We study the consequences of populism for economic performance and the quality of
bureaucracy. When voters lose trust in representative democracy, populists strategically …

Electoral accountability is fundamental to representative democracy. Yet, it can also be
costly for governance because it generates turnover among bureaucrats (not just politicians) …

We study the consequences of populism on bureaucratic expertise and government
performance. We use novel data on about 8,000 municipalities in Italy, over a period of 20 …

As one of the most powerful executive actions, rulemaking by US federal agencies involves
all three branches and governs many issue areas, but some rules are routine and others are …

Across disciplines and contexts, scholars vary in their conception of politicization. This
variation reveals a need for more consistent concept definition and measurement of the …

Recent studies analyse bureaucrats' responses to politicians' unprincipled policies, which
are integral to democratic backsliding. Yet, in polarized societies, bureaucrats, like citizens …

The four symposium articles in this issue address the problematic relation of bureaucratic
governance with the dynamics of democratic populism and the leaders who win high …

I explore the potential impact of rulemakers' professional experience on the efficiency of
rulemaking by US federal agencies. I highlight two types of professional experience …

Administrative leader turnover adversely affects the organizational stability of US federal
executive agencies, as well as undermines presidents' policy goals. An incentive …

Empirically, I document the logics of patronage with data on Brazilian municipal
governments, a particularly useful context to study patronage given its wide variation in …