PETER BOGASON has been Professor of Public Administration at Roskilde University since 1991. Previously he taught in the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, where he also received his PhD. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Bielefeld and the University of Leiden. He is a member of the Steering Group of the European Thematic Network in Public Administration, and an expert for the EU commission in the 5th and 6th Framework Programs. His recent books include "Tampering with Tradition: The Unrealized Authority of Democratic Agency" (2004), "Fragmenteret Fo...