@article{DrapalovaWegrichLeeOcampo, author = {Dr{\´a}palov{\´a}, Eliška and Wegrich, Kai and Lee Ocampo, Mar{\´i}a Jos{\´e}}, title = {Digitale Nomaden. Neue Mobilit{\"a}t schafft neue Konflikte}, series = {WZB-Mitteilungen}, journal = {WZB-Mitteilungen}, number = {Nr. 188: Migration}, publisher = {WZB}, address = {Berlin}, pages = {31 -- 34}, abstract = {Sie sind eine neue Klasse von Migrant*innen: Die digitalen Nomaden und Nomadinnen, die von irgendwo in der Welt aus {\"u}ber digitale Plattformen ihre Arbeit finden und verrichten. Sie genießen verschiedene Privilegien, doch die Zunahme dieses Ph{\"a}nomens ruft in vielen St{\"a}dten Unmut und Widerstand hervor. Neue Konzepte von Arbeit, von Mobilit{\"a}t und von Staatsb{\"u}rgerschaft sind gefragt.}, language = {de} } @incollection{Wegrich, author = {Wegrich, Kai}, title = {Public sector innovation: which season of public sector reform?}, series = {Handbook of Public Administration Reform}, booktitle = {Handbook of Public Administration Reform}, editor = {Goldfinch, Shaun Francis}, publisher = {Edward Elgar}, isbn = {978 1 80037 673 1}, publisher = {Hertie School}, pages = {131 -- 145}, language = {en} } @techreport{RevillardCornoFernandezetal., type = {Working Paper}, author = {Revillard, Anne and Corno, Lucia and Fernandez, Jos{\´e} Luis and Mason, Danielle and Umbach, Gaby and Bodenstein, Thilo and Cartwright, Andrew and Melenciuc, Ioana-Roxana and Wegrich, Kai and Stone, Diane}, title = {Developing policy evaluation in an academic setting: assets and challenges}, series = {D{\´e}bat du LIEPP}, journal = {D{\´e}bat du LIEPP}, number = {n°7}, pages = {24}, abstract = {Based on a seminar organized by LIEPP and CIVICA which took place at Sciences Po in June 2022, this publication brings together ten academic researchers from seven different CIVICA universities (Bocconi, CEU, EUI, Hertie School, LSE, Sciences Po, SNSPA), who are involved in various forms of policy evaluation. These contributions from Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, and the United Kingdom, reflect on the assets and challenges of developing policy evaluation in an academic setting. The seminar was organized as part of CIVICA's research focus on "Democracy in the 21st century", but through the crosscutting nature of program evaluation, it is also of interest to CIVICA's three others research streams (on societies in transition, data, and Europe revisited). The aim of this debate is thus to better understand the specificities, assets and challenges of developing evaluation from within an academic setting, in view of eventually reflecting on possible ways to collectively reinforce this practice within CIVICA, and use CIVICA as a leverage to reinforce this practice. This debate is organized around two topics, developing academic evaluative research, and the role of academic institutions in outreach and training in evaluation. Contributions are based on presentations of the experiences of each CIVICA partner.}, language = {en} } @article{DrapalovaWegrich, author = {Drapalova, Eliska and Wegrich, Kai}, title = {Platforms´ regulatory disruptiveness and local regulatory outcomes in Europe}, series = {Internet Policy Review}, volume = {13}, journal = {Internet Policy Review}, number = {2}, doi = {10.14763/2024.2.1745}, abstract = {One of the manifestations of platform power is the ability of platforms to successfully ignore existing rules and disrupt established patterns of regulation, thereby challenging the pillars of the regulatory state. But while the disruptive nature of the platform economy has often been invoked, it has rarely been empirically researched. We aim to fill this gap by putting the 'disruption' thesis to the test. We investigated whether platform companies disrupt local regulations. The findings show that sectoral platform companies are less disruptive to local regulations than widely believed. Platforms face a variety of regulatory responses, including the enforcement of regulations and the banning of platforms that fail to respect local rules. We operationalise disruption as the implementation of new regulation, exploring where and whether regulatory disruption takes place. This article combines a comparative analysis of 99 city regulations in the transport (ride-hailing) and housing (apartment-sharing) sectors in which platform companies are active, with examples from qualitative case studies.}, language = {en} } @article{DraplovaWegrich, author = {Draplova, Eliska and Wegrich, Kai}, title = {Tightening the Regulatory Grip: Local Regulatory Stringency and Sectoral Platform Regulation in EU Cities}, series = {Regulation \& Governance}, journal = {Regulation \& Governance}, doi = {10.1111/rego.70077}, pages = {1 -- 18}, abstract = {Platform companies like Uber and Airbnb are depicted as agile policy entrepreneurs who can navigate the boundaries of regulatory frameworks and manipulate regulations to their advantage; however, recent empirical studies suggest that their capacity to influence policy depends on the particular political and institutional context. This study investigates the evolving responses of local regulators to platform companies across 108 European cities between 2012 and 2022. Utilizing a regulatory stringency index, we assess how city governments have adjusted their regulations to counteract the growing influence of these platforms. Our research indicates a notable trend toward stricter regulatory measures, reflecting an increased determination among local authorities to enforce rules on platforms. We identify various patterns of regulatory change, which are shaped by sector-specific dynamics and differing national and local contexts. By examining the regulatory dynamics over time, this paper contributes to the understanding of the relationship between platform power and local governance.}, language = {en} } @book{HasselWegrich, author = {Hassel, Anke and Wegrich, Kai}, title = {How to do Public Policy}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, address = {Oxford}, isbn = {9780198747000}, publisher = {Hertie School}, pages = {400}, abstract = {How to Do Public Policy offers a guide to students and practitioners on how to improve problem-solving with policies in a political world. It integrates insights from applied policy analysis and studies of the policy process to develop a framework that conceives policy-making as structured by two spheres of action - the 'engine room' of specialists and experts in government agencies, NGOs, research organizations etc., on the one hand, and the political 'superstructure' of politicians, key public stakeholders and the public, on the other hand. Understanding the different logics of the engine room and the superstructure is key for successful policy-making. The dual structure of policy-making provides a perspective on policy-analysis (interactive policy analysis) and policy-making (actor-centred policy-making) that moves from the focus on individual and specific measures, towards understanding and shaping the relation and interaction between policy interventions, the institutional context and the stakeholders involved or affected. Part I of the book presents the basic analytical concepts needed to understand the policy process and the structures and dynamics involved in it, as well as to understand how and why actors behave the way they do-and how to engage with different types of actors. Part II moves further into the nuts and bolts of policy-making, including policy design, implementation, and evaluation. Part III introduces and explores three key aspects of the capacity to make good policies: engagement with stakeholders, the process of policy coordination in a context of interdependence, and the role of institutions.}, language = {en} }