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In this contribution, the emergence of the neo-Weberian state (NWS) is analyzed with regard to German public administration. Drawing on the concept of a governance space, which consists of a hierarchy, markets, and networks, we distinguish between four empirical manifestations of the NWS, namely, the NWS as (1) come back of the public/re-municipalization; (2) re-hierarchization; (3) de-agencification; (4) de-escalation in performance management. These movements can, on the one hand, be interpreted as a (partial) reversal of New Public Management (NPM) approaches and a “swinging back of the pendulum” (see Kuhlmann & Wollmann, 2019) toward public and classical Weberian principles (e.g., hierarchy, regulation, institutional re-aggregation). This reversal re-strengthened the hierarchy within the overall governance space to the detriment of, but without completely replacing, market mechanisms and networks. NPM’s failure to deliver what it promised and its inappropriateness as a response to more recent challenges connected to crises and wicked problems have engendered a partial return of the public and a move away from the economization logic of NPM. On the other hand, post-NPM reversals and managerial de-escalation gave rise to hybrid models that merge NPM and classic Weberian administration. While some well-functioning combinations of NPM and Weberianism exist, the hybridization of “old” and “neo” elements has also provoked ambivalent and negative assessments regarding the actual functioning of the NWS in Germany. Our analysis suggests that the NWS is only partially suitable as a model for reform and future administrative modernization, largely depending on the context surrounding reform and implementation practices.

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Back to bureaucracy? The advent of the neo-Weberian state in Germany Sabine Kuhlmann p. 1-16

Canadian public sector reform : towards a neo-Weberian state? Evert A. Lindquist, Jonathan Craft p. 1-16

Navigating public administration reforms and democracy : toward a neo-Weberian state in Mexico Diego Galego, Fernando Nieto-Morales p. 1-13

(The) hierarchy-oriented bureaucracy of South Korea : a type of neo-Weberian state Tobin Im, Seyeong Cha p. 1-12

Public administration developments in Australia : lessons an NPM leader might today draw from NWS Andrew Podger p. 1-17