have been targeted at a national rather than a specifically West Cumbrian audience.

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Lima, Julio L. "Power, trust, police unions, and police managers| A quantitative research study." Thesis, Capella University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3732850.

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A Likert Scale Attitudinal Survey was distributed to sworn, non-supervisor, police officers at six police departments in the state of California in a department roll-call setting to measure the counterbalance of power, trust, and influence between police managers and police union leaders. The relationship between a police management and police union leadership is critical component in the internal dynamics of the police organization. The results from this study provide evidence that although on average rank and file police officers tend to trust and attribute more power within police organizations to police unions rather than to police managers, an analysis of the survey responses by inferential statistics showed that these differences were not statistically significant. Furthermore, an analysis of the survey results measuring the relationship between the specific leadership bases of power and trust revealed a statistically significant relationship between the perception of trust by rank and file officers and the use of specific bases of power by police managers and police union leaders. In conclusion, the implications for studies of leadership, power, and policing are discussed.

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Keeler, Rebecca L. "The Power to Constitute Courts and Other Tribunals Inferior to Supreme Court." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/479.

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Book Summary: Offering a unique resource for students, scholars, and citizens, this work fully explains all of the 21 enumerated powers of the U.S. Congress, from the "power of the purse" to the power to declare war. • Presents comprehensive coverage of all congressional powers through authoritative essays by recognized experts • Enables readers to connect the long-ago goals and perspectives of the Founding Fathers to current issues and controversies • Facilitates a fully contextualized understanding of the legislative power of Congress―and the extent and limitations of leverage that it can wield on domestic and foreign policy • Provides an accessible gateway to further, more detailed research of each of the individual congressional powers • Includes appendices containing the full texts of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union and the Constitution of the United States

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Consejo, Editorial Consejo. "Fifteen years of the contentious-administrative process law: some aspects of its regulation in Perú." THĒMIS-Revista de Derecho, 2017. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/107252.

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In this interview, the interlocutor examines the contentious-administrative process, answering questions related to its historical origin, the changes it has experimented and the impact that generates its use in the reality. Furthermore, the interlocutor analyzes specific questions, such as the referred to the problematic of the precautionary measures, whether the contentious-administrative process is an equally satisfactory route in comparison with the amparo process, and the measures that Judicial Power is entitled to impose to the Administration. En la presente entrevista, el interlocutor examina el proceso contencioso administrativo, respondiendo a cuestiones relativas a sus orígenes históricos, los cambios que ha sufrido y el impacto que genera su utilización en la práctica. Asimismo, el interlocutor analiza cuestiones más específicas, como las referidas a la problemática de las medidas cautelares, si el proceso contencioso administrativo es una vía igualmente satisfactoria respecto del amparo, y las medidas que puede imponer el Poder Judicial a la Administración.

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Quintero, Múnera Andrés, and Ibáñez María Alejandra Páez. "The Sanctioning Power of the Administration in the Public Procurement Scope: The Cases of Peru and Colombia." Derecho & Sociedad, 2015. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/118194.

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Initially the exercise of sanctioning powers is contextualized in the field of government procurement in Colombia, regulatory and jurisprudential development of this power and the procedure envisaged by the legislature for the imposition of sanctions is exposed when a violation or breach of it becomes apparent the contractor’s obligations, specifying the scope and gaps that the process involves. Then the consecration of the sanctioning power of the administration is presented in the Peruvian law, marking the differences with the model adopted by the Colombian law, to conclude with some perspectives on the subject. Inicialmente se contextualiza el ejercicio de la potestad sancionadora en el ámbito de la contratación estatal en Colombia. Se expone el desarrollo normativo y jurisprudencial de esta facultad y el procedimiento que ha previsto el legislador para la imposición de sanciones cuando se evidencie una infracción o incumplimiento de las obligaciones del contratista, precisándose el alcance y los vacíos que el procedimiento comporta. En seguida, se presenta la consagración de la potestad sancionadora de la administración en el derecho peruano, marcando las diferencias con el modelo adoptado por la legislación colombiana, para concluir con algunas perspectivas sobre el tema.

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Kossowski, Adam Piotr. "Power and consensus : an analysis and description of the nature of labour relations, with specific reference to labour disputes and their settlement in South African local authorities." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21402.

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Includes bibliography. The aim and intention of this thesis is to critically describe the theoretical and practical applications of labour relations practices in the public sector internationally and in South African local authorities. In particular, this objective involves a description of the following key themes: A background to labour relations theory, the role of parties to the labour relationship, the premises of labour relations, the causes of labour conflict, the processes of dispute resolution and settlement, and applied dispute settlement approaches. A literature survey highlights the key concepts and principle labour conflict resolution measures applied internationally. In South Africa the above-noted labour relations themes are examined by means of a standardised-schedule delphi questionnaire which addresses the approaches adopted and related concerns of all Grade 10-15 local authorities (as in 1992). This thesis highlights the desire to institutionalise labour conflict in. the organisation as a dynamic management concern. Findings indicate that in the public sector internationally labour relations are complicated by a number of unique environments, notably, the political, social, economic, legislative and the organisational environments, within which the organisation must function. Subsequently, applied practices are characterised by restrictive measures which limit the scope of fundamental labour rights, especially the right to associate, the right to bargain and the right to strike. In this context, it is submitted that the use of power-driven processes, as commonly employed by public sector organisations, fail to institutionalise labour conflict effectively. This finding is based on the evidence of increasing labour disputes in this sector since the 1960's.

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Stanglin, Gerald Minor. "Perceptions and Assessments of Power in Legislative Politics for Texas Public Community College Administrative Leadership." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332283/.

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The problem with which this study was concerned is the political influence of community/junior college chief executive officers (CEOs) and campus presidents on the state legislature, both directly and indirectly, in the funding of community colleges in Texas. Perceptions of effectiveness were recorded by survey from campus presidents and CEOs as well as from legislators and key legislators. In addition, interviews were conducted with several key legislators and the chief administrators of the two statewide community college organizations. The purpose of the study was to analyze the policy-making process in Texas of which community/junior colleges are a part. The influential relationships and interactions of the sixty-five CEOs and campus presidents of the public community college districts and campuses in Texas were analyzed after a survey instrument was administered. Perceptions of rank—and—file legislators were gathered through use of another survey instrument and perceptions of key legislators were gathered in the same manner but with the addition of a personal interview. Certain questions were asked of them concerning interactions and communication with leaders of community colleges. With the legislators and the presidents certain demographic data was collected and analyzed as a part of the study. Among the findings, campus presidents and CEOs do not have sufficient levels of acquaintance, interaction and communication to heavily influence local people whom they consider powerful in state funding of community colleges. Furthermore, legislators do not receive enough communication from powerful local group members to positively influence their decisions regarding community college funding. Presidents and CEOs from the metropolitan districts communicate most often with their legislators followed by those from rural districts. Board members from the metropolitan districts are most active in communicating with their legislators. Finally, legislators view the community college nearest them as equal to or better than community colleges statewide.

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Camus, Aurelien. "Le pouvoir de gestion du domaine public." Thesis, Paris 10, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA100148/document.

