@misc{HammerschmidWegrichKostka, author = {Hammerschmid, Gerhard and Wegrich, Kai and Kostka, Genia}, title = {The Governance of Infrastructure.}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, address = {Oxford ; New York, NY}, isbn = {9780198787310}, pages = {304}, abstract = {If infrastructure is a fundamental driver of economic growth and social development, why is it so difficult to get right? This volume makes the case for a governance perspective on infrastructure. This implies moving beyond rational economic analysis of what should be done towards an analysis of the political, institutional and societal mechanisms that shape decision-making about infrastructure investment, planning and implementation. The expert contributions dissect the logics of infrastructure governance in a novel way, providing timely analyses that will enrich debates about how to get infrastructure governance right.}, language = {en} } @incollection{HammerschmidWegrichKostka, author = {Hammerschmid, Gerhard and Wegrich, Kai and Kostka, Genia}, title = {The Challenges of Infrastructure: Complexity, (Ir)Rationalities, and the Search for Better Governance}, series = {The Governance of Infrastructure}, booktitle = {The Governance of Infrastructure}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, isbn = {978-0198757436}, pages = {1 -- 20}, language = {en} } @incollection{HammerschmidWegrich, author = {Hammerschmid, Gerhard and Wegrich, Kai}, title = {Infrastructure Governance as Political Choice}, series = {The Governance of Infrastructure}, booktitle = {The Governance of Infrastructure}, editor = {Wegrich, Kai and Kostka, Genia and Hammerschmid, Gerhard}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, address = {Oxford}, doi = {10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198787310.001.0001}, pages = {21 -- 42}, abstract = {This chapter explores political decision-making relating to infrastructure investments in light of the recent trends towards establishing independent expert bodies to guide this process. The chapter argues that the complexity of infrastructure governance leads to patterns of decision-making shaped by mechanisms of bounded rationality and selective perception. Drawing on the concept of 'political choice', it also shows that current debates about such independent expert bodies too often seek to replace the political logic with a technocratic one, instead of exploring ways to increase the intelligence of inherently political processes. Institutional design debates suffer from 'naive institutionalism' overestimating the effects of formal institutional changes and ignoring the role of informal political dynamics. Overall, the institutional design debate in infrastructure governance should be more reflective and consider experiences with institutional reforms and attempts to depoliticise the policy process with tools of rational analysis.}, language = {en} } @article{Wegrich, author = {Wegrich, Kai}, title = {Ironie des Schicksals. Verwaltungswissenschaft im Zeitalter von Governance}, series = {der moderne staat}, volume = {10}, journal = {der moderne staat}, number = {1}, doi = {10.3224/dms.v10i1.01}, pages = {3 -- 30}, abstract = {Die sich seit den sp{\"a}ten 60er-Jahren etablierende politikwissenschaftliche Verwaltungswissenschaft hat eine wichtige Rolle in der Entwicklung der Governance- Perspektive und -Debatte gespielt, vor allem durch das Entmystifizieren {\"u}berkommender Vorstellungen hierarchischer Steuerung und in der Durchsetzung eines Verst{\"a}ndnisses von politischer Steuerung als tendenziell horizontale Interaktion von institutionellen Akteuren („kooperativer Staat", „kooperative Verwaltung"). Die zentrale These dieses Beitrages ist, dass die Verwaltungswissenschaft, und insbesondere die policy-orientierte Verwaltungsforschung, im Ergebnis der Durchsetzung der Governance- Perspektive, zu der sie wesentlich beitrug, an Bedeutung verloren hat - sowohl in anwendungsorientierten Debatten im Kontext von Governance, als auch in Bezug auf die Erforschung von Kernthemen der Teildisziplin. Basierend auf Literatur- und Dokumentenanalysen sowie Interviews zeichnet der Beitrag diese Entwicklung als Zusammenspiel von wissenschaftsinternen Konzeptentwicklungen und reformpolitischen Debatten nach und zeigt, dass der analytische Kern der policy-orientierten Verwaltungsforschung geschw{\"a}cht aus dieser Entwicklung hervorgegangen ist.}, language = {de} } @article{PaschoalWegrich, author = {Paschoal, Bruno and Wegrich, Kai}, title = {Urban governance innovations in Rio de Janeiro: The political management of digital innovations}, series = {Journal of Urban Affairs}, volume = {41}, journal = {Journal of Urban Affairs}, number = {1}, doi = {10.1080/07352166.2017.1310561}, pages = {117 -- 134}, abstract = {This article analyzes urban governance innovations in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, focusing on the role of these innovations within the wider political management strategy of the executive leader. These innovations, all of which utilize digital information and communication technologies, are important elements within a leadership and management strategy. The article explores the role of digital innovations within the broader strategy of the mayor's use of managerial tools as means to strengthen control of the city's governance. Though presented as an apolitical management style of "what works," this form of management is also deployed to enforce contentious political decisions with substantial implications for the social fabric of the city. This article offers an analysis of the political role and implications of urban governance and public service innovations that are often presented and analyzed in purely instrumental and apolitical ways.}, language = {en} }