Bureaucratic Bureaucratic Power and Power and

Whistle-BlowersWhistle-Blowers

Elite Theory of PowerElite Theory of Power

Elite TheoryElite Theory

the difference between the the difference between the appearance and the reality of powerappearance and the reality of power

““the elite” and “the mass”the elite” and “the mass”

The Significance of The Significance of Bureaucratic PowerBureaucratic Power

changes of the role of Australian changes of the role of Australian government government

increased executive power in:increased executive power in:

financial deregulationfinancial deregulation

the privatization and corporatization of the privatization and corporatization of public servicepublic service

the end of centralized wage fixingthe end of centralized wage fixing

cuts in the size of the public sector and cuts in the size of the public sector and the sale of public assetsthe sale of public assets

Bureaucracy vs CitizenshipBureaucracy vs Citizenship Contradictions in Ministerial—Head Contradictions in Ministerial—Head

of Department relationshipof Department relationship ““Servants of Power” or appointed (non-elected) Servants of Power” or appointed (non-elected)

Heads of Department?Heads of Department?

policy or administrative decision-making?policy or administrative decision-making?

ExamplesExamples

crime and justicecrime and justice

environmental policyenvironmental policy

The Bureaucratic The Bureaucratic AscendancyAscendancy

Pluralist or Elite?Pluralist or Elite? composition of Elite groupscomposition of Elite groups

three core groupsthree core groups

not an entire elite groupnot an entire elite group

““economic rationalism”economic rationalism”

Sol Encel: The search for equality of the redistributive kind breeds bureaucracy; bureaucracy breeds authority; and authority undermines the equality which bred it.

Recent changes in ministerial / Recent changes in ministerial / bureaucratic relationshipsbureaucratic relationships

Democracy or bureaucracy?Democracy or bureaucracy?

removable senior public servants and removable senior public servants and Department HeadsDepartment Heads

public service responsive to the public service responsive to the governmentgovernment

shift of the balance of power to the shift of the balance of power to the MinistersMinisters

whistle-blowing in bureaucracieswhistle-blowing in bureaucracies

Whistle-blowers and bureaucratic Whistle-blowers and bureaucratic responsesresponses

examples of whistle blowing in Australian public examples of whistle blowing in Australian public service or private sectorservice or private sector

“ “whistle blower syndrome”whistle blower syndrome”

result of whistle blowingresult of whistle blowing

Whistle blowing and Pluralism / Elitism Whistle blowing and Pluralism / Elitism debatedebate

influence of the Elite Theory of powerinfluence of the Elite Theory of power

reflection of the Pluralists’ reflection of the Pluralists’ democratic viewdemocratic view

2004 Australian Compliance Institute 2004 Australian Compliance Institute Report on Whistle-blowingReport on Whistle-blowing