| Analysing and assessing accountability: a conceptual framework M Bovens European law journal 13 (4), 447-468, 2007 | 4371 | 2007 |
| The concept of public accountability M Bovens The Oxford Handbook of Public Management. Oxford, 2006 | 2491* | 2006 |
| The Oxford Handbook of Public Accountability M Bovens, R Goodin, T Schillemans Oxford University Press, 2014 | 2459 | 2014 |
| Two Concepts of Accountability: Accountability as a Virtue and as a Mechanism M Bovens West European Politics 33 (5), 946-967, 2010 | 1483 | 2010 |
| The quest for responsibility: Accountability and citizenship in complex organisations MAP Bovens Cambridge university press, 1998 | 1416 | 1998 |
| From street level to system level bureaucracies M Bovens, S Zouridis Public Administration Review 62 (2), 174-184, 2002 | 1283 | 2002 |
| Does accountability work? An assessment tool M Bovens, P 't Hart, T Schillemans Public Administration 86 (1), 225-242, 2008 | 754 | 2008 |
| Understanding policy fiascoes M Bovens, P 't Hart Transaction Publishers, 1996 | 609* | 1996 |
| Diploma Democracy: On the tensions between Meritocracy and Democracy. Verkenning for the NWO Programme 'Contested Democracies' M Bovens, A Wille Utrecht University/Leiden University, 2009 | 405* | 2009 |
| New forms of accountability and EU-governance M Bovens Comparative European Politics 5, 104-120, 2007 | 375 | 2007 |
| Success and failure in public governance: a comparative analysis MAP Bovens, P 't Hart, BG Peters, ( eds) Edward Elgar, 2001 | 356 | 2001 |
| Diplomademocratie: Over de spanning tussen meritocratie en democratie M Bovens, A Wille Over de spanning tussen meritocratie en democratie, 2011 | 223* | 2011 |
| Revisiting the study of policy failures M Bovens Fiascos in Public Policy and Foreign Policy, 23-36, 2018 | 219 | 2018 |
| The politics of policy evaluation M Bovens, P t Hart, S Kuipers | 217 | 2008 |
| Openbaar bestuur: Beleid, organisatie en politiek MAP Bovens, P 't Hart, M Van Twist Openbaar bestuur. Beleid, organisatie en politiek, 2007 | 216* | 2007 |
| The challenge of multiple accountability T Schillemans, M Bovens Accountable governance: Problems and promises, 3-21, 2011 | 203 | 2011 |
| Deciphering the Dutch drop: Ten explanations for decreasing political trust in the Netherlands M Bovens, A Wille International review of administrative sciences 74 (2), 283-305, 2008 | 200 | 2008 |
| Analysing and assessing public accountability. A conceptual framework. European Governance Papers (EUROGOV) No M Bovens No. C-06 12006, 2006 | 200 | 2006 |
| Political trust: Why context matters R Rose, K Newton, S Marien, U Bollow, M Bovens, P Dekker, S Kumlin, ... ecpr press, 2011 | 187 | 2011 |
| The real world of EU accountability: what deficit? M Bovens, D Curtin, P 't Hart Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010 | 179* | 2010 |
paul t hartprofessor of public administration, Utrecht UniversityVerified email at uu.nl
