Nov 05 2026

New Publication
Veit, Sylvia/Döhler, Marian/Klenk, Tanja/ Papenfuß, Ulf (2026): “Public Service Motivation und Politisierung von Führungskräften in Verwaltungen und Öffentlichen Unternehmen: Vergleichende Befunde und Perspektiven“, Zeitschrift für Gemeinwirtschaft und Gemeinwohl 49(3): 351–75. doi:10.5771/2701-4193-2026-3-351. Abstract This article compares the public service motivation (PSM) and the politicisation of top-level executives across different types of…
Nov 04 2026

Strengthening Advisory Services in the Digital Welfare State

What role does advice and guidance play in an increasingly digitalized welfare state? This position paper highlights why advisory services remain indispensable in the digital welfare state and outlines the key requirements that need to be considered when designing digital advisory services and access structures.
Nov 02 2026

New Publication
Papenfuß, Ulf/ Klenk, Tanja (2026): “Evidence-Based Practices in Public Administrations and Government-Owned Enterprises: Comparative Findings and Perspectives for Research, Organizations, and Policy-Making”, Zeitschrift für Gemeinwirtschaft und Gemeinwohl 49(3): 408–18. doi:10.5771/2701-4193-2026-3-408. Abstract Evidence-use has become a central concept in public sector modernization. It integrates scientific evidence with professional expertise and contextual…
Oct 06 2026

2026 DGS Conference in Mainz
Tanja Klenk and Jan Heilmann attended this year’s conference of the German Sociological Association (DGS). In the Social Policy section, they presented and discussed recent findings from the ChangeDigits project - funded by the Research Network on Old-Age Security - on the relationship between digitalization and civic participation.
Sep 29 2026

New Publication
Brockstedt, F. Ch., Veit, S. (2026). Entbürokratisierung und Administrative Burden. In: Klenk, T., Schaefer, C., Veit, S. (eds) Handbuch zur Verwaltungsreform. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-21571-2_72-1.
Sep 23 2026

ENPA Workshop 2026 in Ghent, Belgium
Last week, Max Einhaus from the Chair of Public Administration took part in the ENPA Workshop in Ghent, Belgium. The European Network for Public Administration was launched in Bucharest this spring, with strong participation from HSU’s Public Administration group. Its first interim workshop was held under the title “Exploring the…
Sep 23 2026

New Publication
Klenk, Tanja, Greubel, Carla, Eder, Anja, Heilmann, Jan and Jarke, Juliane (2026). "Einfach digital zu Leistungen? Paradoxien der Verwaltungsdigitalisierung am Beispiel der ehrenamtlichen Versichertenberatung in der Deutschen Rentenversicherung" Zeitschrift für Sozialreform, https://doi.org/10.1515/zsr-2026-0006.
Sep 17 2026

New Publication
Klenk, Tanja (2026): „E-Government und Sozialplattform“, in: Kutscher, Nadia/ Ley, Thomas/Seelmeyer, Udo/ Siller, Friederike/ Tillmann, Angela /Zorn, Isabel (Eds.): Handbuch Soziale Arbeit und Digitalisierung, 2., vollständig überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage, Beltz Juventa, 542-554.
Sep 11 2026

Opening DIFIS SOFO
On Monday, 7 September 2026, the new research center of the German Institute for Interdisciplinary Social Policy Research (DIFIS-SOFO) was officially launched in Berlin. Over the next eight years, DIFIS-SOFO will investigate how key technologies are transforming societal developments, social risks, and the institutions of the welfare state. At the…
Sep 03 2026

The Chair of Public Administration at the 2026 NEGZ Autumn Conference
Who Is Building the Digital Welfare State? Big Tech, Welfare Tech, Public-Sector IT, and the Potential for a Civil-Society Innovation System At this year’s NEGZ Autumn Conference, Max Einhaus will lead the workshop “Who Is Building the Digital Welfare State?” The workshop examines different institutional models of digital innovation and…