@phdthesis{Ehnert2019, author = {Ehnert, Franziska}, title = {Climate Policy in Denmark, Germany, Estonia and Poland}, series = {New horizons in environmental politics}, journal = {New horizons in environmental politics}, publisher = {Edward Elgar Publishing}, address = {Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA}, isbn = {978-1-78897-939-9}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {220}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Ministerial administrations are pivotal in the process of defining problems and developing policy solutions due to their technocratic expertise, particularly when this process is applied to climate policy. This innovative book explores how and why policies are changed or continued by employing in-depth studies from a diverse range of EU countries. Climate Policy in Denmark, Germany, Estonia and Poland works to narrow the research gap surrounding administrative institutions within the field of climate policy change by integrating ideas, discourses and institutions to provide a better understanding of both climate policy and policy change. Differences in approach to democratization and Europeanization between Western and Central Eastern European countries provide rich empirical material for the study of policy formulation. This timely book demonstrates how the substance and formation of policies are shaped by their political and administrative institutional contexts. Analytical and accessible, this discerning book will be of value to scholars and students of climate policy, public policy and public administration alike. Providing lessons on institutional reform in climate and energy policy, this explorative book will also be of interest to practitioners and policy-makers.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Zamirirad2017, author = {Zamirirad, Azadeh}, title = {Intraelit{\"a}re Pr{\"a}ferenzformationen in der iranischen Atompolitik}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {248}, year = {2017}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Heucher2018, author = {Heucher, Angela}, title = {Through IOs' Eyes}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {323}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Is global governance characterized by overlap and fragmentation, or by coordination and harmonization? There are two rather different narratives about the worlds in which international organizations (IOs) live. One way or another, IOs are part of a broader environment and engage in relations with other actors in it. Rather than being detached from their environment, IOs are shaped by and respond to developments taking place within it (e.g., overlap). Thus, the general research interest of this dissertation lies in organizational responses to such environmental developments. Therein, the emphasis is placed on IO positionality, meaning the position of an IO within a "web" of interorganizational relations, or, more precisely, an IO's position within an organizational field as a specification of the IO environment. Against this background, the dissertation poses the following research question: How does an IO's position within an organizational field shape its responses to developments of the field? In that, three subquestions are advanced: Which position does an IO occupy within the organizational field? How does an IO perceive the organizational field? How does an IO respond to developments and features of the field? Theoretically, the dissertation combines an open system perspective on IOs with two variants of field theory inspired by Bourdieu and by DiMaggio and Powell. Building on the central concept of the organizational field, the dissertation understands IOs as actors with agency. Empirically, the dissertation consists of a qualitative, comparative study and analyzes two IOs located within the organizational field of global food security governance. I select IOs that occupy different positions within the field of food security governance, namely an IO at the core of the field (the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO) and an IO at the periphery of the field (the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, or UNIDO). I compare and analyze their respective perceptions of the field of food security governance, including their own role and their understandings of food security, and their responses over time. To investigate these IOs' perceptions and responses over time, the method of choice consists of a qualitative content analysis of a wide range of organizational documents (e.g., governing bodies' reports). The main argument this dissertation advances is as follows: The position that an IO occupies within an organizational field influences how the organization perceives its environment—in particular, features of and developments