Freise / Paulsen / Walter Civil Society and Innovative Public Administration

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-3-8452-4608-6
Verlag: Nomos
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 16, 401 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 227 mm

Reihe: European Civil Society

The relationship among public administration, citizens and organized civil society crystallizes at the local level. Local administrations experience changes as forerunners since administrative reforms are implemented here first. Consequently, the local level demands constantly for social and democratic innovation. From a transnational perspective the book reflects different national patterns and analyzes current local debates, local models of cooperation and local policies.
The volume is structured into two major parts. The first part includes the conceptualization of the relationships between public administration, civ-il society and democracy as well as an introduction of the term of innovation. Methodological considerations of measuring innovation in public administration build the bridge to the empirical and contemporary second part of the book. Innovations in policies like urban development, affordable housing and childcare are analyzed by the transnational research team.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Freise, Matthias

Paulsen, Friedrich

Walter, Andrea

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landesverwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2; Nailing Jello to the Wall: Civil Society and Innovative Public Administration;14
3; I. Theoretical and Methodological Considerations on Innovative Public Administration and its Linkage to Civil Society;40
3.1; What is Innovation in Public Administration? Options and Limitations of Creativity;42
3.2; More than Smoke and Mirrors? Systematizing Public Administration and Democratic Innovations;71
3.3; Innovative Public Administration and Democratic Legitimacy;97
3.4; The Wish for Countability – A Qualitative Approach towards “Measuring” Innovative Public Administration;120
4; II. The Relationship between Public Administration and Civil Society at the Local Level – Empirical findings from Europe and the United States;146
4.1; Sister Cities in the United States and Germany: An Attempt of a Comparison;148
4.2; Between Unyielding Universalism and a Soft Spot: Perceptions of Hybrid Welfare Services in Denmark;169
4.3; Changing the Rules of the Game: Impact of the Urban Movement on Public Administration Practices;189
4.4; The Village Fund as an Innovative Tool of Strengthening Civic Participation in Rural Areas in Poland;219
4.5; Shaping Partnership with Informal Rules and Common Values: How Civil Society and Public Administration Interact in Participatory Governance. Lessons from Germany and the US;239
4.6; Early Childhood Education or Care? Local Childcare Expansion in Austria and the Role of Policy Ideas;266
4.7; Private Initiatives, Governance and Service Delivery at Local Levels – New Developments within the Childcare Services in Zagreb;286
4.8; Pushing for Innovation – the Role of Citizens in Local Housing and Childcare Policies in Warsaw;303
4.9; Housing Policy and Homelessness Support in Germany and the US: Continuity or Innovation?;326
4.10; Civil Society and Open Government Data: Challenges and Opportunities;354
5; III. Conclusion;378
5.1; Civil Society and Innovative Public Administration: Lessons Learned;380
6; Index;394