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This article examines the phenomenon of administrative burden. The concept addresses the various negative impacts that users may experience when utilizing administrative services. As a result of administrative burden, public services are sometimes...

The paper examines how administrative procedures can be designed in times of democratic crisis to strengthen constitutional values and democracy itself. Starting point is the interpretation of administrative procedures as stages on which citizens...

Reform proposals for ministries often fail because they only consider the concrete organizational structures, not their external conditions. The example of ministerial bureaucracy shows that central problems are determined by external conditions...

Public administration in Germany traditionally relies on Weber’s bureaucratic principles, ensuring legality and reliability but limiting flexibility under dynamic conditions. Agile approaches (Kanban, Scrum, Design Thinking) can supplement this by...

The StaGe procedure (standardized risk assessment) is a validated screening tool for mental risk assessment in public administration. It measures job demands and resources through an employee survey. Data from 1,930 employees across 34...