TY - CHAP A1 - Balk, Jennifer A1 - Inan, Aylin A1 - Senneke, Marie T1 - Yasmina Reza: Der Gott des Gemetzels T2 - Politische Bildung im Theater Y1 - 2016 SP - 205 EP - 228 PB - Springer CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Köhn, Mathias A1 - Reinhardt, Cindy A1 - Schmidt, Henrike T1 - William Shakespeare: Der Sturm T2 - Politische Bildung im Theater Y1 - 2016 SP - 17 EP - 45 PB - Springer CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - THES A1 - Janetschek, Hannah T1 - Water development programs in India T1 - Entwicklungszusammenarbeit im Wassersektor Indiens BT - governance processes and effectiveness BT - Governanceprozesse und Effektivität N2 - In the past decades, development cooperation (DC) led by conventional bi- and multilateral donors has been joined by a large number of small, private or public-private donors. This pluralism of actors raises questions as to whether or not these new donors are able to implement projects more or less effectively than their conventional counterparts. In contrast to their predecessors, the new donors have committed themselves to be more pragmatic, innovative and flexible in their development cooperation measures. However, they are also criticized for weakening the function of local civil society and have the reputation of being an intransparent and often controversial alternative to public services. With additional financial resources and their new approach to development, the new donors have been described in the literature as playing a controversial role in transforming development cooperation. This dissertation compares the effectiveness of initiatives by new and conventional donors with regard to the provision of public goods and services to the poor in the water and sanitation sector in India. India is an emerging country but it is experiencing high poverty rates and poor water supply in predominantly rural areas. It lends itself for analyzing this research theme as it is currently being confronted by a large number of actors and approaches that aim to find solutions for these challenges . In the theoretical framework of this dissertation, four governance configurations are derived from the interaction of varying actor types with regard to hierarchical and non-hierarchical steering of their interactions. These four governance configurations differ in decision-making responsibilities, accountability and delegation of tasks or direction of information flow. The assumption on actor relationships and steering is supplemented by possible alternative explanations in the empirical investigation, such as resource availability, the inheritance of structures and institutions from previous projects in a project context, gaining acceptance through beneficiaries (local legitimacy) as a door opener, and asymmetries of power in the project context. Case study evidence from seven projects reveals that the actors' relationship is important for successful project delivery. Additionally, the results show that there is a systematic difference between conventional and new donors. Projects led by conventional donors were consistently more successful, due to an actor relationship that placed the responsibility in the hands of the recipient actors and benefited from the trust and reputation of a long-term cooperation. The trust and reputation of conventional donors always went along with a back-up from federal level and trickled down as reputation also at local level implementation. Furthermore, charismatic leaders, as well as the acquired structures and institutions of predecessor projects, also proved to be a positive influencing factor for successful project implementation. Despite the mixed results of the seven case studies, central recommendations for action can be derived for the various actors involved in development cooperation. For example, new donors could fulfill a supplementary function with conventional donors by developing innovative project approaches through pilot studies and then implementing them as a supplement to the projects of conventional donors on the ground. In return, conventional donors would have to make room the new donors by integrating their approaches into already programs in order to promote donor harmonization. It is also important to identify and occupy niches for activities and to promote harmonization among donors on state and federal sides. The empirical results demonstrate the need for a harmonization strategy of different donor types in order to prevent duplication, over-experimentation and the failure of development programs. A transformation to successful and sustainable development cooperation can only be achieved through more coordination processes and national self-responsibility. N2 - In der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ) wurden in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten herkömmliche bi- und multilaterale EZ-Geber durch eine Vielzahl kleinerer, privater oder privat-öffentlicher Geber ergänzt. Es stellt sich nun die Frage nach der Effektivität dieser neuen Geber im Vergleich zu den bisherigen. Die neuen Geber setzen ebenfalls EZ-Maßnahmen um und haben sich einem Mehr an Pragmatismus, Innovation und Flexibilität verschrieben. Sie stehen jedoch auch in der Kritik, die Funktion der lokalen Zivilgesellschaft zu schwächen und in fragilen Kontexten eine intransparente und oft umstrittene Alternative zur staatlichen Daseinsvorsorge darzustellen. Das transformative Potential dieser neuen Geber durch zusätzliche EZ-Gelder und für bessere Entwicklung ist in der Literatur umstritten. In der vorliegenden Dissertation erfolgt ein Vergleich der neuen und herkömmlichen Geber hinsichtlich ihrer Effektivität in der Erbringung von öffentlichen Gütern und Dienstleistungen im Wasser- und Abwasserbereich in Indien. Indien bietet sich als Länderkontext für die Untersuchung dieser Forschungsfrage insbesondere an, da es sich als Schwellenland mit gegenwärtig immer noch sehr hoher Armut und schlechter Wasserversorgung in vorwiegend ländlichen Gebieten einer Vielzahl von Akteuren und Ansätzen zur Lösung dieser Herausforderungen gegenüber sieht. Im theoretischen Rahmen der Dissertation werden aus dem Zusammenspiel von Akteurstypen und hierarchischer und nicht-hierarchischer Steuerung, vier Governance-Typen entwickelt. Diese vier Steuerungsmodi unterscheiden sich hinsichtlich der Entscheidungsfindung, Rechenschaftslegung und Delegierung von Aufgaben bzw. Richtung des Informationsflusses. Diese Governance-Typen werden in der empirischen Untersuchung um mögliche alternative Erklärungen ergänzt wie Ressourcenverfügbarkeit, Bedeutung von vorhergehenden Projekten in einem Projektkontext, lokale Legitimität als Türöffner und Machtasymmetrien im Projektkontext. Die empirische Analyse von sieben Fällen macht deutlich, dass die Akteursbeziehung eine notwendige Bedingung für erfolgreiche und eigenständige Projektumsetzung in der EZ ist. Darüber hinaus belegen die Ergebnisse, dass es einen systematischen Unterschied zwischen herkömmlichen und neuen Gebern gibt. Die Projekte der herkömmlichen Geber waren durchweg erfolgreicher und wiesen alle eine Akteursinteraktion auf, die die Verantwortung in die Hände des EZ-Empfängers legte und darüber hinaus von Vertrauen und Reputation einer langjährigen Zusammenarbeit profitierten. Der Erfolg der herkömmlichen Geber basierte vorwiegend auf der Rückendeckung der lokalen Umsetzung durch die nationale Ebene. Neben charismatischen Führungsfiguren stellten sich auch übernommene Strukturen und Akteure von Vorgängerprojekten als positive Einflussfaktoren für eine erfolgreiche Projektumsetzung heraus. Aus den Erfolgen und Misserfolgen der sieben hier untersuchten Fälle lassen sich zentrale Handlungsempfehlungen für die unterschiedlichen Akteure der EZ-Umsetzung ableiten. So könnten neue Geber eine Ergänzungsfunktion zu herkömmlichen Gebern erfüllen, indem sie durch Pilotstudien innovative Projektansätze entwickeln und diese dann als Ergänzung zu den Projekten herkömmlicher Geber vor Ort umsetzen. Herkömmliche Geber müssten im Gegenzug in ihren Programmen Raum für die Integration der Ansätze von neuen Gebern schaffen, um so eine Geberharmonisierung zu fördern. Auf staatlicher und bundesstaatlicher Nehmerseite gilt es ebenfalls, Nischen für Aktivitäten zu identifizieren und zu besetzen und die Harmonisierung unter den Gebern zu fördern. Die empirischen Ergebnisse belegen die Notwendigkeit einer Harmonisierungsstrategie von unterschiedlichen Gebertypen, um vor Ort Duplikation, Experimente und Misserfolge von EZ-Programmen zu verhindern. Eine Transformation zu einer erfolgreichen und nachhaltigen EZ kann nur durch mehr Koordinationsprozesse und nationale Eigenverantwortung erreicht werden. KW - governance KW - aid effectiveness KW - water development aid KW - development aid India KW - donor harmonization KW - actor interplay KW - new donors KW - conventional donors KW - donor reputation KW - governance KW - Wirksamkeit der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit KW - Wasserentwicklungszusammenarbeit KW - Entwicklungszusammenarbeit mit Indien KW - Geberharmonisierung KW - Akteursinteraktion KW - neue Geber KW - herkömmliche Geber KW - Reputation der Geber Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-401337 