Coordinating digital government explaining coordination challenges regarding the digital transformation of public administration in a federal context

Dissertation, Universität Potsdam, 2022

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1. Verfasser: Heuberger, Moritz (VerfasserIn)
Körperschaft: Universität Potsdam (Grad-verleihende Institution)
Weitere Verfasser: Kuhlmann, Sabine (AkademischeR BetreuerIn), Fleischer, Julia (AkademischeR BetreuerIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Potsdam 2022
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Zusammenfassung:Dissertation, Universität Potsdam, 2022
This thesis is analyzing multiple coordination challenges which arise with the digital transformation of public administration in federal systems, illustrated by four case studies in Germany. I make various observations within a multi-level system and provide an in-depth analysis. Theoretical explanations from both federalism research and neo-institutionalism are utilized to explain the findings of the empirical driven work. The four articles evince a holistic picture of the German case and elucidate its role as a digital government laggard. Their foci range from macro, over meso to micro level of public administration, differentiating between the governance and the tool dimension of digital government. The first article shows how multi-level negotiations lead to expensive but eventually satisfying solutions for the involved actors, creating a subtle balance between centralization and decentralization. The second article identifies legal, technical, and organizational barriers for cross-organizational service provision, highlighting ...
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