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Experiences with Public Sector Reform in Europe and Germany: The Shift from Public Management to Public Governance. Werner Jann University of Potsdam Germany. Outline. Dominating Discourses in Europe and Germany Shifting Political Themes Underlying Scientific Approaches
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Experiences with Public Sector Reform in Europe and Germany: The Shift from Public Management to Public Governance Werner JannUniversity of PotsdamGermany
Outline • Dominating Discourses in Europe and Germany • Shifting Political Themes • Underlying Scientific Approaches • New Normative Foundations • Changing Institutional Arrangements • Practical Implications
Some Conceptual Clarifications • traditions (institutions, culture, stile)e.g. Rechtsstaat, Common Law, Public Interest • discourses (narratives, Leitbilder) e.g. democratic, active, lean, activating ... state or bureaucratic, market, participative, flexible, deregulated ... government • changes (reform, paths, trajectories) e.g. marketizer, modernizer, maintainer ...
Dominating Political-Administrative Narratives in Germany • democratic stateDemokratischer Rechtsstaat – "Democracy" • active state Aktiver Staat – "Planning" • lean state Schlanker Staat – "Management" • activating state Aktivierender Staat – "Governance"
Thank you very much! • Prof. Dr. Werner Jann Chair for Political Science, Administration and Organisation University of Potsdam eMail: jann@rz.uni-potsdam.deMail: POBox 900 327, D 14439 Potsdam, Germany Tel.: +49/(0)331/ 977- 3241 Fax: +49/(0)331/ 977- 3302 http://www.uni-potsdam.de/u/ls_verwaltung/index.htm