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All news by Prof. Dr. Kai Wegrich

In Tagesspiegel op-ed, Kai Wegrich advocates for adaptive administrative reform for Berlin

Instead of groundbreaking reforms, an “intelligent way of muddling through” might be the answer, argues the Dean of Research and Faculty.

Three questions with Anke Hassel on her book How to Do Public Policy

Together with Dean of Research and Faculty Kai Wegrich, the Professor of Public Policy offers advice for both academics and practitioners.

Hertie School appoints new Deans Thurid Hustedt and Kai Wegrich

The new Dean of Graduate Programmes and Dean of Research and Faculty are both faculty members and experts on public administration.

Hertie School welcomes new students and professors into the academic year 2022/23

Growth, diversity and new leadership at the core of the opening event.

When technocrats and populists join forces

In the journal Government and Opposition, Eliška Drapalová and Kai Wegrich argue there is a trend toward ‘technocratic populism’ emerging in local politics.

Event highlight

How have platform firms affected work around the world?

International online workshop with Kathleen Thelen, Anke Hassel, Kai Wegrich and Felix Sieker looks at work in the platform economy.

Public sector reform in Germany: Is the turtle still plodding along?

In Public Management Review, Kai Wegrich looks at some surprising developments in German public administration.

Tech, politics and civil society – who governs smart cities?

Eliska Drapalova and Kai Wegrich examine what drives smart city strategies.

Could the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies act as a unified entity?

Examining how the United Nations Treaty Bodies handle individual complaints, Başak Çalı and Alexandre Galand find some commonalities.

Blame games

Kai Wegrich co-authors paper on the politics of evading public responsibility in the European Political Science Review.

The politics of policymaking

Kai Wegrich co-authors article on the rivalry between generalists and specialists in government.

Hertie School contributes resources for weekend's G20 Summit in Argentina

Publications offer policy recommendations on state-civil society relations and global crisis governance.