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Eva Thomann
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Professor @unikonstanz.bsky.social, Public Administration & Policy, QCA, EU customization, KOMEX academic convenor @komex.bsky.social. Book: http://tinyurl.com/tmjapbq . All typos are my own

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Jul 7
Dates & preliminary courses for the 2026 Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops #KOMEX2026 just out!

👉 Short courses: Feb 19-20, 2026
👉 Compact and main courses: Feb 23-27, 2026

Registration starts Aug 15 here:

afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex/kon...

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · 17d
Learn how to analyze panel & repeated cross-sectional data w/ @na-wehl.bsky.social at #KOMEX2026.

Join “Hands-on Intro to Longitudinal & Panel Data Analysis”. Apply fixed/random effects & hybrid models using your own data.

📍Konstanz | 🗓️ 23–27 Feb
💻 R & Stata

afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · 19d
Looking to add QCA to your methods toolkit?

Join the #KOMEX2026 Introduction to QCA using R
📅 23–27 Feb 2026 | 💻 Online | 💶 €440 early bird | 🎓 4 ECTS

Learn how to model causal complexity w/ @nenaoana.bsky.social & Barbora Valik.

afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

@methodsnet.bsky.social

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · 21d
Looking to level up your systematic review skills?

Join our #KOMEX2026 course by Dr Liliana Abreu @uni-konstanz.de and learn to formulate review Qs, appraise quality, and use ASreview for AI-supported screening.

📅 19–20 Feb
💻 Online
€180 early bird
Sign up: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · 24d
Interested in authoritarian, post-conflict, or surveilled settings?

📍 Join “Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts” #KOMEX2026 online course by @catherineowen.bsky.social & @xiananj.bsky.social.

Learn creative, experimental, and decolonial ethnogr. methods: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · 26d
Designing your case study the smart way?
Join @evathomann.bsky.social in @uni-konstanz.de for a deep dive into Comparative Case Study Design.

📅 23–27 Feb
💶 €440
Learn the art of casing, comparing, and making valid inferences in small-N research.

🔗 Register: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · 29d
🛎️ Early view

How do #Accountability relations between #Intermediaries #Regulators & #RegulatoryTargets shape intermediaries’ decision to report targets to regulators❓

@evathomann.bsky.social points to intermediaries’ (non-)compliance as a problem of accountability 👇

doi.org/10.1093/pols...

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · 29d
Now #openaccess in Policy & Society @policysociety.bsky.social:

Why do intermediaries (not) comply with their regulatory tasks? It's about accountability, studid!

Theory: Accountability Regimes Framework
Case: UK #Prevent duty
Methods: interviews, #QCA & survey experiment

doi.org/10.1093/pols...
Explaining regulatory intermediaries’ compliance through the accountability regimes framework
Abstract . This article assesses how accountability relations between intermediaries, regulators, and regulatory targets affect intermediary non-compliance
doi.org

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · Oct 9
📣 New course at #KOMEX2026:

Diff-in-Diff Methods with Lena Janys
📍 In-person @uni-konstanz.de
🗓 23–25 Feb

Master causal inference. Learn modern DiD techniques, from heterogeneous treatment effects to violations of parallel trends. Includes labs + feedback!

👉 afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex/mc-...

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Oct 9
I'm hiring!
Post-doctoral researcher-KOMEX director
Wanted: talent in social science research methodology/ methods-versed inequality researcher, interest in global knowledge production!

@excinequality.bsky.social @komex.bsky.social @methodsnet.bsky.social

stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/2...
Post-doctoral researcher – KOMEX director
Deadline: October 31, 2025
stellen.uni-konstanz.de

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · Sep 30
🧑‍💻 New to NVivo? Learn how to analyze interviews, docs, & media with Reflexive + Codebook Thematic Analysis in this 2-day online course at #KOMEX2026.

🗓️ Feb 19–20 | 💶 €180
👩‍🏫 Taught by Dr. Anka Kekez Koštro

Register: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Sep 24
When you're a public administration scholar, it really does not help being unable to type the word bureacuracy correctly. