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  • 1.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Agency Control or Autonomy?: Government Steering of Swedish Government Agencies 2003–20172021In: International Public Management Journal, ISSN 1096-7494, E-ISSN 1559-3169, Vol. 24, no 3, p. 330-349Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    A central claim of the NPM doctrine is that public sector organizations will deliver better quality and improve efficiency if managers are given more autonomy in managerial and operational decisions. At the same time the idea is to keep managers under close control, which has led to the introduction of result-control instruments. This balancing strategy is referred to as the paradox of autonomization. There is, however, still scarce knowledge on whether and how the proposed balancing techniques work. Using a unique database on Swedish government agencies this article aims to mitigate this deficiency (N=1752). A balancing strategy is mainly confirmed, since higher managerial and structural autonomy are balanced with more external results control by government. We show that governments’ attempts at more managerial approaches to public service provision in reality add new ex post controls without reducing the old ones. However, policy and financial autonomy are not balanced by increased results control—these dimensions diminish when controlling for budget size. This study is an answer to a general call for more objective measures for evaluating bureaucratic autonomy

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  • 2.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Att handleda och att vara handledd2018In: Vänbok till Jörgen Hermansson / [ed] Johan Tralau & Jenny Jansson, Uppsala: Statsvetenskapliga föreningen , 2018Chapter in book (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 3.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Constitutions and the Application of Public Management Reforms: Formulating a Research Agenda2013Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Since constitutional aspects of public management reforms are rarely debated, scholars and politicians alike end up underestimating two fundamental problems in modern democratic political systems. The first concerns the effects that public management policies may have on power allocation within and outside the public sphere. Here the lack of critical analysis and debate concerns the fact that seemingly technical adjustments of the government’s tool box may end up changing the power allocation among actors vertically as well as horizontally. The second perspective, and the one to be discussed in this paper, concerns the reverse relationship, i.e. how constitutions influence public management policy reforms. The last decades have resulted in a global spread of ideas regarding how governments should manage public authorities and the public sector. In this paper we aim at identifying constitutional variables to explain the variation of how specific public management tools are applied in different contexts.

  • 4.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Government Steering over Two Decades: A Large-N comparison2016In: RC27 Structure and Organization of Government: Panel:  RC27.05 Out of Control or over Controlled? Incentives, Audits and New Public Management, 2016Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The post-NPM debate on government control of state authorities is un-decisive in both problem description and in terms of suggested remedies. ‘Wicked problems’ are said to call for re-integration of state executives, and for enhanced government control in order to increase coordination between public organizations. At the same time, excessive (performance) control is accused of posing a threat to professionalism in the public sector and to its problem solving capacity. In this paper we build upon Verhoest et al’s (2004) suggestion that we need to treat autonomy as a multi-dimensional phenomenon and argue the importance of adopting a nuanced analytical perspective on issues of too much or too little control. Using a unique data set containing information on nearly 20 years of governmental steering as this is expressed in yearly appropriation direction documents (N=1330) issued by the Swedish government, we a) map out how the government’s demand for performance information has developed over time, and b) as we treat performance information demands as one out of many policy instruments in a government’s toolbox we also look for specific and stable combinations of different policy instruments (represented by autonomy dimensions). Our findings show that the number of performance information indicators requested from governments in appropriation direction-documents have on a general level decreased over time. From our bivariate and multivariate analyses we have shown that any government’s inclination to e.g. demand less performance information from its state agencies in general comes with a less autonomous management model for the state agency.

  • 5.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Interim Report on Public Administration Reform Trends and Reform Dynamics in Sweden: Snapshot and EU semester link2016Report (Other academic)
  • 6.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Mature Agencification: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Autonomy2015In: Shaping the Future - Re-invention or revolution?, 2015Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 7.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Nordic Administrative Heritages and Contemporary Institutional Design2016In: Nordic Administrative Reforms - Lessons for Public Management / [ed] Greve, Carsten, Lægreid, Per and Rykkja, Lise H, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016, 1, p. 57-78Chapter in book (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    This chapter addresses the degree of autonomy, politicization and coordination capacity in the Nordic countries looking at variations across Nordic countries as well as between Nordic countries and other European models. The importance of the East Nordic model is addressed, and also the ministry-agency divide. In terms of autonomy, a distinction is made between managerial autonomy and autonomy in policy-making, and policy implementation respectively. The chapter looks at the question of increased politicization, that is, the degree to which politicians accept the professional expertise of senior civil servants. The chapter also looks at coordination capacity, addressing hierarchy and network arrangements as well as the quality of coordinating along the vertical and horizontal dimension.

