How can we understand the delegation of power and authority – for example, from a polity to an administrator ‐ in a world of fragmented governance? In this paper, I introduce the practices of contemporary ‘rule of law’ and ‘governance’ reform, which reframe this question in politically powerful ways. These practices are increasingly important in development contexts, and beyond. Practitioners begin with the assumption that some sort of administration occurs in the development contexts in which they work. They then focus on how to convene a political community in which to embed – and potentially legitimate ‐ that administration. They thereby reconfigure the question of delegation into one of autonomy – or managing the extent to and ways in which the administrative legal system self‐produces. In doing so, I argue that contemporary rule of law practitioners wield constitutional power under the rubric of workaday administrative reform. At the same time, they efface their political accountability.

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法治改革的政治：从授权到自治

在分散的治理世界中，我们如何理解权力和授权的委派？例如，从政体到管理者？在本文中，我介绍了当代“法治”和“治理”改革的实践，这些实践以政治上有力的方式重构了这个问题。这些实践在发展环境中以及以后变得越来越重要。从业者首先假设某种管理发生在他们工作的开发环境中。然后，他们将重点放在如何建立一个政治社区上，以使该政府可以嵌入其中并可能合法化。因此，他们将授权问题重新配置为一种自治–或管理行政法律体系自我产生的程度和方式。在这样做的时候，我认为当代法治从业者在工作日行政改革的名义下行使着宪法权力。同时，他们无视其政治责任。