629 KB0 KB201820252024Iacovides, StefanosKirlappos, Andreasletnik:22številka:iss. 2str. 33-61, 221-222DOI:10.17573/cepar.2024.1.02COBISSID_HOST:197081347ISSN:2591-2240URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-A8KIHN7SenFakulteta za upravoCentral European Public Administration Reviewdomestic administrative structuresEUEuropean UnionEuropeanisationevropeizacijaEvropska unijahistorical institutionalismnotranje upravne struktureRepublic of CyprusRepublika Ciperzgodovinski institucionalizemInter-agency analysis of EU specialised administrative services| insights from the Republic of Cyprus|Purpose: The Republic of Cyprus is a small EU member state whose domestic administrative structures replicate an enduring tradition of centralisation. This study employs three Europeanisation processes to investigate the influence of European integration on EU specialised administrative services and explain possible differentiations. Design: This research employs two methodological tools: a literature review of domestic and international literature on Europeanisation and historical institutionalism, and a field study employing interviews and questionnaires with public servants working within these services. Findings: The results suggest that while Cyprus’s EU membership has played a significant role in the Europeanisation of domestic administrative structures, this process remains incomplete due to historical continuities from previous eras. These have an enduring impact on formal andinformal institutions, diminishing the role of the examined services and constraining the behaviour of public servants. Academic contribution to the field: This study offers a theoretical contribution by providing a comprehensive understanding of moderate Europeanisation effects on EU specialised structures within the Cypriot administrative framework. It also highlights the consequences of historical continuities manifested through formal and informal institutional constraints (endogenous characteristics, tangible factors, and conservative attitudes) and their adverse effects on the promotion of institutional and administrative change. Practical implications: The research findings underscore the relevance for future studies. They are particularly pertinent in assessing the effects of European integration and administrative change in other EU member states sharing similar historical experiences with Cyprus, such as Greece and Malta. Originality/Significance/Value: This study is innovative in its focus on specific administrative actors in Cyprus whose role has not been examined so far. It sheds light on tangible and intangible factors that may influence the promotion of institutional and administrative changeNamen: Republika Ciper je manjša članica EU, kjer so upravne strukture že tradicionalno centralizirane. Prispevek skozi tri procese evropeizacije proučuje vpliv evropske integracije na upravne službe, specializirane za zadeve EU, in morebitne razlike med njimi. Zasnova: Uporabljeni raziskovalni metodi vključujeta pregled domače in tuje literature na temo evropeizacije in zgodovinskega institucionalizma ter intervjuje in vprašalnike za zaposlene v omenjenih službah. Ugotovitve: Rezultati kažejo, da je članstvo Cipra v EU sicer pomembno vplivalo na evropeizacijo ciprskega upravnega okvira, vendar ta proces zaradi kontinuitete vzorcev iz prejšnjih obdobij še zdaleč ni zaključen. Ti vzorci imajo trajen vpliv na formalne in neformalne institucije, zmanjšujejo vlogo obravnavanih služb in omejujejo delovanje javnih uslužbencev. Akademski prispevek k znanstvenem področju: Študija omogoča celovito razumevanje učinkov evropeizacije na specializirane službe v ciprskem upravnem okolju. Poudarja tudi posledice kontinuitete vzorcev iz preteklosti, ki se kažejo v formalnih in neformalnih institucionalnih omejitvah ter zaviranju institucionalnih in upravnih sprememb. Vpliv v praksi: Ugotovitve te študije so lahko iztočnica za prihodnje raziskave, saj predstavljajo pomembno podlago za ocenjevanje učinkov evropske integracije in upravnih sprememb v drugih državah članicah EU s podobno zgodovinsko izkušnjo kot Ciper, npr. v Grčiji in na Malti. Izvirnost/Pomen/vrednost: Gre za inovativno študijo, ki se osredotoča na posebne upravne akterje na Cipru, katerih vloga doslej še ni bila preučena, in osvetljuje dejavnike, ki bi lahko vplivali na spodbujanje institucionalnih in upravnih spremembTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za upravo