Matthias Döring

@matdoering.bsky.social

Associate Prof @ University of Southern Denmark, public administration researcher | passionate gamer | cat owner

Kanzler Merz wollte CDU-MdB Fritz #Güntzler zum neuen Verkehrsminister machen, doch der hat abgesagt. Offiziell aus mangelnder Erfahrung im Verkehrsbereich, schreibt die ZEIT. Doch die Absage könnte noch einen anderen Grund haben 👇

Axel Springer, the company that owns Politico, awards its top prize to...Antichrist lecturer Peter Thiel. No mention of the $50 million Thiel gave the son of Axel Springer's CEO to start a venture capital fund. But the CEO lauds Thiel's "courage and non-conformity." www.welt.de/wirtschaft/a...

In eigener Sache: Peter Thiel erhält den Axel Springer Award 2026 - WELT

Unternehmer und Investor Peter Thiel ist der diesjährige Preisträger des Axel Springer Awards. Die Auszeichnung soll auch ein Zeichen für Meinungsfreiheit und offene Debatten sein.

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Landing in Belfast for the European Political Science Society. Please share your favorite things to do, places to eat or drink. (Don’t bother recommending the Titanic museum (done it) or conflict tours).

Kürzlich haben wir darüber diskutiert, ob die AfD nach einem Wahlsieg bis zu 200 Beamt*innen austauschen könnte. Dass wir nicht über diese Zahl, sondern das eigentliche Ziel - Drohungen an die Verwaltung vorauszuschicken - reden sollten, habe ich für den @verfassungsblog.de aufgeschrieben. 1/

Verfassungsblog@verfassungsblog.de · 2mo ago

Sollte die AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt nach der Wahl an die Regierung kommen, muss sie niemanden entlassen, um die Verwaltung zu kontrollieren. DOMINIK VOGEL zeigt: Statt auf Entlassungen kann die AfD dafür auf Einschüchterung und Verunsicherung setzen. verfassungsblog.de/verwaltungsumbau-afd/

Zitat vom Autoren: "Das Berufsbeamtentum wird, trotz gegenläufiger Hoffnungen, die Demokratie nicht retten."

I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇

With #PMRC2026 in full swing, here is a reminder of a CfP for a special issue in IJPSM. Do you have a study that pushes our knowledge about administrative burden to the next level? Send it our way! We would love to include in this special issue. www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pa...

Reducing Administrative Burdens: Strategies, Stakeholders, and Impact

This Special Issue explores interventions and strategies that reduce administrative burdens which create inequity in access to public services.

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Looking forward to the inaugural conference of the European Network for Public Administration in Bucharest! Tomorrow, I will be presenting joint work with Ulrik Roehl on "Technical Debt" and how it is affecting public administration in the e-government panel. Feel free to drop by! #polsky #PAsky

🏆 Mosher & Mosher Award — Best Article by an Academic Congratulations to Vogel, R., Vogel, D., Liegat, M. C., & Hensel, D. on winning the 2025 Mosher & Mosher Award for their Public Administration Review article "From Social Categorization to Implicit Citizenship Theories"!

🚩🚩🚩Needing Ackman & RFK Jr funding & wanting to do it in Guinea-Bissau 🚩🚩🚩 If anything about the Stabell Benn & Aaby vaccine study were appropriate, the Danish government would have already funded it. I’m surprised these people are still employed.

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)@firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This a great piece of investigative journalism. @rollingstone.com This should be required reading for scientists and ethicists. Ethics matter, especially in science. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

🚨 3-Year Postdoc in Political Science at Aarhus University 🚨 I’m seeking to recruit a postdoc for my @erc.europa.eu research project 𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑩𝑹𝑰𝑼𝑴 on state-citizen interactions. Link and more information in second post. Position Start: Fall 2026 Application Deadline: ‼️ February 5, 2026, 23:59 CET ‼️

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🚨 Big news! I’ve received a major grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark 🎉 Over the next 3 years, I’ll be developing and validating a tool to measure how well people's administrative literacy, across countries, languages, and services. www.sdu.dk/da/om-sdu/fa...

Matthias Döring modtager DFF-bevilling

Lektor Matthias Döring skal i et nyt projekt undersøge, hvordan borgere oplever og navigerer i mødet med det offentlige. Projektet er netop støttet af Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond.

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🚨 Big news! I’ve received a major grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark 🎉 Over the next 3 years, I’ll be developing and validating a tool to measure how well people's administrative literacy, across countries, languages, and services. www.sdu.dk/da/om-sdu/fa...

Matthias Döring modtager DFF-bevilling

Lektor Matthias Döring skal i et nyt projekt undersøge, hvordan borgere oplever og navigerer i mødet med det offentlige. Projektet er netop støttet af Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond.

sdu.dk

There has never been a more important time to study public policy and public administration. With @fgilardi.bsky.social , I’m chairing the section on these topics for the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference, in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026. Send us your best work: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference

Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.

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Interviewing extremists, even critically, in mainstream news outlets normalizes and increases support for their views

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · 12mo ago

NEW - Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views - cup.org/4mmVIAL "exposure to uncritical interviews increases agreement with extreme statements and perceptions of broader support in the population" - @dianebolet.bsky.social & @florianfoos.bsky.social #OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract discussing the effects of extensive media exposure on public perceptions and normalization. It references specific research surveys conducted on Sky News UK and Australia, analyzing changes in public attitudes and policy effects due to media strategies.

My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years. If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply! shorturl.at/kcTbG

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