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Civil Service Devolution

Civil Service Devolution is a governance framework within civil service reform that transfers administrative authority, decision-making power, and service delivery responsibilities from central government institutions to subnational or local governmental bodies, distinguishing itself by emphasizing localized bureaucratic autonomy and accountability in public sector management.

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53

Authors

18

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

42

NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT: The effects of contractualism and devolution on political control

Tom Christensen, Per Lægreid · Public Management Review · 2001 · 208 citations

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A Return to Spoils? Revisiting Radical Civil Service Reform in the United States

Stephen E. Condrey, R. Paul Battaglio · Public Administration Review · 2007 · 98 citations

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Policy and Government in Northern Ireland: Lessons of Devolution

Patrick Buckland, Derek Birrell, Alan Murie · The American Historical Review · 1981 · 71 citations

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The Government Of Northern Ireland: A Study in Devolution

D. L. Keir · International Affairs · 1937 · 64 citations

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Devolution and Local Government

C. S. Jeffery · Publius The Journal of Federalism · 2005 · 63 citations

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Authors

53

  1. PC
    Paul Carmichael

    University of Ulster, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 113 citations

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  2. RP
    Richard Parry

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 67 citations

    4

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  3. CK
    Colin Knox

    University of Ulster, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 63 citations

    3

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  4. AC
    Alistair Cole

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 24 citations

    2

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  5. DB
    Derek Birrell

    University of Ulster, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 82 citations

    2

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Institutions

18

  1. University of Ulster

    Coleraine, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    198 citations

  2. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    130 citations

  3. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    71 citations

  4. Dean College

    Franklin, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

  5. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    40 citations

  6. Islamic University in Uganda

    Mbale, Uganda

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. Scotland's Rural College

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  8. University of Malaya

    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    26 citations

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Venues

  1. Public Policy and Administration

    4 publications · 58 citations

    4

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  2. Public Administration

    4 publications · 78 citations

    4

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  3. International Affairs

    3 publications · 107 citations

    3

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  4. Parliamentary Affairs

    3 publications · 68 citations

    3

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  5. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 2 publications · 111 citations

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