TY - JOUR A1 - Uth, Melanie A1 - Gutiérrez-Bravo, Rodrigo A1 - Fliessbach, Jan T1 - On the incompatibility of object fronting and progressive aspect in Yucatec Maya JF - Frontiers in language sciences N2 - In this paper, we present data from an elicitation study and a corpus study that support the observation that the Yucatec Maya progressive aspect auxiliary táan is replaced by the habitual auxiliary k in sentences with contrastively focused fronted objects. Focus has been extensively studied in Yucatec, yet the incompatibility of object fronting and progressive aspect in Yucatec Maya remains understudied. Both our experimental results and our corpus study point in the direction that this incompatibility may very well be categorical. Theoretically, we take a progressive reading to be derived from an imperfectivity operator in combination with a singular operator, and we propose that this singular operator implicates the negation of event plurality, leading to an exhaustive interpretation which ranks below corrective focus on a contrastive focus scale. This means that, in a sentence with object focus fronting, the use of the marked auxiliary táan (as opposed to the more general k) would trigger two contrastive foci, which would be an unlikely and probably dispreferred speech act. KW - fronting KW - progressive KW - Yucatec Maya KW - habitual KW - focus Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/flang.2023.1286520 SN - 2813-4605 VL - 2 PB - Frontiers Media S.A. CY - Lausanne, Switzerland ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kuhlmann, Sabine A1 - Franzke, Jochen A1 - Peters, Niklas A1 - Dumas, Benoît Paul T1 - Institutional designs and dynamics of crisis governance at the local level BT - European governments facing the polycrisis JF - Policy design and practice N2 - 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. KW - polycrisis KW - pandemic KW - local government KW - intergovernmental relations KW - public administration KW - crisis management KW - Germany KW - France KW - Poland KW - Sweden KW - United Kingdom Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/25741292.2024.2344784 SN - 2574-1292 SP - 1 EP - 21 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kuhlman, Sabine T1 - Back to bureaucracy? BT - the advent of the neo-weberian state in Germany JF - Journal of policy studies N2 - 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. KW - weo-weberian State KW - bureaucracy KW - post-new public management KW - hierarchy KW - re-municipalization KW - crisis Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.52372/jps39202 SN - 2799-9130 SN - 2800-0714 VL - 39 IS - 2 SP - 11 EP - 44 PB - Graduate School of Public Administration CY - Seoul ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Creutzig, Felix A1 - Becker, Sophia A1 - Berrill, Peter A1 - Bongs, Constanze A1 - Bussler, Alexandra A1 - Cave, Ben A1 - Constantino, Sara M. A1 - Grant, Marcus A1 - Heeren, Niko A1 - Heinen, Eva A1 - Hintz, Marie Josefine A1 - Ingen-Housz, Timothee A1 - Johnson, Eric A1 - Kolleck, Nina A1 - Liotta, Charlotte A1 - Lorek, Sylvia A1 - Mattioli, Giulio A1 - Niamir, Leila A1 - McPhearson, Timon A1 - Milojevic-Dupont, Nikola A1 - Nachtigall, Florian A1 - Nagel, Kai A1 - Närger, Henriette A1 - Pathak, Minal A1 - Perrin de Brichambaut, Paola A1 - Reckien, Diana A1 - Reisch, Lucia A. A1 - Revi, Aromar A1 - Schuppert, Fabian A1 - Sudmant, Andrew A1 - Wagner, Felix A1 - Walkenhorst, Janina A1 - Weber, Elke A1 - Wilmes, Michael A1 - Wilson, Charlie A1 - Zekar, Aicha T1 - Towards a public policy of cities and human settlements in the 21st century JF - npj urban sustainability N2 - Cities and other human settlements are major contributors to climate change and are highly vulnerable to its impacts. They are also uniquely positioned to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lead adaptation efforts. These compound challenges and opportunities require a comprehensive perspective on the public policy of human settlements. Drawing on core literature that has driven debate around cities and climate over recent decades, we put forward a set of boundary objects that can be applied to connect the knowledge of epistemic communities and support an integrated urbanism. We then use these boundary objects to develop the Goals-Intervention-Stakeholder-Enablers (GISE) framework for a public policy of human settlements that is both place-specific and provides insights and tools useful for climate action in cities and other human settlements worldwide. Using examples from Berlin, we apply this framework to show that climate mitigation and adaptation, public health, and well-being goals are closely linked and mutually supportive when a comprehensive approach to urban public policy is applied. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-024-00168-7 SN - 2661-8001 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Springer Nature CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Siegel, Janice ED - Potter, Amanda ED - Gardner, Hunter H. T1 - Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy: A Kinder, Gentler, More Modern Heracles JF - thersites 17 N2 - In Hellboy (2004, Sony Pictures), Guillermo del Toro presents a mythic hero (half human/half demon) seemingly made from the same mold as the classical hero Heracles (Hercules). Hellboy’s modern world is shaped by a cosmology not unlike that of Greek mythology, and as is true for Heracles, his unique pedigree and superior physicality empower him to mediate between the forces of supernaturality and humanity. Hellboy’s experiences evoke comparison with most characters and exploits in the Heraclean mythological corpus; his good character precludes comparison with others. Hellboy must contend with his own versions of Hera, Eurystheus, and a Nemean Lion/Hydra-like monster. He, too, relies on his own superhuman strength, innate cunning and an Athena-like protector to be successful at his job. Both heroes navigate a difficult path to their very different destinies. But in the end, Hellboy’s compassion, humility, unerring moral compass, and genuinely altruistic motivations make him both a better man and a better mythic hero, one worthy even of being loved. KW - Hellboy KW - Heracles/Herakles/Hercules KW - Classical Reception KW - Reception of Mythology KW - Mythic Hero Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.253 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2023 IS - 17 SP - 143 EP - 182 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Singer-Brehm, Elisabeth ED - Denz, Rebekka ED - Rudolf, Gabi T1 - Neues zur Historie von der Schönen Melusina JF - Genisa Blätter III KW - Genisa KW - Jüdische Studien KW - Geniza KW - Jewish Studies KW - Franken KW - Landesgeschichte KW - Ländliches Judentum KW - Franconia KW - Rural Jewry KW - regional history Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-470905 SN - 978-3-86956-470-8 SP - 13 EP - 28 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER -