02100nam 2200337 n 450 991055819930332120230516132312.0(CKB)5860000000038637(NjHacI)995860000000038637(EXLCZ)99586000000003863720230516d2022 uu 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierOn Track or Off The Rails? Intra-ministerial decision-making in transport infrastructure planning /Jenny RademannGöttingen :Universitätsverlag Göttingen,2022.1 online resource (76 pages)In order to achieve a transition from a transport system centred on the individual car to one centred on (electrified) rail a new focus in infrastructure planning is needed. The preparation of project proposals for the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan 2030 on the sub-national level in Germany provides an opportunity to study decision-making processes in ministries and compare their respective results in this respect.Using document analysis, expert interviews, qualitative content analysis as well as QCA, this thesis in political science analyses how decision-making processes within bureaucracies impact the decision output in transport infrastructure planning. It contributes to the discussion on bureaucracy-politics interactions that is relevant beyond the German case.One result is that ministries tend to use complex decision-making processes for topics deemed salient as long as the available capacity permits it. Consequently, in order to conduct legitimacy-enhancing steps - such as public participation - a well-funded bureaucracy is indispensable.On Track or Off The Rails? Infrastructure (Economics)Infrastructure (Economics)363Rademann Jenny1242476NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910558199303321On Track or Off The Rails2882128UNINA