Dr. Achim Lang

Projects

• Evaluation of the implementation status of the cantonal digital strategy / Deputy project leader / completed
• Regulatory impact assessment of FINMA Circulars / Project leader / completed
• Analysis of Inter-Municipal Collaboration in Service Delivery in the Austrian Federal State Vorarlberg / Co-project leader / completed
• Co-development pf a participation platform, innovation network and living lab for the digital transformation of a canton / region / Team member / completed
• Analysis of Service Delivery of Albaniane Municipalities (Scoping Mission) / Project leader / completed
• Annual Capacity and Performance Assessment of Kenian County Governments / Project leader / completed
• Evaluation of Stakeholder-Collaboration in Developing an eGovernmant Application / Project leader / completed
• The digital revolution in public administration / Team member / completed
• Electronic health dossier / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Mertes, A. and Lang, A. (2025) 'User profiles and personas of electronic participation in public discourse', Telematics and Informatics Reports, 19(100241). doi: 10.1016/j.teler.2025.100241.
• Hegele, Y. et al. (2024) 'Compliance with national standards of decentralized public services : the case of preschool services in Albania', Public Administration and Development, 44(2), pp. 75–90. doi: 10.1002/pad.2037.
• Möckli, M., Vetsch, M. and Lang, A. (2023) 'Leistungserbringung in kleinen Gemeinden : Eigenerstellung oder Auslagerung?', Swiss Yearbook of Administrative Sciences, 14(1), pp. 1–15. doi: 10.5334/ssas.175.
• Teucher, M. and Lang, A. (2020) 'Die Digitalisierung von Verwaltungsleistungen : die Auswirkungen auf die Bearbeitungszeit am Beispiel des eUmzugCH', Jahrbuch der Schweizerischen Verwaltungswissenschaften, 11(1), pp. 94–107. doi: 10.5334/ssas.142.
• Lang, A. and Brüesch, C. (2019) 'Collaborative governance in program Implementation : the development of e-relocation notification in the Swiss canton of Zurich', International Journal of Public Administration, 43(12), pp. 1083–1095. doi: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1665681.
• Tosun, J. and Lang, A. (2017) 'Policy integration : mapping the different concepts', Policy Studies, 38(6), pp. 553–570. doi: 10.1080/01442872.2017.1339239.
• Lang, A. (2016) 'Collaborative governance in health and technology policy : the use and effects of procedural policy instruments', Administration & Society, pp. 1–27. doi: 10.1177/0095399716664163.
• Deleye, C. and Lang, A. (2014) 'Maternal health development programs : comparing priorities of bilateral and private donors', BMC International Health and Human Rights, 14(31). doi: 10.1186/s12914-014-0031-x.
• Lang, A. (2014) 'Government capacities and stakeholders : what facilitates ehealth legislation?', Globalization and Health, 10(4). doi: 10.1186/1744-8603-10-4.

Books, peer-reviewed

Lang, A. and Murphy, H. (2014) Business and sustainability : between government pressure and self-regulation. Heidelberg: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-07239-5.

