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FPA3
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UNIVERSITY Analysis
Ch.3: Bureaucratic
Foreign Policy
Analysis
• bureaucracy n.
• plural bureaucracies
1 a a body of non-elective government officials
b:an administrative policy-making group
2 government characterized by specialization of
functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a
hierarchy of authority
3 a system of administration marked by officialism,
red tape, and proliferation
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B.
• Bureaucracy definition: “Bureaucracy is an
organisational structure that is
characterised by many rules, standardised
processes, procedures and requirements,
number of desks, meticulous division of
labour and responsibility, clear hierarchies
and professional, almost impersonal
interactions between employees”.
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Bureaucratic Theory and legal
responsibility
• A legal power refers
to the ability of a legal
subject to achieve an
intended legal effect ·
A legal power is
attributed by positive
law