Navigating Globotics at the Semi-periphery: Public Management and Governance Shifts in the Visegrád Group under Globalisation and Technological Change(61 International Comparative Social Studies)

This book focuses on the economic and political challenges posed by the simultaneous processes of globalisation and rapid technological change for public management and policy making in the Visegrád countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia). The empirical work, based on 90 interviews and close cooperation with experts in the field, has provided valuable insights into the social consequences of the technological revolution, technical revolution, technical upgrading and economic development, public services, data management, communication and disinformation, coordination within the public sector and with private entities in the management of data and intellectual property. The research reveals a set of complex political economies with a high degree of political inertia characteristic of semi-peripheral countries, combined with various attempts to actively shape the technological flow.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors 1 The Visegrád Group at the Threshold of the Fourth Industrial Revolution  Marcin Zawicki 2 What Model of Public Management and Governance in Response to Globotics?  Stanislaw Mazur 3 The Socio-­Economic Consequences and Challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: an Empirical Study of the Visegrád Countries  Maciej Fraczek 4 Semi-­Peripherality, Dependency and the Institutional Foundations of Developing a Modern Industry in the Visegrád Countries  Tomasz Geodecki 5 Models for Managing State Relationships with Stakeholders in the Visegrád Countries  Andrzej Kozina 6 The Development of e-­Services in the Evolution of e-­Government in the V4 Countries  Marcin Kedzierski and Pavel Horák 7 The Management and Regulation of Data and Information Flows in the V4 Countries  Bartlomiej Biga 8 Open Data Policy as a Response of the V4 Countries to the Technological Shift  Marek Oramus 9 Communication Management – the Approach of the Visegrád Countries to Fake Narratives and News  Michal Zabinski and Máté Hajba 10 The Limited Yet Existing Agency of the Semi-­Periphery and the Case for Technological Re-­Embedding: Conclusions  Michal Mozdzen Appendix: List of Experts Participating in IDIs Index

About the Author :
Michał Możdżeń holds a PhD in economics and works as an assistant professor at Krakow University of Economics. His research focuses on political economy, macroeconomics, fiscal policy, public administration and labour market issues in CEE countries, with emphasis on Poland. Marcin Zawicki, habilitated doctor in policy sciences and PhD in economics. He works as associate professor at Krakow University of Economics. His research focuses on public management and governance, public policy and public administration.

Review :
Fourth Industrial Revolution represents a major challenge for a number of branches, including the public management and governance shift. These changes became the impetus for a new public policy – globotics. This book presents a very timely and professionally excellent analysis of globotics and its reflection and implementation in the core of Central Europe – the Visegrad Group. Innovativeness and strength of argument lies above-all in the emphasis on the practical implications and the response of key stakeholders. Required reading for anyone involved in public policy. —Ladislav Cabada, Metropolitan University Prague The monograph presents a study devoted to the defiance currently facing Visegrad Group states. The collection organizes in a well structured way an interesting analysis concerning management and governance processes under globalisation and technological changes. I found the book as very refreshing especially while taking into the account the rich intellectual value of the presented results. —Kamil Glinka, University of Wrocław