Beyond Demographic Congruence: Examining Policy Belief and Behavior Congruence in Public Management Using Distributional Methods
State and Local Government Review
Published online on April 29, 2026
Abstract
State and Local Government Review, Ahead of Print.
Bureaucrats have increasingly assumed a central role in policymaking, heightening expectations that they respond to public preferences. While research in public administration has often focused on demographic congruence between bureaucrats and the public, ...
Bureaucrats have increasingly assumed a central role in policymaking, heightening expectations that they respond to public preferences. While research in public administration has often focused on demographic congruence between bureaucrats and the public, ...