Administrative Burden in Citizen–State Interactions: A Systematic Literature Review

A Halling, M Baekgaard - Journal of Public Administration …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Based on a systematic review of 119 articles and working papers, we provide an overview of
how administrative burdens in citizen–state interactions have been studied since the …

Introduction: Administrative Burden as a Mechanism of Inequality in Policy Implementation

P Herd, H Hoynes, J Michener… - RSF: The Russell Sage …, 2023 - rsfjournal.org
Administrative burdens are the frictions that people face in their encounters with public
services, leading to meaningful costs that include learning, compliance, and psychological …

Racialized burdens: Applying racialized organization theory to the administrative state

V Ray, P Herd, D Moynihan - Journal of Public Administration …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This article develops the concept of racialized burdens as a means of examining the role of
race in administrative practice. Racialized burdens are the experience of learning …

Administrative burden: Untangling a bowl of conceptual spaghetti

M Baekgaard, T Tankink - Perspectives on Public Management …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Administrative burdens in citizen-state interactions are increasingly gaining attention in both
research and practice. However, being a relatively young research field, there is still …

Health in citizen‐state interactions: How physical and mental health problems shape experiences of administrative burden and reduce take‐up

E Bell, J Christensen, P Herd… - Public Administration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Public services represent a key means by which societies seek to reduce inequalities.
However, some people may experience administrative procedures as more burdensome …

Working within a system of administrative burden: How street-level bureaucrats' role perceptions shape access to the promise of higher education

E Bell, K Smith - Administration & Society, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Utilizing a statewide survey and administrative data, we explore how state-imposed burdens
are translated by street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) into frontline practices that may alleviate or …

Consequences of administrative burden for social safety nets that support the healthy development of children

CJ Heinrich, S Camacho, SC Henderson… - Journal of Policy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Through the lens of administrative burden and ordeals, we investigate challenges that low‐
income families face in accessing health and human services critical for their children's …

“I Used to Get WIC... But Then I Stopped”: How WIC Participants Perceive the Value and Burdens of Maintaining Benefits

C Barnes, S Halpern-Meekin, J Hoiting - RSF: The Russell Sage …, 2023 - rsfjournal.org
This study examines how individuals assess administrative burdens and how these views
change over time within the context of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …

Bureaucratic discretion, social equity, and the administrative legitimacy dilemma: Complications of New Public Service

JD Rivera, CC Knox - Public Administration Review, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bureaucratic discretion continues to be one of a public administrator's primary powers while
at the same time being one of their most controversial. Used in a positive way, bureaucratic …

Is stress among street‐level bureaucrats associated with experiences of administrative burden among clients? A multilevel study of the Danish unemployment sector

KS Mikkelsen, JK Madsen… - Public Administration …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Research on street‐level bureaucracy argues that factors such as stress and burnout affect
the behaviors of street‐level bureaucrats toward clients. At the same time, the literature on …