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Neutral Competence

Neutral Competence is a principle of administrative ethics that belongs to the genus of bureaucratic norms, differentiating itself by requiring public officials to execute their duties with impartial expertise, free from political or personal bias, thereby ensuring that administrative decisions are made based on professional judgment rather than subjective allegiance.

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1.8K

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41

Authors

32

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

6

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Publications

27

Slackers and Zealots: Civil Service, Policy Discretion, and Bureaucratic Expertise

Sean Gailmard, John W. Patty · American Journal of Political Science · 2007 · 512 citations

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Emerging Conflicts in the Doctrines of Public Administration

Herbert Kaufman · American Political Science Review · 1956 · 418 citations

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Reconciling Competing Values in Public Administration

Sally Coleman Selden, Gene A. Brewer, Jeffrey L. Brudney · Administration & Society · 1999 · 125 citations · Full text

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Responsiveness and Neutral Competence in American Bureaucracy

Francis E. Rourke · Public Administration Review · 1992 · 115 citations

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Civil Servants and Policymakers: Neutral or Responsive Competence?

Joel D. Aberbach, Bert A. Rockman · Governance · 1994 · 81 citations

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Authors

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  1. WF
    William F. West

    Texas A&M University, United States

    3 publications · 137 citations

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  2. ET
    Edward T. Jennings

    University of Kentucky, United States

    2 publications · 31 citations

    2

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  3. GS
    Greg Streib

    Georgia State University, United States

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  4. JW
    John W. Patty

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    1 publications · 512 citations

    1

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  5. MK
    Michael K. Potter

    University of Windsor, Canada

    1 publications · 16 citations

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Institutions

32

  1. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    67 citations

  2. Mitchell Institute

    Portland, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    67 citations

  3. Victoria University of Wellington

    Wellington, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    512 citations

  5. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  6. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  7. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    418 citations

  8. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

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Venues

  1. Public Administration Review

    PAR · 6 publications · 210 citations

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  2. Administration & Society

    AAS · 4 publications · 170 citations

    4

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  3. The American Review of Public Administration

    ARPA · 3 publications · 79 citations

    3

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  4. Policy Studies Journal

    PSJ · 2 publications · 109 citations

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  5. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

    JPART · 2 publications · 38 citations

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