Abstract
<p>On the occasion of Jörg Bogumil's 65th birthday, this commemorative publication features 23 contributions by companions from academia and practice, reflecting on his multifaceted work in political science research. They reflect on the development paths of public administration and local politics in recent decades, analyze reform trends and sustainable ideas, and show how administrations and local actors prepare for current and future challenges. In addition, they highlight the numerous cross-connections that Jörg Bogumil, one of Germany's most distinguished public administration scholars, has consistently built between the academic research horizon and practical action. <bold>With contributions by</bold> Nathalie Behnke | Arthur Benz | Martin Burgi | Roland Czada | Falk Ebinger | David H. Gehne | Sascha Gerber | Philipp Gräfe | Stephan Grohs | Jonas Hafner | Rolf Heinze | Lars Holtkamp | Stefan Immerfall | Werner Jann | André Jethon | André Kastilan | Tanja Klenk | Sabine Kuhlmann | Sebastian Kurtenbach | Franz Lehner | Frank Nullmeier | Martin Paul | Sören Petermann | Ludger Pries | Christoph Reichard | Christina Reinhardt | Josef Schmid | Klaus-Peter Strohmeier | Louisa Anna Süß | Sylvia Veit | Hans-Josef Vogel | Uwe Wagschal | Hellmut Wollmann</p>