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Re‐assessing the Role of Departmental Cabinet Ministers
Author(s) -
Marsh David,
Richards David,
Smith Martin J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.313
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-9299
pISSN - 0033-3298
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9299.00207
Subject(s) - cabinet (room) , council of ministers , core (optical fiber) , political science , prime (order theory) , public administration , public relations , management , business , computer science , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , telecommunications , mathematics , european union , combinatorics , economic policy
The study of the core executive has been dominated by discussion of the Prime Ministers and Cabinet with only limited serious treatment paid to ministers. However, ministers and departments are crucial actors in the core executive. This article examines the multiple roles and varying impacts of ministers. More particularly, we initially develop a classification of ministerial roles, which builds upon, but develops, work by Headey, James and Norton. Subsequently, we use this classification to pose two key questions. Which roles do particular ministers stress? In what ways has the balance between these roles changed in the last twenty‐five years?