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22.06.2020

Public sector agencies and value for money

In the journal Governance, Luciana Cingolani and Mihály Fazekas consider whether “agencification” has improved public administration performance.
Research
11.06.2020

What makes carbon pricing an effective tool to mitigate climate change?

In Global Environmental Politics, Sebastian Levi, Christian Flachsland and Michael Jakob analyse the conditions for successful carbon pricing.
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10.06.2020

Divorce and separation trends in European countries

Michaela Kreyenfeld co-edits new book “Parental Life Courses after Separation and Divorce in Europe”.
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05.06.2020

Public sector reform in Germany: Is the turtle still plodding along?

In Public Management Review, Kai Wegrich looks at some surprising developments in German public administration.
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03.06.2020

The sharing economy and new forms of organising

Johanna Mair co-edits new volume that looks at the implications of the sharing economy for organisational theory.
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28.05.2020

Helmut Anheier co-edits new book on nonprofit management

“The Routledge Companion to Nonprofit Management” highlights current nonprofit management research, knowledge and development.
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26.05.2020

ERCAS launches global “Public Integrity Forecast” aimed at curbing corruption

Interactive online map offers policymakers past and future indicators for 120 countries.
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11.05.2020

Helmut Anheier founds new social science journal, Global Perspectives

Online journal aims to advance social science research and debates in a globalising world.
Research
28.04.2020

The socioeconomics of pandemics

In new paper, Dennis Snower calls for a profound rethinking of economic decision-making after the COVID-19 crisis.
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27.04.2020

Heating with wind

New paper by Oliver Ruhnau, Lion Hirth and Aaron Praktiknjo explores how wind energy and electric heating interact on the electricity market.
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21.04.2020

Germans feel generally well-informed about pandemic

Klaus Hurrelmann conducts research on health competence regarding the coronavirus in Germany.
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16.04.2020

Trade policy in multilevel government

In a new book, Christian Freudlsperger examines how multilevel polities organise openness in a globalising economy.