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Administrative convergence in the United Nations system? Patterns of administrative reform in four United Nations organizations over time

  • This article asks how and why United Nations organizations reform their administrative structure and processes over time. It explores whether we can observe a convergence towards a coherent administrative model in the United Nations system. Like in most nation states, reform discussions according to models like New Public Management or post-New Public Management have permeated international public administrations. Against this background, the question of administrative convergence discussed for national administra-tive systems also arises for United Nations international public administrations. On the one hand, similar challenges, common reform ‘fashions’ and an increasing exchange within the United Nations system make convergence likely. Yet, on the other hand, distinct tasks, administrative styles and path dependencies might support divergent reform trajectories. This question of convergence is addressed by measuring the frequency, direction and rationales for reforms, using a sample of four international public administrations from the United Nations’ specialized agencies (the Food and Agriculture Organization, International Labour Organization, International Monetary Fund and World Bank). We find that conver-gence depends on the area of reform (human resources or organizational matters are more harmonized than others) and time (some international public administrations are faster or earlier than others).

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Author:Stephan Grohs, Daniel Rasch
URL:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00208523211018781
ISSN:0020-8523
ISSN:1461-7226 (e-journal)
Parent Title (English):International Review of Administrative Sciences
Volume:87
Publisher:Sage
Place of publication:London
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2021
Publishing Institution:Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für öffentliche Verwaltung
Release Date:2021/06/14
Issue:4
Page Number:20
First Page:755
Last Page:774
Documents ordered by chairs:Lehrstuhl für Politikwissenschaft (Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Grohs)
Licence (German):License LogoUrheberrechtlich geschützt