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Le pouvoir de gestion du domaine public est un objet juridique atypique. Au cœur de la dialectique opposant puissance publique et propriété, et confronté aux nouveaux enjeux, patrimoniaux, économiques et concurrentiels, qui traversent la domanialité publique, ses contours et son fondement doivent être redéfinis, sur le socle de sa généalogie. Pouvoir sur une chose, la puissance publique gestionnaire doit aussi être définie dans le cadre des ses interactions avec les administrés, dans une perspective subjectiviste. Le pouvoir de gestion est une puissance publique propriétaire en interaction avec les droits des usagers The power to manage state administered property is an atypical legal object. At the core of the dialectic between public authority and property, and facing new property, economic and competitive issues related to state owned public domains, its outline and its foundation must be redefined based on its genealogy. A power upon a thing, the managing public authority must also be defined from a subjectivist approach, within the framework of its interactions with citizens. Management power is a public owner power interacting with the users’ rights

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Presto, Sylvia. "The impact of power of attorney abuse on the elderly| A case study." Thesis, New Jersey City University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3730744.

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Durable power of attorney has been recognized as a powerful legal document that is used to financially exploit the elderly across the United States. The existing research indicated elder financial abuse undermines the economic security of the financially exploited older adult. Despite the findings, however, a recent review of the existing literature showed a lack of research that computed how much elder financial abuse was attributed to durable power of attorney abuse. Studies, such as the one published by the MetLife Market Institute, reported that $2.9B was stolen from the elderly nationwide in 2010. If the durable power of attorney is used to financially exploit the elderly, then the question becomes: How much money is stolen from the elderly by the misuse of a durable power of attorney? The existing research that quantified elder financial abuse did not delineate and show how much was attributed to durable power of attorney abuse. That is the missing link. Adult Protective Services is a nationwide government agency that receives and investigates reports of suspected elder abuse, physical and financial. The elder financial abuse cases include those in which a durable power of attorney was used to gain access to the older adults’ money. This dissertation was the first attempt to calculate in dollars how much money was taken from older persons in Bergen County, New Jersey through the misuse of a durable power of attorney, with a sole focus on durable power of attorney abuse apart from the other ways in which senior citizens are financially exploited. This researcher examined an open-source document prepared by Bergen County Adult Protective Services and estimated in dollars how much money was taken from the elderly in Bergen County, New Jersey over a specific period of time. This researcher examined civil security, the human security paradigm, and national security. The focus was on the economic component of the human security paradigm and through a narrow lens, the study results demonstrated that durable power of attorney abuse is a critical threat to the economic security of the nation’s older population and poses a potential threat to our nation’s security. The most significant result was that the data compiled in this study seemed to indicate that between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2013, the majority of the elder financial abuse cases reported to and investigated by Bergen County Adult Protective Services were committed by a means other than the misuse of a durable power of attorney. When it was used, however, it resulted in the older persons having their monthly social security income stolen on a regular basis, or in other cases hundreds of thousands of dollars were taken over time.

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Zegarra, Valdivia Diego. "The involvement of private agents in the supervisory activity in the peruvian power sector: a brief approach to its study." THĒMIS-Revista de Derecho, 2017. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/107781.

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One of the most relevant powers available for the Public Administration so it is able to meet its objectives is the supervisory power. However, this is a matter insufficiently studied in the national legal ambit. In this article, the author conceptualizes the legal figure of supervision, proposing that it is a synonym of “inspection” and other similar concepts, and that it has wider purposes than the ones established in the Peruvian administrative legislation (that tends only to subsume it into the sanctioning power). With this theoretical framework, the author briefly analyses the phenomenon of the delegation of this power in the Peruvian power sector. Una de las potestades más importantes con las que cuenta la Administración Pública para cumplir con sus fines es la de supervisión. Sin embargo este es un tema que ha sido poco estudiado en el ámbito jurídico nacional. En el presente artículo, el autor conceptualiza jurídicamente la figura de la supervisión, planteando que es un sinónimo de “fiscalización” y otros conceptos similares, y que tiene unos fines más amplios que los reconocidos por la legislación administrativa (que tiende sólo a subsumirla en la potestad sancionadora). Con este marco teórico, el autor analiza brevemente el fenómeno de la delegación de esta potestad en el sector eléctrico peruano.

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Moulin, Paul. "Le principe de mutabilité en droit administratif." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023ASSA0076.

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Le principe de mutabilité a été dégagé par Louis Rolland dans les années 1930 au titre d'une des trois lois essentielles qui gouvernent les services publics. Depuis, on doute de son autonomie, notamment vis-à-vis de la continuité, de son champ d'application, souvent réduit au service public ou aux contrats administratifs, de sa valeur normative, jusqu'à son nom lui-même. Pour surmonter ces difficultés, cette thèse avance une conception transversale, normative et purement formelle du principe de mutabilité, qui signifie que l'Administration doit pouvoir modifier l'ordonnancement juridique. Pour en justifier le bien-fondé, elle montre que la mutabilité des actes administratifs unilatéraux et contractuels découle de la théorie de la souveraineté et en prolonge les exigences sur la structure du pouvoir de l'État en droit administratif. Le principe de mutabilité, refondé par les théories du service public, connaît actuellement un nouvel essor avec la réactivation du modèle classique d'État et la nécessité pour lui de répondre rapidement et efficacement aux défis économiques, sociaux et environnementaux. Pour mieux maîtriser cette extension, la thèse recommande d'améliorer le contrôle des mesures ne correspondant pas aux objectifs d'intérêt général préalablement définis. Elle suggère également de retravailler l'équilibre entre la mutabilité et la sécurité juridique pour permettre aux autorités publiques de réaliser les adaptations qui s'imposent, tout en protégeant au mieux les droits des administrés et en sécurisant leurs investissements. Ainsi le principe de mutabilité apparaît comme un principe d'avenir en droit administratif The principle of mutability was identified by Louis Rolland in the 1930s a one of three key laws governing public services. Since then, its autonomy has been a subject of debate, particularly regarding its relationship with the law of continuity. lts application has largely been confined to public services and contracts, and both its normative value and naming have faced scrutiny. To overcome these challenges, this thesis offers a comprehensive, normative, and formal perspective on the principle of mutability, which posits that public authorities must have the ability to alter the legal order. lt shows that the adaptability of administrative actions and contracts evolved from sovereignty theory, influencing the structure of state authority in administrative law. Refined by public service theories, the principle of mutability is currently experiencing renewed growth, driven by the resurgence of the traditional state model and its need to adress contemporary economic, social, and environnmental challenges. Consequently, this thesis advocates for better oversight of actions that deviate from established public interest goals and a reassessment of the balance between mutability and legal certainty. This aims to facilitate necessary adjustments by public authorities while effectively safeguarding citizens' rights and investments. Therefore, the principle of mutability stands out as a key principle for future developments in administrative law

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Grillos, Tara. "Participation, Power and Preferences in International Development." Thesis, Harvard University, 2015. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:23845452.

