„Forschung ist kein Selbstzweck. Forschung muss zu Wertschöpfung, Produktion und Innovation in Deutschland und in Europa führen“, so der @bundeskanzler. Die Wissenschaftsfreiheit, wie sie Art. 5 Abs. 3 GG und das Bundesverfassungsgericht verstehen, setzt einen anderen Maßstab. 🧵 1/n

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Steffen Hurka@steffenhurka.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 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

📢 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

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📢 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

Two intense days in Oslo with the full SUPA consortium in one place 📸 Four panels of work-in-progress on the core questions driving the project — partners from Oslo, LMU Munich, Universitat de Barcelona, Södertörn, Zeppelin & Aarhus. More to come 👇

🚨 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...

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...

Eindrücke vom #Europatag in der Musikschule Friedrichshafen. Es war ein sehr stimmungsvoller Festakt, beeindruckend musikalisch eingerahmt vom Jugendsinfonieorchester der Stadt. Danke an alle Organisatoren und Beteiligten!

Ich freue mich auf den Festakt zum #Europatag am 9. Mai, organisiert von Europe Direct Friedrichshafen. Festredner ist Armin Laschet, MdB. Ich darf für die Zeppelin University einen Impulsvortrag beisteuern. Die Veranstaltung ist kostenlos, um Anmeldung wird gebeten 👇

Ich freue mich auf den Festakt zum #Europatag am 9. Mai, organisiert von Europe Direct Friedrichshafen. Festredner ist Armin Laschet, MdB. Ich darf für die Zeppelin University einen Impulsvortrag beisteuern. Die Veranstaltung ist kostenlos, um Anmeldung wird gebeten 👇

Wir freuen uns schon sehr darauf, am Donnerstag @ascharpf.bsky.social an der ZU Friedrichshafen begrüßen zu dürfen! Er wird sein neues Buch "Making a Career in Dictatorship" (OUP) vorstellen. Anmeldungen sind noch möglich 👇

Adam Scharpf@ascharpf.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📚 Book Talk am Bodensee 🗓 Do, 23.04.2026 🕖 19:15–20:45 📍 Zeppelin Universität Für alle, die sich für Politik, Geschichte & Autokratien interessieren. Ich freue mich auf den Austausch! Vielen Dank an @debremaria.bsky.social & @steffenhurka.bsky.social für die Einladung. Mehr Infos & Anmeldung: 👇

The Department of Political and Social Sciences at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen is looking for a Professor in Industrial and Organizational Psychology 👇 zeppelinuniversitaet.softgarden.io/job/64017103...

🎧 Audiobook Giveaway Lottery! Dive into the secret logic behind repression & coups with our new audiobook: "MAKING A CAREER IN DICTATORSHIP" I’m giving away 3 FREE copies! 1️⃣ Repost this 2️⃣ Do it by Monday 12 PM (noon) After that, I’ll randomly select 3 winners and send the audiobook links!

Adam Scharpf@ascharpf.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Russia, Venezuela, Iran, China, the Sahel region, the United States ... Want to know why state agents carry out brutal repression — or participate in illegal coups? Our new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" provides answers — it just got published by @academic.oup.com: tinyurl.com/ystwm3tf

Yves Steinebach and I published a blog post on @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, in which we highlight the key messages of our recent article on legal complexity and policy implementation in the EU in @climate-policy.bsky.social (available open access at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....).

Legal complexity undermines effective climate policy implementation

This study examines the implications of growing legal complexity in climate policy on the implementation of climate legislation, focusing on the European Union (EU). While complex legal frameworks ...

tandfonline.com

The Loop@ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🌏️ The #EU is a global leader in #ClimateAction. 📜 However, based on @climate-policy.bsky.social research, @steffenhurka.bsky.social & Yves Steinebach reveal that EU climate legislation has become so complex that even well-resourced member states struggle to put it into practice. 👉️ bit.ly/40w5Xtj

Yves Steinebach and I published a blog post on @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, in which we highlight the key messages of our recent article on legal complexity and policy implementation in the EU in @climate-policy.bsky.social (available open access at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....).

