@article{KuhlmannFranzkePetersetal.2024, author = {Kuhlmann, Sabine and Franzke, Jochen and Peters, Niklas and Dumas, Beno{\^i}t Paul}, title = {Institutional designs and dynamics of crisis governance at the local level}, series = {Policy design and practice}, journal = {Policy design and practice}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London}, issn = {2574-1292}, doi = {10.1080/25741292.2024.2344784}, pages = {1 -- 21}, year = {2024}, abstract = {This article analyses the institutional design variants of local crisis governance responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and their entanglement with other locally impactful crises from a cross-country comparative perspective (France, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and the UK/England). The pandemic offers an excellent empirical lens for scrutinizing the phenomenon of polycrises governance because it occurred while European countries were struggling with the impacts of several prior, ongoing, or newly arrived crises. Our major focus is on institutional design variants of crisis governance (dependent variable) and the influence of different administrative cultures on it (independent variable). Furthermore, we analyze the entanglement and interaction of institutional responses to other (previous or parallel) crises (polycrisis dynamics). Our findings reveal a huge variance of institutional designs, largely evoked by country-specific administrative cultures and profiles. The degree of de-/centralization and the intensity of coordination or decoupling across levels of government differs significantly by country. Simultaneously, all countries were affected by interrelated and entangled crises, resulting in various patterns of polycrisis dynamics. While policy failures and "fatal remedies" from previous crises have partially impaired the resilience and crisis preparedness of local governments, we have also found some learning effects from previous crises.}, language = {en} } @article{SchmidtWellenburg2022, author = {Schmidt-Wellenburg, Christian}, title = {Democratization or politicization?}, series = {The condition of democracy : Volume 1: Neoliberal politics and sociological perspectives}, journal = {The condition of democracy : Volume 1: Neoliberal politics and sociological perspectives}, publisher = {Routledge}, address = {London}, isbn = {978-1-00-040191-2}, doi = {10.4324/9781003158363-7}, pages = {106 -- 128}, year = {2022}, language = {en} } @article{HartmannLang2022, author = {Hartmann, Eddy and Lang, Felix}, title = {The crisis of social trust in non-violent routines}, series = {The condition of democracy. - Volume 2: Contesting citizenship}, journal = {The condition of democracy. - Volume 2: Contesting citizenship}, publisher = {Routledge}, address = {London}, isbn = {978-0-367-74536-3}, doi = {10.4324/9781003158370-8}, pages = {104}, year = {2022}, language = {en} } @article{ForlenzaTurner2022, author = {Forlenza, Rosario and Turner, Bryan S.}, title = {Roman Catholicism and democracy}, series = {The condition of democracy : Volume 1: Neoliberal politics and sociological perspectives}, journal = {The condition of democracy : Volume 1: Neoliberal politics and sociological perspectives}, publisher = {Routledge}, address = {London}, isbn = {978-1-00-040191-2}, doi = {10.4324/9781003158363-10}, pages = {149 -- 164}, year = {2022}, language = {en} } @article{Schmidt2022, author = {Schmidt, Max Oliver}, title = {Church asylum as ultima ratio}, series = {The condition of democracy. - Volume 2: Contesting citizenship}, journal = {The condition of democracy. - Volume 2: Contesting citizenship}, publisher = {Routledge}, address = {London}, isbn = {978-0-367-74536-3}, doi = {10.4324/9781003158370-4}, pages = {36 -- 53}, year = {2022}, language = {en} } @article{MarienfeldtKuehlerKuhlmannetal.2024, author = {Marienfeldt, Justine and K{\"u}hler, Jakob and Kuhlmann, Sabine and Proeller, Isabella}, title = {Kommunale Verwaltungsdigitalisierung im f{\"o}deralen Kontext}, series = {der moderne staat - Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Public Policy, Recht und Management}, volume = {17}, journal = {der moderne staat - Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Public Policy, Recht und Management}, number = {1}, publisher = {Verlag Barbara