  • 8.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    The Performance Information Demand Dataset: Swedish Governments’ Request for Performance Information from Central Government Agencies 1993 – 20172022Data set
    Abstract [en]

    The data in this database has been collected mainly from appropriation directives issued by the Swedish government to 188 central government agencies 1993 to 2017. It contains variables that describe the formal steering tools applied by governments, such as choice of management model, financial steering, organizational steering, performance information demands, etc. It also contains information about agency characteristics and the governments in office.

  • 9.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    The Politics of Public Administration Policy: Explaining and Evaluating Public Performance Management in Sweden2012In: Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift, ISSN 0039-0747, Vol. 114, no 2, p. 273-281Article in journal (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of the project is to describe and explain the introduction and the consequences of the current management model of the public sector (management by results) from a democratic theory perspective. Firstly, our aim is to disclose the norms and values that the present model is bearer of. A first step will be to unfold what kind of values that are rewarded in the present model, and thereby also calling the attention to what values that are neglected. A point of reference for this is Elster's "three-cornered dilemma" of constitutionalism, democracy, and efficiency. This analysis of conflicting values will be made on different administrative levels, since the implications are different depending on whether we focus on government steering or the conditions of the service deliverers on the local level. Secondly, we aim to answer the question on why the model was introduced in the first place, and if this process poses any democratic challenges. Our perspective is that the introduction of this model has had far reaching effects for the work of the executive branch, and thereby has had greater constitutional implications than is generally acknowledged. Yet, we also know from earlier research that the introduction of the model was not of great political interest, but is rather the product of a limited number of top civil servants. Simply put, how come that this one particular management model is adopted, and is allowed to dominate, although it has been so highly criticized?

  • 10.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    The Public Sector and the Courts2015In: The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics / [ed] Jon Pierre, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015Chapter in book (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Recurring themes relating to the central constitutional principles of the public sector and the courts can be summarized as administrative dualism and institutional autonomy. The scope of the dual Swedish administrative model, as well as how much institutional autonomy government agencies and the courts are granted by the Constitution, has been strongly debated. These debates exemplify what we refer to as “the Swedish Constitution as a story of unresolved issues.” Paradoxically, substantial constitutional reforms in this area rarely come about due to regular constitutional reform making in Sweden. Instead, they are often the result of formally less demanding political decision making.

  • 11.
    Beckman, Ludvig
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Olsson, Stefan
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Demokratin och mordet på Anna Lind2003Report (Other academic)
  • 12.
    Edwardsson, Eva
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Law, Department of Law.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    European Legal Method in Denmark and Sweden.: Using Social Science Theory and Methodology to Describe the Implementation of EU law2013In: European Law Journal, ISSN 1351-5993, E-ISSN 1468-0386, Vol. 19, no 3, p. 364-381Article in journal (Refereed)
  • 13.
    Edwardsson, Eva
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Law, Department of Law.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    European Legal Method in Denmark and Sweden Using Social Science Theory and Methodology to Describe the Implementation of EU Law2013In: European Law Journal, ISSN 1351-5993, E-ISSN 1468-0386, Vol. 19, no 3, p. 364-381Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This article presents data from a study in which national bureaucrats working in the fieldsof taxation and food law in Sweden and Denmark are asked which legal sources and methods ofinterpretation they use when implementing EU law. The purpose is to contribute to the discussion about European legal method by using social science methodology. National agencies and authorities in the fields of taxation and food law face a multilayered' or multiprincipal' reality in which there is room for policy choices. The answers given by the interviewees speak of a plurality of legalsources, a situation where bureaucrats are becoming reluctant lawmakers instructing others on howEU law is to be applied and where bureaucrats find it necessary to found their decisions on what colleagues within the authority or from other Member States have said about how EU law should be applied.

  • 14.
    Hermansson, Jörgen
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Beckman, Ludvig
    Bäck, Hanna
    Persson, Thomas
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Vernby, Kåre
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Regeringsmakten i Sverige: Ett experiment i parlamentarism 1917-20092010Book (Other academic)
  • 15.
    Lindbom, Anders
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Hammargren, Liv
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Den svenska förvaltningsmodellen2001Report (Other academic)
  • 16.
    Michalski, Anna
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government. Swedish Institute of International Affairs.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    The Nordic countries in EU public policy-making: Between change and continuity2022In: Elgar Encyclopedia of European Union Public Policy / [ed] Paolo Roberto Graziano; Jale Tosun, Cheltenham; Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022, p. 302-311Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 17.
    Persson, Thomas
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Bäck, Hanna
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Vernby, Kåre
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    In Tranquil waters: Swedish cabinet ministers in the post-war era2009In: The Selection of ministers in Europe: hiring and firing, London: Routledge , 2009, p. 159-178Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 18. Reitan, Therese
    et al.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    En enkät till!: Vad vi inte vet... men borde veta om anställda i staten2022In: Förvaltningen i samhället / [ed] Anders Ivarsson Westerberg;Bengt Jacobsson, Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, 2022, 1, p. 165-174Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 19.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Beslut under resans gång: En statsvetenskaplig analys av riksdagens roll i planering och uppföljning av vägar och järnvägar2004Report (Other scientific)
    Abstract [en]

    Rapporten utgör slutredovisningen av en studie av riksdagens roll i planering och uppföljning av beslut som rör vägar och järnvägar.