within this environment. Against this background, the main findings of this dissertation are as follows: Overall, FAO and UNIDO both perceive proliferation, overlap, and duplication as relevant developments of the organizational field of global food security governance over time. While both IOs see developments in the field of food security governance (e.g., overlap and duplication) as problematic given their detrimental effects for food security governance, FAO and UNIDO differ in decisive regards. Whereas FAO holds a narrative that other actors were responsible for this state of affairs, and thus responsible for reducing or even eliminating overlap and duplication, UNIDO perceives these developments differently. UNIDO acknowledges its own role in the development of overlap and duplication, and therefore also sees a role for itself in addressing these developments. The two IOs thus differ in what they understand to be the causes and historical priors of field-specific developments. Furthermore, while both FAO and UNIDO attempt to demonstrate that they are constructive players within the UN development system, the two IOs differ in their responses: While FAO engages in balancing by voicing its commitment to UN processes and to coordination, yet early on making different reservations, UNIDO, in contrast, engages in UN processes without similar reservations. Accordingly, the two IOs also differ on the responses they employ to field-level harmonization demands. The dissertation makes several contributions. Theoretically, I contribute an innovative argument on the influence of perceptions for organizational responses to developments in the IOs' environment. This argument may help us to better understand how IOs as actors embedded within an organizational field deal with changes evolving within these fields. Empirically, I scrutinize developments in food security governance, such as proliferation and overlap, through the eyes of IOs in the field. While proliferation, overlap, and duplication are often referred to in academic debates on food security governance, we do not yet actually understand these phenomena very well. To this, I contribute a study that analyzes IO perceptions of these developments in the field, thus resulting in a more in-depth and nuanced picture of how IOs perceive these developments as a central type of actor in food security governance. Next, to this emphasis on the IO perspective, I also inductively develop a spectrum of IO responses to field developments, ranging from expanding scope to defending turf. Finally, I also make a methodological-conceptual contribution: While concepts such as "position" are well-known, they are sometimes drawn on without developing a clear foundation of how to assess different positions. I thus add an approach for bringing this concept of position to life by developing a range of criteria that can be used to approximate an IO's position within an organizational field, depending on different types of capital.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Veit2010, author = {Veit, Sylvia}, title = {Bessere Gesetze durch Folgenabsch{\"a}tzung? : Deutschland und Schweden im Vergleich}, series = {Interdisziplin{\"a}re Organisations- und Verwaltungsforschung}, volume = {16}, journal = {Interdisziplin{\"a}re Organisations- und Verwaltungsforschung}, publisher = {VS Verl. f{\"u}r Sozialwiss}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-531-17112-8}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-531-92191-4}, pages = {356 S.}, year = {2010}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Becker2017, author = {Becker, Stefanie Lyn}, title = {From regimes to grassroots innovations}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {169}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Winkler2018, author = {Winkler, Katrin}, title = {Demokratische Praxis und Pragmatismus}, series = {B{\"u}rgergesellschaft und Demokratie}, volume = {2018}, journal = {B{\"u}rgergesellschaft und Demokratie}, number = {1}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-658-20667-3}, pages = {XIII, 405}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Dass sich die repr{\"a}sentative Demokratie in Deutschland im Wandel befindet, ist nicht neu und kaum umstritten. Herausforderungen im Kontext der Partizipation und Repr{\"a}sentation rufen ihrerseits Probleme auf Seiten der Input-Legitimation hervor. Demgem{\"a}ß ist das grundlegende demokratiepolitische Anliegen dieser Arbeit, am Beispiel der Bundes- und Berliner Landesebene darzustellen, wie der repr{\"a}sentative Politikprozess partizipativer und dennoch effektiv gestaltet werden kann. Basierend auf der philosophischen Str{\"o}mung des Pragmatismus verfolgt und diskutiert die Arbeit die Synthese aus der pragmatistischen Demokratiekonzeption von Archon