NRW School of Governance

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NRW School of Governance
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founding 2006
Sponsorship Institute for Political Science
place Duisburg
state North Rhine-Westphalia
country Germany
management Karl-Rudolf Korte
Students 30 per year (as of May 2020)
Employee 40 (as of May 2020)
including professors 3
Website www.nrwschool.de

The NRW School of Governance is an institution of the Institute for Political Science at the University of Duisburg-Essen under the direction of Karl-Rudolf Korte . It was opened in a ceremony on November 8, 2006 by the Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia , Jürgen Rüttgers . In May 2016 it celebrated its 10th anniversary.

The commitment of the NRW School of Governance aims at three central training areas:

  • Master's degree in "Political Management, Public Policy and Public Administration" (Master of Arts)
  • Doctoral College: Scholarship and Excellence Programs at the Institute for Political Science
  • Part-time "Master of Public Policy" (MPP) and advanced training modules

Professorships

There are two so-called “core professorships” at the NRW School of Governance. Christoph Bieber is the holder of the Welker Endowed Professorship for Ethics in Political Management and Society. It focuses on ethical questions in the political decision-making process as well as questions about responsibility, trust, credibility and transparency in politics, the public and society. The professor for Public Policy and State Politics is held by Andreas Blätte. The NRW School of Governance aims to promote a scientifically sound understanding of political processes in North Rhine-Westphalia through appropriate research and teaching.

Lecturers (professors)

  • Karl-Rudolf Korte - topics: government research, research on political parties , electoral research , Politics of Germany and modern political theories
  • Ulrike Berendt - subject areas: family, family policy and social change, urban and regional development, political field analysis
  • Nicolai Dose - Topics: State control, administrative science , governance , policy analysis, political system of the Federal Republic of Germany, environmental policy.
  • Achim Goerres - Topics: participation research, attitude research, demographic change, elite and party research
  • Michael Kaeding - Topics: micromanagement of European institutions, implementation of EU law in the member states, classic and alternative forms of European decision-making, Europeanization of political systems, the EU on the international stage
  • Andreas Kost - Topics: Local politics , political participation, bureaucracy and organization
  • Manfred Mai - Topics: control theories, technology / technology assessment, policy advice, media
  • Susanne Pickel - Topics: Political Culture Research, Democracy Research, Comparative Election Research

Masters courses

The NRW School of Governance currently (as of 2020) offers two master's programs:

Master's degree in "Political Management, Public Policy and Public Administration" (Master of Arts)

Since the 2006/2007 winter semester, the NRW School of Governance has offered a master's degree in "Political Management, Public Policy and Public Administration" . Hundreds of students apply for the 30 Master’s positions every year. The master’s course lasts four semesters and is intended to prepare graduates for management positions in politics, associations, companies and administration. Excursions, business games and guest lecturers from politics, media, business and science complement the range of courses and are intended to convey the course content to the students as practically as possible. In the field of applied political research, the course imparts knowledge about organizational, communication and control techniques as well as core competencies for problem analysis and solution. The course is divided into nine modules:

  1. Modern governance and political management in a multilevel system
  2. Methods and research designs
  3. Public administration and public management
  4. Public, public opinion and strategic communication
  5. Policy field and policy analysis
  6. Practical policy management
  7. internship
  8. Policy management orientation knowledge
  9. Colloquium and master's thesis

"Master of Public Policy" (MPP)

The fee-based advanced training course "Master of Public Policy" is aimed at decision-makers as well as young professionals in administrations, political parties, associations, media, companies or other organizations with interfaces to politics. Since the content of the course is geared towards practical requirements, applicants must provide evidence of at least two years of professional experience. You can start your studies in both the summer and winter semesters. The study program is designed for four semesters parallel to work and concludes with the academic degree “Master of Public Policy”. One block week (Monday to Friday) and two two-day blocks (Friday and Saturday) are planned per semester, which usually take place on the premises of the NRW School in Duisburg.

PhD college

The doctoral college bundles the activities of the NRW School of Governance for the promotion of doctoral candidates. Various doctoral programs and scholarships are offered at the NRW School of Governance, which enable the sponsored not only financial resources but also special closed-door meetings of the doctoral college, method workshops, research trips and conference participation. This targeted communication of key qualifications is intended to support a quick and successful doctorate.

Current sponsors of the scholarship programs are:

  1. State of North Rhine-Westphalia
  2. Mercator Foundation
  3. Welker Foundation
  4. RAG Foundation

In the past, the sponsors also included Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH , the Haniel Foundation , the WAZ media group and the WestLB -Stiftung Zukunft NRW.

Qualification

The NRW School of Governance designs and organizes qualification programs for external target groups. The content-related modules of the master’s program are provided in seminars in the form of a training format for working groups, institutions and companies.

Components of the workshops are:

  1. The communication of research and teaching content in target-oriented formats, such as block, evening and weekend seminars as well as in-house training
  2. Practice-oriented workshops in which working people receive technical insights beyond their everyday work
  3. Increase in the professional competence of the participants and their implementation in the individual everyday work
  4. Sustainable quality assurance of the cooperation partners of the NRW School of Governance

The program also includes formats for pupils at secondary schools in North Rhine-Westphalia. Special practice-oriented qualification programs for youth and educational work are offered here.

Fellows of the NRW School of Governance

Since the 2007 summer semester, the NRW School of Governance has regularly appointed fellows from the fields of politics, economics, science and media in order to strengthen the practical relevance of the mentoring program. The practitioners should be available to the master’s and doctoral students during their studies as advice and ideas and to establish contacts in the respective work areas. The fellows of the NRW School of Governance are:

  • Ulrich von Alemann - Professor at the University of Düsseldorf
  • Knut Bergmann - Head of Communication and the Capital Office of the Cologne Institute for Economic Research
  • Matthias Degen - Director of the Institute for Journalism and Public Relations at the Westphalian University in Gelsenkirchen and journalist (including for WDR)
  • Manuel Fröhlich - Professor at the University of Trier
  • Manuela Glaab - Professor at the University of Koblenz-Landau
  • Karina Hohl - employee of the state center for political education in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Jackson Janes - President Emeritus of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)
  • Michael Mertes - State Secretary for Federal, European Affairs and Media in NRW a. D.
  • Gerd Mielke - Professor at the University of Mainz
  • Ton Nijhuis - Executive Director of the Germany Institute Amsterdam (DIA)
  • Wolfgang Nowak - former managing director of the Alfred Herrhausen Society
  • Stefan Raue - Director of Deutschlandradio
  • Andrea Römmele - Professor at the Hertie School of Governance
  • Frank Schindler - Head of Ethics and History at VS-Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften

Visiting professorship

The "Guest Professorship for Political Management of the Mercator Foundation" is awarded once a year by the NRW School of Governance at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Most recently , Gregor Gysi , a member of the Bundestag and former party and parliamentary group leader of the Die Linke party , was awarded the visiting professorship for political management in the 2019/2020 winter semester . As experts in political practice, the visiting professors are available to the master’s students in seminars as part of the study program, but there are also public events for those interested at the University of Duisburg-Essen .

Previous holders of the visiting professorship were:

  • 2019/2020 - Gregor Gysi - Member of the Bundestag, former party and parliamentary group leader of the party Die Linke and its predecessor parties
  • 2018/2019 - Gert Scobel - TV presenter and author
  • 2018 - Rita Süssmuth - former President of the Bundestag D., Federal Minister a. D.
  • 2016 - Christian Wulff - Federal President a. D., Prime Minister a. D.
  • 2015 - Christine Bergmann - Federal Minister for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth a. D.
  • 2014 - Günter Verheugen - Vice President of the European Commission a. D.
  • 2013 - Jutta Limbach - former President of the Federal Constitutional Court
  • 2012 - Bernhard Vogel - former Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • 2011 - Peer Steinbrück - retired Federal Minister of Finance D. and former Prime Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 2010 - Stefan Aust - former editor-in-chief of Spiegel
  • 2009 - Antje Vollmer - former Vice President of the German Bundestag D. and former group chairman of the Greens
  • 2008 - Fu-chang Chang - Professor at the Institute for European Studies at Tamkang University in Taipei
  • 2007 - Wolfgang Clement - former Prime Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Visiting lecturers

Experts from politics, media, business and science are integrated into the teaching in order to convey the course content to the students in a practical way. Guest lecturers at the NRW School of Governance are:

Publications of the NRW School of Governance

Leadership and Legitimacy

  • Christoph Bieber, Klaus Kamps: After Obama. America in search of the United States. Campus Verlag , 2017.
  • Matthias Lemke, Oliver Schwarz, Toralf Stark, Dr. Kristina Weissenbach (Ed.): Legitimitätspraxis. Political and sociological perspectives. Springer VS , 2015.
  • Karl-Rudolf Korte: Strategy and Government: Political Management under Conditions of Complexity and Uncertainty. VS-Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2010.
  • Karl-Rudolf Korte: The Next Generation: Public Policy Schools in Germany. Nomos , 2008.
  • Nico Grasselt; Karl-Rudolf Korte: Leadership in Politics and Economy - Instruments, Styles and Techniques. Studies by the NRW School of Governance. Wiesbaden, 2007.