    Studien visar att systemet för planering och uppföljning på området inte fungerar i enlighet med av riksdagen beslutade riktlinjer. Det formella och faktiska styrelseskicket är olika saker. Ansvaret för planering och strategiska analyser

    har delegerats till expertmyndigheter, men deras rationella planeringslogik får ibland stå tillbaka för politiska överväganden av annan art.

    I rapporten föreslår författaren att riksdagen förbättrar sin uppföljning av den beslutskompetens som delegerats till regeringen och myndigheterna. Den bristande uppföljningen utgör ett demokratiskt underskott i den parlamentariska styrningskedjan.

    Studien har genomförts på uppdrag av sveriges riksdag.

  • 20.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Den bortglömda förvaltningen2006In: Makt: Om Sveriges demokratiska underskott / [ed] Maria Rankka och Fredrik Segerfeldt, Stockholm: Timbro , 2006, p. 63-86Chapter in book (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 21.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Den svenska förvaltningsmodellen: Parlamentarisk debatt om förvaltningens roll i styrelseskicket2003Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of the thesis is to describe and critically examine the parliamentary debate on the role of administrative agencies in Sweden during the period 1975–2000. What views on delegation, administrative discretion and steering tools are advocated by the Swedish political parties? Which is the proper role of administrative agencies in a democracy? The author suggests that agencies might be perceived as obedient tools or as counter powers. The categories can be related to a list of legitimate demands on agencies, such as the demands of the people, the politicians and the law. The Swedish model of administration, formally prescribing “autonomous agencies”, gives an theoretically interesting edge to the fundamental problem of combining political sovereignty with administrative discretion.

    The Swedish political parties perceive administrative autonomy to be a practical solution to a practical problem, rather than a question of power distribution. The overall conclusion must be that Swedish parties want agencies to obey rather than to obstruct. But the manifest idea of obedience is somewhat blurred when we consider the parties’ views on control mechanisms more generally. Since the hierarchy of different steering tools is not outlined in any detail, the risk of confusion is evident. Further, despite the fact that rhetoric of non-reform has dominated the Swedish parliament over time, the Swedish model of administration may not be as stable as it would appear. Rather than initiating bold reforms, the parties may opt for incremental change by adjusting the interpretation of the model, including some of its core principles.

  • 22.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Departementsreformer som politisk strategi. Om regeringskansliets organisatoriska indelning.: om regeringskansliets organisatoriska indelning2000Report (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    I uppsatsen formuleras hypoteser om varför departementsindelningen ändras. Civildepartementets (1982) och miljö- och energidepartementets (1987) inrättande studeras närmare.

  • 23.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Etik som politik, fler frågor än svar?2005In: Etik i medborgarnas tjänst: En antologi om förvaltningsetik, Stockholm: Statens kvalitets- och kompetensråd , 2005, p. 98-109Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 24.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Explaining Practical Implementation in EU Member States: Fragmentation, Policy Content and Role Perceptions2011Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 25.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Facilitating Minority Government.:  The Importance of a Negative Investiture Rule in Swedish Government Formation Processes2012Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 26.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Facilitating Minority Government. The Importance of a Negative Investiture Rule in Swedish Government Formation Processes. Paper presented at the ECPR Research sessions, Florence 19-22 June 2012.2012In: Paper presented at the ECPR Research sessions, Florence 19-22 June 2012., 2012Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 27.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Finns det något svenskt i förvaltningsmodellen?2015In: Förändringar i svensk statsförvaltning och framtida utmaningar, Stockholm: Statskontoret , 2015, p. 15-35Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 28.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Forskaren som policyprocessens hjälpryttare, möjligheter och förutsättningar2013In: Allmänt och enskilt - offentlig rätt i omvandling: Festskrift till Lena Marcusson / [ed] Thomas Bull, Olle Lundin, Elisabeth Rynning, Uppsala: Iustus förlag, 2013, p. 421-431Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 29.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Följsamt verktyg eller motmakt? Svensk förvaltningspolitisk debatt efter grundlagsreformen 19742001In: Uppsats presenterad vid Statsvetenskapliga förbundets årsmöte i Göteborg, 7-9 oktober 2001, 2001, p. 66-Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 30.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Förvaltningen i den politiska filosofin. Om några demokratimodellers respektive förvaltningssyn.1998Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 31.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Förvaltningspolitiken, en match i matchen2022In: Snabbtänkt 2022: Reflektioner från valet 2022 av ledande forskare / [ed] Bolin, Niklas; Falasaca, Kajsa; Grusell, Marie, & Nord, Lars, Mittuniversitetet, Demicom , 2022, p. 94-94Chapter in book (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 32.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Goodbye Minister? The Accountability of Swedish Members of Government in Times of Crisis2005Conference paper (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
  • 33.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Is there someone in the lobby?: political institutions and strategic action in Swedish transport politics2000Other (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this paper is to describe the real government of Swedish transport politics of today. Several empirical studies of Sweden in the alleged post-corporativistic era are compared and re-analyzed. In what seems to be a more pluralistic setting of ac