Fung und dem empirischen Forschungsprogramm der kriterienbasierten Evaluation demokratischer Innovationen. Dabei wird das analytische Vorgehen Archon Fungs kritisch erweitert, um dem dieser Arbeit zugrunde liegenden Konzept einer komplexen B{\"u}rgergesellschaft - als normativer und praktischer Bezugspunkt - gerecht zu werden. Fungs Konzept wird demnach um die liberale Sph{\"a}re der {\"O}ffentlichkeit, mithin um die zivilgesellschaftlichen Handlungszusammenh{\"a}nge erg{\"a}nzt. Auf Grundlage der Diskussion von demokratischen Innovationen werden schließlich demokratie- und engagementpolitische Handlungsempfehlungen in der Dimension der Partizipation und in der Dimension der Repr{\"a}sentation formuliert. Mithin verfolgt die Arbeit eine problem- und l{\"o}sungsorientierte Erg{\"a}nzung der repr{\"a}sentativen Demokratie. Gleichwohl ist die Arbeit als eine pragmatistisch angeleitete Konzeptstudie f{\"u}r die Entwicklung einer beteiligungsorientierten Praxis in der repr{\"a}sentativen Demokratie zu verstehen, die trotz ihres theoretischen Charakters ganz im Sinne des Pragmatismus die notwendige empirische Orientierung aufweist. Damit wird das zuweilen problematische Verh{\"a}ltnis zwischen Politischer Theorie und empirischer Demokratieforschung {\"u}berwunden.}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Kilgus2018, author = {Kilgus, Tobias}, title = {Der Integrationsprozess Kosovos in die Europ{\"a}ische Union}, series = {Region - Nation - Europa}, journal = {Region - Nation - Europa}, number = {84}, publisher = {LIT}, address = {M{\"u}nster}, isbn = {978-3-643-14079-1}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {558}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Die Republik Kosovo stellt einen Beitrittskandidaten sui generis in der Erweiterungsgeschichte der Europ{\"a}ischen Union dar. Die besonderen Beziehungen zwischen der EU und dem "potenziellen" Kandidaten resultieren aus dem ungel{\"o}sten Territorialkonflikt mit Serbien, dem unvollendeten Staatsaufbau sowie der eingeschr{\"a}nkten Souver{\"a}nit{\"a}t Kosovos. Diese Einzelfallstudie untersucht Kosovos Integrationsprozess in den Staatenverbund im Kontext der Spezifika des Beitrittsaspiranten, der stockenden EU-S{\"u}dosterweiterung und der multiplen EU-Krise. Davon ausgehend werden vier Zukunftsszenarien f{\"u}r Kosovos Integrationsverlauf, auch mit Blick auf differenzierte Integrationsoptionen, entwickelt.}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Wernert2019, author = {Wernert, Yann}, title = {Internationale Kooperation in der Rohstoffpolitik}, publisher = {Springer VS}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-658-28517-3}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-658-28518-0}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {521}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Deutschland und Frankreich ben{\"o}tigen stetige Metallimporte, um ihr Wirtschaftsmodell aufrechtzuerhalten. Internationale Kooperation ist unerl{\"a}sslich, damit diese Importe zuverl{\"a}ssig und nachhaltig verlaufen. Doch welche Potenziale bieten sich in diesem Bereich, welche Grenzen sind dabei zu erkennen? Dieser Frage geht Yann Wernert durch einen Fallstudienvergleich mit prozessanalytischen Methoden und auf der theoretischen Grundlage des neoliberalen Institutionalismus nach. Er zeigt, dass beide L{\"a}nder ihre Bem{\"u}hungen als reaktive Mittelm{\"a}chte gestalten. Sie wollen durch staatliche Rohstoffstrategien wirtschaftliche, strategische und Nachhaltigkeitsziele erreichen. W{\"a}hrend die Analyse durchaus Kooperationspotenziale ausmacht, fallen diese je nach L{\"a}ndergruppe und Politikbereich sehr unterschiedlich aus.}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Hermawan2014, author = {Hermawan, Romy}, title = {Coordination and civil service reform in Indonesia (1999-2009)}, publisher = {Center of South South Cooperation Studies, Univ.}, address = {Brawijaya}, isbn = {978-602-284-061-9}, pages = {XVIII, 236 S. : graph. Darst.}, year = {2014}, abstract = {The background of civil service reform in Indonesia reveals the emergence of the reformation movement in 1998, following the fall of the authoritarian New Order regime. The reformation movement has seen the introduction of reforms in Indonesia's various governmental institutions, including the civil service. The civil service reforms were marked by the revision of Act 8/ 74 with Act 43 of 1999 on Civil Service Administration. The implementation of the civil service reform program, which was carried out by both central and local governments, required cooperation between the actors (in particular, Ministries, agencies and local governments), known as coordination. Currently, the coordination that occurs between actors tends to be rigid and hierarchical. As a result, targets are not efficiently