Two SUPA panels on EU regulatory growth at #SGEU2026 in Catania 📸 Nir Kosti on complexity vs. discretion, Brigitte Pircher @brigittepircher.bsky.social on how "Better Regulation" quietly changed what it means. Sun, Sicily, and rule stocks — not a bad combo.

Together with @brigittepircher.bsky.social and Nir Kosti, I'll be editing a special issue on the politics of regulatory simplification in the EU at @jeppjournal.bsky.social. Please spread the word and send us your abstracts by 22 July! More info here 👇

JEPP Journal@jeppjournal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨 CfP 🚨 for the Special Issue “The politics of regulatory simplification in the European Union: actors, processes and outcomes”, guest edited by Nir Kosti, @steffenhurka.bsky.social & @brigittepircher.bsky.social More information 👉 think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Working on Better Regulation, simplification, Omnibus legislation or other forms of simplification and burden reductions in the EU? Submit to our call for papers for a SI in @jeppjournal.bsky.social deadline 22 July.

JEPP Journal@jeppjournal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨 CfP 🚨 for the Special Issue “The politics of regulatory simplification in the European Union: actors, processes and outcomes”, guest edited by Nir Kosti, @steffenhurka.bsky.social & @brigittepircher.bsky.social More information 👉 think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

“EU Better Regulation… doesn’t depoliticise. It reshapes politics.” From a presentation at SNES at Linköping University, Brigitte Pircher @brigittepircher.bsky.social (with Miranda Thulin & Swapnil Vashishtha) shows how “good regulation” is being redefined—without changing the rules.

Why do “independent” institutions become politicized? In Regulation & Governance @reggovjournal.bsky.social, Brigitte Pircher @brigittepircher.bsky.social shows how institutional design itself can generate contestation. doi.org/10.1111/rego... Congrats, Brigitte! 👏

My new article in Regulation & Governance introduces the concept of design-based politicization. It shows how institutional design features can turn technocratic bodies into sites of political contestation, using the EU’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board as a case. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Design‐Based Politicization in Non‐Majoritarian Institutions: The Case of the European Commission's Regulatory Scrutiny Board

Non-majoritarian institutions are designed to depoliticize policymaking and enhance the credibility of regulatory decisions. Yet many such bodies have become sites of contestation, exposing the limit...

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Rules, competitiveness, and simplification on the agenda at SNS Center for Business and Policy Studies. Great to see Brigitte Pircher @brigittepircher.bsky.social bringing SUPA-relevant insights to the debate. 🎥 Full recording: www.sns.se/evenemang/re...

How does the EU shift political battles? @brigittepircher.bsky.social and Karl Loxbo present research Sweden shows EU membership dampens conflict on economic issues, while sharpening debates on welfare and identity 🧩

European integration and transformed parliamentary opposition: Evidence from five decades of legislative politics | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

European integration and transformed parliamentary opposition: Evidence from five decades of legislative politics

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New publication out!

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 6mo ago

#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social - European integration and transformed parliamentary opposition: Evidence from five decades of legislative politics - https://cup.org/3ZSe4Qq - Karl Loxbo & @brigittepircher.bsky.social #FirstView

📢 CfP: Regulatory Growth in the EU The 2026 SG-EU @ecprsgeu.bsky.social Biennial Conference 1–3 July | Università di Catania Brigitte Pircher @brigittepircher.bsky.social and Nir Kosti invite papers on the drivers and consequences of EU rule growth. 📬 Submit by 8 Dec 2025 → nir.kosti@lmu.de

Södertörn Uni. @sodertornshogskola.bsky.social studies how rule-offsetting schemes work, combining theory, coding, and interviews with policymakers & civil society. Goal: effective and legitimate rule design. Team: Brigitte Pircher @brigittepircher.bsky.social , Miranda Thulin, Swapnil Vashishtha.

🧠 💶 Karl Loxbo & @brigittepircher.bsky.social : Complexity meets flexibility: unintended differentiation in EU public procurement 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🛑 The EU’s Better Regulation agenda risks cutting rules that protect workers, consumers & the environment. A policy brief by Brigitte Pircher @brigittepircher.bsky.social calls for stronger oversight, transparency & reclaiming regulation: library.fes.de/pdf-files/bu...

The SUPA project has a new webpage! 🌐 👉 www.supa.uio.no/english/inde... There you’ll find: 🌍 project background & goals 👩‍🔬 team members & institutional partners 📢 news, events & publications (with more coming soon!) Check it out — and let us know what you think!

We invite papers on: 🧩 Drivers and patterns of rule growth ⚙️ Implementation and administrative capacity 🔄 Deregulation and simplification efforts 📊 Methods for measuring complexity

SUPA: Sustaining Public Administration in Modern Democracies@supaproject.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📢 CfP | EPSS 2026 @epssnet.bsky.social (Belfast, 18–20 June 2026) Why do rules keep growing—and what happens when they do? Join our panel “Rules Growth: Dynamics, Drivers, and Implementation Challenges in Advanced Democracies”. 📅 Deadline: 5 November 2025 📧 Submit proposals to nir.kosti@lmu.de

📈 More laws, more policies, more regulations. But administrations aren’t growing at the same pace 🚨 This mismatch risks poor services, unequal treatment & frustration. That’s where #SUPA comes in: from 2025–2028, we’ll study how to improve rule design & strengthen modern democracies 🏛️✨

Two inspiring days in Munich have come to an end. Thank you team LMU for hosting a SUPA kick-off, and to everyone participating. Look forward to seeing you soon! #supaproject #horizoneurope