In the second half of the 19th legislative period, COVID-19 brought the issue of health policy
firmly into the public limelight. Given that it amplified already existing challenges, this crisis …

Insgesamt verlief die Regierungsbildung 2021 überraschend geräuschlos, strukturiert und
effizient. Dabei wurden am Verfahren keine grundlegenden Veränderungen vorgenommen …

The discipline of public administration has long grappled with the issue of the political-
administrative dichotomy. A lopsided binary and categorical approach to political and …

Democracy would essentially fail if, despite an electoral defeat, the government refused to
concede office. This possibility is a constant uncertainty that democracy has to deal with …

Political actors in negotiations often face the challenge of contradictory logics of discreet
compromise-building on the one hand and generating media publicity to enhance …

Germany is a federal consensus democracy (Lijphart, 2012) with a strong rule of law (Dyson,
1982, p. 20). When the Basic Law (constitution) came into force in 1949, it aimed to establish …

In order to shed light on this missing link between programmatic action and political
institutions, this chapter reviews how institutions are currently discussed in policy process …

Für die 19. Legislaturperiode wurde ein grundlegender Umbau des Gesundheitswesens
angekündigt. Neben der Klärung des Verhältnisses zwischen privater und gesetzlicher …

This article investigates coalition-led political-administrative relationships' role in effective
and efficient governance. For this reason, academics and practitioners alike have debated …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Coalition politics across South Africa's municipalities have at most
been turbulent. Coalition agreements, though being considered a crucial instrument to steer …