Measuring Administrative Capacity

Abstract

Is administrative capacity a function of the size of a member state? Are former Communist member states still suffering a setback due to the flattened civil society? Does the rotation of diplomats limit the capabilities of administrations led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? These are but a few of the questions answered in this chapter. The qualitative fieldwork conducted in the member states was used to develop of a survey instrument targeting the twenty-eight member states. Drawing on the concept of network performance, the chapter introduces a series of propositions that help explain variation in administrative capacity of the member states. The resulting analysis of a sample of nineteen member states confirms many of the observations made in the qualitative fieldwork.