DOI: https://doi.org/10.36719/2706-6185/52/203-207
Emil Golumb
Academy of Public Administration under the
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Master student
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4004-0568
qolumbemil@gmail.com
Administrative-Political Elite in the Political-Administrative Structure: Concepts, Functions, and Recruitment Mechanisms
Abstract
The paper focuses on the state administration–political elite and its place in government, as well as its effect on personnel policy. The members of this elite are depicted as a special socio-political group that includes political leaders and high-ranking officials. They are examined in their functions, structure, and recruitment mechanisms using a variety of theoretical approaches that relate to classical elitism, institutional, and systemic theories. The study identifies the personnel policy of the state as a determinant in the regeneration and success of the elite. In the analysis, the factors that emerge based on the Russian case are centralization, the prioritization of political loyalty, and the lack of rotation. The need to reform closed recruitment mechanisms, promote meritocracy, and ensure transparency is noted as a way forward. Finally, the professionalism of the administrative–political elite and an open staff policy are identified as some of the most important conditions for successfully developing the state and maintaining public trust.
Keywords: administrative-political elite, public administration, personnel policy, theory of elitism, Russian example, meritocracy, transparency