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Participatory development is widely touted as the remedy for ineffective and disempowering top-down development models of the past. However, participation can take many different forms, so an important open question for effective delivery of development assistance is: Which forms of participation influence which development outcomes under which circumstances? In this dissertation, I identify six key areas of research related to participatory development: the initial adoption of a participatory institution, the decision by individuals to participate or not, the direct outcomes of the participatory process, the effects on participants themselves, changes in the process over time, and carefully selected comparisons across contexts. I then make specific contributions to three of these areas through empirical research. The first essay, Popular Participation, Reciprocity Norms and Conservation Incentives in Bolivia, examines the decision to participate. In it, I compare the characteristics of participants and non-participants in a compensation program for environmental conservation in Bolivia, and I show that in addition to material incentives, social embeddedness plays a role in motivating participation. The second essay, Poverty Targeting and Elite Capture in Participatory Planning in Indonesia, addresses the direct outcomes of participation. In it, I examine the geographical distribution of the outcomes of a participatory planning process in Indonesia, and I show that the benefits are captured most by the least poor areas, but that this occurs in ways distinct from how capture is typically conceived. The third essay, Gender Inequality and the Multi-Dimensionality of Power in Northern Kenya, addresses the effects of participation on the empowerment of participants themselves. In it, I assess the impact on women’s empowerment of a program meant to enhance women’s political participation in northern Kenya, and I find that while the program largely fails to promote political participation, it has an impact on women’s empowerment within the household, very likely due to a component of the program which engaged directly with men. Overarching themes that emerge across these studies include (1) the importance of increased conceptual clarity not only with respect to the various forms that participation can take and the various goals it can be invoked to seek, but also regarding various hypothesized effects of and motivations for participation, (2) the potential relevance of the implementing agency and its relationship with pre-existing, overlapping social institutions, and (3) the usefulness of engaging with literature on psychology and behavioral economics. Understudied areas for future research include the evolution over time of a particular participatory process and more systematic comparisons of participatory processes across settings. Public Policy

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Gangl, Katharina, Barbara Hartl, Eva Hofmann, and Erich Kirchler. "The Relationship Between Austrian Tax Auditors and Self-Employed Taxpayers: Evidence From a Qualitative Study." Frontiers Media S.A, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01034.

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A constructive, highly professional relationship between tax authorities and taxpayers is essential for tax compliance. The aim of the present paper was to explore systematically the determinants of this relationship and related tax compliance behaviors based on the extended slippery slope framework. We used in-depth qualitative interviews with 33 self-employed taxpayers and 30 tax auditors. Interviewees described the relationship along the extended slippery slope framework concepts of power and trust. However, also novel sub-categories of power (e.g., setting deadlines) and trust (e.g., personal assistance) were mentioned. Furthermore, also little-studied categories of tax behavior emerged, such as accepting tax behavior, e.g., being available to the tax authorities, or stalling tax behavior, e.g., the intentional creation of complexity. The results comprehensively summarize the determinants of the tax relationship and tax compliance behaviors. Additionally, results highlight future research topics and provide insights for policy strategies.

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Adolphson, Linda, and Hanna Svensson. "TJÄNSTEPERSONERS MAKT I KOMMUNALA FÖRVALTNINGAR -En studie om likheter och skillnader av tjänstepersoners makt i en större och en mindre svensk kommun." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-75118.

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There is a democratic ideal that politicians are the decision- and policymakers while the public servants should serve as their policy executers. However, this ideal could be questioned as the public servants also have the capacity to make decisions that concerns the citizens. This thesis answers the questions whether there are differences and similarities of power held by the public servants in one larger and one smaller Swedish municipality, and if there is a larger extent to power for the public servants in the smaller municipality. By analysing and comparing interviews and control documents this study shows that the public servants in the larger municipality may have less power because of a different structure of the organisation and more political frameworks that regulate the administration. The public servants in the smaller municipality have more power in contributing ideas and knowledge for decision-making and implementation. It’s easier for the executive manager in the smaller municipality to influence in evaluations and the agenda setting.

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Aubert, François-Jérôme. "La décision à l'hôpital public : quelles relations entre directeur et médecin ?" Thesis, Bordeaux, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014BORD0402/document.

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La décision à l’hôpital public est un objet complexe, qui donne lieu à de fréquentesmodifications législatives et réglementaires. Déterminant essentiel de la qualité duservice rendu, les modalités d’exercice du pouvoir de décision à l’hôpital sontdéfinies par les textes, mais aussi par les pratiques des acteurs.Cette thèse traite des relations entre les deux catégories d’acteurs qui dominent lesinteractions ayant pour objet la décision : les directeurs et les médecins.Ces acteurs ont un rôle majeur et complémentaire dans les deux phases du processusde décision. D’une part, ils assurent une grande partie de la préparation desdécisions, dans le cadre d’échanges informels et au sein des instances. Directeurs etmédecins ont donc ainsi un rôle important dans la délibération qui précède ladécision. D’autre part, ils ont un rôle essentiel dans la prise de décision elle-même.Au-delà du pouvoir juridique de décider, qui revient au directeur, chefd’établissement, directeurs et médecins s’influencent réciproquement dans la prisede la décision.Ces travaux visent à démontrer que les relations entre directeurs et médecins dansle cadre de la décision à l’hôpital public sont des relations de dialogue, notammentdans la préparation des décisions. Ce sont aussi des relations de pouvoir, enparticulier dans la phase de prise de décision.Notre étude présente enfin des propositions visant à améliorer la qualité du processusde décision à l’hôpital public. Ces propositions tendent à renforcer la qualité dudialogue par le rapprochement des formations des acteurs, à augmenter latransparence, et à renforcer les supervisions externes des débats hospitaliers Decision-making in a public hospital is complex and subject to frequent legislative and regulatory changes. The rules of decision-making – an essential determinant of service quality – are defined not only by Law and regulations, but also by actual practices.This Dissertation analyses the relationships between the two types of actors predominantly involved in decision-making: managers and physicians.These actors hold a major and complementary role in the two phases of the decision-making process. First, they take charge of a large part of the preparation of decisions, thanks to informal exchanges and formal committee meetings. Managers and physicians thus have an important role in the preliminary discussions preceding the decision. Second, they also play a major role in the decision-taking stage itself. Beyond the decision power – that belongs to the manager. Managers and physicians have a reciprocal influence in the final decision-making process.This study aims at demonstrating that the relationships between managers and physicians in the process of decision-making in a public hospital are based on dialogue, in particular in the preparation of decisions. They are also power relationships, in particular in the final phase of decision-making.Last, this Dissertation offers suggestions to improve the quality of the decision-making process in public hospitals. These suggestions aim at reinforcing the quality of dialogue by harmonizing the formation of the actors, improving transparency, and reinforcing the external supervision of debates within the hospital

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DI, DOMENICO GERMANA. "Towards performance governance in the public sector and administrations at international level: three essays." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2108/1391.

