@misc{8695533,
  abstract     = {{This paper analyzes the distribution of staff resources between party faces. While earlier studies have compared central – and parliamentary offices, this study also includes ministerial offices. To fully capture the differences in staffing, I examine both the quantity (staff size) and quality (education, experience, tasks) of their staffs. The empirical section is based on a cross-sectional analysis of original survey data collected among political staffers in Belgium and the Netherlands (N=1009). While the Belgian cabinet system includes extensive ministerial offices, ministerial staff is limited in the Dutch non-cabinet system. The results show how this institutional difference shapes the internal distribution of resources. While the party in parliament does not have a clear staffing advantage over the party in central office in Belgium, they are both eclipsed by the large, highly qualified party in government. In the Netherlands, the impact of ministerial offices is negligible and the staff of the party in parliament is both larger and more qualified than the staff of the party in central office.}},
  author       = {{Moens, Pieter}},
  keywords     = {{Political staff,Political Professionalization,Cartelization,Survey research}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{36}},
  title        = {{Knowledge is power : the staffing advantage of the ‘Party in Public Office'}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}