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Max Weber and the complexity of parliamentary democracy: applying formal and substantive rationality to the English and Welsh education policy-making process

Max Weber und die Komplexität der parlamentarischen Demokratie: die Anwendung formaler und substantieller Rationalität auf den bildungspolitischen Entscheidungsprozess in England und Wales
[journal article]

Race, Richard

Abstract

Der Beitrag illustriert die theoretische wie auch empirische Fruchtbarkeit von Max Webers Auffassung über die Funktionen der Bürokratie und der Politik. Die Unterscheidung von formaler und substantieller (inhaltlicher, materialer) Rationalität wird genutzt, um das Handeln der Ministerialbürokratie u... view more

Der Beitrag illustriert die theoretische wie auch empirische Fruchtbarkeit von Max Webers Auffassung über die Funktionen der Bürokratie und der Politik. Die Unterscheidung von formaler und substantieller (inhaltlicher, materialer) Rationalität wird genutzt, um das Handeln der Ministerialbürokratie und das der Politiker bei bildungspolitischen Entscheidungsprozessen näher zu bestimmen. Die empirische Gültigkeit der Unterscheidung wird am Fallbeispiel der Entscheidungsprozesse in den englischen und walisischen Parlamentsausschüssen in den 70er Jahren und bei den gegenwärtigen Debatten demonstriert. Webers Gedanken liefern hier den Bezugsrahmen, um die Ausdifferenzierung der verschiedenen Rollen und Aufgaben im politisch-administrativen System zu verdeutlichen. Die Ausführungen rekonstruieren an Hand der empirischen Entscheidungsprozesse in den Ausschüssen das jeweilige Pendeln zwischen formalen und inhaltlichen Entscheidungskriterien. Die formale Verfahrensrationalität findet sich jedoch - ganz im Sinne der Weberschen Ausdifferenzierung der Handlungssphären - eher auf Seiten der Beamtenschaft als bei den Politikern. (ICA2)... view less


'This article illustrates the importance of Max Weber's attitude to both bureaucratic and political functions. Formal and substantive rational concepts are applied to distinguish the actions of education civil servants and politicians in relation to education policy-making. Evidence is taken from En... view more

'This article illustrates the importance of Max Weber's attitude to both bureaucratic and political functions. Formal and substantive rational concepts are applied to distinguish the actions of education civil servants and politicians in relation to education policy-making. Evidence is taken from English and Welsh Educational and Public Administration Parliamentary Select Committees of the 1970s and the present day. We gain from Weber's ideas a relevant framework to critique the relationship and significantly the historical and contemporary roles of education civil servants and politicians. The article demonstrates that a change has occurred with more substantive inputs visible within both the education relationship and general policymaking processes. The article further argues that Parliamentary Select Committees are crucial in questioning both formal and substantive influences within parliamentary democracy.' (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
educational policy; political communication; political decision; parliament; bureaucracy; political governance; Weber, M.; politics; rationality; education system; Great Britain; differentiation

Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Sociology of Education
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Macroanalysis of the Education System, Economics of Education, Educational Policy

Method
theory application; descriptive study; basic research

Document language
English

Publication Year
2003

Page/Pages
p. 213-225

Journal
Historical Social Research, 28 (2003) 3

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.28.2003.3.213-225

ISSN
0172-6404

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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