In the book „Turning Points“, our chapter (with Sandra Plümer) deals with "obstacles on the path to lobbying transparency in Europe" by assessing policy stability, turning point and policy change in the case of the German #lobbyingregister.
The unexpected policy change after 16 years of opposition can be explained by a combination of three mechanisms that culminate in a critical juncture during the scandal about COVID-19 facemasks.
Zum Ende des Jahres erschien die Printausgabe von „Die Bundestagswahl 2021", gemeinsam herausgegeben an der #NRWSchool von Korte, Arno von Schuckmann, Sandra Plümer und mir.
In den vier Themenfeldern (Wahl, Parteien, Kommunikation, Regierung/Policy) finden sich 27 Beiträge von 51 großartigen Autorinnen und Autoren, mit denen wir uns bei einer Autorenkonferenz Ende 2021 sowie kontinuierlich im editor-review Prozess ausgetauscht haben.
Unser Einleitungsbeitrag fasst die Richtung der politikwissenschaftlichen Analysen zur Bundestagswahl zusammen: „Über #Coronakratie und #Transformation im Vorfeld der #Zeitenwende“.
Die Beiträge erschienen kontinuierlich "online first" beginnend im August 2022 und August 2023. Zum Jahresende ist das 650-Seiten starke Buch nun auch haptisch für unter den Weihnachtsbaum erhältlich.
Im Buch „Regieren in der Transformationsgesellschaft“, herausgegeben an der #NRWSchool, thematisiert mein Beitrag die neuen Treiber und alten Hürden der Politikgestaltung.
Drei Faktoren-Sets der Politikwandelforschung (institutionell, akteurbezogen, „politics of change“) zeigen die Dynamiken der Transformation und Ansatzpunkte, in sie sich von anderen Politikstabilitäts- und -wandelprozessen unterscheiden.
(How) do scientific experts engage in political learning in the science-policy interface?
Have a look at this new publication, co-authored with the excellent @BishoyZaki and published in the Journal of European Public Policy: “Understanding political learning by scientific experts: a case of EU climate policy”
On today's episode of #NewBooks #PoliSci : Wendy Hesford explains how the figure of the child-in-peril informs debates about border crossers, Malala Yousafzai, African child soldiers, the criminalization of Black children, and transgender rights. Her book couldn't be more timely.
The investigation I've been waiting for (including a nice visualisation):
A breakdown of all complaints filed against bloggers and musicians by Ekaterina Mizulina (Safe Internet League) - from formal complaints to social media posts - and what happened next.
Interesting investigation by Novaya Gazeta Europe demonstrating that, of the 1.3 million pro-war Russian social media posts (VK) they analysed, almost half were copy-pasted, and the majority were posted by state employees.
The findings are not surprising given what we know about Russian online information manipulation. Nonetheless, it's yet another cautionary message to not interpret Russian social media posts as authentic speech.
Over half of the participants are eager for the transnational #citizensjury in 2024 to share their experience with other citizens, #regroup and EU policymakers! 🇪🇺
Very grateful to receive the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) Early Career Award for my research on the visible and invisible mechanisms of information control in authoritarian states
Receiving this prize truly is an honour, and I'm particularly grateful to the institutions (and mentors!) that have supported me in pursuing research across established disciplinary boundaries, including:
Maastricht University (FASoS), University of Helsinki (HCAS & Aleksanteri Institute), Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS), NWO, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation, Leibniz IOS Regensburg, Leibniz Institute for Media Research (Hans Bredow Institute).
Such awards tend to reinforce the idea of 'individual excellence' in academic research and push collaboration to the background. I'm immensely grateful to my co-authors, collaborators and network.
The best research emerges when we think together #TeamScience