Doctoral Researchers
Ina Radtke
Master of Political Science
Campus Griebnitzsee
DFG-Research Training Group "WIPCAD"
University of Potsdam
Department of Economics
and Social Sciences
August-Bebel-Straße 89
14482 Potsdam, Germany
Office: Campus Griebnitzsee, House 7,
Room 3.07.211-15
Research topic
“Organisational change in reform processes – the regulation of immigration as a wicked issue in comparative perspective”
Curriculum vitae
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
10/2014 – present
Research fellow, University of Potsdam, Chair for Political Science, Administration and Organization II
10/2014 – present
Doctoral Researcher, University of Potsdam, DFG-Research Training Group on “Wicked Problems, Contested Administration: Knowledge, Coordination, Strategy” (WIPCAD)
01/2013 – 09/2014
Research fellow, University of Potsdam, Chair for Political Science, Administration and Organization
- Research project: Reforming the Welfare State: Accountability, democracy and management – funded by the Norwegian Research Council
- Research project: PROGRESS, sub-project: Governance Structures – Institutions and Policy-Making
04/2013 – 09/2013
Research fellow, University of Potsdam, Chair for Political Science, Administration and Organization II
10/2012 – 12/2012
Student assistant, University of Potsdam, Chair for Political Science, Administration and Organization
- Research Project PROGRESS, sub-project: Governance Structures – Institutions and Policy-Making
09/2011 – 12/2012
Student assistant, University of Potsdam. Chair for Political Science, Administration and Organization
05/2008 – 10/2009
Student assistant, University of Leipzig, Chair for International Relations
03/2008 – 12/2008
Student assistant, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), editorial team “new media”
EDUCATION
10/2009 – 01/2013
University of Potsdam, Political Science, Master of Arts
09/2010 – 09/2011
University of Kent at Canterbury, UK, Erasmus Diploma in Social Sciences (Merit)
10/2006 – 09/2009
University of Leipzig, Social Sciences and Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts
06/2006
Anton-Philipp-Reclam Gymnasium, Leipzig, Abitur
SUMMER SCHOOLS
08/2014 – 08/2014
University of Ljubljana, ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques, Process-Tracing
06/2012 – 06/2012
University of Jyväskylä, Finland, Summer School “Social Sciences and Global Responsibility”
TEACHING
Winter Term 2014/15
Zuwanderungsreformen – Wandel in der Arbeitsmigrations- und Asylpolitik? [Immigration Reforms – Change in labour immigration and asylum policy?] Advanced Bachelor seminar (Political Science, Public Administration), University of Potsdam
Summer Term 2014
Introduction into Applied Policy Analysis, Tutorial to the same-titled Master seminar (Master of Public Management), University of Potsdam
Summer Term 2013
Verwaltung und Public Policy [Public Administration and Public Policy], Introductory Bachelor seminar (Political Science, Public Administration), University of Potsdam
Winter Term 2012/13
Reformen im Wohlfahrtsstaat – Arbeitsmarkt, Zuwanderung und Integration [Reforms in the welfare state – labour market, immigration and integration], Research-oriented Bachelor seminar (Political Science, Public Administration), University of Potsdam
Publications
PUBLICATIONS
2014, Rezension [Review]: Forschungsgruppe Staatsprojekt Europa [Hrsg.]. Kämpfe um Migrationspolitik. Theorie, Methode und Analysen kritischer Europaforschung. Transcript 2014, in WeltTrends 98.
2014, Rezension [Review]: Naumann, Klaus. Der blinde Spiegel. Deutschland im afghanischen Transformationskrieg. Hamburger Edition 2013, in: WeltTrends 95.
2014, Die Perspektive der Parteien auf Fortschritt: Konsens und Divergenz eines gesellschaftlichen Konzepts [Party perspectives on progress: consensus and divergence of a societal concept], in: MIP 2014. 125-133 (with Anne Klinnert).
2013, Reflexionen über den politischen Wandel in Ägypten – ein Hinterfragen der regimetheoretischen Perspektive [Relections on the political change in Egypt – A questioning of the regime approach], in: Young Initiative on Foreign Affairs and International Relations e.V., URL: ifair.wordpress.com (with Anne Klinnert).
2012, Die Fortschrittswilligen. Blinder Glaube oder reflektiertes Paradigma? [Wanting Progress: blind faith or reflected paradigm?], in: 360°, 2/2012, S. 33-40 (with Anne Klinnert).
PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS
2014, Horizontal coordination in wicked policy domains: Comparing the policy fields of climate adaptation, raw materials and labour immigration, paper presented at the 2nd International WIPCAD Conference “Contested Public Organizations: Knowledge, Coordination, Strategy”, 4-6 December, University of Potsdam/Germany.
2014, Einführung in das politische System Deutschlands – ein Überblick [Introduction to the German political system – an overview], presentation during an information visit of a delegation from Yemen, 30 November, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin/Germany.
2014, Horizontal coordination in wicked policy domains: Comparing the policy fields of climate adaptation, raw materials and labour immigration, paper presented at the FoJuS Jahrestagung 2014 “Politik und öffentliche Verwaltung – Stablitiät und Wandel unter komplexen Bedingungen”, 27-28 November, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich/Germany (with Thurid Hustedt and Anne Klinnert).
2014, Multi-level and cross-sectoral coordination in wicked policy domains: Comparing the policy fields of climate adaptation, raw materials and labour immigration, paper presented at the EGPA Annual Conference, 10-12 September, Speyer/Germany (with Thurid Hustedt and Anne Klinnert).
2014, Legitimizing immigration control: The inclusion of social actors in asylum regulation in Norway, Germany and Denmark, paper presented at the EGPA Annual Conference, 10-12 September, Speyer/Germany (with Tord Skogedal Lindén and Karsten Vrangbæk).
2014, Härtefallkommissionen als formalisierte Accountability – eine Stärkung sozialer Akteure in der Asylpolitik? [Hardship Commissions as formalised accountability – a strengthening of social actors in asylum policy?], presentation durch the PhDay, 3 July, Potsdam Graduate School/Germany.
2014, Institutionelle Herausforderungen eines neuen Arbeitsmigrationsparadigmas [institutional challenges of a new labour immigration paradigm], presentation during the EURA-NET Workshop „Transnationale Migration im Umbruch: Transformative Eigenschaften temporärer Mobilität”, 13 June, University of Bielefeld/Germany.
2014, The organization of labour immigration in Germany and Norway – institutional change and inertia in reform processes, dissertation proposal presented at the PhD Summer School “Coordination – how to study the organization of coordination in times of wicked problems and multilevel governance”, 21-23 May, Bergen/Norway.
2014, From accountability practices to mechanism – the effects of formalized social accountability on interest organizations for asylum seekers in Norway and Germany, paper presented at the ECPR Joint Sessions, 10-15 April, Salamanca/Spain (with Tord Skogedal Lindén).
2014, Der Effekt von Arbeitsimmigrationsreformen auf die Rolle der Implementationsakteure in Deutschland [the effect of labour immigration reforms on the role of implementing actors in Germany], paper presented at the DVPW-Sektionstagung “Entstehung und Dynamik von Politikfeldern”, 17-18 March, Bremen/Germany.
2013, Das föderale System – eine Annäherung an das Thema [The federal system – an introduction], presentation during an information visit of a delegation from South Sudan, 25 November, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin/Germany.
2013, Social accountability and interest organizations for asylum seekers in Norway and Germany, paper presented at the workshop “Accountability in the welfare state – theoretical perspectives and cross-sectoral analyses”, 7-8 November, University of Potsdam/Germany (with Tord Skogedal Linden).
2013, Inter-institutional cooperation, presentation at the conference “Building Bridges. Transforming Public Administration in Eastern Europe and Central Asia”, 30-31 October, GIZ, Berlin/Germany.
2013, Quality management, presentation at the conference “Building Bridges. Transforming Public Administration in Eastern Europe and Central Asia”, 30-31 October, GIZ, Berlin/Germany.
2013, Accountability through quality? Defining, managing and measuring quality in health care, labour market, and integration services, paper presented at the EGPA Annual Conference, 11-13 September, Edinburgh/UK (with Bastian Jantz and Tanja Klenk).
2013, Filling the gap? Comparing German and Norwegian experiences and challenges with Asian labour migration, paper presented at “The Potential of Labour Migration from Asia to Europe”, 24 June, Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, Nürnberg/Germany (with Tord Skogedal Linden).
2013, Die Bundesländer und ihre Bedeutung im föderalen System Deutschlands [The federal states and their role in the federal system of Germany], presentation during an information visit of a delegation from Yemen, 25 June, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin/Germany.
2013, Der Fortschrittsbegriff in den Wahlprogrammen. Die Entwicklung der Positionen deutschen Parteien seit 1998 [The term ‚progress‘ in electoral programmes. The development of German party perspectives since 1998], presentation at the workshops „Deutschland vor den Bundestagswahlen. Programme – Kampagnen – Prognosen“ [Germany before the elections, programmes, campaigns, outlook], 13 June
2013, Westinstitut Poznań/Poland (with Anne Klinnert).
2013, Chair of the panel „Mobility and diversity in welfare markets” during the conference “The governance of welfare markets – how to cope with mobility and diversity?”, 25-26 April, Siegen/Germany.
2013, Einführung in das politische System Deutschlands [Introduction into the political system of Germany], presentation during an information visit of a delegation from Marocco, 22 April, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin/Germany.
2012, The International Trade Union Confederation – Capable of Strategic Action?, paper presented at “Theory, Action and Impact of Social Protest: An Interdisciplinary Conference”, 13-14 October, Canterbury/UK.
Abstract
Organisational change in reform processes – the regulation of immigration as a wicked issue in comparative perspective
The dissertation focuses on changes in the implementation structure of wicked policy fields with an empirical focus on the regulation of immigration during the period from 2005 to 2015. A greater will to steer immigration according to national and labor market needs has been observable among European countries. Subsequently, reform processes have taken place in the form of policy and organizational change in the policy field. The dissertation focusses on organizational change from a neo-institutionalist perspective and asks “By which factors can changes in the implementation structure of immigration regulation be understood?” The project argues that bringing immigration regulation to the front of the political agenda also means an increase in attention to the issue of how to cope with the policy-problem’s characteristics of complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity. Thus, changes in the implementation structure are initiated in an attempt to increase coordination, knowledge and legitimacy. However, policy field and country characteristics further shape the extent, speed and relevance of introduced organizational change. To answer the research question, the project thus follows a comparative approach and has the German policy field of immigration regulation as its starting point as respective changes are particularly visible in this case. All articles of the cumulative dissertation follow a qualitative, small research design and are all informed by document analysis and/or semi-structured interviews.