Budrich}, address = {Leverkusen-Opladen}, issn = {1865-7192}, doi = {10.3224/dms.v17i1.03}, pages = {35 -- 59}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Dieser Beitrag vergleicht die kommunale Verwaltungsdigitalisierung in Deutschland, {\"O}sterreich und der Schweiz (DACH-L{\"a}nder) als Vertreter der kontinentaleurop{\"a}isch-f{\"o}deralen Verwaltungstradition bei zugleich unterschiedlichen Digitalisierungsans{\"a}tzen und -fortschritten. Basierend auf Interviews mit 22 Expert*innen und Beobachtungen in je einer Kommune pro Land sowie Dokumenten-, Literatur- und Sekund{\"a}rdatenanalysen untersucht die Studie, wie Verwaltungsdigitalisierung im Mehrebenensystem organisiert ist und welche Rolle dabei das Verwaltungsprofil spielt sowie welche Innovationsschwerpunkte die Kommunen im Hinblick auf die Leistungserbringung und die internen Prozesse setzen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass der hohe Grad lokaler Autonomie den Kommunen erm{\"o}glicht, eigene Akzente in der Verwaltungsdigitalisierung zu setzen. Zugleich wirken die stark verflochtenen komplexen Entscheidungsstrukturen und hohen Koordinationsbedarfe in verwaltungsf{\"o}deralen Systemen, die in Deutschland am st{\"a}rksten, in {\"O}sterreich etwas schw{\"a}cher und in der Schweiz am geringsten ausgepr{\"a}gt sind, als Digitalisierungshemmnisse. Ferner weisen die Befunde auf eine unitarisierende Wirkung der Verwaltungsdigitalisierung als Reformbereich hin. Insgesamt tr{\"a}gt die Studie zu einem besseren Verst{\"a}ndnis daf{\"u}r bei, welche Problematik die Verwaltungsdigitalisierung f{\"u}r f{\"o}deral-dezentrale Verwaltungsmodelle mit sich bringt.}, language = {de} } @article{Nehring2022, author = {Nehring, Christopher}, title = {Files, agents, "Deep State," and Russian influence: the legacy of the communist state security service in Bulgaria}, series = {International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence}, volume = {35}, journal = {International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence}, number = {2}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {0885-0607}, doi = {10.1080/08850607.2021.2018264}, pages = {318 -- 338}, year = {2022}, abstract = {How much influence did the former communist state security service Darzhavna sigurnost (DS) have during the transformation period in Bulgaria? For the first time in history, there is empirical data available that allow for an analysis of the role of the Bulgarian secret police and its "afterlife" after 1990. Bulgarian intelligence archives, which were made partly accessible following the country's admission to the European Union in 2007, provide an excellent basis for an analysis of the relationship between the DS and the Soviet State Committee for Security, the transformation of the Bulgarian security apparatus in 1990, attempts to disclose the state security archives, and continuous infiltration of Bulgarian politics, institutions, and security apparatus by former agents of the communist intelligence and security apparatus. The empirical data suggest that personal connections, dependencies, and informal networks of former DS agents and officials played an important role during the transformation period in Bulgaria and are at least partly responsible for political corruption, continuous Russian influence, a high degree of politicization of the Bulgarian security apparatus, misuse of intelligence and illegal surveillance practices, and a high degree of domestic and international mistrust and (dis-)loyalty.}, language = {en} } @article{Kuhlman2024, author = {Kuhlman, Sabine}, title = {Back to bureaucracy?}, series = {Journal of policy studies}, volume = {39}, journal = {Journal of policy studies}, number = {2}, publisher = {Graduate School of Public Administration}, address = {Seoul}, issn = {2799-9130}, doi = {10.52372/jps39202}, pages = {11 -- 44}, year = {2024}, abstract = {In this contribution, the emergence of the neo-Weberian state (NWS) is analyzed with regard to German public administration. Drawing on the concept of a governance space, which consists of a hierarchy, markets, and networks, we distinguish between four empirical manifestations of the NWS, namely, the NWS as (1) come back of the public/ re-municipalization; (2) re-hierarchization; (3) de-agencification; (4) de-escalation in