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dc.contributor.authorMyksvoll, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorTatham, Michaël
dc.contributor.authorFimreite, Anne Lise
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-05T10:30:52Z
dc.date.available2022-01-05T10:30:52Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.issn0952-1895
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2836138
dc.description.abstractInstitutional reform processes can be contested. The more so by those working in the affected institutions. Bureaucracies, in particular, can be resistant to change. To better understand such processes, we study the regional reform in Norway. This reform is interesting as it mixes “voluntary” and “forced” dynamics. Indeed, Norwegian regions (fylkeskommuner) can remain unchanged, merge voluntarily, or be forced to merge by central government. This provides an opportunity to better understand support for coerced change. Through a survey of regional bureaucrats, we test different explanations of support for forced mergers. We find that two logics are at play. A “logic of discipline” which appeals to right-wing bureaucrats, advocates larger units, and streamlined bureaucracies, even if this is against the wishes of the main actors involved. And an “identity logic” which recognizes that feelings of attachment are powerful shapers of preferences beyond what efficiency and functionality dictate.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse-Ikkekommersiell 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleUnderstanding bureaucratic support for coerced institutional changeen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 the authorsen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12647
dc.identifier.cristin1953721
dc.source.journalGovernance. An International Journal of Policy, Administration and Institutionsen_US
dc.source.pagenumber1119-1138
dc.identifier.citationGovernance. An International Journal of Policy, Administration and Institutions. 2022, 35 (4), 1119-1138.en_US
dc.source.volume35
dc.source.issue4


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