Article: Consultation and central public administration in Hungary Journal: International Journal of Public Law and Policy (IJPLAP) 2024 Vol.10 No.3 pp.334 - 358 Abstract: As a tool for objective and evidence-based lawmaking, and ultimately that of high-quality legislation, government consultation empowers individuals and communities to have a say in decisions that affect them, thereby increasing the acceptance of said legislation and promoting its proper implementation. In the first part of this paper, we catalogue the internationally relevant keywords that are decisive in academic assessments. Then we use that as a basis for examining and analysing the consultative institutions of Hungarian public administration. This is followed by a general description and assessment of the Hungarian situation and, as an <i>academic novelty</i>, a grouping of institutions of a consultative nature related to central public administration in Hungary, with special emphasis on the so-called external consultative bodies and mechanisms. Finally, proposals will be outlined along the considerations raised in the paper. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Consultation and central public administration in Hungary

Authors: Ádám Rixer

Addresses: Department of Public Administration and Infocommunication, Faculty of Law, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, 1042 Budapest, Viola u. 2-4, Hungary

Abstract: As a tool for objective and evidence-based lawmaking, and ultimately that of high-quality legislation, government consultation empowers individuals and communities to have a say in decisions that affect them, thereby increasing the acceptance of said legislation and promoting its proper implementation. In the first part of this paper, we catalogue the internationally relevant keywords that are decisive in academic assessments. Then we use that as a basis for examining and analysing the consultative institutions of Hungarian public administration. This is followed by a general description and assessment of the Hungarian situation and, as an academic novelty, a grouping of institutions of a consultative nature related to central public administration in Hungary, with special emphasis on the so-called external consultative bodies and mechanisms. Finally, proposals will be outlined along the considerations raised in the paper.

Keywords: consultation; central public administration; consultative bodies; consultative mechanisms; internal and external consultative institutions; government; Hungary.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPLAP.2024.139527

International Journal of Public Law and Policy, 2024 Vol.10 No.3, pp.334 - 358

Received: 06 Nov 2023
Accepted: 09 Jan 2024
Published online: 03 Jul 2024 *

Title: Consultation and central public administration in Hungary

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