➡️ Check out the new article of Sonja Blum @sonjablum.bsky.social, Johanna Kuhlmann and Nora Habelitz @nhabelitz.bsky.social on #Sociology #Inequality #PoliticalEmotions #CIDAPE #ClimatePolicy #policynarratives #appraisaltheory #narrativepolicyframework.

➡️ Check out the new article of Nora Habelitz @nhabelitz.bsky.social, Fabienne Lind @fabiennelind.bsky.social and Sonja Blum @sonjablum.bsky.social on #EnergyPolicy. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Excited that my first peer-reviewed article, co-authored with @fabiennelind.bsky.social and @sonjablum.bsky.social is out! We ask how German and Italian parties used emotions in energy policy communication during the 2024 European Parliament elections. 👉Open Access: doi.org/10.1002/epa2...

EPA Journal@epa-journal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Out now! This article by N. Habelitz, F. Lind & S. Blum explores the emotional dimensions of policy communication during the 2024 European Parliament elections, a critical period for energy policy- as part of the SI by K. Olofsson, K. Gabehart & C. Stefes. Link in the comments! #policyprocess

Interested into "family policy change", how to conceptualise and measure it? Then this piece we put together with Sonja Blum may be of interest to you.... journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

‘Family policy change’ and the dependent variable problem: A systematic review of theories, conceptualisations, and measurements - Sonja Blum, Ivana Dobrotić, 2026

The ‘dependent variable problem’ remains a persistent challenge in the analysis of welfare state change, for which family policy is a prime case: it combines he...

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✨ Interested in conducting research on family policy and policy learning, in an international research environment? ▶️ 1 week left to apply for our open PhD position at Bielefeld University. 👇👇👇

Sonja Blum@sonjablum.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🚨Job alert: We are looking for a PhD Researcher at Bielefeld University ✨Research on policy learning, and work-family policies in Mexico & Germany, within the @sfb1342.bsky.social on global dynamics of social policy Applications until 12.1.26, details at: uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/473...

📢 #CfP Emotional Conflicts around Energy Transitions in Europe 📍ECPR General Conference, 8–11 Sept 2026 #ecprgc26 Panel chaired by @sonjablum.bsky.social & me Section #Climate Conflict & Political Mobilisations 👉 Please send Abstracts by 3 Jan 2026 via 📩to nora.habelitz@uni-bielefeld.de

🚨Job alert: We are looking for a PhD Researcher at Bielefeld University ✨Research on policy learning, and work-family policies in Mexico & Germany, within the @sfb1342.bsky.social on global dynamics of social policy Applications until 12.1.26, details at: uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/473...

Research Position / PhD Researcher (m/f/d) - CRC 1...

<div style="text-align: justify;">The Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1342, "Global Dynamics of Social Policy," has been...

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CfP: 'Political #Emotions in Times of Conflict', 11-12 March 2026 in Florence @sns.it @cidape.bsky.social @sonjablum.bsky.social and I invite papers for our panel 'Emotional conflicts around Energy transitions in Europe: #Policy narratives and policymaking dynamics'. 👉Deadline 31.12.2025

CRC 1342 "Global Dynamics of Social Policy" Enters Third Funding Phase! 🌏🥳 DFG is supporting the CRC for another four years until the end of 2029! #socialpolicy Read more: socialpolicydynamics.de/en uni-bremen.de/en/

'Policy advisory bodies during crises: a scoping review of the COVID-19 literature in Europe' From our latest issue 21.3, by Clemence Bouchat et al. Read with #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1332/1744... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social

Der #Call for Proposals für die #Dreiländertagung #3LT2026 von DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social & SVPW/ASSP ist offen. Wir freuen uns auf Vorschläge für Panels & Papers bis zum 14.11.2025! Alle Infos 👉 www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun... #CfP 14.11. #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft #SpreadTheWord

Nora Habelitz and Nikos Saridakis at #ECPR General Conference in #Thessaloniki. Nikos chaired a panel on #FarRight Mobilisation, @nhabelitz.bsky.social‬ presented a paper with @sonjablum.bsky.social‬ and @fabiennelind.bsky.social‬ on #emotions in policy communication during the 2024 #EU elections.

Check out one of the first publications from the CIDAPE project @cidape.bsky.social on „Climate, Inequality and Democratic Action - The Force of Political Emotions“ 👇

Michal Kolmaš@michelpoiccard.bsky.social · last yr.

