Gabriela Lotta

Benjamin Brunjes and Evelyn Rodriguez-Plesa Honorable mention for the 2025 Best Journal Article Award "Equity in Government Contracting: Analyzing the Performance of Small Disadvantaged Businesses" Academy of Management, Public and Nonprofit Division

Fernando Nieto Morales, Rik Peeters, and Gabriela Lotta Honorable mention for the 2025 Best Journal Article Award "Burdens, Bribes, and Bureaucrats: The Political Economy of Petty Corruption and Administrative Burdens" Academy of Management, Public and Nonprofit Division

And congrats to the honorable mentions for the 2025 Best Journal Article Award, Benjamin Brunjes and Evelyn Rodriguez-Plesa (doi.org/10.1111/puar...) & @fnietomorales.bsky.social, Rik Peeters, and @gabilotta.bsky.social (doi.org/10.1093/jopa...) #AOM2025 #pasky

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Roskilde University
Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen
Seulki Lee
@elizabethlinos.bsky.social
@michael-siciliano.bsky.social
@gabilotta.bsky.social
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@anadimand.bsky.social
Melissa Falkær Olsen
@sassmikkelsen.bsky.social
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Aaron Deslatte

Truly happy to share that our paper titled "The Procedural Politicking Tug of War: Law-Versus-Management Disputes in Contexts of Democratic Backsliding" has won the 2025 Camilla Stivers #Award from the @pmra-1991.bsky.social!

@pmra-1991.bsky.social
Roskilde University
Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen
Seulki Lee
@elizabethlinos.bsky.social
@michael-siciliano.bsky.social
@gabilotta.bsky.social
@nathanfavero.com
@anadimand.bsky.social
Melissa Falkær Olsen
@sassmikkelsen.bsky.social
@olehelby.bsky.social
Aaron Deslatte

So proud about the prize Camilla Stivers for the best paper at PPMG for our paper Procedural Politicking Tug of War - Law-versus-management disputes in contexts of democratic backsliding.

♨️ New Research Article!
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Diego Galego, @gabilotta.bsky.social, & Keith Baker study the #COVID19 crisis management in #Brazil & #Mexico to suggest evaluation of neo-Weberian state and common good.
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🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pad....

Bureaucracy Reconsidered - The Ideas Letter Lotta argues that bureaucracy is an essential yet overlooked pillar of liberal democracy, serving not only to implement policies but also to uphold the rule of law, ensure institutional continuity,…

2/ Joscelyn also highlights these two pieces:

“Bureaucracy Reconsidered” by Gabriela Lotta (@gabilotta.bsky.social)

"The Return of Andor: A show about living under a totalitarian regime hits different now" by Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social)
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-return...

Futures for the Public Sector | Leuven University Press Thought-provoking analysis of how illiberalism, major crises and digital transformation are changing our politico-administrative systems What does the future hold for the public sector? A convergence ...

Want to read more about public administration in an era of populism & state fragility? Read chapters by @donmoyn.bsky.social @alasdairroberts.bsky.social @gabilotta.bsky.social Michael Bauer and Norma Riccucci in "Futures for the Public Sector" lup.be/book/futures... (open access)

Publicly abandoning American and Ukranian democracy on the same day.

Once Guy Peters told in a course: every time you think you are being creative in social science and discovered a new great thing, you probably haven't read enough...

22 horas só de aula essa semana. 7 já foram. 15 adiante...

The Global South offers many lessons about how bureaucracy is undermined in many forms:

We have papers on the Turkish context (@fapaydin.bsky.social):

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Every time I see news about the US, I’m reminded of what we experienced under Bolsonaro. One lesson I’ve learned is that institutional safeguards and a bureaucracy committed to the rule of law are vital to counter democratic dismantling. I hope these forces in the US can resist and protect democracy

In this special issue, organized together with @bpiotrowska.bsky.social and Nadine Raaphorst, different papers show how these processes affect street-level bureaucrats.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

And in this paper, we analyze how the bashing processes and different forms of attacks affects civil servants wellbeing. With Joana Story and Gustavo Tavares+
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

One of the main strategies used to get political control is to change technical leaders by loyal outsiders. Here we analyze how this generates abusive supervision, disengagement and silent reactions. With Joana Story and Gustavo Tavares +
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

This paper analyzes various forms of militarization as a strategy to control the bureaucracy and weaken public administration. With Michael Bauer and Flavia Schmidt +
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

This paper examines how politicians and bureaucrats interpret the law for attack or self-defense. It shows how legal frameworks can safeguard institutions but also be exploited to control the bureaucracy.+ academic.oup.com/ppmg/article...

This paper examines how political control evolves over time as polit refine their methods to manage the bureaucracy, adopting and testing instruments to determine their effectiveness. These tools foster an environment of fear and control. @kbersch.bsky.social +
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

This paper provides an overview of political attacks on public administration, as well as the resistance strategies employed by civil servants to counteract dismantling efforts.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

These strategies involve formal and informal, individual and collective attacks that, over time, weaken civil servants' ability to respond. For those interested, we’ve published articles analyzing this process in Brazil and, sadly, expect similar patterns under Trump's administration.+

After extensively studying the strategies implemented by Bolsonaro's government to undermine public administration, I can confidently assert that these tactics follow a tested playbook. This approach has been employed by various governments globally and is now being adopted by the Trump admin. +

Já vimos essas mesmas estratégias usadas pelo Trump para desmantelar a administração pública sendo aplicadas por Bolsonaro. Elas são sistemáticas e baseadas em experimento e aprendizagem em diferentes países. É quase um manual de práticas para enfraquecer as barreiras institucionais da adm pública.

Essa semana, teremos a alegria de inaugurar o CEPIPE - Centro de Pesquisa em Implementação de Políticas Educacionais. CEPIPE é uma parceria entre Instituto Unibanco, FGV EAESP, Insper, Fundação Carlos Chagas, USP e a Secretaria da Educação do Estado de SP, com financiamento da FAPESP.

♨️Early View📩

How does religious institutional logic shape frontline workers' discretion within hybrid arrangements❓

Giordano Magri, @gabilotta.bsky.social & colleagues study the influence of religious beliefs & values on service delivery practices in #SãoPaulo, #Brazil 👇

doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Are bureaucrats’ interactions with politicians linked to the bureaucrats’ policy entrepreneurship tendencies? by Mariana Costa Silveira, Nissim Cohen, & Gabriela Lotta Policy entrepreneurs – individuals who seek to shape policy outcomes that they could not otherwise achieve on their own – play a crucia…

Check out this new PSJ blog!

Are bureaucrats' interactions with politicians linked to the bureaucrats' policy entrepreneurship tendencies?

by Mariana Costa Silveira, Nissim Cohen, and @gabilotta.bsky.social

Read blog here:
psjblog.net/2025/01/29/a...

#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

@jpart1991.bsky.social is now on BlueSky

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Exciting news! I’ve got a stack of hardcovers of the book I co-edited with Rik Peeters and Gabriela Lotta (@gabilotta.bsky.social) on street-level bureaucracy in weak state institutions. Dive into the details and order your copy here: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/street-level...

@gabilotta.bsky.social,@evathomann.bsky.social, @janvogler.bsky.social, Leandro, @michellevferna2, and Garcia Corrêa explore how populist government responses affect SLBs during crises:

Citizens hear about democratic backsliding on the news, but they meet it in interactions with street-level bureaucrats. This SI, co-edited with @gabilotta.bsky.social and Nadine Raaphorst, explores how populism and democratic erosion shape the work of the frontline public sector🧵