Replication Data for: Bureaucratic Influence in International Politics (Annual Review of Political Science)

Over the past decade, a new wave of research has restored interest in the central and complex role of bureaucracy in international politics. We introduce the concept of bureaucratic influence to unify theories modeling how bureaucrats — ranging from foreign policy advisers to international organization (IO) staff — shape behaviors ranging from international conflict to global governance. We identify two dimensions that structure the pathways through which bureaucrats exert such influence: the degree of centralization in the decision-making process and the selection criteria political leaders apply. We synthesize the resurgent literature along these dimensions, illustrating how emerging findings challenge several conventional wisdoms about the scope and nature of bureaucratic influence. Finally, we take stock of the empirical accomplishments of recent scholarship, highlighting the rich micro-level data it has introduced while noting the bureaucratic populations that remain understudied. Together, our review illuminates how bureaucratic actors embedded in states and IOs shape consequential events in international politics.

过去十年间，一股新的研究浪潮重新唤起了学界对官僚机构在国际政治中核心且复杂角色的关注。我们引入官僚影响力（bureaucratic influence）这一概念，旨在整合各类理论，以建模分析官僚——从外交政策顾问到国际组织（IO）工作人员不等——如何塑造从国际冲突到全球治理的各类行为。我们识别出两个维度，它们构成了官僚施加此类影响力的路径：决策过程的集中化程度，以及政治领导人采用的选拔标准。我们沿着这两个维度综合复兴的文献，阐明新兴研究发现如何挑战关于官僚影响力范围与性质的若干传统智慧。最后，我们梳理近期学术研究的实证成果，既强调其引入的丰富微观层面数据，也指出仍未得到充分研究的官僚群体。综上，我们的综述阐明了嵌入于国家与IO中的官僚行为体如何塑造国际政治中的重大事件。