Modernising Public Service Provision: The Case of the Public Health Service AbstractThe Public Health Service (Öffentlicher Gesundheitsdienst – ÖGD) has traditionally played a minor role in health care provision in Germany. It is often only loosely integrated within the cooperation structures between social administration and service providers. Nevertheless, due to its…

Digitalization and the reduction of bureaucracy are among the most recurring political promises. But what do these actually mean in concrete terms, and how do they affect the delivery of welfare state services? In this episode of the Political Pausen Podcast, Julia Schwanholz and Tanja Klenk discuss the ambivalences of…

As part of the EU COST Action Project CA22150 – Comparative Research on the Executive Triangle in Europe (CoREx), Nina Felgendreher participated in the Advanced Course on Concepts and Methods in Executive Triangle Research at the Norwegian University Center in Paris. The course brought together young and experienced researchers from…

On September 11, 2025, Baptiste Aguila successfully defended his dissertation on “Governing Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in the European Union.”The examination committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Klenk, Prof. Dr. Geert Bouckaert (KU Leuven), Prof. Dr. Veit (HSU), and Prof. Dr. Silke Bothfeld (University of Applied Sciences Bremen).

Max Nagel has successfully defended his dissertation "The Zombification of Ideas – The Persistence of Zombie Ideas in Public Policy and Public Administration". The Public Administration team at HSU congratulates him on this achievement.