Government headquarters

  • Maximilian Schiffers: lobbyists at the round table. Springer VS, 2019.
  • Prof. Dr. Christoph Bieber, Prof. Dr. Andreas Blatte, Prof. Dr. Karl-Rudolf Korte, Dr. Niko Switek (Ed.): Governing in the immigration society. Impetus for the integration debate from the perspective of government research. Springer VS, 2016.
  • Anna-Tina Pannes: informality. Theoretical and Empirical Dimensions of Informal Decision-Making Processes in Government Formations - An Analysis Approach. Springer VS, 2014.
  • Stephan Bröchler, Timo Grunden (ed.): Informal politics. Concepts, actors and processes. Springer VS, 2014.
  • Martin Florack: Transformation of the core executive. A neo-institutional analysis of the government organization in NRW 2005–2010. Springer VS, 2013.
  • Karl-Rudolf Korte, Timo Grunden (Ed.): Handbook Government Research . Springer VS, 2013.
  • Martin Florack, Timo Grunden (ed.): Government centers. Organization, control and policy formulation between formality and informality. VS-Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2011.
  • Karl-Rudolf Korte: The Federal Chancellery in Organizational Analysis. Informality as a success criterion. VS-Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2010.
  • Timo Grunden: Policy advice in the courtyard of power. VS-Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2009.
  • Timo Grunden: The advisors to the Prime Minister's role, influence and recruitment. VS-Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2008.

Party research

  • Karl-Rudolf Korte, Dennis Michels, Jan Schoofs, Niko Switek and Kristina Weissenbach: Party democracy in motion. Organization and decision-making patterns of the German parties in comparison. Nomos, 2018.
  • Anja Adler: Liquid Democracy in Germany. On the future of digital political decision-making after the fall of the Pirate Party. Transcript Verlag , 2018.
  • Karina Hohl: Agenda Politics in Parliament. The topic and agenda management of the opposition in the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia. Springer VS, 2018.
  • Timo Grunden, Maximilian Janetzki and Julian Salandi: The SPD. Anamnesis of a party. Nomos, 2017.
  • Niko Switek: Alliance 90 / The Greens. Coalition decisions in the countries. Nomos, 2015.
  • Jan Treibel: The FDP. Processes of internal party leadership 2000-2012. Nomos, 2014.
  • Torsten Oppelland and Hendrik Träger: Die Linke. Formation of will in an ideologically divided party. Nomos, 2014.
  • Michael Weigl: The CSU. Actors, decision-making processes and content of a party at a crossroads. Nomos, 2013.
  • Christoph Bieber, Claus Leggewie (ed.): Among pirates. Explorations in a new political arena. Transcript Verlag, 2012.
  • Karl-Rudolf Korte and Jan Treibel (eds.): How do parties decide? Processes of internal party decision-making in Germany. Political Science Journal , 2012.

Political mediation and political debate

  • Nico Grasselt: The disenchantment of the energy transition . Change in politics and discourse under black and yellow argumentation patterns. Springer VS, 2016.
  • Ray Hebestreit: Participation in the knowledge society. Function and meaning of discursive participation processes. Springer VS, 2012.