  • 34.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Maktdelning eller parlamentarism? Idédebatten om förvaltningens roll i det svenska styrelseskicket.1999Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 35.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Political Servants or Independent Experts?: A Comparative Study of Bureaucratic Role Perceptions and the Implementation of EU Law in Denmark and Sweden2014In: Journal of European Integration, ISSN 0703-6337, E-ISSN 1477-2280, Vol. 36, no 7, p. 731-747Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this article is to test two hypotheses regarding bureaucratic role perceptions and the implementation of EU policies at the Member State level. A comparison of national agencies in two different executive settings, the Danish and the Swedish, yields the conclusion that established theories on bureaucratic role perceptions explain differences in policy-making in the late stage of the EU policy process. Interview data supports the first hypothesis: that the main difference between Danish and Swedish national-level bureaucrats is that between perceiving oneself as a national servant (Denmark) and as an independent expert (Sweden). The second hypothesis tested here is that national-level bureaucrats under certain circumstances will perceive themselves as EU servants, and make implementation choices accordingly. Convincing evidence supporting this hypothesis is not found — not even in the case of the food-policy agencies, which are regarded here as the most likely to foster EU servants.

  • 36.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Rewards for High Public Office in Europe and North America. Edited by Marleen Brans and B. Guy Peters 2012, London and New York: Routledge, 20122013In: Public Integrity, ISSN 1099-9922, E-ISSN 1558-0989, Vol. 15, no 2, p. 203-206Article, book review (Other academic)
  • 37.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Så arbetar svenska regeringar.2010In: Regeringsmakten i Sverige.: Ett experiment i parlamentarism 1917-2009. / [ed] Jörgen Hermansson med bidrag av Ludvig Beckman ..., Stockholm: SNS förlag , 2010, p. 106-142Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 38.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    The Politics-Administration Dichotomy and the Failure of Symmetrical Responsibility Doctrines2011In: Ethics and crisis management / [ed] Lina Svedin, Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2011, p. 163-182Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 39.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Vilken är skillnaden mellan fängelsevistelser och kidnappningar?2013In: Statsvetenskapens frågor / [ed] Bennich-Björkman, Li, Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2013, p. 213-224Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 40.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Weak Investiture Rules and the Emergence of Minority Governments in Sweden.2015In: Parliaments and Government formation: Unpacking Investiture Rules. / [ed] Rasch, B-E; Martin, S. & Cheibub, J., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 41.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Why 'multi-Level' and 'governance' are concepts of relevance for our understanding of Member State implementation of EU law2013In: Administrative law beyond the state: Nordic perspectives / [ed] Anna-Sara Lind & Jane Reichel, Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers , 2013, p. 32-46Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 42.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Administrative Heritage and Public Management Reform: The Relevance of an East-West Nordic Divide2015In: PSG VI: Governance of Public Sector Organizations / [ed] Per Lægreid, Sandra van Thiel and Koen Verhoest, 2015Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 43.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Agency Autonomy and Organizational Interaction2022In: Public Organization Review, ISSN 1566-7170, E-ISSN 1573-7098, Vol. 22, no 4, p. 1045-1062Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This research contributes to the ongoing debate on the relationship between agency autonomy and organizational interaction. A comparative design that includes agency managers in Norway and Sweden describing organizational interaction, the measures used and their perceived quality, is applied. Based on observed significant country-related effects, a main conclusion is that strong formal and organizational safeguards of agency autonomy appear to produce positive views on organizational interaction. The unusually strong and clear boundaries that underpin the autonomy of Swedish central government agencies lowers the risks of interacting with others, protecting both turf and mandate.