and effectively met. Hierarchical coordination, without a strong public sector infrastructure, tends to have a negative impact on achieving the desired outcomes of the civil service reform program. As an intrinsic part of the New Order regime, hierarchical coordination resulted in inefficiency and lack of efficacy. Despite these inefficiencies, the administration and the political environment have changed significantly as a result of the reform process. Obvious examples of the reforms are changes in recruitment patterns, placement and remuneration policies. However, in the case of Indonesia, it appears that every state institution has its own policy. Thus, it appears that there has not been policy coherence in the civil service reform program, resulting in the lack of a sustainable program. The important thing to examine is how the coordination mechanisms of the civil service reform program in the central government have developed during the reform era in Indonesia The purpose of this study is to analyse the linkages between coordination mechanisms and the actual implementation of civil service reform programs. This is undertaken as a basis for intervention based on the structures and patterns of coordination mechanisms in the implementation of civil service reform programs. The next step is to formulate the development coordination mechanisms, particularly to create structures and patterns of civil service reforms which are more sustainable to the specific characteristics of public sector organisations in Indonesia. The benefits of this research are a stronger understanding of the linkages between the mechanisms of coordination and implementation of civil service reform programs. Through this analysis, the findings can then be applied as a basic consideration in planning a sustainable civil service reform program. In the basis of theoretical issues concerning the linkages between coordination mechanisms and implementation of civil service reform program sustainability, this book explores the type of coordination, which is needed to test the proportional and sustainable concept of the intended civil service reform program in Indonesia. Research conducted through studies, surveys and donors has shown that poor coordination is the major hindrance to the civil service program reform in Indonesia. This research employs a qualitative approach. In this study, the coordination mechanisms and implementations of civil service reform programs are demonstrated by means of case studies of the State Ministry for Administrative Reform, the National Civil Service Agency and the National Public Administration Institute. The coordination mechanisms in these Ministries and agencies were analysed using indicators of effective and efficient coordination. The analysis of the coordination mechanisms shows a tendency towards rigid hierarchical coordination. This raises concerns about fragmentation among departments and agencies at the central government level and calls for integrated civil service reform both at central and local governmental levels. In the context of implementation programs, a hierarchical mechanism of coordination leverages on various aspects, such as the program formulation, implementation flow of the program, the impact of policies, and achievement targets. In particular, there was a shift process of the mainstream civil service reform in the Ministries and agencies which are marked by the emergence of sectoral interest and inefficiencies in the civil service reform program. The primary result of successful civil service reform is increased professionalism in the civil service. The findings on hierarchical mechanisms and the prescriptions which will follow show that the professionalism of Indonesia's civil service is at stake. The implementation of the program through coordination mechanisms in Ministries and agencies is measured in various dimensions: the centre of coordination, integration of coordination, sustainability of coordination and multidimensionality of coordination. The results of this analysis show that coordination mechanisms and the implementation of civil service reform are more successful when they are integration rather than hierarchical mechanisms. For a successful implementation of the reform program, it is crucial to intervene and change the type of coordination at the central government through the integration approach (hierarchy, market, and network). Furthermore, in order to move towards the integration type mechanism of coordination the separation of the administration and politics in the practice of good governance needs to be carried out immediately and simultaneously. Based on this analysis, it can be concluded that the integration type mechanism of coordination is a suitable for Indonesia for a sustainable civil service reform program. Finally, to achieve coherent civil service reforms, national policies developed according to the central government's priorities are indispensable, establishing a coordination mechanism that can be adhered to throughout all reform sectors.