Doctoral Researcher in Public Administration, KU Leuven
Heath Pickering is a Doctoral Researcher in Public Administration at the Public Governance Institute at KU Leuven, Belgium. He examines the rise of partisan political advisers as important actors within the institutional architecture of executive government. His case studies include Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. These countries, since the 1970s and 1980s, have seen consistent growth and influence of political staff.
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Oct 20, 2019 10:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
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