Functional or Party Politicization of Top Civil Servants? Internal and External Recruitment Patterns of Civil Service Appointments in a Parliamentary Democracy

• In Event: Parties, Elections, and Governance

Brief Overview

We analyze the patterns of recruitment of the new top civil servants in a parliamentary setting: whether they are recruited externally or from inside the state administration. We link these patterns to individual ministerial characteristics.

Authors

• Marek Rybar, Masaryk University

• Katarina Staronova, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia