The digitalization of administration is doubtlessly the largest and most wicked reform project in the public sector. Political actors across levels of government and across party affiliation uniformly aim at digitalizing the German public sector with the aim to make it more efficient and more citizen-friendly.

Legal norms in Germany often cause excessive bureaucratic burdens for both public administrations and private norm addressees, limiting flexibilities in implementation and creating uncertainty and resistance among these groups. This study, commissioned by the Foundation for Family Business, sheds light on Germany's administrative culture as a driver for this systematic mismanagement in formulating legal norms.

Für die organisatorische Unterstützung einer internationalen Konferenz am 13. und 14. Juni 2024 suchen wir kurzfristig Hilfskräfte. Informationen entnehmen Sie bitte der Ausschreibung.

Prof. Behnke gives a guest lecture in the lecture series on the topic of 'Challenges of crisis management in federal systems'

Prof. Behnke explains in an interview with 'Süddeutsche Zeitung' that the implementation problems of the new cannabis law are due rather to time pressure than to the federal division of powers.

Vom 15.-16. Februar 2024 nahm Jonas Bernhard an der Jahrestagung des DVPW-Arbeitskreises Organisierte Interessen an der Universität Stuttgart teil. Im Panel „Lobbying in Legislative und Exekutive“ präsentierte er ein neues Papier zum Lobbyingerfolg der kommunalen Spitzenverbände im Deutschen Bundestag.

resentation of Prof. Behnke at the 'Professorengespräch', organized by the Deutscher Landkreistag, Celle, 27 February 2024

The professors' roundtable, annually organized by the 'Deutscher Landkreistag', took place this year in the Landkreis Celle. It was dedicated to the issue of 'Local democracy between participatory options and the risk of radicalization'.

Svenja Bauer-Blaschkowski hat einen Artikel über die Governance städtischer Nachhaltigkeitspolitik in Deutschland für das wissenschaftliche Online-Magazin der NRW School of Governance, regierungsforschung.de, geschrieben.

A Historical Comparative Case Study of Local Government Associations in Germany and the United States