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Based on an executive survey this article analyses the extent to which a new managerial logic has replaced traditional administrative values and identity in Austria. We do not find any strong evidence of a new managerial logic but rather modifications, local translations and the emergence of a hybrid identity.
This country report summarizes the findings from the COCOPS survey in Germany and aims to systematically map German experiences with administrative reform and performance management from a top executive perspective. It is based on answers from 566 public sector executives and separately describes the results for central government (both federal and Länder) as well as for the employment and health sector and also includes comparisons with the overall COCPS survey with 4814 answers from 10 European countries. The results of this executive survey confirm both an ongoing relevance of the legalistic Weberian tradition and a more incrementalist approach to public administration in Germany , but also bring a more nuanced image of the administrative reform introduced and implemented in Germany. The results show interesting differences at policy sector level and in particular a significantly higher adoption and institutionalization of performance management as well as a stronger reform intensity in the employment sector along with a significantly more positive assessment of these reforms. The data also indicate that a higher adoption of management instruments goes a long with a more positive assessment of administrative performance and – contrary to the common assumption – does not have a negative impact on factors such as work satisfaction, social capital and organizational commitment. From an international comparative perspective administrative we find evidence for a rather similar reform agenda with most other European countries but also a more hesitant adoption –
especially of performance management – in Germany.
Schwerpunkt Gerechtigkeit
Neben den bewährten Themen Familie, Schule, Freunde und Freizeit ist das Schwerpunktthema der World Vision Kinderstudie 2013 das Thema Gerechtigkeit. Die Kinder wurden befragt, was Gerechtigkeit für sie überhaupt ist und ob und wo sie sich gerecht oder ungerecht behandelt fühlen. Erhoben wurden die Antworten zum einen wieder über eine quantitative Studie, bei der die Kinder von Interviewerinnen und Interviewern einen Fragebogen mit 60 Fragen vorgelegt bekamen, den sie in etwa 30 Minuten beantworteten. Dies ist der erste Teil der Studie. Zum anderen gab es wieder einen qualitativen Teil, in dem 12 Kinder in Tiefeninterviews und mit kindgerechten Methoden zu ihren Lebenswelten befragt wurden. Daraus entstanden 12 Kinderporträts, die den zweiten Teil der Studie füllen.
(Verlagsangabe)
Ein Studium ist nichts Besonderes mehr. Viele Berufe können nur noch mit einem akademischen Abschluss ausgeübt werden. Wird sich dieser Trend fortsetzen – und mit welchen Folgen für den Wert verschiedener Bildungswege? Wissenschaftler und Publizisten, Studenten und Lehrer, Vertreter der Wirtschaft und der Gewerkschaften ergreifen Partei: für oder gegen eine Gesellschaft, in der Akademiker immer wichtiger werden.
The chapter situates governance innovations within the broad innovation literature. It offers a multi-dimensional concept of innovations; reviews causes and conditions for innovation such as innovator characteristics and innovation systems; highlights the interdependent relationship between innovation and isomorphism; and identifies the main characteristics of innovations in the realm of governance. Our engagement with the literature reveals seven propositions and hypotheses that can guide research on governance innovations in the future.
Deutschland ist ein Wohlfahrtsstaat, bei dem traditionell die Familie im Zentrum steht. Viele staatliche Leistungen, wie Kindergeld und Elterngeld, fließen den Familien direkt zu. Dennoch ist der Anteil von Familien, die in relativer Armut leben, im internationalen Vergleich hoch, und der Bildungserfolg von Kindern hängt eng mit der sozialen Lage der Eltern zusammen. Dieses Buch greift die Debatte über ein Betreuungsgeld auf und fragt grundsätzlich: Welche Staatshilfen brauchen Eltern und Kinder wirklich? Wohin soll das Geld fließen?
Heute Generation Praktikum – morgen Generation Altersarmut? Vom Verhalten der jungen Generation hängt es ab, ob die auf eine frühe Eigenvorsorge setzenden Rentenreformen der letzten Jahre Erfolg haben werden oder nicht. Macht die junge Generation den eingeleiteten Systemwechsel mit? Die vom Versorgungswerk MetallRente beauftragte Studie macht deutlich, dass die neuen Anforderungen der Altersvorsorge in deutlichem Widerspruch zur Lebensplanung junger Menschen stehen.
De la integrarea prin drept la criza financiară: Ce a mai rămas din constituţia economică europeană?
(2013)
This paper will defend the 'conflicts-law approach' and develop a step further an approach to European law which I call "conflicts-law constitutionalism". The argument will proceed in three distinct steps. I will first recall very briefly the legacy of the 'integration through law' project and submit that the conflicts-law approach can be understood as an effort to rewrite and to re-conceptualise the project of Europe's 'integration trough law' (II). The main section of the paper will confront the legacy of 'integration through law' with Karl Polanyi's economic sociology and its warnings against the commod if ication of land, labour and money (III). On that basis the potential of the conflicts-law approach will be explored in three scenarios which the commod if ication of these goods have provoked (IV). The concluding part will contrast the approach with Jürgen Habermas' renewed plea for a demoaatisation of the European project on the one hand and the Großraum theory of Habermas' favourite enemy on the other (V).
