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A Content Analysis of the Rule of Law within Public Governance Models: Old vs. New EU Member States
NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy Pub Date : 2018-12-01 , DOI: 10.2478/nispa-2018-0016
Marko Ropret 1 , Aleksander Aristovnik 1 , Polonca Kovač 1
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Abstract This paper aims to analyze the development of the rule of law and its key characteristics as a principle within public governance model (PGM) research. In the study, we analyzed two main EU cultural and geographical subgroups, selected old and new EU member states, in order to identify the main convergences and differences characteristic of the respective clusters. With the accession to the European Union, these acceding countries were to transfer EU law into national law and reform their governance models accordingly. The aim of the research was achieved by following an original methodology, encompassing 431 relevant scientific papers from the Scopus database. Th e known QDA Miner 5.0.11 soft ware package was selected as the main tool for the analysis. Th e research questions were aimed at covering: (i) the role of the rule of law as one of the key governance principles in relation to the countries’ historical legacy and different governance models, (ii) the relationship between the rule of law and other governance principles and (iii) opportunities for further research within the two selected geographical subgroups. The results, concerning the first research question, reveal a greater frequency of papers per year about the relevant PGM studies focusing on the old EU member states. Likely, due to a broader socio-administrative tradition within these countries, law-related topics are better covered. As regards the relationship between the rule of law and other governance principles, we have shown that the rule of law as a principle is importantly related to effective governance and PA reforms and must not be taken as an antipode to efficiency. In new EU MS, i.e. Central and East Europe (CEE), in particular the rule of law in administrative relations is also one of the salient elements of the on-going transitional development compared to the old Western democracies. However, within the processes of privatization, globalization and marketization, the rule of law is challenged; even with PAR that might undermine the core principles of democratic governance. While demanding further research, encompassing specific socio-economic needs of individual public administrations and an evaluation of legal and related highly important reform preconditions proves vital for tomorrow’s public administration, more effectively and efficiently coping with the needs of the modern society.

中文翻译:

公共治理模式下法治的内容分析:旧欧盟成员国与新欧盟成员国

摘要本文旨在分析法治的发展及其关键特征,将其作为公共治理模型(PGM)研究中的一项原则。在研究中,我们分析了两个主要的欧盟文化和地理亚组,即选定的新旧欧盟成员国,以便确定各个集群的主要趋同和差异特征。随着加入欧盟,这些加入国将欧盟法律转变为国家法律,并据此改革其治理模式。该研究的目的是通过遵循原始的方法,包括Scopus数据库中的431条相关科学论文而实现的。选择了已知的QDA Miner 5.0.11软件包作为分析的主要工具。研究问题旨在涵盖:(i)法治作为与该国的历史遗产和不同治理模式相关的主要治理原则之一,(ii)法治与其他治理原则之间的关系,以及(iii)在两个选定的地理分组中进行进一步研究。有关第一个研究问题的结果表明,每年针对以旧欧盟成员国为中心的相关PGM研究的论文频率更高。可能是由于这些国家/地区拥有更广泛的社会行政传统,因此与法律相关的主题会得到更好的覆盖。关于法治与其他治理原则之间的关系,我们已经表明,法治作为一项原则与有效治理和权力下放改革具有重要关系,因此不能视为对效率的对立面。与新的西方民主国家相比,在新的欧盟成员国,即中欧和东欧(CEE)中,特别是行政关系中的法治也是持续过渡发展的重要要素之一。但是,在私有化,全球化和市场化的过程中,法治受到挑战。即使使用PAR也可能破坏民主治理的核心原则。在要求进一步研究的同时,涵盖各个公共行政部门的特定社会经济需求,以及对法律和相关的高度重要的改革先决条件的评估,对于明天的公共行政部门而言至关重要,它可以更有效地应对现代社会的需求。与旧的西方民主国家相比,行政关系中的法治尤其是持续过渡发展的重要要素之一。但是,在私有化,全球化和市场化的过程中,法治受到挑战。即使使用PAR也可能破坏民主治理的核心原则。在要求进一步研究的同时,涵盖各个公共行政部门的特定社会经济需求,以及对法律和相关的高度重要的改革先决条件的评估,对于明天的公共行政部门而言至关重要,它可以更有效地应对现代社会的需求。与旧的西方民主国家相比,行政关系中的法治尤其是持续过渡发展的重要要素之一。但是,在私有化,全球化和市场化的过程中,法治受到了挑战。即使使用PAR也可能破坏民主治理的核心原则。在要求进一步研究的同时,涵盖各个公共行政部门的特定社会经济需求,以及对法律和相关的高度重要的改革先决条件的评估,对于明天的公共行政部门而言至关重要,它可以更有效地应对现代社会的需求。全球化和市场化,法治受到挑战;即使使用PAR也可能破坏民主治理的核心原则。在要求进一步研究的同时,涵盖各个公共行政部门的特定社会经济需求,以及对法律和相关的高度重要的改革先决条件的评估,对于明天的公共行政部门来说至关重要,它可以更有效,更有效地应对现代社会的需求。全球化和市场化,法治受到挑战;即使使用PAR也可能破坏民主治理的核心原则。在要求进一步研究的同时,涵盖各个公共行政部门的特定社会经济需求,以及对法律和相关的高度重要的改革先决条件的评估,对于明天的公共行政部门而言至关重要,它可以更有效地应对现代社会的需求。
更新日期:2018-12-01
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