Central government coordination in Denmark, Germany and Sweden : an institutional policy perspective

  • The paper analyses the processes of central government coordination in Denmark, Germany and Sweden. First it gives an account of the existing coordination patterns, second it analyses changes within these coordination patterns over time and finally it asks, whether these changes can be attributed to an intentional institutional design. To answer this set of questions, we introduce an institutional policy analytic perspective to the study of central government change. This perspective focuses on central actors, interests, strategic motivations and the degree of the actors reflexivity as a promoter of intentional institutional change in government coordination. The empirical analysis shows the prevalence of negative coordination as the dominant pattern of coordination in all three countries. However, country-specific constitutional and political traditions result in a variety of different coordination techniques actually used. The paper concludes by identifying three different patterns of change, depending on the degree of change andThe paper analyses the processes of central government coordination in Denmark, Germany and Sweden. First it gives an account of the existing coordination patterns, second it analyses changes within these coordination patterns over time and finally it asks, whether these changes can be attributed to an intentional institutional design. To answer this set of questions, we introduce an institutional policy analytic perspective to the study of central government change. This perspective focuses on central actors, interests, strategic motivations and the degree of the actors reflexivity as a promoter of intentional institutional change in government coordination. The empirical analysis shows the prevalence of negative coordination as the dominant pattern of coordination in all three countries. However, country-specific constitutional and political traditions result in a variety of different coordination techniques actually used. The paper concludes by identifying three different patterns of change, depending on the degree of change and the reflexivity involved : "fragmented institutional politics" in Denmark, "policy-driven institutional politics" in Germany and "adaptive and symbolic institutional politics" in the case of Sweden.show moreshow less

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Author details:Thurid HustedtORCiDGND, Jan Tiessen
URN:urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-8135
ISBN:978-3-939469-26-1
Publication series (Volume number):Forschungspapiere "Regierungsorganisation in Westeuropa" (2)
Publisher:Universitätsverlag Potsdam
Place of publishing:Potsdam
Publication type:Monograph/Edited Volume
Language:German
Publication year:2006
Publishing institution:Universität Potsdam
Release date:2006/09/06
Number of pages:62
RVK - Regensburg classification:MG 11600
Organizational units:Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Sozialwissenschaften
DDC classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 32 Politikwissenschaft / 320 Politikwissenschaft
Publishing method:Universitätsverlag Potsdam
License (German):License LogoKeine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz
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Central government coordination in Denmark, Germany and Sweden : - An institutional policy perspective - / Thurid Hustedt ; Jan Tiessen. - Potsdam : Univ.-Verl., 2006. - 62 S. (Forschungspapiere "Regierungsorganisation in Westeuropa" ; 2)
ISBN 978-3-939469-26-1
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