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - de Guevara, Berit Bliesemann T1 - visits in zones of conflict and intervention JF - Journal of intervention and statebuilding N2 - This article explores the practice and political significance of politicians’ journeys to conflict zones. It focuses on the German example, looking at field trips to theatres of international intervention as a way of first-hand knowledge in policymaking. Paying tribute to Lisa Smirl and her work on humanitarian spaces, objects and imaginaries and on liminality in aid worker biographies, two connected arguments are developed. First, through the exploration of the routinized practices of politicians’ field trips the article shows how these journeys not only remain confined to the ‘auxiliary space’ of aid/intervention, but that it is furthermore a staged reality of this auxiliary space that most politicians experience on their journeys. The question is then asked, second, what politicians actually experience on their journeys and how their experiences relate to their policy knowledge about conflict and intervention. It is shown that political field trips enable sensory/affectual, liminoid and liminal experiences, which have functions such as authority accumulation, agenda setting, community building, and civilizing domestic politics, while at the same time reinforcing, in most cases, pre-existing conflict and intervention imaginaries. KW - field trips KW - on-site visits KW - battlefield tourism KW - sensory experience KW - affect KW - conflict knowledge KW - spaces of aid KW - liminality KW - German Bundestag KW - parliamentarians KW - German foreign policy KW - Lisa Smirl Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2015.1137394 SN - 1750-2977 SN - 1750-2985 VL - 10 SP - 56 EP - 76 PB - Soil Science Society of America CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kuhlmann, Sabine A1 - Bogumil, Jörg A1 - Hafner, Jonas T1 - Verwaltungshandeln in der Flüchtlingskrise BT - Die Erstaufnahmeeinrichtungen der Länder und die Zukunft des Verwaltungsvollzugssystems Asyl JF - Verwaltung & Management : VM ; Zeitschrift für moderne Verwaltung N2 - In dem Beitrag werden das Verwaltungshandeln in der Flüchtlingskrise und mögliche Ursachen der aufgetretenen Vollzugsprobleme untersucht. Im Fokus stehen vor allem die Vollzugsrealität und die Verwaltungsvarianz im Bereich der Erstaufnahme von Flüchtlingen auf der Länderebene sowie die durch das BAMF als auch die Bundes länder mittlerweile begonnenen Reformen im Verwaltungsvollzugssystem. Leitfrage des Aufsatzes ist, ob das bestehende Verwaltungsvollzugssystem nicht nur in den jeweiligen Zuständigkeiten reformbedürftig ist, sondern ob es auch zu einer neuen Zuständigkeitsverteilung im Bundesstaat kommen sollte. Y1 - 2016 SN - 0947-9856 IS - 3 SP - 126 EP - 136 PB - Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft CY - Baden-Baden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kuhlmann, Sabine A1 - Bogumil, Jörg A1 - Hafner, Jonas T1 - Verwaltungshandeln in der Flüchtlingskrise BT - Vollzugsdefizite und Koordinationschaos bei der Erstaufnahme und der Asylantragsbearbeitung JF - Die Verwaltung : Zeitschrift für Verwaltungsrecht und Verwaltungswissenschaften Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3790/verw.49.2.289 SN - 1865-5211 VL - 49 IS - 2 SP - 289 EP - 300 PB - Duncker und Humblot CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Terhalle, Maximilian T1 - Transnational Actors and Great Powers during Order Transition JF - International studies perspectives N2 - This article rests on the assumption of the “complexity, messiness, power relations, and contested character of the contemporary dualistic system,” which comprises great powers and “superimposed, functionally differentiated global subsystems of world society” (Cohen 2012:5). The article argues that this framework is being shaped by the current transition of global order. In turn, this raises the question how the state-led negotiation of today's order transition can be understood against the backdrop of a post-Westphalian environment. The article challenges the widespread argument pertaining to the “autonomy of transnational actors” by suggesting that the influence of nonstate actors is dependent on a particular institutional context in which the key political questions framing a social order are settled. Whereas research on international institutions and their design simply assumes that this is the case, here it is argued that unless these framing patterns are agreed upon by major powers, the respective order and its elements, that is, institutions and regimes, remain contested or deadlocked. When this happens, the political impact of non-state actors is largely neutralized or strongly weakened and their effective autonomy from great powers is minimized. KW - transnational actors KW - great powers KW - order transition KW - unqual power Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/insp.12077 SN - 1528-3577 SN - 1528-3585 VL - 17 SP - 287 EP - 306 PB - Oxford Univ. Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ganghof, Steffen T1 - The Regime-Trilemma: On the Relationship between the Executive and Legislature in advanced Democracies JF - Politische Vierteljahresschrift : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft N2 - A comprehensive typology of basic executive formats is presented and linked to a discussion of tradeoffs in the design of executive-legislative relations. The focus is on the tradeoffs between three goals: (1) programmatic parties, (2) identifiable cabinets and (3) issue -specific legislative coalitions. To include semi-presidentialism into the typology in a logically consistent manner, a heretofore neglected executive format has to be defined, which is labelled semi-parliamentarism. Based on a discussion of Australian states, it is argued that semi-parliamentarism has the potential to mitigate the trilemma. KW - executive-legislative relations KW - semi-parliamentarism KW - bicameralism Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5771/0032-3470-2016-1-27 SN - 0032-3470 SN - 1862-2860 VL - 57 SP - 27 EP - + PB - Nomos CY - Hannover ER - TY - THES A1 - Schiller, Christof T1 - The Politics of Welfare State Transformation in Germany BT - Still a Semi-Sovereign State? T2 - Routledge-EUI studies in the political economy of welfare ; 17 Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-1-315-62390-0 PB - Routledge CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Borgnäs, Kajsa T1 - The Policy Influence of Sustainability Indicators: Examining Use and Influence of Indicators in German Sustainability Policy Making JF - German politics N2 - In 2002 Germany adopted an ambitious national sustainability strategy, covering all three sustainability spheres and circling around 21 key indicators. The strategy stands out because of its relative stability over five consecutive government constellations, its high status and increasingly coercive nature. This article analyses the strategy's role in the policy process, focusing on the use and influence of indicators as a central steering tool. Contrasting rationalist and constructivist perspectives on the role of knowledge in policy, two factors, namely the level of consensus about policy goals and the institutional setting of the indicators, are found to explain differences in use and influence both across indicators and over time. Moreover, the study argues that the indicators have been part of a continuous process of ‘structuring’ in which conceptual and instrumental use together help structure the sustainability challenge in such a way that it becomes more manageable for government policy. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2016.1193160 SN - 0964-4008 SN - 1743-8993 VL - 25 SP - 480 EP - 499 PB - Elsevier CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hartmann, Eddie T1 - Symbolic Boundaries and Collective Violence. A New Theoretical Argument for an Explanatory Sociology of Collective Violent Action JF - Journal for the theory of social behaviour N2 - The sociology of violence still struggles with two critical questions: What motivates people to act violently on behalf of groups and how do they come to identify with the groups for which they act? Methodologically the article addresses these puzzling problems in favor of a relational sociology that argues against both micro- and macro-reductionist accounts, while theoretically it proposes a twofold reorientation: first, it makes a plea for the so called cognitive turn in social theory; second, it proposes following praxeological accounts of social action that focus on the dynamic interpenetration of cognition and socio-cultural practices. The argument is that symbolic boundaries constitute the “missing link” that allows for overcoming the micro-macro gap in violence research: Symbolic boundaries can cause people's participation in collective violence by providing the essential relational resources for violent action and by triggering the cognitive/affective mechanisms necessary for social actors to become drawn into mobilization processes that can cause their engaging in coordinated attacks on sites across the boundary. The article offers a new theoretical argument by drawing on