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Special Advisers: Who they are, what they do and why they matter

Autor Dr Ben Yong, Robert Hazell
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 21 aug 2014
Viewers of The Thick of It will know of special advisers as spin doctors and political careerists. Several well-known ministers have been special advisers, among them David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Jack Straw and Vince Cable. People also know about the public relations disasters involving Jo Moore, Damian McBride and Adam Smith. But what is the reality? What do special advisers actually do in government? Who are they, where do they come from, and why are they needed? This book is the most detailed study yet carried out of special advisers. The Constitution Unit's research team, led by Dr Ben Yong and Professor Robert Hazell, assembled a comprehensive database of over 600 special advisers since 1979. They conducted written surveys, and interviewed over 100 special advisers, ministers and officials from the past thirty years. They conclude that special advisers are now a permanent and indispensable part of Whitehall, but are still treated as transient and temporary. The book concludes with practical recommendations for increasing the effectiveness of special advisers through improvements to their recruitment, induction and training, support and supervision, and strengthening their accountability.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781849465601
ISBN-10: 1849465606
Pagini: 302
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.6 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Hart Publishing
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

The book is based on written surveys and interviews of over 100 special advisers, ministers and officials from the past 30 years which conclude that special advisers are now a permanent and indispensible part of Whitehall, but are still treated as transient and temporary.

Notă biografică

Ben Yong is a Lecturer in Public Law at Queen Mary, University of London. Robert Hazell is Professor of Government and the Constitution at University College London.

Cuprins

1. Why Study Special Advisers? Ben Yong2. Special Advisers and British Government Ben Yong3. Who are Special Advisers? Ben Yong4. What Special Advisers Do for Ministers David Laughrin5. Special Advisers and the Policy-Making Process Peter Waller6. Special Advisers and Communications Peter Waller7. The Regulation, Accountabilities and Responsibilities of Special Advisers Ben Yong8. The Comparative Experience of Political Staff: Westminster Jurisdictions and Ministerial Cabinets Ben Yong9. Improving the Performance of Special Advisers Robert Hazell10. A Profession Comes of Age Robert HazellAppendix 1: Methodology Max GoplerudAppendix 2: Further Work on the Distribution and Tenureof Special Advisers Max Goplerudx ContentsAppendix 3: The Post-government Career of Special Advisers Anna SellersAppendix 4: Biographies

Recenzii

The information presented about who they are, their skills and their career paths alone would make this book a 'must read' for current and potential ministers, spads and civil servants.
Special advisers are one of the least understood players at the crossover of the political and civil service worlds. This book sheds valuable new light on their role and on what could be done to clarify their position and to improve their performance.
Until now the debate about special advisers has produced far more heat than light. Here at last is a serious study looking at what special advisers do - and how they might do it better. These are people at the heart of government and this book brings them in from the constitutional cold.
This fair-minded account of what being a special adviser really involves delves beneath the Malcolm Tucker caricature to reveal an emerging profession whose role is increasingly important in delivering for democracy. The thoughtful recommendations would go a long way to improve the effectiveness and understanding of the special adviser.
Overall, Special Advisers is a comprehensive and fair contribution which will serve anyone wishing to demystify the role well. It is an easy read, albeit a rather dry one...There are plenty of illuminating stories to be told.
...this is an extremely important book that provides the first comprehensive account of who special advisers are, what they do, and the role [they] play in British Government.

Descriere

This book is the most detailed study yet carried out of special advisers. The Constitution Unit's research team, led by Dr Ben Yong and Professor Robert Hazell, assembled a comprehensive database of over 600 special advisers since 1979.