performance management. These movements can, on the one hand, be interpreted as a (partial) reversal of New Public Management (NPM) approaches and a "swinging back of the pendulum" (see Kuhlmann \& Wollmann, 2019) toward public and classical Weberian principles (e.g., hierarchy, regulation, institutional re-aggregation). This reversal re-strengthened the hierarchy within the overall governance space to the detriment of, but without completely replacing, market mechanisms and networks. NPM's failure to deliver what it promised and its inappropriateness as a response to more recent challenges connected to crises and wicked problems have engendered a partial return of the public and a move away from the economization logic of NPM. On the other hand, post-NPM reversals and managerial de-escalation gave rise to hybrid models that merge NPM and classic Weberian administration. While some well-functioning combinations of NPM and Weberianism exist, the hybridization of "old" and "neo" elements has also provoked ambivalent and negative assessments regarding the actual functioning of the NWS in Germany. Our analysis suggests that the NWS is only partially suitable as a model for reform and future administrative modernization, largely depending on the context surrounding reform and implementation practices.}, language = {en} } @article{Thomeczek2024, author = {Thomeczek, Jan Philipp}, title = {The voting potential of B{\"u}ndnis Sahra Wagenknecht}, series = {Political studies review}, journal = {Political studies review}, publisher = {Sage Publications}, address = {London}, issn = {1478-9299}, doi = {10.1177/14789299241264975}, pages = {1 -- 9}, year = {2024}, abstract = {A new challenger seeks to enter the German party system: B{\"u}ndnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW). With her new party, former Die Linke politician Sahra Wagenknecht combines a left-authoritarian profile (economically left-leaning, but culturally conservative) with anti-US, pro-Russia and anti-elitist stances. This article provides the first large-n academic study of the voter potential of this new party by using a quasi-representative sample (n = 6,000) drawn from a Voting Advice Application-like dataset that comes from a website designed to explore the B{\"u}ndnis Sahra Wagenknecht's positions. The results show that congruence with foreign policy positions and anti-elitism are strong predictors of the propensity to vote for the B{\"u}ndnis Sahra Wagenknecht. In contrast, social/welfare and immigration policies are less predictive for assessing the party's potential. Among the different socio-demographic groups, the B{\"u}ndnis Sahra Wagenknecht has a strong potential among baby boomers, the less educated and East Germans. Regarding party voters, the B{\"u}ndnis Sahra Wagenknecht is favoured by supporters of some minor parties like dieBasis, Freie W{\"a}hler and Die PARTEI, but also non-voters. Among the established parties, the party's potential is high among Die Linke voters and, to a lesser extent, voters of the Social democrats (SPD) and Alternative for Germany (AfD). A potential below the average is reported for the supporters of the Liberals (FDP) and Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and most clearly for Green and Volt voters.}, language = {en} } @misc{Krause2023, author = {Krause, Werner}, title = {Die Macht der Sonntagsfrage}, series = {Verfassungsblog : on matters constitutional}, journal = {Verfassungsblog : on matters constitutional}, publisher = {Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2366-7044}, doi = {10.17176/20231222-111226-0}, pages = {7}, year = {2023}, abstract = {F{\"u}r das Jahr 2024 sind entscheidende Wahlen geplant - unter ihnen die US-Pr{\"a}sidentschaftswahl und die Wahlen zum Europ{\"a}ischen Parlament. In Deutschland werden in Brandenburg, Sachsen und Th{\"u}ringen die Landtage gew{\"a}hlt. Wahlumfragen, insbesondere die Sonntagsfrage, sind zu einem integralen Bestandteil von Wahlk{\"a}mpfen geworden; gleichzeitig steht auch deren Zuverl{\"a}ssigkeit im Zentrum medialer Aufmerksamkeit. Eine Debatte {\"u}ber die Kommunikation und Darstellung von Meinungsumfragen ist in Deutschland dringend notwendig. Eine bindende Selbstverpflichtung der Umfrageinstitute und Medienh{\"a}user w{\"a}re eine vielversprechende L{\"o}sung.