TY  - CHAP
A1  - Franzke, Jochen
A2  - Nunes Silva, Carlos
T1  - German local authorities in the COVID-19 pandemic
T2  - Local government and the COVID-19 pandemic
N2  - This study evaluates the challenges, institutional impacts and responses of German local authorities to the COVID-19 pandemic from a political science point of view. The main research question is how they have contributed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and to what extent the strengths and weaknesses of the German model of municipal autonomy have influenced their policy. It analyses the adaptation strategies of German local authorities and assesses the effectiveness of their actions up to now. Their implementation is then evaluated in five selected issues, e.g. adjustment organization and staff, challenges for local finances, local politics and citizen’s participation. This analysis is reflecting the scientific debate in Germany since the beginning of 2020, based on the available analyses of political science, law, economics, sociology and geography until end of March 2021.
KW  - Germany
KW  - municipalities
KW  - COVID-19 pandemic
KW  - resilience
KW  - coordination
KW  - administration
KW  - local and urban governance
KW  - local politics
KW  - local finance
KW  - local community
Y1  - 2022
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/63568
SN  - 978-3-030-91111-9
SN  - 978-3-030-91112-6
SP  - 131
EP  - 154
PB  - Springer
CY  - Cham
ER  -