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La ricerca nasce dal dibattito a livello internazionale sui Sistemi pubblici manageriali orientati alla “performance” ed affronta il tema attraverso un approccio trasversale a livello sia di policy che di amministrazione nel contesto di entità istituzionali di tipo multilaterale, quali, in particolare, il sistema delle Nazioni Unite. Il focus dell’ analisi è la connessione tra performance e governance, investigando, nello specifico, la possible graduale transizione verso un sistema di “performance governance”, caratterizzato da condivisione di “poteri” e interazioni dinamiche tra i vari stakeholders coinvolti nei processi decisionali e di implementazione degli interventi amministrativi e di policy, affine di incrementarne l’efficacia e l’impatto sulla società. Attraverso una raccolta di tre saggi a cura dello stesso autore della ricerca, si studiano, in particolare, le seguenti realtà istituzionali, avvalendosi di una metodologia qualitativa improntata sul case-study: Servizi pubblici per l’impiego in Europa (capitolo 1 sezione II); Agenzie internazionali – UNESCO (capitolo 2 – sezione II); Organizzazioni mondiali – Sistema ONU (capitolo 3 – sezione II). The study moves from the international debates about performance-based public management systems and its purpose is to answer critical questions at both policy and administrative level through a cross-cutting issues approach (institutional-political, cultural and administrative) in multi-entity settings, such as, in particular, the United Nations System. Our main objective is indeed to explore the connection between (complex and inter-related aspects of) governance and performance and especially if/how the latter may be improved by “manipulating” the former within complex environments, thus designing a possible evolutionary path towards “performance management” and ideally “performance governance” where “power-sharing” and dynamic interactions between the network members are based on defined rules and shared objectives. Through a collection of three essays by the author herself, we therefore explore, through a qualitative methodological approach based on case-study, the functioning of public sector institutions and their societal impacts through improved policies and programs effectiveness across several levels: Employment Services at European level (chapter 1 section II); International Agencies – UNESCO (chapter 2 - section II); World-wide Organisations - United Nation System (chapter 3 – section II).

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Radford, Michael William. "Strengthening the power of the mayor's office: An examination of the city of Riverside." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1994. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/967.

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Cairney, Paul, Donley T. Studlar, and Hadii M. Mamudu. "Global Tobacco Control: Power, Policy, Governance and Transfer." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. http://a.co/gyOh6d8.

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Political science and tobacco policy--Theories of policy change--The global policy context--European countries and the EU--The UK: a case study--The United States--Other advanced industrial countries--Tobacco control policymaking in developing regions--The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu_books/1104/thumbnail.jpg

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Alkazagli, Mohamed. "La réforme administrative et son rôle dans la construction d'un nouvel État en Lybie." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017GREAD006/document.

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Cette étude est liée à l’Etat libyen qui a témoigné d’une faiblesse et d’une instabilité depuis l’Empire ottoman jusqu’à la chute de Kadhafi, ce qui a entravé tout effort de réforme administrative qui aurait pu être entreprise pour confirmer le concept d’Etat, lequel a toujours connu des difficultés voire une véritable absence. Le pays vit sans Etat depuis la chute de Kadhafi en 2011, bien que la période transitoire soit passée par plusieurs étapes comme l’instauration d’une nouvelle Constitution et des élections en vue de mettre en place les institutions importantes. La thèse expose en outre les différents changements et modifications qu’a connus l’administration, en analysant leurs objectifs et leurs impacts. Les objectifs de l’administration doivent aller dans le sens de ceux de l’Etat et des besoins de la société en général et du citoyen en particulier.La nécessité d'un système de gestion efficace dans l'Etat a entraîné des changements considérables aux plans politique, administratif et social. Parmi les préoccupations inscrites à l'agenda politique depuis la chute du régime de Kadhafi figurent les réformes institutionnelles. Cela s'explique par la nature profondément dégradée qui a caractérisé et caractérise encore les rapports entre l'État et la société libyenne, cette situation résultant, dans la majorité des cas, de la faiblesse des appareils étatiques et des carences d'organisation et d'encadrement qui ont suivi. Il convient cependant de préciser que l'administration publique n'est qu'une sphère de l'État, elle ne saurait donc représenter que l'État administratif. Ainsi, elle doit agir en étroite collaboration avec l'État politique et les instances sociales. Pour ce faire, s'imposent à la fois un enracinement de l'institution dans ses valeurs traditionnelles et son ouverture à la nouvelle gestion publique.Mots-clé : l’Etat, l’administration, les réformes administratives, la centralisation, la décentralisation, l’organisation, la sociologie, la fonction publique, le service public, la société, le pouvoir étatique This study is related to the Libyan state who testified of weakness and instability since the Ottoman Empire until the fall of Gaddafi, which hindered any administrative reform effort that could have been undertaken to confirm the concept of state, which has always struggled even a real absence. The country lives without state since Gaddafi's fall in 2011, although the transitional period has passed through several stages such as the introduction of a new Constitution and elections to put in place the important institutions. The thesis also exposes the various changes and modifications that have occurred administering, analyzing their objectives and impacts. The objectives of the administration should be in line with those of the state and the needs of society in general and in particular citizens.The need for an effective management system in the state has resulted in considerable changes in political, administrative and social levels. Among the concerns listed on the political agenda since the fall of Gaddafi’s regime are the institutional reforms. This reflects the deeply degraded nature that has characterized and still characterizes the relationship between the State and the Libyan society, this situation resulting, in most cases, the weak state apparatus and organizational deficiencies and supervision that followed. It should however be clarified that the public administration is a sphere of the state, it cannot therefore represent only the administrative state. Thus, it must act in close cooperation with the political state and social bodies. For this, necessary both an entrenchment of the institution in its traditional values and openness to new public management.Keywords: State, administration, administrative reforms, centralization, decentralization, organization, sociology, public service, society, state power

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Johnson, Lisa. "Power, Knowledge, Animals." PDXScholar, 2011. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/479.

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Although Foucault did not address the question of the animal, he asserted the assessment of whether a new politics of truth can be constituted as "the essential political problem" (1980, p. 134). Though the "essential political problem" may be considered as it relates to the politics of truth about animals, a Foucaultian perspective does not allow a prediction in response, other than the recognition that change may occur. What is understood to be "true" about animals may change if the relationships between events that exist at a given time ("conditions") require the emergence of a different way of knowing. This Foucaultian critique of thought about animals examines "truth" about animals as an historical contingency, variable according to the conditions that have allowed its production. This project contributes to the development of a theoretical context of the politics of truth about animals. The politics of truth about animals is understood to be the push and pull of knowledge generated and perpetuated about them, together with concurrent power apparatuses in support of that knowledge as well as the ever present resistance to that power. By applying and extending Foucault's theory of power -that is, that knowledge is a carrier of power, power is a perpetuator of knowledge, and all power relations have resistances - this work employs Foucault's archaeological method to uncover dominant and subjugated discourses about animals and to describe power-knowledge associated with statements about animals that are understood to convey true things. This project describes the changeable nature of "truth" about animals and, necessarily, the politics of it, since the politics of truth is understood to be propelled by whichever knowledge and associated power are then dominant. Statements in "error" are also examined as resistance to power-knowledge about animals. The project describes subjugated discourses about animals that have been understood in various times and places to have truth-telling powers or, at least, to have been understood as "error," which provided points of resistance to the dominant discourse. It describes the partial derivation of discourse about animals by examining dominant discourses (e.g., the discourse of law and the discourse of lines) and subjugated discourses (e.g., animals are not personal property, karmic discourse, transmigration of souls discourse, rational animal discourse). Additionally, it describes like disperse statements among different referents (i.e., slave, animal, woman) that comprise various discursive formations that have been understood at various times to have truth-telling power about different referents. Subjugated discourse sometimes emerges as new "truth," though no such prediction can be made. To illustrate the point, the project describes the emergence of the new academic field related to the question of the animal, which resurrects or draws from some subjugated discourse (e.g., animals are not personal property).

