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This volume focuses on the evolution of public policy and the role of agenda setting with regard to policymaking in countries of the Global South. The authors illustrate the emergence of public policy research as an academic discipline, and highlight various aspects of history, governance, politics, and economics as components of public policy theory development. By offering a cross-national perspective, the papers contribute to a better understanding of when, how, and by whom a given policy agenda is designed, which is essential to grasping how policy is implemented. In turn, the authors investigate how the development of public policy research has influenced policymaking in fields such as democratization, migration, corruption, agriculture, environment, education, and entrepreneurship and, more specifically, agenda setting in selected countries of the Global South

With the Lisbon Strategy and mandate, the European Commission committed itself to promoting entrepreneurship as a major driver of innovation, competitiveness, and growth. This paper demonstrates that the renaissance of entrepreneurship policy along with the implementation of the Lisbon Agenda resulted in the localization of policy‐making, and re‐strengthened policy‐makers on the ground to successfully mobilize directly at the supranational level. Furthermore, it shows that EU entrepreneurship policy‐making has contributed to a shift from hierarchical government to a more horizontal and interactive form of governance in the new GermanLaenderwhich were highly exposed to Structural Funds and the Lisbon Agenda. The focus of analysis on the sub‐national level helps to fill an academic void in Europeanization and governance literature. By integrating a region‐ and policy‐specific perspective, this contribution goes beyond theorizing the regional dimension of Europeanization in a multi‐level governance scheme.

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Vor dem Hintergrund eines großen Bedarfs an Innovationspotential zur Ankurbelung der Wirtschaft und damit zur Verbesserung der Lage in Deutschland blicken die Autoren auf Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft der USA Dabei werden die folgenden Aspekte betrachtet: (1) die Schaffung von Humankapital, (2) die mikro- wie makrosozialen Umfeldbedingungen für wirtschaftliches Handeln seit der Entdeckung Amerikas, (3) die Fallbeispiele des Jeansherstellers Levi Strauss, des Microsoft-Gründers Bill Gates und der New Economy-Unternehmerin Liliana Nordbakk, (4) die Wirtschaftskultur in Europa und den USA sowie (5) die zukünftigen Standortvorteile in Form von Toleranz und Offenheit für Innovatives und Kreatives, für Anders- wie Gleichdenkende und für innovative Eliten aus dem In- wie Ausland. (ICG2)