No. 129: Whole of Government: Integration and Demarcation

Author(s): Andrea Baumann
Editor(s): Daniel Trachsler
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 129
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2013

In the face of cross-sectoral challenges, the need for coordination in foreign policy has greatly increased. The 'Whole of Government Approach' (WGA) facilitates enhanced cooperation between the administrative units of a state. It aims to enhance the effectiveness and coherence of government activities. Such coordination efforts, however, also require time and resources and occasionally supersede substantial implementation goals. Thus, a differentiated application of the WGA makes sense.

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