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Campos, Juliano Antonio [UNESP]. "Coação administrativa: limites e responsabilidades." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/89898.

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:24:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-03-06Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:51:45Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 campos_ja_me_fran.pdf: 456670 bytes, checksum: f37f0734e28d81542ff673bbfcc7ffa3 (MD5) A presente pesquisa aborda o tema da coação administrativa, sob o enfoque da segurança pública. Qualquer ato de compulsão praticado por agente público devidamente autorizado a tal, para condicionar direito ou a liberdade das pessoas, dá-se o nome de coação administrativa. O Estado de Direito é fundado em uma premissa basilar: dar condições para um convívio harmônico entre o exercício do poder político e a liberdade individual do cidadão. Assim, o exercício do poder estatal não pode eliminar o espaço da liberdade individual. Aqui impera o princípio do sacrifício mínimo dos direitos e liberdades fundamentais, já que o poder estatal existe e fundamenta-se justamente para preservá-los na vivência em sociedade. É através do poder de polícia que o Estado legitima-se ao uso da coação, impondo limitações ao indivíduo e à propriedade para assegurar os fins gerais da sociedade, como a segurança, a ordem pública, a saúde, a paz. Os direitos e liberdades individuais são conquistas que a humanidade vem realizando e é dever do Estado garantir o seu exercício. Os limites ao exercício do poder de polícia e ao uso de coação administrativa são os direitos e garantias fundamentais expressos na Constituição Federal. Através dos princípios da razoabilidade e da proporcionalidade aufere-se a justa medida para a atuação do poder de polícia e, em segundo momento, para orientar a autoridade na escolha de medida que importará o menor sacrifício possível aos direitos do cidadão. A dignidade humana é acolhida no sistema normativo brasileiro como princípio jurídico autônomo, dotada de força de eficácia superior, pois é um dos fundamentos da República, como se observa na leitura do artigo 1º da Carta Magna. Como tal, o princípio da dignidade da pessoa vincula o próprio poder de polícia, posto que qualquer ato ou medida que cause ao cidadão... This research approaches the administrative coercion, under the focus of public security. Any act of compulsion practiced by any public agent properly authorized to do so, to condition people’s right or liberty is called administrative coercion. The State of Right is founded on a basic premise: giving conditions to a harmonious situation between the political power performance and the citizen’s individual liberty. So the state power performance can not eliminate the individual liberty’s place. Here the principle of fundamental rights and liberty minimum sacrifice prevails since state power exists fundamentally to preserve their living together in society. It is through police power that the State has legal capacity to perform the use of coercion imposing restrictions to the individual and to the property to assure society’s general purposes, such as security, public order, health and peace. Humanity has been achieving individual rights and liberties, thus it is State’s duty to assure its performance. The limits to the performance of the police power and to the use of administrative coercion are the fundamental rights and securities expressed at the Federal Constitution. Through reasonableness and proportionality principles it is obtained the fair measure to the police power performance and, at a second step, to orient the authority when choosing the right procedure that will imply the smallest possible sacrifice to citizen’s rights. Human dignity is received in Brazilian statute’s system as an independent juridical principle, endowed with superior efficacy act, since it is one of Republic’s grounds, as it is observed in the Magna Charta’s first section. Thus, the person’s dignity principle binds the police power itself, seen that any act or procedure that causes to the citizen and unnecessary and excessive lesion on his dignity, will be characterized as an unlawful...(Complete abstract, click electronic access below)

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Apsokardou, Eirini. "Le domaine de la loi et du règlement dans le droit des contrats administratifs." Thesis, Paris 2, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012PA020004.

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Tant pour la jurisprudence (constitutionnelle et administrative) que pour une partie de la doctrine, l’encadrement de la passation et de l’exécution des contrats administratifs de l’État et de ses établissements publics ainsi que des marchés des collectivités territoriales et de leurs établissements relève du domaine du règlement. Et ce, car à l’origine, l’association du droit de la commande publique aux matières relevant traditionnellement du pouvoir réglementaire autonome, telles que la procédure administrative non contentieuse et l’organisation des services publics est un fait établi. Pourtant, le désordre normatif dans les sources législatives et réglementaires du droit des contrats de la commande publique est largement dû à la place marquée du pouvoir réglementaire. Malgré la consolidation jurisprudentielle de cette dernière, des textes législatifs destinés à s’articuler avec les textes réglementaires se sont multipliés, accentuant la complexité de la matière. En général, le mouvement ascendant des sources du droit des contrats administratifs de la commande publique dans la hiérarchie des normes ces dernières années, y compris sa dimension communautaire, exige l’intervention préalable du législateur. De la sorte, la réorganisation des sources textuelles du droit des contrats de la commande publique s’impose avec la plus grande acuité par la ré-détermination des fondements constitutionnels des compétences normatives en la matière et, consécutivement, des rapports entre la loi et le règlement en faveur de la première dans l’encadrement du régime de la passation et d’exécution des contrats respectifs. L’unification du fondement constitutionnel de la compétence de la loi en matière contractuelle sur le fondement de l’article 34 qui attribue au législateur le soin de déterminer les principes fondamentaux des obligations civiles contribuera décisivement à la cohérence et à la systématisation des sources du droit de la commande publique. Une fois la compétence de la loi sauvegardée, le règlement se limitera à son rôle habituel, à savoir, un rôle secondaire et subordonné à l’égard de celle-ci According to the case law of the Constitutional Council and the administrative courts as well as to some public law theorists, the definition of the rules governing the award and the performance of Government administrative contracts, administrative contracts of State-depended public bodies and public contracts of local authorities falls within the scope of the regulatory powers of Government. More specifically it is argued that public procurement law is part of the rules governing the procedure of administrative decision making and the organisation of public services which are matters traditionally reserved to the autonomous regulatory power. The lack of coherence within the legislative and regulatory sources of public procurement law is mainly due to the predominant role of regulations. Despite the latter’s consolidation by the French courts, the growing number of legislative texts intended to build a coherent set of rules in this field has become a source of complexity. The transformation of the sources of the law of administrative contracts in the last few years – including the Community law dimension – requires the prior intervention of the Legislature. Therefore, the provisions governing the law of public procurement contracts should necessarily be restructured. This could be achieved through the redefinition of the constitutional basis of legislative and regulatory powers in the field of public contract law and consequently through a new balance between law and regulation with the intention of safeguarding the predominance of the former. Drafting the rules on the basis of Article 34 of the French Constitution which enables the Legislature to define the fundamental principles of civil obligations will clearly contribute to a more coherent and systematic approach regarding the sources of public procurement law.. Should the powers of the Legislature be safeguarded, the regulations will then be confined to their usual role, which is secondary and subordinate to Parliamentary Acts

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Rodrigue, Tiina K. O. "The Power and Politics of Cybersecurity: A Quantitative Study of Federal Cash Windfall Allocation as a Measure of Impact on Comprehensive Cybersecurity Posture." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2021. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=28152128.

