Funding
Independent Research Fund Denmark has supported the project with a DKK 2.0 million grant.
Research Project Civil servant norms of Danish state bureaucracy
Project Duration: 10/01/2018 - 10/01/2022
Civil servants norms are crucial in a well-functioning democracy. In the wake of several Danish scandals, we have seen a widespread public debate on the bureaucratic ethos. As there is no explicit regulation of civil servant behavior, the current state of the law is blurred. Due to new modes of collaboration in the state administration and new role conflicts for civil servants, the law seems to be in a state of flux. We aim to contribute to fill a gap in the legal literature and in existing knowledge.
The aim is to explore and clarify the content and dynamics of the current legal framework for civil servants, by scrutinizing the legal norms and selected central virtues. Combining a classical legal analysis and socio-legal analysis of ‘law in action’ we seek to answer the following research question: How are the civil servants’ duties of obedience, truth and professional insight to be legally determined and implemented in practice in the Danish central state administration and what are the consequences of an increased mediatization?
The aim is to explore and clarify the content and dynamics of the current legal framework for civil servants, by scrutinizing the legal norms and selected central virtues. Combining a classical legal analysis and socio-legal analysis of ‘law in action’ we seek to answer the following research question: How are the civil servants’ duties of obedience, truth and professional insight to be legally determined and implemented in practice in the Danish central state administration and what are the consequences of an increased mediatization?
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Contact
Project leader Pernille Boye Koch, Associate Professor, Roskilde University, pkoch@ruc.dk
Forskere
Birgitte Poulsen, Associate Professor, Roskilde University, pkrp@ruc.dk
Michael Gøtze, Professor, University of Copenhagen, michael.gotze@jur.ku.dk
Pernille Boye Koch, Associate Professor, Roskilde University, pkoch@ruc.dk
Publications
When Civil Servants Go Frontstage: The Mediatization of the Role of the Civil Servant during the COVID-19 Crisis
Poulsen, B., 28 Jun 2022, In: Administrative Sciences. 12, 3, 16 p., 73.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Covid-19 as a catalyzer for the medialization of civil servants? A study of Danish central government
Poulsen, B., 19 Apr 2021, p. 1-20. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review
Civil servant norms of neutrality under pressure: Yes, Minister - in a Danish context
Koch, P. B. & Gøtze, M., 11 Sept 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review
Press-media
Seks ministerier har ansat pressechefer med tilknytning til regeringen
20/10/2019 → 21/10/2019
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Justitsministeren fremlagde nye redegørelser
04/10/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Kommission skal undersøge Inger Støjberg i sag om barnebrude
06/09/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Base at Roskilde University
The project based at the Department of Social Sciences and Business
Participating research units: Tranforming and Ordering of Political Institutions Research Group // Roskilde School of Governance Research Group // Center for Offentlige og Privat ansattes Ytringsfrihed (DK) Research Center
PhD programme: Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Business
Relevant degree programmes: Politik og Forvaltning (DK) // International Politics and Governance // International Bachelor in Social Sciences
Research from Roskilde University
More information
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Contact
Project Leader
Pernille Boye Koch
Associate professsor
Phone +45 2183 4888
pkoch@ruc.dk