Journal of
Public Administration and Policy Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Adm. Policy Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2480
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPAPR
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 149

Review

The digitally induced increase of wicked problems as a challenge for politics and public management

Olaf Winkel
  • Olaf Winkel
  • Berlin School of Economics and Law, CL – FB 3: Public Administration Alt-Friedrichsfelde 60, 10315 Berlin, Germany.
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  •  Received: 03 May 2020
  •  Accepted: 18 January 2021
  •  Published: 31 January 2021

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