Partisan appointees and public servants an international analysis of the role of the political adviser edited by chris eichbaum and richard shaw karl oconnor university of limerick. Pdf on jan 1 2010 chris eichbaum and others published partisan appointees and public servants an international analysis of the role of the political adviser find read and cite all the . Partisan appointees and public servants an international analysis of the role of the political adviser edited by chris eichbaum and richard shaw karl oconnor article first published online 7 sep 2012. Partisan appointees and public servants an international analysis of the role of the political adviser edited by chris eichbaum and richard shaw. This comparative collection examines the role of political staff in executive government and the consequences for policymaking and governance included are case studies from australia canada new zealand the republic of ireland the united kingdom and the united states the evidence suggests that political staff are likely to be an enduring feature of executive government which one