Citizens' e-participation determines the successes and failures of digital government or e-government. However, its results to date have not been satisfactory. IT adoption models dominate previous studies. However, citizens' psychological factors have been overlooked. The field has fallen into...

The project "Building capacity for evidence informed policymaking (EIPM) in governance and public administration in post-pandemic Europe" supported seven European Union (EU) member states (Estonia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Greece, Lithuania, Latvia and the Netherlands) in building capacity...

Different private sector-led and government-led approaches to the development of solar hybrid mini grids are found around the world. Five approaches used in Africa are reviewed here. Each works better in some contexts than in others; each has advantages and disadvantages. In private-sector-led...

Industrial grain production, driven by large-scale monoculture and intensive use of synthetic inputs, has become a cornerstone of global food systems. However, its environmental, social, and economic sustainability is increasingly called into question. The depletion of soil health, biodiversity...

Given the growing complexity of platform governance, the role of experts in digital policy-making processes is becoming more critical. However, there remains a gap in the literature regarding the specific role of experts in shaping platform governance processes. To explore this research gap,...

This article examines global content governance on social media platforms through the lens of digital constitutionalism, which explores how fundamental rights can be embedded within the socio-technical architecture of digital technologies. It highlights the often-overlooked role of civil society...

The governance of any organisation comprises a system of rules, practises, and procedures that guide and control the organisation. The case study examines the processes, procedures, activities, and problems of decision-making at the level of Slovenian ministries in terms of compliance with...

Der Sammelband verbindet zwei wichtige Trends in der aktuellen Entwicklung der öffentlichen Verwaltung und des Verwaltungsrechts. Er untersucht, wie Innovationen im institutionellen oder regulatorischen Bereich zum Krisenmanagement beitragen können. Hierzu versammelt der Band internationale...

Als zentrales Organ der Entwicklungspolitik kann die Weltbank viel über Inhalt und Form konkreter Maßnahmen bestimmen. Das Inspection Panel der Weltbank gilt in diesem Rahmen als Chance, Einfluss auf die Kreditvergabe zu nehmen und emanzipatorisches Potenzial zu entfalten. Dustin Schäfer...

The objective of crisis management in tourism is to prevent, anticipate and create preparedness to respond, manage and minimise the impacts of crises on the ecosystem and on those affected by them. It also aims to facilitate the recovery of tourism activity. Advanced planning, engagement with...

The objective of crisis management in tourism is to prevent, anticipate and create preparedness to respond, manage and minimise the impacts of crises on the ecosystem and on those affected by them. It also aims to facilitate the recovery of tourism activity. Advanced planning, engagement with...

The EU faces challenges in keeping pace with the rapid technological developments of the 21st century while striving to align them with societal transitions and planetary boundaries. This Policy Brief argues that a proactive governance framework is essential to address the ethical, social,...

The project "Building capacity for evidence informed policymaking (EIPM) in governance and public administration in post-pandemic Europe" supports seven European Union (EU) member states in building capacity to improve the effectiveness of their public administrations, through greater capacity...

Accountability refers to a relationship of responsibility, answerability, and enforceability between individuals and groups. In contrast to traditional institutions that rely on enforcement of accountability through traditional legal frameworks, blockchain systems rely on the "rule of code",...

This report addresses the polycentric governance of blockchain systems, following conversations held from September 2022 until September 2023 by a reading group of blockchain practitioners and academics. The ERC-funded BlockchainGov project led the reading group. Since the publication of the...

Accountable governance has been proved as essential prerequisite for social and economic growth within many countries. Introducing robust accountability mechanisms, techniques, and integrated frameworks in African governance is crucial for realising the social, economic, and political...

This thematic report presents observations on the governance of R&I policies when applying a whole of government Approach (WGA). It finds that governance structures can take very different forms, depending on the historical and institutional context of the administrative systems in question. As...

The challenging current policy environment has raised the question of which policy decisions should be taken at national level and which at European Union level. As a general rule, the EU should be responsible only for the provision of European public goods (EPGs), while countries are better...

The contribution of sustainable public administration to the promotion of sustainable development is increasingly emphasized in the literature, including through an emerging and facilitating concept: collaborative administration. The sustainability of public organizations and of the public...

Using publicly available databases and drawing on a wide range of indicators, this paper reviews the institutional performance of Mozambique across seven broad categories: rule of law and judicial independence; voice and freedom of expression/association; political participation; accountability...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to try to reach the main factors that could put national security at risk as a result of government cloud computing programs. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts the analytical approach to first lay foundations of the relation between national...

The main purpose of this study was to analyze the social network governing the Nexus of food, energy, and water. Khuzestan province was selected because it has 2.2 million hectares of potential agricultural lands, 190,000 farmers, and produces 11.2 million tons of agricultural production per...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how ethical leadership behaviours within government organisations impact the development and sustainability of a positive organisational culture, which, in turn, has implications for ESG alignment. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted...