Street-level bureaucrats at the forefront of pandemic response: a comparative perspective

A Gofen, G Lotta - … of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Crises' implications for street-level implementation are understudied despite street-level
bureaucracy, as the operational arm of the state, by definition, serving on the frontline of …

Governmental response to crises and its implications for street-level implementation: Policy ambiguity, risk, and discretion during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Davidovitz, N Cohen, A Gofen - Journal of Comparative Policy …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
What are the implications of governmental responses to crises for street-level
implementation? The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to compare the …

Meeting expectations? Response of policy innovation labs to sustainable development goals

E Hoss-Golan, A Gofen, AM Wellstead - Policy and Society, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Introduced by the United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim at
facilitating inclusive sustainable development. Responsiveness to SDGs is considered a key …

Manufacturing the creative city: Symbols and politics of Amsterdam North

F Savini, S Dembski - Cities, 2016 - Elsevier
Experimentation and urban innovation are becoming central references in the discourses of
local politicians and urban policymakers aiming to trigger spatial change in times of …

Understanding street-level managers' compliance: a comparative study of policy implementation in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Israel

J Ege, A Gofen, S Hadorn, I Hakman… - Policy and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This study focuses on street-level managers'(SLMs) compliance with COVID-19 measures in
Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and Israel, in order to better understand their role during policy …

Contracting communities: Conceptualizing Community Benefits Agreements to improve citizen involvement in urban development projects

LB Janssen-Jansen… - … and Planning A …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Contractual agreements are becoming increasingly important for city governments seeking
to manage urban development. Contractual governance involves direct relations between …

Performance management from the bottom up

D Gassner, A Gofen, N Raaphorst - Public Management Review, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Current interest in middle-managers' compliance with performance management (PM)
reforms focuses on their downward roles. To explore their understudied upward roles, this …

Parental 'intrapreneurship'in action: Theoretical elaboration through the Israeli case study

M Yemini, R Ramot, N Sagie - Educational Review, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Parents are widely acknowledged as prominent actors in schools' success; consequently,
school–parent interactions are heavily investigated from sociological, psychological …

How Policy Entrepreneurs Encourage or Hinder Urban Growth Within a Political Market

EE Ramírez, MF Castillo, EI Sánchez - Urban Affairs Review, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper updates and extends the Political Market Framework (PMF) by integrating
elements of interest groups and political market theory with policy entrepreneurs'(PEs) roles …

Service personalization as a response to noncompliance with routine childhood vaccination

A Gofen, C Needham - Governance, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Governmental reaction to citizens' noncompliance with policy is often portrayed as a
retrospective enforcement effort, in which incentives and information serve as the main …