Abstract
against such compelling policy objectives as transparency, accountability, citizen engagement
and integrity. his paper addresses why an authoritarian state would want to adopt a policy
of open government, which may irst seem counter-intuitive, and tracks its outworking by examining
several facets of the policy in practice. he research uncovers evidence of insidious
bureaucratic obstruction and an implementation deicit counter-posed with an outward-facing
political agenda to gain international respectability. he result is ‘half-open’ government in
which the more benign elements have been adopted but the vested interests of government and
business elites remain largely unafected.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 65-83 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | International Review of Public Policy |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 1 2019 |
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Open government in authoritarian regimes. / Knox, Colin; Janenova, Saltanat; O'Connor, Karl.
In: International Review of Public Policy , Vol. 1, No. 1, 01.06.2019, p. 65-83.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Open government in authoritarian regimes
AU - Knox, Colin
AU - Janenova, Saltanat
AU - O'Connor, Karl
PY - 2019/6/1
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N2 - Open government has long been regarded as a pareto-eicient policy – after all, who could beagainst such compelling policy objectives as transparency, accountability, citizen engagementand integrity. his paper addresses why an authoritarian state would want to adopt a policyof open government, which may irst seem counter-intuitive, and tracks its outworking by examiningseveral facets of the policy in practice. he research uncovers evidence of insidiousbureaucratic obstruction and an implementation deicit counter-posed with an outward-facingpolitical agenda to gain international respectability. he result is ‘half-open’ government inwhich the more benign elements have been adopted but the vested interests of government andbusiness elites remain largely unafected.
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