Zum Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts vom 12 September 2012 über den ESM- und den Fiskalvertrag
(2013)
This Report is about the state of governance. Few would doubt that the conditions of governance have changed — and continue to change — as the early 21st century seems to enter a period of profound uncertainty. Yet, at the same time, the world seems alive with a cacophony of approaches — old and new — on how to improve governance and, ultimately, policy outcomes. This Report — the first in a series of annual editions produced by the Hertie School of Governance — seeks to address the implications of the current state of the world in terms of "good governance", that is, the effective, efficient, and reliable set of legitimate institutions and actors dedicated to dealing with matters of public concern, be it in the field of financial markets, health care, security, or migration, and across local, national, and international levels. Following an introduction that offers a framework of basic concepts and models, The Governance Report 2013 then goes on to explore a number of global challenges and the reasons behind seemingly lacklustre responses and highlight the need for responsible sovereignty; examine in depth the challenges of financial and fiscal governance with a focus on the trade-offs and ways to address them; analyse key governance innovations and their potential for success; and assess existing indicators of governance, while proposing a new framework for collecting, interpreting, and applying governance-related information. The findings lead to a set of concrete proposals on the way ahead.(About the Book)
This Report is about the state of governance. Few would doubt that the conditions of governance have changed — and continue to change — as the early 21st century seems to enter a period of profound uncertainty. Yet, at the same time, the world seems alive with a cacophony of approaches — old and new — on how to improve governance and, ultimately, policy outcomes. This Report — the first in a series of annual editions produced by the Hertie School of Governance — seeks to address the implications of the current state of the world in terms of "good governance", that is, the effective, efficient, and reliable set of legitimate institutions and actors dedicated to dealing with matters of public concern, be it in the field of financial markets, health care, security, or migration, and across local, national, and international levels. Following an introduction that offers a framework of basic concepts and models, The Governance Report 2013 then goes on to explore a number of global challenges and the reasons behind seemingly lacklustre responses and highlight the need for responsible sovereignty; examine in depth the challenges of financial and fiscal governance with a focus on the trade-offs and ways to address them; analyse key governance innovations and their potential for success; and assess existing indicators of governance, while proposing a new framework for collecting, interpreting, and applying governance-related information. The findings lead to a set of concrete proposals on the way ahead.(About the Book)
Governance Innovations
(2013)
This Report is about the state of governance. Few would doubt that the conditions of governance have changed — and continue to change — as the early 21st century seems to enter a period of profound uncertainty. Yet, at the same time, the world seems alive with a cacophony of approaches — old and new — on how to improve governance and, ultimately, policy outcomes. This Report — the first in a series of annual editions produced by the Hertie School of Governance — seeks to address the implications of the current state of the world in terms of "good governance", that is, the effective, efficient, and reliable set of legitimate institutions and actors dedicated to dealing with matters of public concern, be it in the field of financial markets, health care, security, or migration, and across local, national, and international levels. Following an introduction that offers a framework of basic concepts and models, The Governance Report 2013 then goes on to explore a number of global challenges and the reasons behind seemingly lacklustre responses and highlight the need for responsible sovereignty; examine in depth the challenges of financial and fiscal governance with a focus on the trade-offs and ways to address them; analyse key governance innovations and their potential for success; and assess existing indicators of governance, while proposing a new framework for collecting, interpreting, and applying governance-related information. The findings lead to a set of concrete proposals on the way ahead. (About the Book)
The chapter examines the evolution of governance arrangements in the global financial system through the lens of governance innovation. It explores the interplay between financial crisis and the emergence and increasing complexity of the current international system, compares governance innovation in finance to fiscal and monetary policy, and addresses the potential for a radical break from the status quo.
Foundations are among the oldest existing institutions. They have existed, in various forms, across many cultures throughout history, and have been experiencing a veritable renaissance over the last two decades, both in the United States and elsewhere. What are the rationales for foundations in modern societies, and what propels their growth in scale and scope in the early 21st century? Posing fundamental questions, the present essay, written in the form of theses and counter-theses, assesses various reasons for the continued existence and relevance of foundations by pulling in perspectives from the US, Britain and Germany. The questions posed assume policy relevance as the present foundation boom takes place in an era of reduced state capacity to respond to public problems, and changes in the democratic fabric of society.
Widerstand wird in der Regel nicht staatlich organisiert, auch nicht in der Demokratie. Wer an Widerstand denkt, der denkt an Straßenproteste, Sitzblockaden, aber auch subtilere Versuche, Einfluss zu nehmen auf den öffentlichen Diskurs, politische Alternativen zu formulieren und Menschen zu bewegen, sich für politischen Wandel einzusetzen.