The Linkage between Active and Passive Bureaucratic Representation Academic Article

abstract

• The authors examine whether representative bureaucracy makes it easier to take account of the wide range of interests in civil society. The article provides a comprehensive account of all the theoretical issues surrounding the concepts of passive and active representation in the United States, as well as a number of empirical examples. It also looks at the factors which can be used to reduce the impact of this phenomenon and counter criticism of it. The authors then try to apply these theories to the case of France and identify elements of strong resistance to this approach in the French system. Ecole Nationale d'Administration. Tous droits rservs pour tous pays.

authors

• Meier, Kenneth

published proceedings

• Revue Francaise d'Administration Publique

author list (cited authors)

• Kenneth, M. J., & Daniel, H. P.

complete list of authors

• Kenneth, MJ||Daniel, HP

publication date

• June 2006

published in

• Revue Francaise d Administration Publique  Journal

start page

• 265

end page

• 279

volume

• 118

issue

• 2