It's mega-conference week for political scientists in Europe. For those of us not going to Ireland, the DVPW Dreländertagung is also happening here at Zeppelin Universität. I'll be presenting the first empirical paper of @demolaw.bsky.social. It is ☀️☀️☀️, lake swimming definitely an option!
DEMOLAW
@demolaw.bsky.social
DEMOLAW is an ERC-funded project examining the design, creation, and survival of democratic laws. The project is led by @steffenhurka.bsky.social at Zeppelin Universität.
📢 PhD position in Political Science Join the ERC-funded #DEMOLAW project, studying the design, creation and survival of democratic laws across the US, UK and EU using computational methods. 📍 Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen 📅 Apply by 12 July 2026 #PhD #PoliticalScience #AcademicJobs
🚨🎉Announcing our project's first publication🎉🚨 "Laws as Blades: A Conceptual Framework of Legislative Design" is now available open access in @policysciences.bsky.social Funded by @erc.europa.eu doi.org/10.1007/s110....
Laws as blades: A conceptual framework of legislative design - Policy Sciences
Legislation shapes every aspect of public life and stands at the core of governance. Despite sustained attention on a variety of aspects of legislation, we still lack a comprehensive and integrated fr...
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@kaplaner.bsky.social and @steffenhurka.bsky.social had the privilege to present and discuss the DEMOLAW project at the University of Aarhus. DEMOLAW thanks @rsenninger.bsky.social and the entire department of political science for the kind invitation, the hospitality, and the great feedback!
On Thursday at 17:00 (-1.A.05) @kaplaner.bsky.social presents "Balancing Versatility and Precision: A Framework for Capturing Legislative Design Choices in Democratic Systems", the first empirical paper of the @demolaw.bsky.social project. #EPSA2025 DEMOLAW conceptual paper: tinyurl.com/5auvzcbs
This week, we're in Madrid for #EPSA2025 where @kaplaner.bsky.social will present our first empirical research paper "Balancing Versatility and Precision: A Framework for Caputring Legislative Design Choice in Democratic Systems" on Thursday at 17:00 (-1.A.05).
Hello world! We are DEMOLAW, an ERC-funded project investigating the design, creation, and survival of democratic laws. Our website is now live! sites.google.com/view/demolaw To read our first research paper, visit: tinyurl.com/58p4m2m4 We will be at #EPSA2025 in Madrid & look forward to meeting!
DEMOLAW
Project objective
sites.google.com
Hello world! We are DEMOLAW, an ERC-funded project investigating the design, creation, and survival of democratic laws. Our website is now live! sites.google.com/view/demolaw To read our first research paper, visit: tinyurl.com/58p4m2m4 We will be at #EPSA2025 in Madrid & look forward to meeting!
DEMOLAW
Project objective
sites.google.com
The DEMOLAW team: PI: Steffen Hurka (@steffenhurka.bsky.social) Postdocs: Constantin Kaplaner (@kaplaner.bsky.social), Stefanie Rueß (@steffiru.bsky.social), Mike Cowburn (@mikecowburn.bsky.social) Research assistant: Amelie Sieber Follow us here for updates on our work & publications.
Meet the DEMOLAW-Team! Constantin Kaplaner (@kaplaner.bsky.social), Stefanie Rueß (@steffiru.bsky.social), myself, Amelie Sieber and Mike Cowburn (@mikecowburn.bsky.social). So much looking forward to the years ahead! Follow us at @demolaw.bsky.social!