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In their attempts to create a comprehensive cybersecurity posture, chief information security officers (CISOs) can only be as effective as the resources they garner. In the federal context, budgets and spends are ultimately under the auspices of the agency heads who set priorities and direction. This study sought to gain insight on the impact of organizational power and politics in the cybersecurity post-budgetary process within U.S. federal government agencies through a comparative examination of budgeted versus actual spending. It addressed one research question: To what extent do power and politics impact the federal cybersecurity budgetary cash windfall allocation and the resultant organizational cybersecurity posture? The literature of organizational power and politics establishes means to measure the impact of individual and group power on budgets, funding, allocations, expenditures, and gamesmanship. Applied in the federal cybersecurity arena, the impact of power and politics on budgets and spend can be measured to better understand and mitigate risk factors in cybersecurity posture. A quantitative cross-sectional causal-comparative approach with a CISO survey was leveraged to study the topic ex post facto. The study utilized three phases of data collection from publicly available sources and primary data collection, as well as five phases of data analysis covering 2009 to 2016, to examine civilian cabinet-level agencies across the executive branch of the federal government. Findings showed that most agencies were budgeting cybersecurity in a comprehensive fashion. However, actual expenditures were significantly reduced from budgetary allocations and remained focused on the area of technology, leaving the people, process, and policy aspects of cybersecurity posture at times unfunded. Further, the results showed that the agency head and CISO had little to no power or political connectedness and there were intractable barriers against improving their dyadic relationship. The CISO’s career at the agency and political awareness, among other factors, were statistically significant in predicting the differences of cybersecurity technology budgets and spends, but the greatest effect was seen in agency head connectedness and political connectedness. Considering the vital importance of the CISO in the federal sphere, these findings point to issues that need to be further studied and addressed to effectuate a comprehensive cybersecurity posture.

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Jarvis, David Seiler. "Accountability Models in Policy Design: Understanding the Explanatory Power of the Four Major Accountability Models in Policy Tool Choices." PDXScholar, 2014. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1798.

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In the study of government accountability, there have long been arguments about which model is superior. These arguments, which are largely made by those in the performance and political accountability camps, state that their particular model is the best, and indeed only legitimate approach to ensuring accountable government. At the same time, there is growing research in policy tools but little in how accountability models and policy tools are linked in policy design. This study makes use of the context provided by the critical cases of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). With such large sums of money in play at a time of serious economic downturn and mounting federal deficits, government clearly has a responsibility to ensure accountability so that the public can be assured not only that its funds are being spent properly but also more generally, that accountability as well as policy tool choice is in the minds of officials as they formulate, adopt and implement public policy. The intent of this study is to present an argument in two main areas using the critical case studies of TARP and ARRA. First, that no one accountability model fully explains most policy tool choices in TARP or ARRA and that the use of multiple models is superior. Second, that we can link policy tool choices and accountability models in policy design. The standards used to establish what models explain what tool choices are in the models themselves. Each policy is explored individually in a chapter, and the lessons and results of this study are then presented in the final chapter. The data presented in this study indicate that a single-model approach may explain a few, but not most and certainly not all, policy tool choices in TARP and ARRA. Indeed, a multiple model approach proves superior to a single-model approach in all but a few instances. As for the connections between policy tools and accountability models, the data presented in this study show that they were strongly impacted by the policy formulation process itself, specifically the way in which the policy problem was framed and the speed with which it was undertaken.

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Кунцевич, М. П. "Понятие публичной администрации в европейском праве". Thesis, Курский государственный университет, 2013. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/59362.

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Toibin, Brian T. "CROSS-IDEOLOGICAL SOLAR POWER COALITIONS IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH: AN ADVOCACY COALITION APPROACH." VCU Scholars Compass, 2018. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5682.

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Abstract CROSS-IDEOLOGICAL SOLAR POWER COALITIONS IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH: AN ADVOCACY COALITION APPROACH By Brian T. Toibin, Ph.D. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy and Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2018. Major Director: Dr. Damian Pitt Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Studies and Planning L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs The purpose of this study was to explore two particular cross-ideological coalitions that have formed in order to promote pro-solar power policies in Georgia and Florida through the lens of the Advocacy Coalition Framework. The membership of the coalitions include individuals and organizations from opposite sides of the current prevailing ideological spectrum which united to support pro-solar policies for reasons that are consistent with their ideological worldview. The coalition in Georgia is known as the Green Tea Coalition and the coalition in Florida is known as Floridians for Solar Choice. This qualitative study was guided by the following questions: 1) Why did supporters of solar power organize themselves into the particular coalition structures represented by Georgia’s Green Tea Coalition and the Floridians for Solar Choice Coalition?; 2) How have Georgia’s Green Tea Coalition and the Floridians for Solar Choice Coalition successfully managed their policy coalitions?; 3) How effective are these coalitions perceived to be by public policy players outside the coalitions?; 4) Do the Green Tea Coalition and the Floridians for Solar Choice Coalition represent an Advocacy Coalition approach? Engaging these questions through the effective theoretical lens of the Advocacy Coalition Framework revealed a compelling example of cross-ideological cooperation within an increasingly divided political culture. Significant lessons concerning the formation and successful operation of coalitions were learned. The importance of strategic alliances, public belief systems, policy messaging, electorate education, policy learning, and careful political positioning are a few of the factors that enabled these coalitions to find success. The political success of these coalitions significantly advanced the role that solar power will be allowed to play in the future energy portfolio of these two influential states in the American South and across the country. While the positive results for the future of solar power engineered by the coalitions are impressive, perhaps the most important lessons revealed by the study concern the potential for progress and cooperation on other complex issues. A portfolio of difficult issues awaits action by persons of good faith willing to find a cooperative path on which to move forward. Coalitions will be required to address many of these difficult problems. The lessons and example provided by these two cross-ideological coalitions may help others produce a their own blueprint to encourage cross-ideological cooperation. This cooperation will be required if progress is to be made for the well being of current and future generations.

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van, den akker Dennis, and Riad Samir Wakim. "Sustainable Public Procurement as a Driver of Change : The Case of Surgical Instruments." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-388442.

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Although Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) is often seen as a powerful tool to drive sustainability across its supply chain, there is little available research in terms of how SPP actually influences its suppliers’ sustainability practices and what challenges are being faced during the process. In this study, we shed light on both issues by exploring SPP using Institutional and Power Dependence Theory in the context of the surgical instrument industry in Sweden. Methodologically, the study is grounded in an exploratory design and employs in-depth interviews with multiple stakeholders to gain a holistic understanding of the phenomena being studied. The study revealed that SPP mainly influences suppliers by requiring them to evaluate their own sustainability practices, engage in collaborative actions and make alterations when they fail to comply with the contractual terms.The most significant challenge resulted to be the lack of resources, resulting in the inability to perform sufficient follow-ups, engage in meaningful conversations with suppliers and procurers having to buy unsustainable products because of their tight budgets. Another major challenge was Sweden’s forerunner position when it comes to SPP on an international level, resulting in reluctancy on the part of international suppliers to alter their sustainability practices.

