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A Representative Bureaucracy is a theory which states that a public workforce demographically representative of the community they serve may better serve their given community on any level. A truly representative bureaucracy would require a demographically representative workforce in all levels of management, and not just low level positions. There are also different theories of how a representative bureaucracy should work as well as different viewpoints on its validity in the public sector.

Definition
Representative Bureaucracy  Public service whose members reflect those that they serve in a community whether it be local, state, or on the federal level. See also "Representative Democracy" wiki page

See also "Democracy" wiki page

Importance
Individuals of a certain demographic are much more likely to have been socialized in a different way than those of a different demographic. Individuals are more likely to aid their own social demographic more than those of others. It is believed that a primary responsibility of a functioning bureaucracy, or public service system, should be the pursuit of equal representation for all constituents. So as to ensure equal and fair policy and distribution of services throughout all demographics, the bureaucracy is bound by this pursuit of equality to attempt to accurately reflect those it serves.

Criticisms
The criticism became apparent when the topic democratic values and active representation came about. Mosher said, ‘‘active representativeness run rampant within bureaucracy would constitute a major threat to orderly democratic government’’ Larson stated, ‘‘provide a basis for the formulation and implementation of policies which serve all groups equally." Lim said, ‘‘partiality by minority bureaucrats legitimizes partiality by other bureaucrats and makes them less restrained in discriminating against the minority group." This shows that everyone had their own idea on the topic.

Active and Passive Bureaucratic Representation
The theory of representative bureaucracy suggests that a demographically diverse population (passive representation) will lead to an accurately represented reflection of the interests of all groups within said population, including disadvantaged minorities (active representation).

Active Bureaucratic Representation:
Active bureaucratic representation refers to situations in which bureaucracies work to further the needs of a particular group of people. The bureaucracy acts on the behalf of their counterparts in the general population.

Passive Bureaucratic Representation:
Passive representation refers to similarities in demographic characteristics between bureaucrats and populations. The bureaucracy has the same demographic origins as the population it serves.

Samuel Krislov
Samuel Krislov is a Professor of Political Science and Law at the University of Minnesota. In 1974 Krislov published a book titled Representative Bureaucracy, which today remains one of the top referenced books in the field of public administration and political science.

Peer Review
Hello my name is Tye Barnett and I am doing the peer review on your article. The lead section "first paragraph" was pretty clear for the most part, I was able to follow the opening sentence. The key points I was able to see are the following; Definition of Representative Bureaucracy, Active and Passive Bureaucratic Representation, Compare and Contrast Arguments of Representative Bureaucracy. I see there is a point over Representative Bureaucracy by Samuel Krislov that doesn't have anything under it just yet. I see that y’all have plenty of references and feel they will be more than enough. Your titles where clear, article seemed like it will be informative and clear once y’all add tweaks a few things and organize it a little better. Suggestion for the first paragraph would be to include an overview of the topics/summary of the articles main points. Start with a brief history of Representative Bureaucracy, origins and then go into what I said earlier about including an overview of the topics/summary of the articles main points. I think it would look a lot better if you did this in date order. Suggestions, I believe the contributions y’all have made are sufficient enough when it comes to the definition of Representative Bureaucracy and views for and against it. I think it would be better if you have more dates and more scholars that have contributed to Representative Bureaucracy. I would also think it might be good to show where Representative Bureaucracy has been implemented and what the results were.