Special edition of ‚Der Landkreis‘ (Vol, 94, May 2024) on „75 Jahre Grundgesetz. Stärkung des gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalts und der kulturellen Infrastruktur in den Landkreisen“ (75 years of Basic Law. Strengthening societal coherence and cultural infrastructure in the counties“

In 13 panels altogether, about 60 scholars from all over Europe are going to present their research on horizontal and vertical coordination in multilevel governance. The discussions and insights of the COST network in general and of the conference in particular are essential for the further development of European Governance.

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'.