knowledge from violence research, social action theory and cognitive science allowing for a non-reductionist theory of action that explains how and why people engage in collective violence. KW - action theory KW - collective violence KW - praxeology KW - symbolic boundaries KW - terrorist behavior KW - urban riots Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsb.12093 SN - 0021-8308 SN - 1468-5914 VL - 46 SP - 165 EP - 186 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Hoboken ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mielke, Jahel A1 - Vermassen, Hannah A1 - Ellenbeck, Saskia A1 - Milan, Blanca Fernandez A1 - Jaeger, Carlo T1 - Stakeholder involvement in sustainability science-A critical view JF - Global biogeochemical cycles N2 - Discussions about the opening of science to society have led to the emergence of new fields such as sustainability science and transformative science. At the same time, the megatrend of stakeholder participation reached the academic world and thus scientific research processes. This challenges the way science is conducted and the tools, methods and theories perceived appropriate. Although researchers involve stakeholders, the scientific community still lacks comprehensive theoretical analysis of the practical processes behind their integration - for example what kind of perceptions scientists have about their roles, their objectives, the knowledge to gather, their understanding of science or the science-policy interface. Our paper addresses this research gap by developing four ideal types of stakeholder involvement in science - the technocratic, the functionalist, the neoliberal-rational and the democratic type. In applying the typology, which is based on literature review, interviews and practical experiences, we identify and discuss three major criticisms raised towards stakeholder involvement in science: the legitimacy of stakeholder claims, the question whether bargaining or deliberation are part of the stakeholder involvement process and the question of the autonomy of science. Thus, the typology helps scientists to better understand the major critical questions that stakeholder involvement raises and enables them to position themselves when conducting their research. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. KW - Sustainability science KW - Stakeholder involvement typology KW - Energy transition KW - Transformative research Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2016.04.001 SN - 2214-6296 SN - 2214-6326 VL - 17 SP - 71 EP - 81 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - THES A1 - Hirschmann, Nathalie T1 - Sicherheit als professionelle Dienstleistung und Mythos BT - Eine soziologische Analyse der gewerblichen Sicherheit N2 - Nathalie Hirschmann geht der Frage nach, auf welche Weise sich die Sicherheitswirtschaft im System der Sicherheit zu etablieren sucht und wie erfolgreich ihr dies gelingt. Ihre Analyse verdeutlicht, wie Schmuddelimage und begrenzte Kompetenzzuschreibung der Branche einerseits erschweren, neben der Polizei als institutionelle Trägerin der öffentlichen Sicherheit zu bestehen, und andererseits, gegenüber dem Kunden bzw. Auftraggeber in ein professionelleres Gefüge zu treten. Einen inhaltsanalytisch theoriegeleiteten, soziologisch-konzeptionellen Blick einnehmend wird deutlich, welche Ausbaubestrebungen kognitiver und sozialer Art die Sicherheitswirtschaft vorgenommen hat und wo diese an ihre Grenzen stoßen. KW - Politik Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-3-658-13111-1 PB - Springer CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Seyfried, Markus T1 - Setting a fox to guard the henhouse? Determinants in elections for presidents of supreme audit institutions Evidence from the German federal states (1991-2011) JF - Managerial auditing journal N2 - Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence regarding the selection procedures for and characteristics of senior officials in supreme audit institutions (SIAs). Design/methodology/approach - This study follows a quantitative approach using original data collected for presidential elections of SIAs in the 16 federal states in Germany. A fractional logit model is calculated to test different theoretical assumptions in relation to structural, political and individual factors. Findings - The descriptive results confirm the findings of prior research that presidential candidates are elected with very high approval rates. The main determinants are the vote share of the ruling coalition and the executive experience of the presidential candidate. Research limitations/implications - This study focuses on 