Gabriela Lotta
gabilotta.bsky.social
Gabriela Lotta
@gabilotta.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Public Administration at Getulio Vargas Foundation (Brazil)
Reposted by Gabriela Lotta
Reposted by Gabriela Lotta
Reposted by Gabriela Lotta
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...
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,…
www.theideasletter.org
April 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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...
February 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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
February 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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...
February 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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...
February 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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...
February 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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...
February 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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...
February 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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...
February 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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...
February 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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.+
February 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM