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  1. Classical institutional theories and institutional change

    Article • October 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  2. Networks and perception in European policymaking

    Article • European Policy Analysis, August 2024, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Johanna Hornung

  3. Introduction: the notion of policy implementation and why it is important

    Article • July 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  4. Member state implementation in Switzerland

    Article • July 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  5. Understanding street-level managers’ compliance: a comparative study of policy implementation in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Israel

    Article • Policy and Society, July 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  6. Come together: Does network management make a difference for collaborative implementation performance in the context of sudden policy growth?

    Article • Regulation & Governance, May 2024, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  7. How do street‐level organisations adapt to a new policy framework? Evidence from a Swiss canton

    Article • Australian Journal of Public Administration, May 2024, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  8. Discourses and bottom‐up policymaking in Europe and the EU

    Article • European Policy Analysis, May 2024, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Johanna Hornung

  9. The local tackling of global issues: a governance paradox in federal states

    Article • Territory Politics Governance, April 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  10. Multilevel interdependencies and policy capacity in Europe

    Article • European Policy Analysis, February 2024, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Johanna Hornung

  11. Blame‐avoidance and fragmented crisis management during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Switzerland

    Article • European Policy Analysis, October 2023, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  12. Relevance of evaluation findings in direct democracy decisions

    Article • October 2023, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  13. Energy efficiency, housing, and economic policy

    Article • European Policy Analysis, August 2023, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Johanna Hornung

  14. Blood, sweat, and cannabis: real-world policy evaluation of controversial issues

    Article • Journal of European Public Policy, June 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  15. The non-use of evidence in the adoption of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in OECD countries

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, June 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Johanna Hornung

  16. Public agency resilience in times of democratic backsliding: Structure, collaboration and professional standards

    Article • Governance, June 2023, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  17. Political framing, actors, and effects of global issues

    Article • European Policy Analysis, February 2023, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Johanna Hornung

  18. Evidence-Based Policy

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  19. Political challengers and norm erosion in advanced democracies

    Article • European Journal of Political Research, December 2022, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  20. Complexities of policy design, institutional change, and multilevel governance

    Article • European Policy Analysis, November 2022, Wiley

    Johanna Hornung, Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  21. How to Manage Organizational Reputation when Under Attack: Learnings from the Child and Adult Protection Authorities

    Article • Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences, November 2022, Ubiquity Press, Ltd.

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  22. Switzerland: the politics of PA in a multi-party semi-direct consensus democracy

    Article • October 2022, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  23. The politics of policy implementation: a reassessment in more conflictual times

    Article • October 2022, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  24. The politics of public administration

    Article • October 2022, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  25. The politics of the politics-administration dichotomy

    Article • October 2022, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  26. Muting Science: Input Overload Versus Scientific Advice in Swiss Policy Making During the Covid‐19 Pandemic

    Article • The Political Quarterly, May 2022, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  27. Policy’s role in democratic conflict management

    Article • Policy Sciences, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  28. Blame avoidance in hard times: complex governance structures and the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • West European Politics, May 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  29. Evidence-Based Policymaking in Times of Acute Crisis: Comparing the Use of Scientific Knowledge in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy

    Article • Politische Vierteljahresschrift, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  30. The polity of implementation: Organizational and institutional arrangements in policy implementation

    Article • Governance, March 2022, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  31. Does voluntary cooperation in member state implementation require top‐down steering? The case of regional policy in Switzerland

    Article • Governance, February 2022, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  32. National policymaking between influences of the European Union and the economy

    Article • European Policy Analysis, February 2022, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Johanna Hornung

  33. The Iterative Process of Legitimacy-Building in Hybrid Organizations

    Article • Administration & Society, December 2021, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  34. Political conflicts and surprising policy outcomes in times of crisis

    Article • European Policy Analysis, November 2021, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Johanna Hornung

  35. The Role of Trust in the Participatory Establishment of Protected Areas—Lessons Learnt from a Failed National Park Project in Switzerland

    Article • Society & Natural Resources, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  36. Sanctuary Cities in Europe? A Policy Survey of Urban Policies in Support of Irregular Migrants

    Article • British Journal of Political Science, September 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  37. The Institutionalization of Evaluation in Europe, ReinhardStockmann, WolfgangMeyer, and LenaTaube (Eds.), Palgrave MacMillan, Cham, Switzerland, 2020. 526 pp. $149.99 (cloth)

    Article • Governance, June 2021, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  38. Learning, policy instruments and networks in EU policy‐making—Trends in European policy analysis

    Article • European Policy Analysis, May 2021, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Johanna Hornung

  39. Can Teachers’ Discretion Enhance the Role of Professionalism in Times of Crisis? A Comparative Policy Analysis of Distance Teaching in Italy and Switzerland during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  40. Politikevaluation

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  41. How (not) to design and implement a large-scale, interdisciplinary research infrastructure

    Article • Science and Public Policy, December 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  42. Six Recommendations to Build Legitimacy for Translational Research Organizations

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, December 2020, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  43. Switzerland's COVID‐19 policy response: Consociational crisis management and neo‐corporatist reopening

    Article • European Policy Analysis, October 2020, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  44. Erzählungen des Kindes‐ und Erwachsenenschutzes: Eine Anwendung und Erweiterung des Narrative Policy Frameworks

    Article • Swiss Political Science Review, June 2020, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  45. Utilization-focused scientific policy advice: a six-point checklist

    Article • Climate Policy, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  46. Senkt New Public Management die Verwaltungsausgaben in den Schweizer Kantonen? Eine empirische Analyse über zwei Dekaden

    Article • Swiss Political Science Review, September 2019, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  47. Problem‐Solving Capacity in Multilevel Settings

    Article • European Policy Analysis, May 2019, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  48. EU referendums in context: What can we learn from the Swiss case?

    Article • Public Administration, December 2018, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  49. Policy evaluation and democracy: Do they fit?

    Article • Evaluation and Program Planning, August 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  50. Mapping the mix: Linking instruments, settings and target groups in the study of policy mixes

    Article • Research Policy, August 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Dr. Céline Mavrot

  51. Vertical Epistemic Communities in Multilevel Governance

    Article • Policy & Politics, July 2018, Policy Press

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Dr. Céline Mavrot

  52. How to organize secondary capital city regions: Institutional drivers of locational policy coordination

    Article • Governance, June 2018, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  53. Aristotelian framing: logos, ethos, pathos and the use of evidence in policy frames

    Article • Policy Sciences, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  54. Blame, Reputation, and Organizational Responses to a Politicized Climate

    Article • May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  55. Public acceptance of incentive-based spatial planning policies: A framing experiment

    Article • Land Use Policy, April 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  56. The Political Use of Evidence and Its Contribution to Democratic Discourse

    Article • Public Administration Review, March 2018, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  57. The Making of the Informed Voter

    Article • Swiss Political Science Review, March 2018, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  58. A Transatlantic History of Public Administration

    Article • January 2018, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Dr. Céline Mavrot

  59. Verkehrs- und Infrastrukturpolitik

    Article • December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  60. Infrastructure Policy Between Regional Interests and Societal Goals

    Article • European Policy Analysis, October 2017, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  61. The Political Economy of Capital Cities

    Article • September 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  62. Policy evaluation and democracy: Do they fit?

    Article • Evaluation and Program Planning, August 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  63. Serving many masters: Public accountability in private policy implementation

    Article • Governance, June 2017, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  64. Moving beyond legal compliance: innovative approaches to EU multilevel implementation

    Article • Journal of European Public Policy, May 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  65. Toward a better understanding of implementation performance in the EU multilevel system

    Article • Journal of European Public Policy, May 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  66. Verkehrs- und Infrastrukturpolitik

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  67. Betterment, Undermining, Support and Distortion

    Article • Evaluation and Program Planning, September 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  68. Are Some Countries More Prone to Pressure Evaluators Than Others?

    Article • American Journal of Evaluation, August 2016, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  69. How Do Credit Rating Agencies Rate?

    Article • Politics &amp Policy, August 2016, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Dr Theofanis Exadaktylos

  70. Multiple streams in member state implementation

    Article • Journal of Public Policy, July 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  71. Efficacy of an Internet-based, individually tailored smoking cessation program

    Article • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, June 2016, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Dr. Céline Mavrot

  72. Anticipatory and reactive forms of blame avoidance: Of foxes and lions

    Article • European Political Science Review, May 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  73. Bern's positioning strategies: Escaping the fate of a secondary capital city?

    Article • Cities, April 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  74. The politics of external approval: Explaining the IMF's evaluation of austerity programmes

    Article • European Journal of Political Research, March 2016, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  75. The European Public Servant: A Shared Administrative Identity?

    Article • European Policy Analysis, March 2016, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  76. Capital city dynamics: Linking regional innovation systems, locational policies and policy regimes

    Article • Cities, February 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  77. Capital city dynamics: Linking regional innovation systems, locational policies and policy regimes

    Article • Cities, January 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  78. Editorial Introduction to the Second Issue of European Policy Analysis

    Article • European Policy Analysis, January 2016, Policy Studies Organization

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  79. Die politikwissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit Verkehrspolitik: Eine Einführung

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  80. Pfadabhängigkeit in der Mehrebenensteuerung: Das Beispiel Palliative Care

    Article • Swiss Political Science Review, June 2015, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  81. Editorial Introduction to the Second Issue of European Policy Analysis

    Article • European Policy Analysis, January 2015, Policy Studies Organization

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  82. Editorial Introduction to the First Issue of European Policy Analysis

    Article • European Policy Analysis, January 2015, Policy Studies Organization

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Nils Bandelow

  83. Addressing Multilevel Program Complexity by Evaluation Design

    Article • European Policy Analysis, January 2015, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Dr. Céline Mavrot

  84. Can a policy program influence policy change? The case of the Swiss EnergieSchweiz program

    Article • Energy Policy, November 2014, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  85. Avoiding Blame-A Comprehensive Framework and the Australian Home Insulation Program Fiasco

    Article • Policy Studies Journal, October 2014, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  86. Confronting Theories of European Integration: A Comparative Congruence Analysis of Veterinary Drug Regulations in Five Countries

    Article • Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Dr. Céline Mavrot

  87. Symposium Prelude to Public Administration: Essential Early German and Dutch Thinking on Administration

    Article • Administrative Theory & Praxis, March 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  88. Die politikwissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit Verkehrspolitik: Eine Einführung

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  89. Street-level Bureaucrats and New Modes of Governance: How conflicting roles affect the implementation of the Swiss Ordinance on Veterinary Medicinal Products

    Article • Public Management Review, October 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Dr. Céline Mavrot

  90. Policy analysis in the German-speaking countries

    Article • July 2013, Policy Press

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Nils Bandelow

  91. Types of knowledge utilization of regulatory impact assessments: Evidence from Swiss policymaking

    Article • Regulation & Governance, December 2012, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  92. Die Ausgaben der Schweizer Kantone – eine Fuzzy Set QCA

    Article • Swiss Political Science Review, December 2012, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  93. Sorting through the garbage can: under what conditions do governments adopt policy programs?

    Article • Policy Sciences, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  94. The diversity of activation markets in Europe

    Article • International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, June 2012, Emerald

    Dr Rik van Berkel, Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  95. Die argumentative Logik der Tabakmandate des Alten Bern: Eine historische Policy-Analyse

    Article • Swiss Political Science Review, November 2011, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  96. HOW TRADITIONAL ARE THE AMERICAN, FRENCH AND GERMAN TRADITIONS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION? A RESEARCH AGENDA

    Article • Public Administration, July 2011, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager, Dr. Céline Mavrot

  97. Dealing With Complex Causality in Realist Synthesis

    Article • American Journal of Evaluation, June 2011, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  98. The limited scope of policy appraisal in the context of referendum democracy - the case of regulatory impact assessment in Switzerland

    Article • Evaluation, April 2011, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  99. Switzerland in Europe

    Article • March 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  100. Marketization in a Federal System: New Modes of Governance in Unemployment Insurance and Social Assistance in Switzerland

    Article • January 2011, Nature

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  101. Institutional preconditions for the collective capacity to act in urban areas: a QCA of seventeen European case studies

    Article • Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  102. Utilization-focused performance reporting

    Article • Public Money & Management, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  103. OUTCOME-BASED PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND THE BALANCE OF POWERS IN THE CONTEXT OF DIRECT DEMOCRACY

    Article • Public Administration, December 2009, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  104. Weber, Wilson, and Hegel: Theories of Modern Bureaucracy

    Article • Public Administration Review, November 2009, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  105. Governance and Coercion

    Article • Political Studies, October 2009, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  106. Referendums and Representative Democracy

    Article • July 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  107. Die Evaluation institutioneller Politik in der Schweiz

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  108. Amarrer le développement urbain aux infrastructures de transport publics. Examen comparatif des politiques locales de quatre agglomérations suisses

    Article • Environnement urbain, January 2009, Consortium Erudit

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  109. Rail 2000: Infrastructure Modernization in the Light of the National Transport Policy

    Article • Flux, October 2008, CAIRN

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  110. Securing the long‐term bases of the dual system: a realistic evaluation of apprenticeship marketing in Switzerland

    Article • Journal of Vocational Education and Training, September 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  111. Institutionelle Bedingungen kollektiver Handlungsfähigkeit im urbanen Raum: Eine QCA von siebzehn europäischen Entscheidungsfällen

    Article • Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  112. HABERMAS? MODELS OF DECISIONISM, TECHNOCRACY AND PRAGMATISM IN TIMES OF GOVERNANCE: THE RELATIONSHIP OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, POLITICS AND SCIENCE IN THE ALCOHOL PREVENTION POLICIES OF THE SWISS MEMBER STATES

    Article • Public Administration, June 2007, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  113. Making transport policy work: polity, policy, politics and systematic review

    Article • Policy & Politics, April 2007, Policy Press

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  114. Realistic Evaluation and QCA

    Article • Evaluation, April 2007, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  115. The Coordination of Local Policies for Urban Development and Public Transportation in Four Swiss Cities

    Article • Journal of Urban Affairs, September 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  116. Erfolgsfaktoren von Lehrstellenmarketing in der dualen berufsbildung: das beispiel Schweiz

    Article • International Review of Education, August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  117. Policy coordination in the European metropolis: A meta-analysis

    Article • West European Politics, May 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  118. Die Evaluation öffentlicher Politiken mit föderalistischen Vollzugsarrangements. Eine konzeptionelle Erweiterung des Stufenmodells und eine praktische Anwendung

    Article • Swiss Political Science Review, June 2005, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  119. Metropolitan Institutions and Policy Coordination: The Integration of Land Use and Transport Policies in Swiss Urban Areas

    Article • Governance, April 2005, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  120. Verwaltung, Politik und Wissenschaft in der kantonalen Alkoholpr�vention

    Article • Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, June 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  121. Public Health, Pr�vention und F�deralismus: Erkenntnisse aus der Umsetzung des Bundesgesetzes �ber die Krankenversicherung

    Article • Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, June 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  122. Metropolitan Governance

    Article • January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  123. Institutions métropolitaines et coordination des politiques publiques : une aqqc des arrangements politico-administratifs d'articulation entre urbanisme et transports en europe

    Article • Revue internationale de politique comparée, January 2004, CAIRN

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  124. Kompensationsmöglichkeiten föderaler Vollzugsdefizite. Das Beispiel der kantonalen Alkoholpräventionspolitiken

    Article • Swiss Political Science Review, April 2003, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  125. “Boundary Delineation” in grenzüberschreitenden Policy-Netzwerken: Primat der “Policies” oder der “Polity”? Das Fallbeispiel des Policy-Netzwerks zur 28-Tonnen-Limite

    Article • Swiss Political Science Review, March 2001, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  126. Die Koordination von Raumplanung und Verkehrspolitik in urbanen Räumen der Schweiz: Determinanten der politischen Geographie, der politischen Kultur oder der institutionellen Struktur?

    Article • Swiss Political Science Review, September 1999, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  127. Föderalismusreform am Beispiel des Ständemehrs

    Article • Swiss Political Science Review, June 1996, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  128. QCA as a Tool for Realistic Evaluations

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  129. Governing without government

    Article • Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager

  130. Hybridity in action: Accountability dilemmas of public and for-profit food safety inspectors in Switzerland

    Article • Edward Elgar Publishing

    Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager