We argue that some of the controversies over the democratic merits of (participatory)
technology assessment can be traced to conflicting assumptions about what constitutes a …

Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) has become a major tool on the agenda of regulatory
reform across Europe. Although the literature on RIA is burgeoning, the comparative …

Anders als in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung findet Politik zum überwiegenden Teil fernab
von schlagzeilenträchtigen Ereignissen und historischen Initiativen statt. Tatsächlich ist …

Konzept, Definition, Operationalisierung Mit der Beschleunigung des technologischen
Wandels und der verstärkten Ausrichtung auf gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen ist die …

This study follows the debate in comparative public administration research on the role of
advisory arrangements in central governments. The aim of this study is to explain the …

In democratic societies, the people elect the government and is expected to represent their
interests through various decisions and actions. However, the relationship between voter …

Over the last few years, corruption has been at the centre of public debate in Poland. The
political and media attention reflects a deterioration in Poland's score in the Corruption …

This paper examines how discursive codes and demands associated with 'bureaucratic and
entrepreneurial regimes' of work and career organization shape the work, careers and …

Impact assessment (IA) has innovated the way many governments formulate their policy
reform. Governments adopt policy innovations such as IA to increase their legitimacy in the …

Abstract The European Commission has successfully managed to adopt and implement ex
ante impact assessment procedures since 2003, and available data show that the IA …