New article just published - together with @evrop-anka.bsky.social, @sonjablum.bsky.social , @maartenhajer.bsky.social, O. Císař and Till Hilmar, we introduce the concept of "political emotions" and show how it helps us understand the climate crisis. Open Access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Last day of #ica25 🔥 Proud to have presented our work in progress on climate action salience on social media ahead of the 2024 EP elections 🇪🇺 for @cidape.bsky.social @fabiennelind.bsky.social @nhabelitz.bsky.social @sonjablum.bsky.social @tillhilmar.bsky.social @dominikzelinsky.bsky.social

This week, Susanna Soosaar (University of Tartu) and Nora Habelitz (University of Bielefeld) are working together to discuss climate policy narratives in Bielefeld. They’re analysing emotions in debates about climate laws in the Estonian and German context. 🌱

Nora Habelitz presenting research results with Fabienne Lind @fabiennelind.bsky.social and Sonja Blum @sonjablum.bsky.social at #ecprjs25. "Energized? How German and Italian Politicians emotionally narrate energy policy in the EU Elections 2024."🔋

Einladung: Am 2.7. um 12-13:30 geben Expert*innen Einblicke in die Individualförderung der #EU für die #PoWi: European Research Council #ERC und Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions #MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships Infos & Anmeldung bis 30.6. 👉 www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun... @erc.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu

One week left to propose your Special issue idea to the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis 📣👇

Sonja Blum@sonjablum.bsky.social · last yr.

The Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis now invites proposals for special issues! 📈3.9 (2023) Impact Factor/Q1 ⏰ Call open until 30 April 2025 All info on how to submit proposals can be found here: files.taylorandfrancis.com/jcpa-si-prop... @jcpascpa.bsky.social

Papers invited on the politics and policies shaping access to social rights, e.g.: How do policy actors perceive social citizenship + deserving groups? How is social citizenship redefined? 🇮🇹 ESPAnet Milan ⏳CfP til 24 April @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social www.espanetmilano2025.it/en-US/stream...

🥳Volume 53, Issue 2, is here! We have a fantastic collection of articles, many thanks to all of our authors and reviewers for their contributions.

It's a wrap! An honour to host 130+ participants and friends this week in Bielefeld for the International Community, Work & Family conference! Here a picture from our PhD workshop on Tuesday- with great info on publishing in @cwfjournal.bsky.social by @cassandraengeman.bsky.social & Marc Grau Grau🙏!

🔎Which criteria guide constructions of 'deservingness' in public policy? We discuss in our new blog post: policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/03/26/w... 🌟Thank you to Johannah Kuhlmann and Sonja Blum @sonjablum.bsky.social for this interesting piece! 🌟

Which criteria guide constructions of ‘deservingness’ in public policy?

by Sonja Blum and Johanna Kuhlmann In public policy, target group constructions are crucial. Groups are granted additional rights, while rights from other groups are withdrawn, certain groups of pe…

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In our new article, we are asking how scientists deal with the political dynamics of policy processes that are inherent to policymaking. Thanks to Jule Ksinsik for the great collaboration @jule-k.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library

Scientists who provide expert advice must engage with policy processes. Little is known about whether and how scientists deal with the political dynamics of policy processes that are inherent to poli...

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The Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis now invites proposals for special issues! 📈3.9 (2023) Impact Factor/Q1 ⏰ Call open until 30 April 2025 All info on how to submit proposals can be found here: files.taylorandfrancis.com/jcpa-si-prop... @jcpascpa.bsky.social

Papers invited on the politics and policies shaping access to social rights, e.g.: How do policy actors perceive social citizenship + deserving groups? How is social citizenship redefined? 🇮🇹 ESPAnet Milan ⏳CfP til 24 April @ivanadobrotic.bsky.social www.espanetmilano2025.it/en-US/stream...

Und auch in diesem Jahr wieder mit @schaderstiftung.bsky.social: der #Lehrpreis #Politikwissenschaft 👉 dvpw.de/informatione... Bewerbungen & Vorschläge bis 15.04.2025 an buero@dvpw.de AK #Hochschullehre #PoWiLehre #Didaktik #PoWi

Das neue Format der DVPW-#Impuls-#Tagung ist vor allem für unsere Sektionen, Arbeitskreis und Themengruppen interessant: 👉 www.dvpw.de/informatione... Anträge bis 28.02.2025 an buero@dvpw.de @akpf-dvpw.bsky.social @dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social @dvpw-ipe.bsky.social @ecib-dvpw.bsky.social

✨Are you working on Policy Design and Evaluation in the Era of Transformation: Current and Future Perspectives? 📣 Call for Papers for EGPA Glasgow, 26-29 August 2025. Proposals invited until 28 March with @bishoyzaki.bsky.social, Celine Mavrot & Ellen Fobé See: media.timtul.com/media/web_ii...

📣New article in @policy-politics.bsky.social In public policy, target group constructions are crucial. But how do they work? We argue that the CARIN criteria from welfare deservingness research guide positive/negative target group constructions across policy types. doi.org/10.1332/0305...

Wir suchen Verstärkung an der AG Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft und Politikfeldanalyse! New year, new (Postdoc) researcher opportunity - an der Uni Bielefeld. Bewerbungsfrist ist der 10.1.2025 👇

Sonja Blum@sonjablum.bsky.social · 2y ago

Job alert 🚨 🔎 (Postdoc) Researcher (full-time) Bielefeld University ✨Comparative Politics & Public Policy Apply until 3 January 2025 Details 🇩🇪 uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/386... Details 🇬🇧 uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/386... Please share widely/get in touch for more info