16 federal states in Germany, but an international comparative perspective covering subnational levels would further augment analysis through the variance of selection procedures and electoral outcomes. Social implications - Independence of auditors is a fundamental issue for the control of the executive, but it seems that there are inevitable trade-offs therein, such as between knowledge of the auditing objects or the politicization of the election process and the independence of the auditor. Originality/value - This study provides novel empirical insights into the election and selection procedures for senior SIA officials at the subnational level, and shows that the executive exerts strong, but functionally reasonable, influence on candidate selection. KW - Independence KW - President KW - Sub-national KW - Supreme audit institutions Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1108/MAJ-03-2015-1168 SN - 0268-6902 SN - 1758-7735 VL - 31 SP - 492 EP - 511 PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited CY - Bingley ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schulze, Kai A1 - Tosun, Jale T1 - RIVAL REGULATORY REGIMES IN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS: THE CASE OF BIOSAFETY JF - Public administration N2 - The literature on international regulatory regimes has highlighted how rival standards can create different points of convergence. Scholarly attention has also focused on how the European Union (EU) and the United States (USA) attempt to ‘export’ their environmental standards internationally. Here, we explore the effectiveness of these attempts by means of third states' decisions to ratify the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, a multilateral environmental agreement regulating genetically modified organisms that is promoted by the EU but opposed by the USA. Our findings confirm that both rivals are able to influence the ratification decision of states, but they also suggest that these effects may have different origins. Countries relying more heavily on US markets for food exports tend to be less likely to ratify the Cartagena Protocol, while countries that have applied for EU membership are more likely to ratify the protocol. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12176 SN - 0033-3298 SN - 1467-9299 VL - 94 SP - 57 EP - 72 PB - Wiley CY - Hoboken ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ganghof, Steffen T1 - Research Design in Political Science - Causal perspectives versus contrastive theory testing JF - Austrian journal of political science N2 - Die politikwissenschaftliche Literatur unterscheidet zwei Grundtypen von Forschungsdesigns: x- und y-zentriert. Dieser Beitrag argumentiert, dass ein „kontrastives“ Forschungsdesign als dritter Grundtyp abgegrenzt werden sollte. Die drei Designs unterscheiden sich durch die Anzahl der betrachteten Theorien und dadurch, ob mehrere Theorien konkurrierend oder komplementär sind. Die typologische Abgrenzung des kontrastiven Designs verdeutlicht auch die Vor- und Nachteile x- und y-zentrierter Designs. Anhand verschiedener Beispielstudien (experimentell und nicht-experimentell, quantitativ und qualitativ) werden die Charakteristika der drei Designs sowie ihre Kombinationsmöglichkeiten herausgearbeitet. Darüber hinaus wird das kontrastive Design als verbindendes Element zwischen den quantitativen und qualitativen Forschungs-„Kulturen“ hervorgehoben. The political science literature distinguishes two basic types of research designs: x- and y-centered. The article argues for the distinction of a third basic type: the "contrastive" design. The three designs differ in the number of relevant theories and in whether they see theories as competing or complementary. The typological differentiation of the contrastive research design helps to clarify the pros and cons of x- and y-centered designs. The article uses exemplary studies (experimental and observational, quantitative and qualitative) to illustrate the characteristics of the three designs as well as the possibilities of combining them. The contrastive design also constitutes a common element of the quantitative and qualitative research, "cultures". KW - Forschungsdesign, kausale Perspektiven, Theorietest, x-zentriert, y-zentriert, Experimente KW - research design KW - causal perspectives KW - theory test KW - effects of causes KW - causes of effects KW - experiments Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.15203/ozp.1037.vol45iss1 SN - 2313-5433 VL - 45 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Österreichische Gesellschaft für Politikwissenschaft CY - Wien ER - TY - THES A1 - Goffrier, Benjamin T1 - Regionale Unterschiede der Inanspruchnahme von Präventionsleistungen in der ambulanten Versorgung T1 - Regional variation in utilization of ambulatory secondary prevention services in Germany N2 - Das Ziel dieser Studie war es die regionalen Unterschiede der Inanspruchnahme sekundärpräventiver Leistungen in Deutschland auf Kreisebene zu analysieren. Hierbei sollte eine Lücke in der deutschen Forschung geschlossen werden, indem neben individuellen Faktoren auch ökologische Faktoren durch einen Mehrebenenansatz einbezogen wurden. Auf ökologischer Ebene wurde die Effekte der regionalen sozialen Deprivation, der Urbanisierung und der Arztdichte der ambulanten Ärzte analysiert. Variablen auf Individualebene waren Geschlecht und Gesundheitsstatus. In der Studie wurden drei verschiedene Datenbanken miteinander verknüpft. Zur Berechnung der regionalen sozialen Deprivation und der Urbanisierung wurden Daten von INKAR für alle 402 Kreise verwendet. Das Bundesarztregister lieferte die Datengrundlage zur Bestimmung der Arztdichte. Die Abrechnungsdaten aller Kassenärztlichen Vereinigungen nach § 295 SGB V lieferten die Zahlen für die Inanspruchnahme der spezifischen Präventionsangebote als auch für Geschlecht und Gesundheitsstatus. Hierdurch war es möglich eine Vollerhebung aller gesetzlich Krankenversicherten zwischen 50 und 55 Jahren durchzuführen, die 2013 einen Arzt aufgesucht haben (N = 6,6 Mio.). Die unabhängigen Variablen der regionalen sozialen Deprivation und Urbanisierung sowie die Kontrollvariable Gesundheitsstatus wurden mit Hilfe der Faktorenanalyse gebildet. Um die regionalen Unterschiede analysieren zu können, wurde eine hierarchische multivariate Regression durchgeführt. Rund 80% aller sekundärpräventiven Leistungen wurden von Frauen in Anspruch genommen. Ein schlechterer Gesundheitsstatus war mit einer höheren Rate der Inanspruchnahme assoziiert. Die Ergebnisse weisen auf regionale Unterschiede hin, die sich nach Geschlecht unterscheiden wobei die unabhängigen Variablen nur kleine Effekte aufweisen. Entgegen der Hypothese war eine höhere regionale soziale Deprivation mit einer höheren Inanspruchnahme bei Männern und Frauen assoziiert. Urbanität war bei Männern positiv und bei Frauen negativ mit der Inanspruchnahme assoziiert. Die Interaktion beider Variablen hat keinen Effekt auf Männer aber einen negativen Effekt auf Frauen. Die Arztdichte wurde aus dem finalen statistischen Modell ausgeschlossen, da die Variable Multikollinearität aufwies. Bisherige Theorien sind nicht in der Lage die Ergebnisse zu erklären, da sie bisherigen Forschungsergebnissen widersprechen. Zusätzliche Berechnungen legen die Schlussfolgerung nahe, dass die herrschenden Ost-West-Unterschiede zu einer Konfundierung der Ergebnisse geführt haben. Berücksichtigt man das Alter der Patienten, kann vermutet werden, dass die Sozialisation der Inanspruchnahme sekundärpräventiver Leistungen in der DDR bis heute das Gesundheitsverhalten beeinflusst. Allerdings sind weitere Forschungen notwendig um die Gründe für die regionalen Unterschiede der Inanspruchnahme sekundärpräventiver Leistungen besser zu verstehen. N2 - The aim of this study was to analyze regional variation of secondary preventive service utilization in Germany on district level. The study was trying to close a gap in German research by focusing on ecological factors while also taking individual factors into account using a multilevel approach. On ecological level the effect of regional social deprivation, urbanization and ambulatory physician density has been analyzed. Variables on individual level were sex and health status. The study connected three different data sets. To measure regional social deprivation and urbanization data from INKAR were derived for the 402 districts in Germany. The Federal Physician Registry was used to estimate physician density rates. The complete nation-wide claims data on ambulatory physician services according to § 295 SGB V provided individual numbers for utilization of specific preventive services, sex and health status data. . It was possible to derive a complete inventory count of all statutory health care insurees between 50 and 55 that visited a physician in 2013 (N=6.6 million). The independent variables regional social deprivation and utilization as well as health status were constructed using factor analysis. In order to analyze regional variation a hierarchical multivariate regression analysis was conducted. About 80% of all secondary preventive services were utilized by women. A decreasing health status was associated with an increasing utilization rate. Results showed regional variation patterns that differ by sex while the independent variables had only small effects. Contrary to the hypothesis higher regional social deprivation was associated with increased utilization by men and women. Urbanization was positively associated with utilization by men and negatively associated with utilization by women. Interaction between these two variables has no effect on men, but a negative effect on women. Physician density was excluded from the statistical model as it showed multicollinearity with urbanization. Common theories are not able to explain these results, as they contradict previous research. Additional calculations confirm the assumption that the German east-west-level differences confound results. Taking into account the age of the study population it could be assumed that different socialization of preventive services utilization in the former GDR still impacts health behavior nowadays. However, further research is needed to understand regional variation of secondary preventive services utilization. KW - Gesundheitssoziologie KW - Versorgungsforschung KW - Sekundärprävention KW - Krebsfrüherkennung KW - Mehrebenenanalyse KW - health sociology KW - health services research KW - secondary prevention KW - early detection of cancer KW - multilevel analysis Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-88833 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ganghof, Steffen T1 - Reconciling Representation and Accountability: Three Visions of Democracy Compared JF - Government & opposition : an international journal of comparative politics N2 - An egalitarian approach to the fair representation of voters specifies three main institutional requirements: proportional representation, legislative majority rule and a parliamentary system of government. This approach faces two challenges: the under-determination of the resulting democratic process and the idea of a trade-off between equal voter representation and government accountability. Linking conceptual with comparative analysis, the article argues that we can distinguish three ideal-typical varieties of the egalitarian vision of democracy, based on the stages at which majorities are formed. These varieties do not put different relative normative weight onto equality and accountability, but have different conceptions of both values and their reconciliation. The view that accountability is necessarily linked to ‘clarity of responsibility’, widespread in the comparative literature, is questioned – as is the idea of a general trade-off between representation and accountability. Depending on the vision of democracy, the two values need not be in conflict. KW - visions of democracy KW - political equality KW - accountability Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1017/gov.2015.15 SN - 0017-257X SN - 1477-7053 VL - 51 SP - 209 EP - 233 PB - Cambridge Univ. Press CY - Cambridge ER - TY - GEN A1 - Ganghof, Steffen T1 - Reconciling representation and accountability BT - three visions of democracy compared T2 - Government and Opposition N2 - An egalitarian approach to the fair representation of voters specifies three main institutional requirements: proportional representation, legislative majority rule and a parliamentary system of government. This approach faces two challenges: the under-determination of the resulting democratic process and the idea of a trade-off between equal voter representation and government accountability. Linking conceptual with comparative analysis, the article argues that we can distinguish three ideal-typical varieties of the egalitarian vision of democracy, based on the stages at which majorities are formed. These varieties do not put different relative normative weight onto equality and accountability, but have different conceptions of both values and their reconciliation. The view that accountability is necessarily linked to clarity of responsibility', widespread in the comparative literature, is questioned - as is the idea of a general trade-off between representation and accountability. Depending on the vision of democracy, the two values need not be in conflict. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Reihe - 96 KW - visions of democracy KW - political equality KW - accountability Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-413456 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Krämer, Raimund T1 - Produktivität als Antwort T2 - Zwischen Hegemonie und Verantwort : Die Linke und die deutsche Außenpolitik im 21. Jahrhundert Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-3-945878-31-6 SP - 9 EP - 13 PB - WeltTrends CY - Potsdam ER -