Silent professionalization: EU integration and the professional socialization of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe
This paper applies theories of international socialization to examine the impact of European Union contact on the professional socialization of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe. Based on a survey of officials in seven new member states, the paper finds that daily work on European Union...
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| author | Meyer-Sahling, Jan-Hinrik Lowe, Will van Stolk, Christian |
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| description | This paper applies theories of international socialization to examine the impact of European Union contact on the professional socialization of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe. Based on a survey of officials in seven new member states, the paper finds that daily work on European Union issues is associated with favourable attitudes towards merit-based civil service governance. The distinction between types of European Union contact shows that officials dealing with ‘reception’-related European Union activities such as the transposition and implementation of European Union policies develop more meritocratic attitudes. By contrast, ‘projection’-related activities that involve personal contact with European Union officials have no effect. The paper concludes that the small but consistent impact of European Union contact on professional socialization promotes the silent professionalization of public administration in Central and Eastern Europe. |
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| spelling | nottingham-357502020-05-04T20:03:39Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35750/ Silent professionalization: EU integration and the professional socialization of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe Meyer-Sahling, Jan-Hinrik Lowe, Will van Stolk, Christian This paper applies theories of international socialization to examine the impact of European Union contact on the professional socialization of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe. Based on a survey of officials in seven new member states, the paper finds that daily work on European Union issues is associated with favourable attitudes towards merit-based civil service governance. The distinction between types of European Union contact shows that officials dealing with ‘reception’-related European Union activities such as the transposition and implementation of European Union policies develop more meritocratic attitudes. By contrast, ‘projection’-related activities that involve personal contact with European Union officials have no effect. The paper concludes that the small but consistent impact of European Union contact on professional socialization promotes the silent professionalization of public administration in Central and Eastern Europe. Sage 2016-03 Article PeerReviewed Meyer-Sahling, Jan-Hinrik, Lowe, Will and van Stolk, Christian (2016) Silent professionalization: EU integration and the professional socialization of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe. European Union Politics, 17 (1). pp. 162-183. ISSN 1741-2757 Attitude change Central and Eastern Europe Europeanization Public administration Socialization http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1465116515608270 doi:10.1177/1465116515608270 doi:10.1177/1465116515608270 |
| spellingShingle | Attitude change Central and Eastern Europe Europeanization Public administration Socialization Meyer-Sahling, Jan-Hinrik Lowe, Will van Stolk, Christian Silent professionalization: EU integration and the professional socialization of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe |
| title | Silent professionalization: EU integration and the professional socialization of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe |
| title_full | Silent professionalization: EU integration and the professional socialization of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe |
| title_fullStr | Silent professionalization: EU integration and the professional socialization of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Silent professionalization: EU integration and the professional socialization of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe |
| title_short | Silent professionalization: EU integration and the professional socialization of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe |
| title_sort | silent professionalization: eu integration and the professional socialization of public officials in central and eastern europe |
| topic | Attitude change Central and Eastern Europe Europeanization Public administration Socialization |
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