The Communal Secretary. A Possible Professional Genealogy
Abstract
Defined by current legislation as the general secretary of the administrative-territorial unit, the civil servant who manages all administrative acts issued by local authorities has a professional history that can include multiple and apparently unrelated figures, from ancient scribes, to medieval copyists and chroniclers, to secretaries of royal courts and noble houses, up to the modern bureaucrat who flanks the daily decisions of local notables with his legal expertise and censorship. The common thread of this fictional genealogy is the intellectual competence of the secretary to put discursive order in the acts of will of governors.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Public Administration and Governance
Administrative Law and Governance
Historical and Political Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Anuarul Universitatii Petre Andrei din Iasi - Fascicula Drept Stiinte Economice Stiinte Politice
- Volume
- 36
- Pages
- 27–35
- Publication date
- 15 February 2026
- Language
- EN