The Journal of Modern Research on Administrative Law

The Journal of Modern Research on Administrative Law

Un-elected institutions in the context of contemporary democracy: a study on the extra-juridical reasons of their appearance

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Ariyan GHASSEMI
ph.d on public law
10.22034/mral.2022.560538.1364
Abstract
Unelected institutions refer to the governmental institutions which are neither directly elected by the public votes nor directly managed by the elected authorities however do possess a part of the specialized public powers. Such institutions which run a portion of the public administration in today’s democracy, are referred to as unelected institutions as they lack the element of public votes which is expected in a democracy. To find out the reasons for formation of such institutions, one should refer to reasons other than science-based reasons. The formation of these institutions is partly due to the developments occurred in the economic function of the government, in particular in the globalization era, and the rise of the private sector’s share in the economy. Developments in the administration and public management constitutes another reason. Such developments have been reflected in the extra-territorial challenges faced with by the governments and the governments’ transition from traditional public administration to modern public administration.
Keywords
Unelected institutions
democracy
reasons of formation
extra-juridical reasons
Public Law
Subjects
The Journal of Modern Research on Administrative Law
Volume 7, Issue 25
seventh year, 25th issue, ّWinter 2025
Autumn 2025
Pages 221-252

  • Receive Date 22 August 2022
  • Revise Date 11 October 2022
  • Accept Date 05 December 2022