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Accountability: Nature and Importance Accountability: Nature and Importance
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Evolving Practices of Accountability in the Netherlands Evolving Practices of Accountability in the Netherlands
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More Account Givers and Account Holders More Account Givers and Account Holders
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More Accountability Standards More Accountability Standards
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More Activist Accountability Processes More Activist Accountability Processes
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Evolving Research on Accountability in the Netherlands Evolving Research on Accountability in the Netherlands
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Research on Deficits Research on Deficits
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Research on Learning and Trust Research on Learning and Trust
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A Dutch Accountability Style A Dutch Accountability Style
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Towards a Research Agenda Towards a Research Agenda
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New Deficit Studies New Deficit Studies
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Making Accountability Work for Performance, Learning, and Trust Making Accountability Work for Performance, Learning, and Trust
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Accountability Styles in a Polarized Political Landscape Accountability Styles in a Polarized Political Landscape
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34 The Politics of Accountability in the Netherlands
Get accessThomas Schillemans, Professor at the Utrecht University School of Governance, Utrecht University
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Published:23 January 2025
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Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of accountability in Dutch politics and public administration. Accountability is understood as a relational mechanism linking power holders as account givers to power controllers as account holders. There are three overarching trends in public accountability in the Netherlands: (1) a rising number of account holders and account givers, following various sidewards and downwards shifts in governance; (2) an increase in and tightening of accountability standards in terms of legal requirements and financial management; (3) the use of accountability mechanisms in a more activist and critical way by many account-holding entities, from the European Parliament to local councils to voters. The proliferation of accountability in practice has spurred a burgeoning accountability scholarship, ranging from explaining accountability deficits to the consequences of accountability for performance, learning, and trust. Overall, the different studies conducted suggest there may be something of a Dutch accountability style, with power holders operating in broad accountability regimes with multiple account holders who interact relatively informally. The chapter concludes with suggestions for future research.
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