}, language = {de} } @misc{Liese2022, author = {Liese, Andrea}, title = {The Power of Global Performance Indicators. Edited by Judith G. Kelley and Beth A. Simmons. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. 450p. \$120.00 cloth.}, series = {Perspectives on politics / American Political Science Association}, volume = {20}, journal = {Perspectives on politics / American Political Science Association}, number = {1}, publisher = {Cambridge Univ. Press}, address = {Cambridge}, isbn = {978-1-108-48720-7}, issn = {1537-5927}, doi = {10.1017/S1537592721003716}, pages = {380 -- 382}, year = {2022}, language = {en} } @article{BorckMulder2024, author = {Borck, Rainald and Mulder, Peter}, title = {Energy policies and pollution in two developing country cities}, series = {Journal of development economics}, volume = {171}, journal = {Journal of development economics}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0304-3878}, doi = {10.1016/j.jdeveco.2024.103348}, year = {2024}, abstract = {We study the effect of energy and transport policies on pollution in two developing country cities. We use a quantitative equilibrium model with choice of housing, energy use, residential location, transport mode, and energy technology. Pollution comes from commuting and residential energy use. The model parameters are calibrated to replicate key variables for two developing country cities, Maputo, Mozambique, and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In the counterfactual simulations, we study how various transport and energy policies affect equilibrium pollution. Policies may induce rebound effects from increasing residential energy use or switching to high emission modes or locations. In general, these rebound effects tend to be largest for subsidies to public transport or modern residential energy technology.}, language = {en} } @misc{Hammann2022, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Hammann, Angelika}, title = {L'initiative « Universit{\´e}s Europ{\´e}ennes »}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-54168}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-541681}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {XXI, 73}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Le Pr{\´e}sident de la R{\´e}publique fran{\c{c}}aise, Emmanuel Macron, a prononc{\´e} le 26 septembre 2017 dans le grand auditorium de l'Universit{\´e} de la Sorbonne devant un public compos{\´e} d'{\´e}tudiants et de responsables politiques un ambitieux discours sur l'Europe. Parmi ses « initiatives pour l'Europe » figure la cr{\´e}ation d'universit{\´e}s europ{\´e}ennes. L'objectif de cette {\´e}tude est de mettre en lumi{\`e}re l'h{\´e}ritage et les apports fran{\c{c}}ais et allemands dans ce nouveau mod{\`e}le de partenariat europ{\´e}en en construction. Quel est le r{\^o}le jou{\´e} par le niveau minist{\´e}riel en France et en Allemagne dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre de l'initiative ? Quel est le degr{\´e} et quelle est la nature d'intervention des Agences nationales Erasmus dans chacun des deux pays ? Quel est le positionnement de l'Universit{\´e} franco-allemande par rapport {\`a} ces nouvelles alliances ainsi que sa contribution ? {\`A} partir de trois exemples, {\`a} savoir les alliances ECIU, EPICUR et FORTHM, nous illustrons comment la coop{\´e}ration franco-allemande ainsi que les relations transfrontali{\`e}res d{\´e}velopp{\´e}es au sein de r{\´e}seaux pr{\´e}existants alimentent ces « r{\´e}seaux des r{\´e}seaux ». Ce m{\´e}moire puise ses principales sources de 15 entretiens semi-directifs, men{\´e}s entre ao{\^u}t 2020 et janvier 2021 aupr{\`e}s d'acteurs allemands, fran{\c{c}}ais et europ{\´e}ens. La richesse de leur expertise nourrit la conclusion dans laquelle nous tentons de mettre en exergue la dimension franco-allemande de cette initiative. Avec un regard franco-allemand, nous proposons un r{\´e}sum{\´e} des actuelles forces, opportunit{\´e}s, faiblesses et menaces qui favorisent ou entravent le d{\´e}veloppement de cette nouvelle initiative.}, language = {fr} } @article{ProellerAdam2019, author = {Proeller, Isabella and Adam, Jan P.}, title = {Organisationsreformen}, series = {Handbuch zur Verwaltungsreform}, journal = {Handbuch zur Verwaltungsreform}, edition = {5., vollst{\"a}ndig {\"u}berarb. Aufl.