TY  - JOUR
A1  - Goetz, Klaus Hermann
T1  - The development and current features of the German civil service system
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 978-1-84844243-6
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Goetz, Klaus Hermann
T1  - How does the EU tick? Five propositions on political time
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-0- 415-69633-3
ER  - 
TY  - BOOK
A1  - Goetz, Klaus Hermann
T1  - Zeitpolitik in Europa : Antrittsvorlesung 2007-06-27
N2  - Demokratie bedeutet "Macht auf Zeit", d. h. temporale Machtbegrenzung vermittels regelmäßiger Wahlen. Die Wahlzyklen bilden den bestimmenden Rhythmus der Demokratie. Dieser Grundsatz kommt innerhalb der EU nur in sehr abgeschwächter Form zum Tragen. Vor diesem Hintergrund widmet sich die Vorlesung der Frage, welche Funktionen politische Zeit im politischen System der EU erfüllt; welche besonderen Zeitregeln und -horizonte bestimmend sind; und wie sich die Eigenzeit der EU auf den Rhythmus der Demokratie in den Mitgliedsstaaten auswirkt.
Y1  - 2007
UR  - http://info.ub.uni-potsdam.de/multimedia/show_projekt.php?projekt_id=3
PB  - Univ.-Bibl.
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Goetz, Klaus Hermann
A1  - Meyer-Sahling, Jan-Hinrik
T1  - Political time in the EU : dimensions, perspectives, theories
N2  - The manner in which time is institutionalized is critical to how a political system works. Terms, time budgets and time horizons of collective and individual political actors; rights over timing, sequencing and speed in decision- making; and the temporal properties of policy matter to the distribution of power; efficiency and effectiveness of policy-making; and democratic legitimacy. This article makes a case for the systematic study of political time in the European Union (EU) - both as an independent and a dependent variable - and highlights the analytical value-added of a time-centred analysis. The article discusses previous scholarship on the institutionalization of political time and its consequences along the dimensions of polity, politics and policy; and then reviews dominant perspectives on political time, which centre on power, system performance and legitimacy. These perspectives tie in with diverse theoretical traditions in the study of the EU. Taken together, dimensions, perspectives and theories help to guide time-centred analyses of the EU political system.
Y1  - 2009
UR  - http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/rjpp
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/13501760802589198
SN  - 1350-1763
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Goetz, Klaus Hermann
A1  - Meyer-Sahling, Jan-Hinrik
T1  - Political time in the EU: dimensions, perspectives, theories
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-0- 415-69633-3
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Meyer-Sahling, Jan-Hinrik
A1  - Goetz, Klaus Hermann
T1  - The EU timescape : from notion to research agenda
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-0- 415-69633-3
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Goetz, Klaus Hermann
T1  - A question of time: responsive and responsible democratic politics
JF  - West European politics
N2  - Since 2008, European crisis politics have thrown the importance of time in democracy into sharp relief. The need for rapid action by national authorities, the EU and international organisations conflicts with the time-consuming nature of democratic deliberation; short-term political firefighting has given little consideration to the long-term sustainability and time consistency of policies; and decentralised decisions threaten effective synchronisation within multi-level governance systems. This article suggests that democratic politics requires a balance between the temporal characteristics of responsive and responsible politics. The timeframe for responsive politics is shaped by electoral cycles that encourage speedy action; short-term lags between political choices and their effects; and temporal discretion of decision-makers. The timeframe for responsible politics is characterised by time-consuming procedures; solutions that take time to unfold and are sustainable in the longer term; and the purposive synchronisation amongst actors and across policy domains and levels of policy-making. The finely balanced temporal constitution of democracy has been challenged in two fundamental ways. First, as the ability of decision-makers to work within the time limits of their mandates and to respond to the temporal expectations of the electorate decreases, the temporal ties that ensure the responsiveness of political authority to the electorate weaken. Second, the distinct temporal qualities of majoritarian and non-majoritarian institutions that encourage responsibility are called into question. Consequently, political time in Europe runs the risk of becoming both less responsive and less responsible.
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2014.887880
SN  - 0140-2382
SN  - 1743-9655
VL  - 37
IS  - 2
SP  - 379
EP  - 399
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
CY  - Abingdon
ER  -