@techreport{MairGegenhuberLuehrsenetal., type = {Working Paper}, author = {Mair, Johanna and Gegenhuber, Thomas and L{\"u}hrsen, Ren{\´e} and Th{\"a}ter, Laura}, title = {UpdateDeutschland: Open Social Innovation - thinking ahead and learning}, doi = {10.48462/opus4-4292}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-42922}, pages = {53}, abstract = {This Learning Report is the result of the accompanying research project on the Open Social Innovation format UpdateDeutschland. The aim is to equip all interested parties with concepts, language and insights to better understand and jointly develop Open Social Innovation. The Learning Report provides an overview of UpdateDeutschland and uses UpdateDeutschland to explain the Open Social Innovation process; analyzes data around challenges, participation, and activity to deepen understanding of the Open Social Innovation methodology in UpdateDeutschland; highlights four different pathways that symbolize how impact was created in UpdateDeutschland; illuminates what broader benefits and challenges emerged for administrations throughout the process; addresses four key organizational challenges; and offers a critical reflection on Open Social Innovation and highlights its transformative potential.}, language = {en} } @book{AnheierToepler, author = {Anheier, Helmut K. and Toepler, Stefan}, title = {Nonprofit Organizations: Theory, Management and Policy}, edition = {3}, publisher = {Routledge}, isbn = {9780429299681}, doi = {10.4324/9780429299681}, publisher = {Hertie School}, pages = {622}, abstract = {The Nonprofit sector is a major aspect of the US economy, encompassing over ten percent of private employment and accounting for around six percent of GDP. This book provides a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the US non-profit sector, as well as global comparative perspectives provided by authors with international expertise and recognition. Pedagogical features to support students include learning objectives, key concepts, review questions, and recommendations for further reading in every chapter. The over-arching introduction provided by this book is unique, with other textbooks focusing on specific areas such as the voluntary sector, or social enterprise.}, language = {en} } @article{Bryson, author = {Bryson, Joanna}, title = {The (Most) Algorithmic Animal. Unknowable Causal Structures in the Information Age}, series = {Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion}, volume = {8}, journal = {Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion}, number = {2}, doi = {10.1558/jcsr.23612}, pages = {115 -- 121}, abstract = {Rituals are a means of regulation - they are a means for maintaining coherence and attaining long-term goals, including social coherence. But does their efficacy depend entirely, or at all, on their opacity? In this requested commentary on Harvey Whitehouse's new book, The Ritual Animal, I discuss the utility of costly rituals in an evolutionary context, and suggest that causal opacity is only one, potentially substitutable cost. I relate this to the urgent topical concerns of polarization and of regulating sustainability globally.}, language = {en} } @article{Cingolani, author = {Cingolani, Luciana}, title = {Representative Bureaucracy and Perceptions of Social Exclusion in Europe: Evidence From 27 Countries}, series = {Administration \& Society}, journal = {Administration \& Society}, doi = {10.1177/00953997221137562}, abstract = {Representative bureaucracy theory predicts that mirroring social groups in the composition of the bureaucracy will lead to inclusive policies and less overall exclusion of diverse individuals. While supporting evidence on policy outcomes is abundant, findings on subjective perceptions are mixed. This study tests three hypotheses linking representative bureaucracy to perceived same-group discrimination in the general population. It introduces a novel multidimensional index of bureaucratic underrepresentation, and uses mixed effects hierarchical models to approximate answers. Exploratory findings suggest an "awareness" mechanism may explain the counterintuitive relationship between underrepresentation and feelings of exclusion, by which more diverse public sectors develop alongside higher awareness of discrimination.}, language = {en} } @article{CostelloFoster, author = {Costello, Cathryn and Foster, Michelle}, title = {(Some) refugees welcome: When is differentiating between refugees unlawful discrimination?}, series = {International Journal of Discrimination and the Law}, volume = {22}, journal = {International Journal of Discrimination and the Law}, number = {3}, doi = {10.1177/13582291221116476}, pages = {244 -- 280}, abstract = {Europe's extraordinary response to those fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has prompted many criticisms of Europe's treatment of other refugees, and indeed people of colour and members of ethnic minorities fleeing Ukraine.  While stark, this differentiated response in not unusual:  The global refugee regime treats different refugees differently, as a matter of course.     Refugees often encounter racialized migration controls, and systems which privilege some refugees over others.   The article seeks to clarify when these practices violate the international legal prohibitions on discrimination on grounds of race and nationality.    To do so, it focuses on race discrimination in general international human rights law, clarifying the interaction between general human rights principles and instruments, and the specialist instrument in the field, the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.    We identify how differences in treatment on grounds of nationality may engage the prohibition on race discrimination both directly (in particular when nationality equates to national origin) or indirectly. Concerning nationality discrimination, the article focuses in particular on the added value of Article 3 of the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees, which obliges states to 'apply the provisions of this Convention to refugees without discrimination as to race, religion or country of origin.'  We examine Article 3 both within the overall scheme of the Refugee Convention and as a source to guide interpretation of international human rights norms.