}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-658-21562-0}, pages = {305 -- 317}, year = {2019}, language = {de} } @article{Mitsch2023, author = {Mitsch, Wolfgang}, title = {Warum \S 362 Nr. 5 StPO aufgehoben werden sollte}, series = {KriPoZ : kriminalpolitische Zeitschrift}, volume = {8}, journal = {KriPoZ : kriminalpolitische Zeitschrift}, number = {5}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t zu K{\"o}ln}, address = {K{\"o}ln}, issn = {2509-6826}, pages = {371 -- 378}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Mit Spannung wird die Entscheidung des BVerfG zu \S 362 Nr. 5 StPO erwartet. Die Verfassungsbeschwerde des Beschuldigten, der vor Jahrzehnten vom Vorwurf des Mordes rechtskr{\"a}ftig freigesprochen worden war und der nun bef{\"u}rchten muss, auf der Grundlage des \S 362 Nr. 5 StPO wegen derselben Tat verurteilt zu werden, hat die verfassungsrechtliche {\"U}berpr{\"u}fung der Vorschrift veranlasst. Zuvor waren bereits in zahlreichen Texten von Rechtswissenschaftlern Argumente f{\"u}r und gegen die Regelung ausgetauscht worden. Verst{\"a}ndlicherweise steht dabei Art. 103 Abs. 3 GG im Vordergrund. Wer \S 362 Nr. 5 StPO ablehnt, begr{\"u}ndet das in erster Linie mit einer Verletzung des ne-bis-in-idem-Grundsatzes. Nicht wenige Bef{\"u}rworter der erweiterten Wiederaufnahmem{\"o}glichkeit verweisen - gef{\"u}hlsgeleitet - auf „materielle Gerechtigkeit" sowie auf „schlechterdings unertr{\"a}gliche Ergebnisse". Unbefriedigend ist das f{\"u}r Menschen, die es weder ungerecht noch unertr{\"a}glich finden, dass ein Tatverd{\"a}chtiger nach rechtskr{\"a}ftigem Freispruch bis an sein Lebensende als „unschuldig" gilt und zwar auch, wenn auf Grund neuer Beweismittel aus dem Freigesprochenen ein zu lebenslanger Freiheitsstrafe Verurteilter werden k{\"o}nnte. Dass das Festhalten am rechtskr{\"a}ftigen Freispruch richtig ist, daf{\"u}r gibt es starke juristische Gr{\"u}nde. Auch f{\"u}r die Durchbrechung des Strafklageverbrauchs in den von \S 362 Nr. 5 StPO erfassten F{\"a}llen gibt es gewiss beachtliche Gr{\"u}nde. Sie sind meines Erachtens jedoch nicht gewichtig genug. Im vorliegenden Text soll die verfassungsrechtliche Dimension außen vor bleiben. Eine neue Vorschrift, mit der das geltende Strafprozessrecht ver{\"a}ndert wird, muss auch eine Pr{\"u}fung am Maßstab des geltenden Strafprozessrechts durchlaufen, um akzeptiert werden zu k{\"o}nnen. \S 362 Nr. 5 StPO f{\"a}llt bei dieser Pr{\"u}fung durch und sollte deshalb aufgehoben werden.}, language = {de} } @article{Mitsch2024, author = {Mitsch, Wolfgang}, title = {Fortschritte im Notwehrrecht?}, series = {KriPoZ : kriminalpolitische Zeitschrift}, volume = {9}, journal = {KriPoZ : kriminalpolitische Zeitschrift}, number = {3}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t zu K{\"o}ln}, address = {K{\"o}ln}, issn = {2509-6826}, pages = {148 -- 156}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Der untenstehende Text ist eine recht spontane Reaktion auf Bemerkungen, die j{\"u}ngst von den Kollegen Armin Engl{\"a}nder und Christian R{\"u}ckert zu einem Kodifizierungsvorschlag f{\"u}r die Regelungsthemen Notwehr, Notwehrexzess und subjektives Rechtfertigungselement in der Zeitschrift „Goltdammer's Archiv f{\"u}r Strafrecht" pr{\"a}sentiert wurden. Den Entwurfstext hat eine - kleine - Gruppe von Strafrechtslehrern erarbeitet. Er wurde letztes Jahr mittels eines Aufsatzes von Elisa Hoven und Wolfgang Mitsch - ebenfalls im „Goltdammer's Archiv" - vorgestellt und erl{\"a}utert. Engl{\"a}nder und R{\"u}ckert {\"a}ußern stellenweise Zustimmung, {\"u}ben aber auch zu vielen Punkten des Entwurfs und seiner Begr{\"u}ndung Kritik. Da der hiesige Verfasser sowohl an der Entwicklung des Entwurfstextes als auch an dem genannten GA-Aufsatz als Ko-Autor beteiligt war, m{\"o}chte er - im Folgenden: ich - zu einigen der Kritiken Stellung nehmen.}, language = {de} } @incollection{Liese2024, author = {Liese, Andrea}, title = {Norm research on conflictive norm relations how norms collide in times of complexity, contestation, and crisis}, series = {Contesting the world}, booktitle = {Contesting the world}, editor = {Orchard, Phil and Wiener, Antje}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, address = {Cambridge}, isbn = {978-1-00-947917-2}, pages = {64 -- 84}, year = {2024}, language = {en} }