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RC27 panel at the IPSA Congress in Durban, 29 June-4 July 2003
«Democracy, Governance and Public Sector Reform: The Role of Trust»
Chris Tapscott, University of the Western Cape
Jan Froestad, University of Bergen
Proposal for a SOG panel at the IPSA Congress in Durban, 29 June-4 July 2003
A growing literature in political science makes various assumptions on how democracy, good governance and community life relates to various forms of trust (as rational calculation, as familiarity/confidence or as a particular modern capacity for risk-taking). It is generally assumed that trust, in one form or the other, is a fundamental requisite for society and human co-operation.
Public sector reforms that seek to reorganize or reconstitute the administrative level of state will on one hand be affected by the general level of trust in society and between its major institutions, and on the other hand such reforms affect relations of trust both in society (horizontal trust) and between communities/actors and the state (vertical trust).
The panel invites papers that analyze how public sector reforms is conditioned by and effect relations of trust between democratic institutions/politicians and public administration/managers, and between the state and citizens/communities/ interest groups. The panel will seek to cover fields of activity deemed essential for democracy and good governance: like education/science, health/housing and agriculture/natural resources, with a particular focus on the powers and functions of democratic (elected) institutions, local government and specialized forms of knowledge (professions). The panel will seek to cover countries with different experiences of trust (low/high trust, horizontally and vertically).
There could still be one or two places on the panel for paper-givers, please contact
Chris Tapscott or Jan Froestad
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