Chair of European Politics
New publication in Policy Sciences
11/11/2025
How can democratic legislative designs be empirically measured and compared?
In the first article of the DEMOLAW project, Steffen Hurka, Stefanie Rueß, Mike Cowburn, and Constantin Kaplaner argue that democratic laws systematically vary in their versatility and precision, and they develop a new typology of legislative designs. Using EU legislation in environmental and financial policy, they illustrate the value of this typology. The article is available open access in Policy Sciences.
Other articles
02/16/2026Legal complexity undermines effective climate policy implementation
More complex EU climate laws are implemented less effectively. Ambition needs workable legislative design to translate goals into action.
01/13/2026The time after – Annual topic 2026
Lecture series, exhibition & symposium. Start on 3 February 2026, 7.15 p.m. Exhibition opening on 27 March 2026 at 7 p.m.
01/11/2026New Publication in the Journal of Management Studies
The article "Micro-processes of Constrained Innovation: A Field Study of Constraint-Handling Practices in Base of the Pyramid Innovation Projects" was accepted for publication in the Journal of Management Studes.
12/23/2025New Publication in Political Communication
The study examines how digitally networked political elites and hyper-partisan media contribute to political radicalization, focusing on the politicization of “Critical Race Theory” within the US Republican Party. It shows that legislators ...
