Civil Servants and Politics

List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations PART I: CIVIL SERVANTS AND POLITICS: SETTING THE SCENE Introduction; C.Neuhold & S.Vanhoonacker Politicisation: What is it and why should we care?; B.G.Peters Civil Servants and Politicians: Problems and Future Prospects; L.Verhey Civil Servants and Whistle-blowing: Loyal Neutrality and/or Democratic Ideal?; G.Hunt PART II: POLITICISATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS BETWEEN NEUTRALITY AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM? COUNTRY STUDIES Civil Servants and Politicians: A Very British Relationship; D.Woodhouse Managerialism and politicisation in the Dutch Civil Service; S.van Thiel Civil Servants: How to Support the Political Level: The French Case; F.Baron Civil Service Reform in Slovakia and Hungary: The Road to Professionalisation?; K.Staronova Civil Servants and Politics in Germany; U.Battis PART III: SUPRANATIONAL BUREAUCRACIES AND CONSEQUENCES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PLAYERS Commission Civil Servants and Politics: De-politicised Bureaucrats in an Increasingly Political Organisation; M.W.Bauer & J.Ege The European Parliament's Administration: Between Neutral and Politicised Competence; C.Neuhold & I.Romanyshyn Conclusion; S.Vanhoonacker, C.Neuhold & L.Verhey