PPT-Humanising Bureaucracy

Marie Anderson Deputy Northern Ireland Ombudsman Joint NIHRC and NI Ombudsman Project Purpose to ensure compliance with Human Rights obligations To introduce a Human Rights based approach . The Federal Bureaucracy . Large, complex organization of appointed, . not . elected. . officials. “. bureau. ”. – French for . small . What is it?. Bureaucracy A large organization in which people with specialized knowledge are organized into a clearly defined hierarchy of bureaus and offices, each of which has a specified mission. . Most . demographically representative part of government.. Diversity of jobs mirrors the private sector. .. 4 million employees; 2.8 million are civilians or “civil servants”. President only appoints 3% (patronage or political appointments). Governance. The Role of . State. B, Guy Peters. Department. of Political Science. University. of Pittsburgh. Crucial Questions. Quality of Life. Policy Capacity . Transparency and Democracy. But Not Easy to Attain. City University, London. ‘Proving the value of culture: on evidence, quality and the problem of commensuration’. General problems of cultural policy. Data collection, statistics and evidence are a longstanding issue in the cultural sector. Presidential vs. Parliamentary Systems. Bureaucracy and the Iron Triangle. Why . Parties and Elections in Authoritarian Regimes?. Presidential. Parliamentary. More checks and balances. Leg and Exec ‘. Most of people do not think of bureaucracies in a positive light. .. The . answer to our simple questions is usually forwarded from desk to desk. .. . The . term . bureaucracy typically refers to the agencies of government, but bureaucracy is also a form of organization found in both the public and private sectors. . Tell me how you feel?. “. Bureaucracy is the death of all sound work. ”- Einstein. “. Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible. ”- Javier . Salcedo. “. Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.. Big idea: The federal bureaucracy, part of the executive branch, carries out most of the day to day work of the Federal Government. vocabulary. Bureaucracy. Bureaucrat. Administration. Staff agency. Unit IV. Carlyle 2013. IV. Institutions of National Government: The Congress, the Presidency, the Bureaucracy, and the Federal Courts. 35–45%. A. The major formal and informal institutional arrangements of power. Defining A. “Bureaucracy”. “Bureaucrats”. Pros & Cons. Example. Bureaucracy. EXIT. The FEDERAL Bureaucracy. What is a Bureaucracy?. There are . three. major parts to a bureaucracy…. A bureaucracy is a . Distinctiveness of the United States Bureaucracy-size, scope, and political context. The Constitutional system and traditions make the US bureaucracy distinctive.. -political authority over the bureaucracy is shared by the president and congress. Carlyle 2013. IV. Institutions of National Government: The Congress, the Presidency, the Bureaucracy, and the Federal Courts. 35–45%. A. The major formal and informal institutional arrangements of power. WHO GOVERNS?. What happened to make the bureaucracy a “. fourth branch” of American national government?. What are the actual size and scope of the federal bureaucracy?. TO WHAT ENDS. ?. What should be done to improve bureaucratic performance?.