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Wanner2017, author = {Wanner, Meike}, title = {Die Diskrepanz zwischen pers{\"o}nlicher Einstellung und Meinungsklimawahrnehmung}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {213}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Die vorliegende Dissertation thematisiert den Unterschied zwischen Einstellungen, die auf der pers{\"o}nlichen Ebene im Rahmen demoskopischer Interviews erfragt und zu einem „Meinungsbild" aggregiert werden und der {\"o}ffentlichen Meinung, dem wahrgenommenen Meinungsklima zu einer Thematik. Die Daten der langj{\"a}hrigen Bev{\"o}lkerungsbefragung des Zentrums f{\"u}r Milit{\"a}rgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr (ZMSBw) weisen, hinsichtlich der pers{\"o}nlichen Einstellung der Bundesb{\"u}rger zu den Streitkr{\"a}ften, seit vielen Jahren best{\"a}ndig darauf hin, dass die Mehrheit der B{\"u}rgerinnen und B{\"u}rger der Bundeswehr positiv gegen{\"u}bersteht. Gleichzeitig existiert in Teilen der Bev{\"o}lkerung die Meinungsklima-wahrnehmung, dass die Bundeswehr auf gesamtgesellschaftlicher Ebene eher kritisch gesehen wird. Der im Rahmen dieser Arbeit erstmalig entwickelte medienzentrierte Untersuchungsansatz des Ph{\"a}nomens, welches als Auspr{\"a}gung pluralistischer Ignoranz theoretisch hergeleitet wurde, fokussiert, neben dem Einfluss eines doppelten Meinungsklimas, auf die Wirkung medienspezifischer Wahrnehmungsph{\"a}nomene (Hostile-Media-Ph{\"a}nomen und Third-Person-Wahrnehmung), um die beobachtete Diskrepanz zwischen pers{\"o}nlicher Einstellung und Meinungsklimawahrnehmung zum Thema Ansehen der Bundeswehr zu erkl{\"a}ren. Im Rahmen einer quantitativen Bev{\"o}lkerungsbefragung wurden Indikatoren entwickelt, um die aufgestellten Hypothesen einer empirischen {\"U}berpr{\"u}fung zu unterziehen. Die deskriptiven Analysen zur Richtung und Auspr{\"a}gung der Diskrepanzwahrnehmung ergaben, dass sich die B{\"u}rgerinnen und B{\"u}rger eher in der Weise irren, dass sie das Meinungsklima zum Thema Ansehen der Bundeswehr negativer einsch{\"a}tzen als das Ansehen, welches sie den Streitkr{\"a}ften pers{\"o}nlich entgegenbringen (negative Diskrepanz-wahrnehmung). Außerdem zeigte sich, dass die Diskrepanzwahrnehmung zur{\"u}ckging, wenn dem Untersuchungsthema ein emotionales Potenzial zugesprochen wurde. In einem solchen Fall tendieren die Probanden dazu, die eigene Meinung dicht an der antizipierten Mehrheitsmeinung zu positionieren, um sich keinem Rechtfertigungsdruck oder schlimmstenfalls sozialer Isolation auszusetzen. Die Ergebnisse der Analysen der vier zentralen erkl{\"a}renden Variablen zeigten auf, dass sich alle formulierten Hypothesen zur Richtung der Diskrepanzwahrnehmung best{\"a}tigten. Eine vermehrte Mediennutzung, eine negative Wahrnehmung der generellen bundeswehrbezogenen Medienberichterstattung, eine pers{\"o}nlich positive Einstellung zur Bundeswehr und die Wahrnehmung, dass die Medien auf Dritte st{\"a}rker wirken als auf die eigene Person trugen jeweils zu einem Anstieg der negativen Diskrepanzwahrnehmung zum Thema Ansehen der Bundeswehr bei. Personen, die diese Merkmale aufwiesen, sch{\"a}tzten das Meinungsklima zum Thema Ansehen der Bundeswehr negativer ein als das Ansehen, welches sie den Streitkr{\"a}ften pers{\"o}nlich entgegenbrachten. Die Analyse der St{\"a}rke der jeweiligen Effekte verdeutlichte jedoch, dass die verwendeten Erkl{\"a}rungsans{\"a}tze jeweils nur einen kleinen oder mittleren Beitrag zur Erkl{\"a}rung der Diskrepanzwahrnehmung leisten konnten. Dieses Ergebnis kann dadurch begr{\"u}ndet werden, dass sich das Untersuchungsthema, neben der Ermangelung einer kontinuierlichen Medienberichterstattung und eines breiten {\"o}ffentlichen Diskurses zum Thema Ansehen der Bundeswehr sowie fehlender pers{\"o}nlicher Bez{\"u}ge zu den Streitkr{\"a}ften, in der Analyse insbesondere als zu wenig konflikttr{\"a}chtig erwies. Ob die Bundeswehr gesellschaftliches Ansehen erf{\"a}hrt, besitzt f{\"u}r den Großteil der Bev{\"o}lkerung nur eine geringe pers{\"o}nliche Relevanz. Aus diesen Gr{\"u}nden scheint dieses Thema nicht dazu geeignet zu sein, um die in dieser Dissertation als Erkl{\"a}rungsfaktoren herangezogenen medienspezifischen Wahrnehmungsph{\"a}nomene auszubilden. Dieses Ergebnis impliziert, dass die Diskrepanz zwischen pers{\"o}nlicher Einstellung und Meinungs-klimawahrnehmung zum Thema Ansehen der Bundeswehr von einer Reihe weiterer Faktoren beeinflusst wird, die es im Rahmen zuk{\"u}nftiger Forschungsarbeiten aufzusp{\"u}ren und zu untersuchen gilt.}, language = {de} }