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...

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,...

Codes of governance have mushroomed in contexts operating under a single, dominant institutional logic, such as publicly listed corporations. These codes act as institutional prescriptions that help spread best practices throughout industries. More recently, in some countries, specific codes...

Purpose - Using Chinese A-share listed firms between 2007 and 2020 with 21,380 observations, we aim to examine the impact of cross-ownership on firms' innovation output and explore the underlying mechanisms. Design/methodology/approach - To test the influence of cross-ownership on firms'...

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...

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...

Amid global economic uncertainty and limited fiscal space in the region, Sub-Saharan Africa's economic activity is showing some resilience, with projected growth gradually increasing over 2025-2027 period. This growth is driven primarily by a rise in private demand, alongside a reduction in...

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...

Greece is making substantive economic and political progress, despite some lingering problems. After the COVID-19 pandemic, Greece's economy grew considerably. In 2022, gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.9 % (European Union (EU) average: 3.4 %). General total government revenue reached 50.2...

Overall, government effectiveness decreased in 2022 compared to the period 2018-2019 (before the impact of COVID-19). It increased a little compared to 2021 and was close to the average among the European Union Member States (EU‑27) in 2022. At the end of 2021, the non-approval by parliament...

Overall, government effectiveness in Sweden declined between 2004 and 2014, having started from a comparatively high level. It was then relatively stable until 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19), before decreasing by about 6 %. The most recent decline is largely attributable to the impact of...

This toolkit provides insights into three key questions for regions in transition. - How to build effective governance models? - How to design and implement stakeholder engagement processes? - What role does social dialogue play in the governance of the transition? - How to increase the role of...

This study examines the relationship between organizational commitment and administrative management within a public service institution operating in an emerging governance context. Grounded in the three-component model of organizational commitment (affective, continuance, and normative) and...

The Water Resilience Experiment aims to contribute to the European Commission's Water Resilience Strategy through the lens of design for policy and behavioural insights. The project focused on increasing cross-DG collaboration around the water topic and reducing the policy-implementation gap by...

The fall of the Netherlands' cabinet in July 2023 partially stalled the progress of reforms. Prior to that, decision-making on major policy issues and reforms was hindered by coalition disagreements, chiefly on migration reform. Unlike previous cabinet falls, however, fewer issues were...

Institutional decentralisation is crucial for the health of democratic societies, as it cultivates effective local leadership and enables the resolution of local issues by empowering decision-makers at the level closest to the citizen. This study provides an overview of the institutional...

Overall, in 2022 government effectiveness in Austria was above the EU-27 average, ranking in the top third, and remained stable compared with 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19). The stability of government effectiveness reflects the overall stability of institutions in Austria and the pace at...

Overall, government effectiveness in 2023 remained similar to the previous year and close to the average among the European Union Member States (EU-27). It also grew slightly compared with 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19). Approved by the government in 2017, the 'Czech Republic 2030'...

Overall, government effectiveness in Lithuania remained rather stable, above average among the European Union Member States (EU‑27) compared with 2019 (before the impact of COVID‑19). The value of the government effectiveness index fluctuated from 0.97 to 1.06 in the period 2017-2022, with...

The government that took office in April 2023 has stated its main objectives as ensuring Estonia's security, sustainability of public finances, implementing the green transition, decreasing regional disparities, ensuring high quality education, alleviating income inequality and improving the...

In Italy, government effectiveness remains below the average of the European Union Member States (EU‑27), but the declining trend since 2019 seemed to reverse in 2022, when it registered an increase (from 0.33 in 2021 to 0.45 in 2022). This result can be partly attributed to the transition to...

Government effectiveness in Croatia has recorded an increase in score from 0.46 in 2019 to 0.58 in 2022, highlighting a clear positive trend. Nevertheless, government effectiveness remains below the average for the European Union Member States (EU-27) in 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19),...

Overall, government effectiveness decreased (from 1.42 in 2019 to 1.17 in 2022) but remained above average among the European Union Member States (EU-27) compared to 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19). France still ranks in the middle, at 11th out of the EU-27 in 2022 (10th in 2021). These...

Overall, Germany's government effectiveness has decreased since the COVID‑19 crisis in 2020. While Germany achieved values of 1.5 and higher between 2013 and 2019, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic the values decreased to 1.29 in both 2021 and 2022. Within the group of EU member states,...

This study is an extended version of the case study included in the study on Multi-level governance structures in the EU enlargement countries. It presents a complete overview of the institutional decentralisation levels in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with tasks attributed at all levels of...

Overall, government effectiveness has increased in Romania in 2022 compared to 2019 (before the impact of COVID‑19). More precisely, it decreased in 2019 and 2020 but improved in 2021 and 2022. Although effectiveness started to improve following COVID‑19, several persisting factors limit the...

Bulgaria's overall government effectiveness of -0.27 remained far below the average score of the 27 European Union Member States (EU-27). This is the third consecutive negative score since 2020. The period following the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis was characterised by political instability,...

Overall, government effectiveness in Slovakia remained below the average of the European Union Member States (EU‑27) compared to 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19). The effectiveness of the Slovak government is continuously decreasing in relative figures, while the absolute value decreased...