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

• Lang, A. (2025) 'Agiles Geschäftsprozessmanagement im öffentlichen Sektor', in Hegele, Y. and Stoll, A. (eds) Agiles Arbeiten im öffentlichen Sektor : Erfahrungen aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Wiesbaden: Springer, pp. 119–139. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-48296-1_6.
• Menzi, C., Lang, A. and Mertes, A. (2025) 'Digitale Transformation der Schweiz', in Klenk, T., Nullmeier, F., and Wewer, G. (eds) Handbuch Digitalisierung in Staat und Verwaltung. Wiesbaden: Springer, pp. 1045–1056. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-37373-3_98.
• Menzi, C., Lang, A. and Mertes, A. (2023) 'Digitale Transformation der Schweiz', in Klenk, T., Nullmeier, F., and Wewer, G. (eds) Handbuch Digitalisierung in Staat und Verwaltung. Wiesbaden: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-23669-4_98-1.
• Hegele, Y. and Lang, A. (2022) 'Wie können kollaborative E-Government Projekte gelingen? : Lessons Learned aus zwei Projekten im Kanton Zürich', in Pleger, L. E. and Mertes, A. (eds) Digitale Transformation der öffentlichen Verwaltung in der Schweiz : Stand, Entwicklungslinien und Praxisbeispiele. Wiesbaden: Springer, pp. 195–217. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-36591-2_9.
• Lang, A. (2020) 'Technologieakzeptanz und nachhaltiges Verbraucherverhalten : ein experimentelles Design zum Einfluss von sozialen Strukturen', in Nagel, M. et al. (eds) Politische Komplexität, Governance von Innovationen und Policy-Netzwerke. Wiesbaden: Springer, pp. 153–159. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-30914-5_18.
• Tosun, J. and Lang, A. (2016) 'The politics of hydraulic fracturing in Germany : party competition at different levels of government', in Weible, C. M. et al. (eds) Policy debates on hydraulic fracturing. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 177–200. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-59574-4_7.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Lang, A. and Mertes, A. (2025) 'Support of digital public services in Switzerland : differences between citizens and civil servants', in EGPA Annual Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 26-29 August 2025.
• Andermatt, K. C. and Lang, A. (2025) 'Public perception of mission-oriented innovation policy at the local level in Switzerland', in 7th Innovation in Public Services and Public Policy Conference (PUBSIC), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 5-7 February 2025.
• Brüesch, C. et al. (2016) 'Ownership strategies and stakeholder relations of state-owned enterprises : taking stock of current practice in Swiss cantons', in 20th Annual International Research Society on Public Management IRSPM Conference, Hong Kong, 13-15 April 2016. Available at: http://programme.exordo.com/irspm2016/delegates/presentation/298/.

Other publications

• Andermatt, K., Stoll, A. and Lang, A. (2022) 'Mission-oriented innovation systems for sustainable development : a governance design approach', in IRSPM Conference 2022, online, 19-22 April 2022.
• Lang, A. (2022) 'The need to understand and integrate procedural and substantive tools', in Howlett, M. (ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Policy Tools. London: Routledge, pp. 47–58. doi: 10.4324/9781003163954.
• Kaiser, C., Machljankin, J. and Lang, A. (2022) Zusammenarbeit der Gemeinden im Suhrental. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-33889.
• Lang, A., Kaiser, C. and Machljankin, J. (2021) Prüfbericht Gemeindefusion Bubikon – Dürnten – Rüti. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-33890.
• Brüesch, C., Fischer, D. and Lang, A. (2020) Bevölkerungsumfrage in der Schweiz, Deutschland und Österreich zur nationalen Contact Tracing-App : eine Studie des Instituts für Verwaltungsmanagement der ZHAW. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-22545.
• Githae, P. et al. (2017) County annual capacity & performance assessment (ACPA) : synthesis report. Nairobi: Matengo Githae & Associates.
• Lang, A. (2015) 'Germany', in Fierlbeck, K. and Palley, H. A. (eds) Comparative health care federalism. Farnham: Ashgate, pp. 29–47.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Stoll, A. and Lang, A. (2023) 'Innovation capabilities in public sector innovation labs', in IRSPM Conference 2023, Budapest, Hungary, 3-5 April 2023.
• Mertes, A. and Lang, A. (2023) 'User profiles of electronic participation in public policymaking and policy implementation', in EGPA Annual Conference, Zagreb, Croatia, 5-8 September 2023.
• Lang, A. and Brüesch, C. (2018) 'Collaborative governance and co-production : the development of the e-relocation-notification in the Canton Zurich in Switzerland', in XXII IRSPM Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 11-13 April 2018. Available at: http://programme.exordo.com/irspm2018/delegates/presentation/342/.
• Lang, A. (2017) 'Public corporate governance at the municipality level : how transparent are government owned organizations in Switzerland?', in 21st Annual International Research Society on Public Management IRSPM Conference, Budapest, 19-21 April 2017. Corvinus University of Budapest.
• Lang, A., Malang, T. and Schneider, V. (2013) 'International Congress on Public Policy, Grenoble, France, 26-28 June 2013', in International Congress on Public Policy, Grenoble, France, 26-28 June 2013.

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