Navigating Globotics at the Semi-Periphery: Public Management and Governance Shifts in the Visegrád Group Under Globalisation and Technological Change

The book focuses on the economic and political challenges posed by concurrent processes of globalisation and rapid technological change for public management and policy-making in the Visegrad countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia). Empirical work based on 90 interviews and a close cooperation with matter experts allowed us to draw valuable insights on the issues such as managing social consequences of technological revolution, technical upgrading and economic development, government service provision, data management, communication and disinformation, coordination within the public sector and with private entities on data and intellectual property management. The research reveals a set of complex political economies exhibiting high degree of policy inertia characteristic of semi-peripheral countries, combined with various attempts at actively shaping technological current.