Legal complexity undermines effective climate policy implementation

This study examines the implications of growing legal complexity in climate policy on the implementation of climate legislation, focusing on the European Union (EU). While complex legal frameworks ...

tandfonline.com

The Loop@ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🌏️ The #EU is a global leader in #ClimateAction. 📜 However, based on @climate-policy.bsky.social research, @steffenhurka.bsky.social & Yves Steinebach reveal that EU climate legislation has become so complex that even well-resourced member states struggle to put it into practice. 👉️ bit.ly/40w5Xtj

On Sunday, one of Germany’s largest states went to the polls in a closely contested election. What can we learn from the results & how do they relate to looming deindustrialization in one of Germany’s industrial heartlands? A thread with some decriptive patterns from data on 1,101 municipalities. 🧵

Tom Nuttall@tomnuttall.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Baden-Württemberg is not about to become one giant Detroit. But ahead of what looks like a nail-biting election on Sunday, The Länd is certainly consumed with economic anxiety. My report from Stuttgart and Hohenlohe. www.economist.com/europe/2026/...

🔓️ : EU #climatepolicy has become increasingly more ambitious and more legally complex, which has reduced effective implementation, even in countries with strong administrative capacity, find @steffenhurka.bsky.social and Yves Steinebach @supaproject.bsky.social 🇪🇺 Read below⬇️

Legal complexity undermines effective climate policy implementation

tandfonline.com

🚨🎉 New Publication! 🎉🚨 Measuring Factional Conflict: A Comparative Approach Using Party Leadership Contests w/ @malpas.bsky.social & @blumrm.bsky.social Out now in Party Politics. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1354... (🧵 below)

Measuring factional conflict: A comparative approach using party leadership contests - Mike Cowburn, Amelia Malpas, Rachel M Blum, 2026

Intra-party factions have attracted increased scholarly attention in the twenty-first century as party systems have fragmented. Yet, we lack a comparative appro...

doi.org

Russia, Venezuela, Iran, China, the Sahel region, the United States ... Want to know why state agents carry out brutal repression — or participate in illegal coups? Our new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" provides answers — it just got published by @academic.oup.com: tinyurl.com/ystwm3tf

New article in @climate-policy.bsky.social with Yves Steinebach: "Legal complexity undermines effective climate policy implementation" Available open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New article in @climate-policy.bsky.social with Yves Steinebach: "Legal complexity undermines effective climate policy implementation" Available open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Amelie Sieber and I are happy to share that our review “𝗚𝘂𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝘂𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵” has been accepted for publication in volume 22 of the 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘸 & 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. Author accepted manuscript: www.steffenhurka.com/uploads/5/4/...

Just Out! New Issue of Policy Sciences (Dec 2025). link.springer.com/journal/1107... Articles on complexity science, transgender policy, policy learning, law, leadership, soveriegnty, buzzwords, minipublics & wildlife

It is almost 10 years since Hanspeter Kriesi published his seminal article on the politicization of European Integration @jcms-eu.bsky.social. A short thread on how things stand as of 2024, with @chesdata.bsky.social, looking at salience, clarity, and unity of party positions towards the EU 🧵:

Amelie Sieber and I are happy to share that our review “𝗚𝘂𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝘂𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵” has been accepted for publication in volume 22 of the 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘸 & 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. Author accepted manuscript: www.steffenhurka.com/uploads/5/4/...

📢 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

Wow 🤯 Rules keep on growing. Thank you, Steffen Hurka @steffenhurka.bsky.social and the #EUPLEX team, for providing such valuable to demonstrate how rising legislative complexity imposes real challenges on public administration and governance in modern democracies.

Steffen Hurka@steffenhurka.bsky.social · 9mo ago

📊 𝗘𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗫 dataset update! 💻 We updated complexity data to 𝟭,𝟬𝟯𝟮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, including entirely new data on 𝟴𝟭𝟱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀. The dataset now includes legislative procedures from 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟯 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. 📎 The data are now available for download at www.euplex.org/data

📊 𝗘𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗫 dataset update! 💻 We updated complexity data to 𝟭,𝟬𝟯𝟮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, including entirely new data on 𝟴𝟭𝟱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀. The dataset now includes legislative procedures from 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟯 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. 📎 The data are now available for download at www.euplex.org/data