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Geert Bouckaert

Geert Bouckaert

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Political Science
Belgium
2026
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Law and Political Science
Belgium
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Political Science

D-Index
47
Citations
20814
World Ranking
287
National Ranking
3

Business and Management

D-Index
43
Citations
17221
World Ranking
1382
National Ranking
16

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration

Overview

Geert Bouckaert is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, with a research focus predominantly in the Social Sciences. Their scholarly contributions span several subfields, including Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration, Sociology and Political Science, Urban Studies, and Strategy and Management.

Their research topics emphasize Public Policy and Administration Research, Accounting and Organizational Management, Social Policy and Reform Studies, Museums and Cultural Heritage, Cultural Industries and Urban Development, Local Government Finance and Decentralization, and Disaster Management and Resilience.

Bouckaert's recent publications include:

  • European Coronationalism? A Hot Spot Governing a Pandemic Crisis, 2020, Public Administration Review
  • The neo-Weberian state: From ideal type model to reality?, 2023, Max Weber Studies

They have coauthored frequently with:

  • Bacha Kebede Debela
  • Steven Van Hecke
  • Sabine Kuhlmann
  • Xabier Barandiarán
  • María José Canel

Their work has appeared in multiple publication venues, most notably in:

  • International Review of Administrative Sciences
  • Revue Internationale des Sciences Administratives
  • Public Administration Review
  • Developments in Administration
  • Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice. Series D, Faculty of Economics and Administration

Bouckaert also has contributed book publications with two publishers, Leuven University Press and Springer International Publishing. Notable titles include:

  • Building Collaborative Governance in Times of Uncertainty, 2023
  • European Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe, 2022

The scholar has been recognized as a Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration.

Best Publications

  • Public Management Reform: A Comparative Analysis

    Christopher Pollitt;Geert Bouckaert

  • Public management reform : a comparative analysis - new public management, governance, and the Neo-Weberian State

    Christopher Pollitt;Geert Bouckaert

  • Performance Management in the Public Sector

    Wouter Van Dooren;Geert Bouckaert;John Halligan

  • Managing Performance: International Comparisons

    Geert Bouckaert;John Halligan

  • The study of organisational autonomy: a conceptual review

    Koen Verhoest;B. Guy Peters;Geert Bouckaert;Bram Verschuere

  • Public Management Reform

    Christopher Pollitt;Geert Bouckaert

  • Comparing measures of citizen trust and user satisfaction as indicators of good governance: difficulties in linking trust and satisfaction indicators

    Geert Bouckaert;Steven Van de Walle

  • Public Service Performance and Trust in Government: The Problem of Causality

    Steven Van de Walle;Geert Bouckaert

  • The Coordination of Public Sector Organizations

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  • Government agencies : practices and lessons from 30 countries

    Koen Verhoest;Sandra van Thiel;Geert Bouckaert;Per Lægreid

  • TRUST IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR: IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE FOR A LONG- TERM DECLINE?

    Steven Van de Walle;Steven Van Roosbroek;Geert Bouckaert

  • The Coordination of Public Sector Organizations: Shifting Patterns of Public Management

    Geert Bouckaert;B. Guy Peters;Koen Verhoest

  • Performance measurement and management: the Achilles' Heel in administrative modernization

    Geert Bouckaert;B. Guy Peters

  • Quality improvement in European public services : concepts, cases and commentary

    Christopher Pollitt;Geert Bouckaert

  • Performance Management in the Public Sector

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  • Continuity and Change in Public Policy and Management

    Christopher Pollitt;Geert Bouckaert

  • Trust and public administration

    Geert Bouckaert

  • Measurement and Meaningful Management

    Geert Bouckaert

  • Public Management Reform

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  • Janus-faced reorganization: specialization and coordination in four OECD countries in the period 1980—2005

    Koen Verhoest;Geert Bouckaert;B. Guy Peters

  • Pressure, Legitimacy, and Innovative Behavior by Public Organizations

    Koen Verhoest;Bram Verschuere;Geert Bouckaert

  • What is available and what is missing in the study of quangos

    Geert Bouckaert;Guy B Peters

  • Identity vs performance: an overview of theories explaining trust in government

    Geert Bouckaert;Steven Van de Walle;Bart Maddens;Jarl Kampen

  • Public Management Reform

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  • Assessing the Relation between Satisfaction with Public Service Delivery and Trust in Government: The Impact of the Predisposition of Citizens Toward Government on Evaluations of Its Performance

    Jarl K. Kampen;Steven Van de Walle;Steven Van de Walle;Geert Bouckaert

  • Performance Measurement: Getting Results@@@Comparative Performance Measurement@@@Making Results-Based State Government Work

    Geert Bouckaert;Wouter van Dooren;Harry P. Hatry;Elaine Morley

  • Public Management Reform. A Comparative Analysis - Into the Age of Austeriy

    Christopher Pollitt;Geert Bouckaert

Frequent Co-Authors

Koen Verhoest
Koen Verhoest University of Antwerp
B. Guy Peters
B. Guy Peters University of Pittsburgh
John Halligan
John Halligan University of Canberra
Bram Verschuere
Bram Verschuere Ghent University
Sandra van Thiel
Sandra van Thiel Erasmus University Rotterdam
Per Lægreid
Per Lægreid University of Bergen
Hellmut Wollmann
Hellmut Wollmann Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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