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Elijah's research interests center on the linkages between bureaucratic and democratic theories as it pertains to public administration and policy. Specifically, he is interested in the ways to reconcile bureaucratic values with democratic principles. Within this broad framework, his work has focused on theories of bureaucratic responsiveness - including overhead democracy, representative bureaucracy, and deliberative democracy/citizen participation - in which he examines the mechanisms by which policy implementation can be made more responsive to diverse populations, especially women, ethnic and racial minorities, and historically marginalized groups.
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Papers by Elijah Agyapong
International Journal of Public Administration , 2017
Scholars have examined representative bureaucracy as a viable means to make the bureaucracy more ... more Scholars have examined representative bureaucracy as a viable means to make the bureaucracy more responsive to citizens in a democratic society. The theory argues that a diverse public service that mirrors the social demographics of its population in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity (passive representation) is more likely to be responsive to the needs of all citizens (active representation). While a substantial body of empirical research exists, a comparative understanding of the theory is lacking in Africa. This study expands empirical research on the theory to Ghana. It investigates whether passive representation of female teachers makes the education bureaucracy more responsive to girls. The analysis of a nationally representative data set on senior high schools within the 216 districts of Ghana revealed that increasing the presence of female teachers is positively associated with the performance of girls on math and science exit exams.
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International Journal of Public Administration , 2017
Scholars have examined representative bureaucracy as a viable means to make the bureaucracy more ... more Scholars have examined representative bureaucracy as a viable means to make the bureaucracy more responsive to citizens in a democratic society. The theory argues that a diverse public service that mirrors the social demographics of its population in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity (passive representation) is more likely to be responsive to the needs of all citizens (active representation). While a substantial body of empirical research exists, a comparative understanding of the theory is lacking in Africa. This study expands empirical research on the theory to Ghana. It investigates whether passive representation of female teachers makes the education bureaucracy more responsive to girls. The analysis of a nationally representative data set on senior high schools within the 216 districts of Ghana revealed that increasing the presence of female teachers is positively associated with the performance of girls on math and science exit exams.