The Revival of the Call for ‘Ethos of Civil Service’?:

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The aim is to examine the current interest in bureaucratic ethos amid rising populism and bureaucratic distrust.
Analyzed recent studies on bureaucratic ethos and public administration reforms in the context of populism.
Explored concepts of neo-Weberian state and professionalism in relation to civil service.
Evaluated the social implications of bureaucratic changes in Japan.
Limited examples exist of bureaucrats maintaining professionalism under populist regimes.
The loss of bureaucratic autonomy in Japan has weakened democratic safeguards.
The expectation of bureaucratic efficacy without social support risks democratic erosion.

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Discusses the impact of bureaucratic distrust and the rise of populism on civil service ethics, highlighting implications for democracy.

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Hiroko Shimada‐Logie (2025) studied this question.

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