Communication and media

  • Karl-Rudolf Korte, Jan Dinter: Citizens, media and politics in the Ruhr area. Springer VS, 2019.
  • Isabelle Borucki and Wolf J. Schünemann (eds.): Internet and State. Nomos, 2019.
  • Niko Switek (Ed.): Politics in TV series. Analyzes and case studies on House of Cards, Borgen & Co.Transcript Verlag, 2018.
  • Taylan Yildiz, Frank Gadinger and Sebastian Jarzebski: Political Narratives. A new access to analysis in political science , journal for political science . 2015.
  • Frank Gadinger, Sebastian Jarzebski and Taylan Yildiz: From Discourse to Narration. Possibilities of a political science narrative analysis. Political quarterly , 2014.
  • Frank Gadinger, Sebastian Jarzebski, Taylan Yildiz (eds.): Political narratives. A new approach to analysis in political science. Springer VS, 2014.
  • Moritz Ballensiefen: Pictures make winners - winners make pictures. A content analysis of visual media coverage in the 2005 Bundestag election year. VS-Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2009.
  • Stefanie Delhees, Karl-Rudolf Korte, Florian Schartau, Niko Switek and Kristina Weissenbach: Welfare State Reform Communication. Nomos, 2008.

Election research

  • Karl-Rudolf Korte, Jan Schoofs (Ed.): The Bundestag election 2017. Analyzes of election, party, communication and government research. Springer VS, 2019.
  • Michael Kaeding, Niko Switek (eds.): The 2014 European elections. Top candidates, protest parties, non-voters. Springer VS, 2015.
  • Karl-Rudolf Korte (Ed.): The Bundestag election 2013. Analyzes of election, party, communication and government research. Springer VS, 2015.
  • Christoph Bieber, Klaus Kamps (Hrsg.): The US presidential election 2012. Analysis of political and communication science. Springer VS, 2015.
  • Karl-Rudolf Korte: Elections in Germany. Federal Agency for Political Education , 2013.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kristina Mader: The University of Duisburg-Essen draws a positive balance . ( waz.de [accessed on February 18, 2018]).
  2. ↑ Valentin Peter: Public Policy (part-time), University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg study location> x Study EU. Retrieved February 18, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Lisa Debo, Markus Hoffmann et al .: NRW School of Governance. 10 years of research and teaching . 1st edition. Duisburg 2016, p. 43 .
  4. ↑ Christoph Bieber . In: Cicero Online . ( cicero.de [accessed on February 18, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Christoph Bieber. Retrieved February 18, 2018 .
  6. ^ NRW School of Governance: Lecturers ›NRW School of Governance. Retrieved on February 18, 2018 (German).
  7. ^ Karl-Rudolf Korte: On to the next 10 years . In: Lisa Debo, Markus Hoffmann et al. (Ed.): NRW School of Governance. 10 years of research and teaching . Duisburg 2016, p. 9 .
  8. ↑ Political Management, Public Policy and Public Administration (MA). In: Degree program database of the University of Duisburg-Essen. University of Duisburg-Essen, accessed on April 19, 2020 .
  9. ^ Lisa Debo: Master of Public Policy . In: Lisa Debo, Markus Hoffmann et al. (Ed.): NRW School of Governance. 10 years of research and teaching . Duisburg 2016, p. 28 .
  10. ^ NRW School of Governance: Part-time "Master of Public Policy". December 22, 2016, accessed May 10, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Master of Public Policy (MPP). In: www.nrwschool.de. NRW School of Governance, accessed on May 10, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Prof. Degen new fellow at the NRW School of Governance . ( w-hs.de [accessed on February 18, 2018]).
  13. ^ Gysi becomes visiting professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen. In: WAZ. October 19, 2019, accessed April 19, 2020 .
  14. ↑ UDE: Gert Scobel is visiting professor at the NRW School of Governance. Retrieved October 5, 2018 .
  15. ^ "Lateral thinker" Rita Süssmuth comes to the UDE - visiting professorship at the NRW School of Governance. Retrieved March 25, 2018 .
  16. ↑ NRW School of Governance: Visiting Professorship for Political Management - Christian Wulff ›NRW School of Governance. Retrieved January 31, 2017 .
  17. ↑ Kristina Mader: The University of Duisburg-Essen draws a positive balance . ( waz.de [accessed on February 18, 2018]).
  18. ↑ Visiting professor at the NRW School. Retrieved February 18, 2018 .
  19. ↑ Press release from the University of Duisburg-Essen. Retrieved February 18, 2018 .
  20. ↑ Publications. NRW School of Governance, accessed on May 15, 2020 .
  21. ↑ Party democracy on the move | Korte / Michels / Schoofs / Switek / Weissenbach | Nomos publishing company. Retrieved December 12, 2018 .
  22. ↑ How do parties decide? | Korte / Treibel | Nomos publishing company. Retrieved December 12, 2018 .

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