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  • 44.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Agency Management Accountability, ex ante and ex post instruments combined?2018Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Here we study how the choice of top management model is related to ex post control of state agencies in the context of Swedish governments and state agencies 2003 to 2016. The empirical question in focus is whether agency top management models are systematically related to governments’ request for performance measurements from agencies. This relationship is studied for 184 Swedish state agencies across time, in a population that contains four different management models (N=1696). Our data enables comparisons between single head management models; collegial/professional organs, and collective/pluralistic management models respectively in this regard. Controlling for budget size, and taking agency task; policy area, and point in time into account, we find that agency top management models have independent effects on the number of performance information requests made by governments.

  • 45.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Ansvarsfullt ansvarsutkrävande: om bruk och missbruk av KU2008In: Statsvetare ifrågasätter: Uppsalamiljön vid tiden för professorskiftet den 31 mars 2008, Uppsala, 2008Chapter in book (Other academic)
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  • 46.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Ansvarsfullt ansvarsutkrävande: om bruk och missbruk av KU2008In: Statsvetare ifrågasätter: Uppsalamiljön vid tiden för professorskiftet den 31 mars 2008 / [ed] Sverker Gustavsson, Jörgen Hermansson & Barry Holmström, Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2008Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 47.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Ex Post Control of Mature State Agencies: Swedish Governments’ Performance Information Demands over Time and Across Policy Sectors2016In: Paper presented at the EGPA Permanent Study Group ‘Performance & Accountability in the Public Sector’ (PSG II), 2016Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The overall aim of this paper is to study how governments’ demand for performance information changes over time and across policy sectors. On a more specific note we evaluate a management reform launched by the Swedish right-wing coalition government in 2009. The Swedish implementation of Management By Objectives and Results (MBOR) was heavily criticized in the late 2000s, and calls for a more realistic set of goals for state agencies were made. The number and quality of performance indicators demanded was also put to question. An important conclusion was that since agencies are very different, the government should abandon any thought on a one-size-fits-all management policy. Using large-N data on government steering of Swedish state agencies during the period of 1997 to 2013 we conclude that while the number of performance information demands made has decreased substantially after the reform, the qualitative changes we observe in part move in the opposite direction than intended since governments make more precise demands, and request more information on effects. We also conclude that policy sector specifics (tasks and budget size) to a smaller degree than expected appears to co-vary with the performance information demands made.

  • 48.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Explaining the Dynamics of Management by Objectives and Results Post-NPM: The Case of the Swedish National Executive2021In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration, ISSN 2001-7405, E-ISSN 2001-7413, Vol. 25, no 2, p. 43-72Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This research concludes that the Swedish institution of Management by Objectives and Results (MBOR) has changed as a result of a top-down reform. The aim of the reform,which was to reduce the number of requests for performance information that thegovernment makes to the central government agencies, has been successfully implemented. In analysing the national government’s requests for performance information from 182 central government agencies (N=1752), this study confirms earlier claims of MBOR de-escalation. De-escalation is explained by stakeholder learning andthe new policy that re-interprets performance management in terms that fit the ideals of New Public Governance. This research concludes that the size of an agency’s budget hasa positive effect on the total number of requests and the government’s interest inquantitative performance indicators. Agency tasks that are relatively easy to measure andcount have a significant positive effect on the number of government requests. Task ismore important than budget size when governments decide what mix of indicators torequest from a specific agency. In this respect, the Swedish government adjusts its requests for information to the agencies’ tasks. The results from this study contribute to the ongoing debate on the application of performance management in a post-New Public Management setting.

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  • 49.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Public administration characteristics and performance in EU28: Sweden2018Report (Refereed)
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  • 50.
    Wockelberg, Helena
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Ahlbäck Öberg, Shirin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Government.
    Reinventing the Old Reform Agenda: Public Administrative Reform and Performance According to Swedish Top Managers2016In: Public Administration Reforms in Europe: The View from the Top / [ed] Gerhard Hammerschmid, Steven Van de Walle, Rhys Andrews & Philippe Bezes, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016Chapter in book (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    In Sweden the institutional setup of semi-autonomous state agencies and local self-government predates some of the objectives of new public management reforms. Nevertheless, from the 1990s Sweden has been a zealous follower of NPM reforms. At present, Swedish top managers identify two main reform trends that correspond with the government’s goals for the public sector. One trend relates to already established management ideas, focusing on transparency, efficiency and performance. Another trend reflects an increased focus on citizenship as a question of consumer satisfaction. Soft steering tools appear to be effective in creating an elite consensus on public management policies.

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