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Terrazos, Poves Juana Rosa, and Gómez Enrique Jesús Cabrera. "Indirect Expropriations in Investment As a Result of the Exercise of the Regulatory Power and its Relationship with the Patrimonial state Liability of the Public Administration." Derecho & Sociedad, 2015. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/118660.

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In this article the authors highlight the promotion of private sector participation in infrastructure development for the provision of public services, through joint actiondesigned for the private and public sector instruments. Under that context, they take asa starting point the figure of corporate governance, as an efficient state action, because itinvolves a change in the conception of the state and non-state roles in investment in publicservices, considering the actors public and private, as a cooperating conjunction with theformulation and implementation of public policies.In this context, the authors develop and analyze pending tasks in the exercise of regulatoryauthority and its relation to the patrimonial liability of the State, which in their view must also be taken into account for the effectiveness of corporate governance. En el presente artículo, se destaca el fomento de la participación del sector privado en el desarrollo de infraestructura para la prestación de servicios públicos, a través de instrumentos ideados para una actuación conjunta de los sectores privado y público. Bajo ese contexto, toman como punto de partida a la gobernanza corporativa como una actuación eficiente del Estado, en tanto implica una variación de la concepción de los roles estatales y no estatales en materia de inversión en la prestación de servicios públicos, considerando a los actores públicos y privados como una conjunción cooperante con la formulación y la ejecución de políticas públicas.En ese contexto, los autores desarrollan y analizan tareas pendientes en materia del ejercicio de la potestad reguladora y su relación con la responsabilidad patrimonial del Estado que, desde su perspectiva, deben también tenerse en cuenta para la efectividad de la gobernanza corporativa.

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Butcher, Leland Francis. "Florida Political Appointees Usage of Social Power Bases After Service First Initiative." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6534.

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Florida reformed its civil service system with the passage of the Service First Initiative of 2001, resulting in a unique organizational setting by altering the employer-employee relationship, yet little academic research explored the power tactics used by politicians and political appointees in order to gain subordinate compliance in unique organizational environments. Using French and Raven’s bases of social power theory and Raven’s interpersonal power interaction model as the foundation, the primary purpose of this stratified cross-sectional study of politicians and political appointees in Florida was to explore whether certain demographic factors are predictors of the extent to which French and Raven’s “hard” and “soft” power tactics are used. Survey data were collected using the interpersonal power inventory, political predisposition measure, and a self-developed demographic information form from 354 political appointees and state employees and were analyzed using simple multiple linear regression. Findings indicated the usage of the power tactics is consistent Ravens original research with influence agents preferring the soft power tactics over hard. Findings also showed that age and race (notably African American) are statically significant predictors of usage of soft power tactics of expert, referent, informational, the legitimacy of dependency, personal reward and harsh power tactics of personal coercion, legitimacy of reciprocity and equity (p <.05). Positive social change implications resulting from this study include recommendations regarding development of leadership programs to reduce the reliance on the use of harsh power tactics in order to increase organizational and personal outcomes within Service First Initiative organizations.

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Duclos, Nolwenn. "L'excès de pouvoir négatif de l'administration." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Orléans, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021ORLE3074.

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Médaille à double face, l’excès de pouvoir judiciaire se dédouble selon qu’il caractérise le comportement du juge qui est sorti du cercle de ses attributions ou son attitude lorsqu’il refuse de juger ou de se reconnaître un pouvoir que la loi lui confère. Cette dichotomie entre excès de pouvoir positif d’une part, et excès de pouvoir négatif d’autre part, est majoritairement étrangère à l’étude de l’excès de pouvoir administratif. Bien que désormais entendu plus largement que son pendant judiciaire, l’excès de pouvoir de l’administration n’est jamais présenté comme un concept susceptible de se dédoubler en fonction de la nature positive ou négative de l’illégalité commise. Ce paradoxe résulte moins de l’absence d’une telle dualité que de la prédominance d’une conception historiquement positive de l’excès de pouvoir administratif qui ramène toute illégalité à un dépassement par l’autorité administrative des limites assignées à son pouvoir. L’exploration des « diverses manifestations caractérisées de l’excès de pouvoir » suffit à constater qu’en filigrane des classifications traditionnelles, les illégalités négatives sont diffuses et multiples. Elles ont en commun de traduire la violation négative par l’autorité administrative des normes qui s’imposent à elle dans son activité juridique, soit parce que l’acte est entaché d’un vice négatif, soit parce qu’elle a illégalement refusé d’adopter un acte positif. Le dessin des contours d’une conception négative de l’excès de pouvoir permet de constater que ses manifestations appellent, de la part du juge administratif, l’exercice de pouvoirs particuliers. L’émancipation progressive de la dimension négative de son office pour lui permettre d’agir positivement à destination de l’administration ou directement sur l’acte administratif répond à un tel impératif. Symptomatique, à bien des égards, de réflexions structurelles qui traversent l’étude du contentieux administratif, l’étude de l’excès de pouvoir négatif de l’administration invite à la réflexion sur la nature changeante des relations tissées par le juge avec l’administration dont il assure le contrôle des actes et le justiciable aux attentes duquel il cherche à répondre Double-sided medal, the judicial abuse of power is doubled depending on whether it characterizes the behavior of the judge who has left the circle of his attributions or his attitude when he refuses to judge or to recognize a power that the law confers on him. This dichotomy between positive abuse of power on the one hand, and negative abuse of power on the other hand, is largely foreign to the study of the abuse of power of the administration. Although now understood more broadly than its judicial counterpart, the abuse of power of the administration is never presented as a concept susceptible to duplicate according to the positive or negative nature of the committed illegality. This paradox results less from the absence of such a duality than from the predominance of a historically positive conception of the abuse of power of the administration which reduces any illegality to an overrun by the administrative authority of the limits assigned to its power. The exploration of 'the various manifestations characterized by abuse of power' suffices to note that under the traditional classifications, negative illegalities are diffuse and multiple. They have in common that they reflect the negative violation by the administrative authority of the standards imposed on it in its legal activity, either because the act is tainted with a negative defect, or because it has illegally refused to adopt a positive act. The nature of these illegalities, the sum of which draws the outlines of a negative conception of abuse of power, calls for the exercise of special powers on the part of the administrative judge. The gradual emancipation of the negative dimension of one's role to enable it to act positively for the administration or directly on the administrative act responds to such an imperative. Symptomatic, in many respects, of structural reflections that run through the study of administrative litigation, the study of the negative abuse of power of the administration invites reflection on the changing nature of the relations forged by the judge with the administration of which it ensures the control of acts and the litigant whose expectations it meets

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Pearlstein, John Samuel. "POWER AND THE ALLOCATION OF EQUITY AND CONTROL IN INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS: A RESOURCE-DEPENDENCY APPROACH TO SIGNALING AND UNDERPRICING." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2008. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/18439.

