@inbook{969aabb9c9df40c2932f5a6463a34d7d,
title = "Aspects of Autonomy in the Bureaucratic Vocation",
abstract = "Contemporary populist politics have forced a reconsideration of the role of bureaucracy in governance. While problems such as red tape persist, the stability and even inertia of the bureaucracy have become a virtue when compared with authoritarian populism. This chapter examines the changing role of the bureaucracy in government and does so through the lens of bureaucratic autonomy. In addition, this chapter returns to Max Weber's conception of the vocation of the bureaucrat to better elucidate the positive role that bureaucrats can play in democratic governance.",
keywords = "Contemporary populism, Democratic governance, The vocation of the bureaucrat, Changing role of bureaucracy, Authoritarian populism, Contemporary populism, Democratic governance, The vocation of the bureaucrat, Changing role of bureaucracy, Authoritarian populism",
author = "\{du Gay\}, Paul",
year = "2025",
doi = "10.4337/9781803927046.00035",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781803927039",
series = "Elgar Handbooks in Public Administration and Management",
publisher = "Edward Elgar Publishing",
pages = "352--369",
editor = "Peters, \{B. Guy\}",
booktitle = "Handbook of Bureaucratic Autonomy",
address = "United Kingdom",
}