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German Local Authorities in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges, Impacts and Adaptations
Beschreibung
This study evaluates the challenges, institutional impacts and responses of German local authorities to the COVID-19 pandemic from a political science point of view. The main research question is how they have contributed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and to what extent the strengths and weaknesses of the German model of municipal autonomy have influenced their policy. It analyses the adaptation strategies of German local authorities and assesses the effectiveness of their actions up to now. Their implementation is then evaluated in five selected issues, e.g. adjustment organization and staff, challenges for local finances, local politics and citizen’s participation. This analysis is reflecting the scientific debate in Germany since the beginning of 2020, based on the available analyses of political science, law, economics, sociology and geography until end of March 2021.
Erschienen
2022
Themen
Krisenbewältigung
Herausgeber*innen
Nunes Silva, Carlos
Autor*innen
Franzke, Jochen
Ort
Cham
Verlag
Springer Nature Switzerland
Zeitschrift
Local Government and the COVID-19 Pandemic
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-91112-66