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Roemmele, author = {R{\"o}mmele, Andrea}, title = {Sprache und Kommunikation in der Politik}, series = {Sprache in Politik und Gesellschaft}, booktitle = {Sprache in Politik und Gesellschaft}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, address = {Wien}, doi = {10.1515/9783110774306-004}, publisher = {Hertie School}, pages = {35 -- 40}, abstract = {Kommunikation zwischen Regierenden und Regierten ist eine notwendige Bedingung f{\"u}r repr{\"a}sentative Demokratien. B{\"u}rgerinnen und B{\"u}rger m{\"u}ssen wissen, wof{\"u}r Parteien und Kandidaten stehen. Gleichzeitig m{\"u}ssen diese {\"u}ber Interessen und Bed{\"u}rfnisse der Bev{\"o}lkerung informiert sein. Kurzum: ohne Kommunikation funktioniert repr{\"a}sentative Demokratie nicht. Politik und politische Kommunikation sind f{\"u}r die allermeisten von uns aber nicht unmittelbar, sondern nur mittelbar erfahrbar - hier spielen die Medien als „Fenster zur Welt" eine zentrale Rolle. In aller K{\"u}rze werden wir uns der Bedeutung der medialen Ver{\"a}nderung (Radio, Fernsehen, Internet, soziale Medien) f{\"u}r die politische Kommunikation n{\"a}hern. Hierum geht es in einem ersten Teil meines Beitrags. Daran anschließend, im zweiten Teil: Streit! Die politische Auseinandersetzung als Herzst{\"u}ck der Demokratie und besondere Form der Kommunikation. Hart in der Sache, anst{\"a}ndig im Ton um die beste politische L{\"o}sung ringen - so der Idealfall. Doch wo findet diese Auseinandersetzung statt? Im dritten Teil des Beitrags wird das Konzept der {\"O}ffentlichkeit genauer beleuchtet. Vor wenigen Jahrzehnten unterhielt man sich {\"u}ber dieselbe Sendung, die man am Abend davor gesehen hatte - das „rituelle Zusammensein der Nation". Heute leben wir in geteilten und getrennten {\"O}ffentlichkeiten. Filterbubbles, Echokammern. Welche Auswirkungen lassen sich daraus f{\"u}r die demokratische Debatte und die politische Kommunikation ableiten? Im vierten Abschnitt widmet sich der Beitrag großen Fragen, ohne abschließende Antworten zu liefern: Braucht es Regulierung? Kann Kommunikation {\"u}berhaupt reguliert werden? Und von wem?}, language = {de} } @techreport{TraxlerDušek, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Traxler, Christian and Dušek, Libor}, title = {Fines, Non-Payment, and Revenues: Evidence from Speeding Tickets}, doi = {10.2139/ssrn.4281384}, pages = {29}, abstract = {We estimate the effect of the level of fines on payment compliance and revenues collected from speeding tickets. Exploiting discontinuous increases in fines at speed cutoffs, we implement a regression discontinuity design. The results document small payment responses: a 10 percent increase in the fine (i.e. the payment obligation) induces a 1 percentage point decline in timely payments. The implied revenue elasticity is about 0.9. Expressed in absolute terms, a one euro increase in the fine translates into a roughly 60 cent increase in payments collected.}, language = {en} } @article{AnheierKnudsen, author = {Anheier, Helmut K. and Knudsen, Edward L.}, title = {The 21st century trust and leadership problem: Quoi faire?}, series = {Global Policy}, journal = {Global Policy}, issn = {1758-5880}, doi = {10.1111/1758-5899.13162}, pages = {1 -- 10}, abstract = {Much of the democratic world faces a form of socio-political crisis. To varying degrees, four trends seem to be present in almost every case: declining institutional trust, failing leadership, increasing political polarisation, and weakened accountability. Although each trend has its own dynamic and causes, they jointly create complex challenges and governance problems for democratic societies. Furthermore, underlying them all is the persistent problem of inequality, which erodes trust, prevents the best leaders from rising to the top, polarises society, and shields elites from accountability. We propose a wide range of potential solutions to this crisis. Of the four, we propose that countries focus primarily on increasing institutional trust and improving leadership potential. Both aspects are particularly impactful and malleable, could influence the other two components and, over time, create a virtuous cycle pulling countries out of crisis. Proposed measures for institutional trust include expanded civic literacy, more expansive regulation of tech platforms, stricter media laws to foster better public discourse and a wider use of codes of conduct. For leadership, we propose more diverse channels and expanded selection pools for leadership recruitment, emphasising ethical conviction and targeted incentives for leadership roles. Essential to all of them, however, is tackling inequality.}, language = {en} } @incollection{BobićDawson, author = {Bobić, Ana and Dawson, Mark}, title = {How can law contribute to accountability in EU monetary policy?}, series = {The Cambridge Handbook on European Monetary, Economic and Financial Market Integration}, booktitle = {The Cambridge Handbook on European Monetary, Economic and Financial Market Integration}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, address = {Cambridge}, publisher = {Hertie School}, language = {en} } @article{Graf, author = {Graf, Lukas}, title = {Conflictual and consensual class relations in collective governance: Comparing the expansion of short apprenticeships in Germany and Switzerland}, series = {Social Policy \& Administration}, journal = {Social Policy \& Administration}, issn = {1467-9515}, doi = {10.1111/spol.12875}, abstract = {Collective skill formation builds on a long tradition of cooperation between state actors, unions, and employer associations. As such, it can be considered strongly path-dependent, which also refers to deeply institutionalized arrangements reconciling economic and social objectives across public and private actors. Yet, given structural changes in the economy and crises on the training market, dual apprenticeship training has been increasingly challenged to maintain its balance between economic and social objectives. In this context, I analyse the expansion of short-track dual apprenticeship training, which represents a lower-cost, lower-qualification variant of traditional dual apprenticeships in Germany and Switzerland. In these countries—both of which are core examples of collective skill formation systems—such short-tracks were expanded starting in the early 2000s. However, German unions have heavily opposed this expansion, while Swiss unions have actively supported it. I carry out a comparative historical-institutional analysis to address this puzzle and unpack the respective change processes. Focussing on the dominant governance modes, I find that in Switzerland, the expansion of short-tracks is linked to path reinforcement in terms of a liberal corporatist system characterized by polite employer domination. In contrast, in Germany I observe that the developments around short-tracks are associated with a path switch from a social to a more liberal collective skill formation arrangement but one that is linked to rather 'hostile' employer domination.}, language = {en} }