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Business Administration Ph.D. The implication that first day returns of initial public offerings are a consequence of the imbalance of power between issuer and underwriter has been suggested more than it has been tested. An important tool in such an analysis has been missing. Using a resource contribution approach to bargaining power, measures of underwriter and issuer power are created. Significant results with both measures show that consistent with theory, underwriter power is positively associated with underpricing, while issuer power's association is negative. The underwriter power measure compares favorably in this study to Carter-Manaster's prestige measure. The theory presented also suggests that issuers and underwriters engage in a short-term cooperative agreement to bring critical resources to issuers to enhance their initial public offering. Contributed resources form the basis for each firms bargaining power which is strongest when setting the initial file price. Results show the importance of resource power on the distribution of proceeds and how power changes during the registration process. Finally this theory expands signaling theory and suggests that issuers under the influence and direction of their underwriter make pre-IPO organizational changes to send signals of quality to preemptively address investor's concerns. These pre-IPO gambits are intended to increase IPO proceeds, but come at a price. Theories of power are used to create a measure of the relative strength of these actors and find that making TMT changes significantly decreases underpricing. Although underwriter power is significantly associated with change, relative power does not reduce the amount of change signaled. Temple University--Theses

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Campos, Juliano Antonio. "Coação administrativa : limites e responsabilidades /." Franca : [s.n.], 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/89898.

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Orientador: José Carlos de Oliveira Banca: Augusto Martinez Perez Banca: Elisabete Maniglia Resumo: A presente pesquisa aborda o tema da coação administrativa, sob o enfoque da segurança pública. Qualquer ato de compulsão praticado por agente público devidamente autorizado a tal, para condicionar direito ou a liberdade das pessoas, dá-se o nome de coação administrativa. O Estado de Direito é fundado em uma premissa basilar: dar condições para um convívio harmônico entre o exercício do poder político e a liberdade individual do cidadão. Assim, o exercício do poder estatal não pode eliminar o espaço da liberdade individual. Aqui impera o princípio do sacrifício mínimo dos direitos e liberdades fundamentais, já que o poder estatal existe e fundamenta-se justamente para preservá-los na vivência em sociedade. É através do poder de polícia que o Estado legitima-se ao uso da coação, impondo limitações ao indivíduo e à propriedade para assegurar os fins gerais da sociedade, como a segurança, a ordem pública, a saúde, a paz. Os direitos e liberdades individuais são conquistas que a humanidade vem realizando e é dever do Estado garantir o seu exercício. Os limites ao exercício do poder de polícia e ao uso de coação administrativa são os direitos e garantias fundamentais expressos na Constituição Federal. Através dos princípios da razoabilidade e da proporcionalidade aufere-se a justa medida para a atuação do poder de polícia e, em segundo momento, para orientar a autoridade na escolha de medida que importará o menor sacrifício possível aos direitos do cidadão. A dignidade humana é acolhida no sistema normativo brasileiro como princípio jurídico autônomo, dotada de força de eficácia superior, pois é um dos fundamentos da República, como se observa na leitura do artigo 1º da Carta Magna. Como tal, o princípio da dignidade da pessoa vincula o próprio poder de polícia, posto que qualquer ato ou medida que cause ao cidadão...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) Abstract: This research approaches the administrative coercion, under the focus of public security. Any act of compulsion practiced by any public agent properly authorized to do so, to condition people's right or liberty is called administrative coercion. The State of Right is founded on a basic premise: giving conditions to a harmonious situation between the political power performance and the citizen's individual liberty. So the state power performance can not eliminate the individual liberty's place. Here the principle of fundamental rights and liberty minimum sacrifice prevails since state power exists fundamentally to preserve their living together in society. It is through police power that the State has legal capacity to perform the use of coercion imposing restrictions to the individual and to the property to assure society's general purposes, such as security, public order, health and peace. Humanity has been achieving individual rights and liberties, thus it is State's duty to assure its performance. The limits to the performance of the police power and to the use of administrative coercion are the fundamental rights and securities expressed at the Federal Constitution. Through reasonableness and proportionality principles it is obtained the fair measure to the police power performance and, at a second step, to orient the authority when choosing the right procedure that will imply the smallest possible sacrifice to citizen's rights. Human dignity is received in Brazilian statute's system as an independent juridical principle, endowed with superior efficacy act, since it is one of Republic's grounds, as it is observed in the Magna Charta's first section. Thus, the person's dignity principle binds the police power itself, seen that any act or procedure that causes to the citizen and unnecessary and excessive lesion on his dignity, will be characterized as an unlawful...(Complete abstract, click electronic access below) Mestre

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Qurt, Husni S. "The Exercise of Power : Counter Planning in Palestine." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2014. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1885.

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In the beginning of the 2000s, Israeli policies in the West Bank shifted from policies of control to policies of separation, which in turn led to the Transformation of West Bank communities into isolated urban islands. Current plans prepared for Palestinian localities by Palestinian planning institutions most often address these isolated islands without taking into account the Israeli-controlled areas surrounding these localities. Palestinians envision the entire West Bank as a contiguous area that will eventually form part of the Palestinian national state. However, most Palestinian plans take the boundaries imposed by Israel as a given and plan only for areas within the Israeli-controlled areas. This dissertation is about the Palestinian planning processes in the West Bank in an attempt to assess whether these processes are or could counteract Israeli plans of separation. Upon extensive research, it was found that Palestinian planning institutions have a very limited impact in countering Israeli plans. The only counter-planning activity that can be observed is the Palestinian National Authority’s latest orientation to plan in Palestinian areas classified as Area C (found in areas under complete Israeli Control). The aforementioned lack of counter-planning activities can be attributed to the inefficiency of a legal framework, lack of vision, lack of coordination, and deficiencies within Palestinian planning institutions.

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Laurent, Yvonne. "Le rôle du directeur des services de greffe dans le fonctionnement des juridictions judiciaires." Thesis, Normandie, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019NORMC014/document.

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Le directeur des services de greffe judiciaires, ancien greffier en chef, est un fonctionnaire de catégorie A de la fonction publique qui exerce des fonctions de gestion et d’encadrement au sein des juridictions de l’ordre judiciaire. Au fil du temps, ses missions se sont diversifiées par le transfert d’un certain nombre de compétences jusqu'alors dévolues aux magistrats. Par la suite, le directeur des services de greffe a été déchargé de certaines des compétences transférées pour se recentrer sur son cœur de métier qui est l’administration et la gestion. Le rôle de ce cadre est peu connu non seulement à l'extérieur des juridictions mais aussi en leur sein. Pourtant son rôle est essentiel dans le fonctionnement des juridictions où il exerce de multiples attributions. La multiplicité de ses attributions l’expose à voir sa responsabilité souvent mise en cause, chacune de ses fonctions pouvant être à l’origine d’une faute engageant sa responsabilité. Cette responsabilité est multiforme, elle peut être indemnitaire, pénale, disciplinaire et financière The Director of administrative service of the court, formerly the Chief Clerk, is a public service category A public servant who performs managerial and supervisory functions in the courts of the judiciary. Over time, his missions have diversified by transferring a number of skills previously assigned to magistrates. Subsequently, the Director of administrative service of the court was relieved of some of the transferred skills to refocus on his core business of administration and management. The role of this cadre is little known not only outside but also within the jurisdictions. Yet his role is essential in the functioning of the jurisdictions in which he has multiple powers. The multiplicity of his attributions exposes him to see his responsibility often questioned, each of his functions being able to be at the origin of a fault engaging his responsibility. This responsibility is multifaceted; it can be compensatory, penal, disciplinary and financial

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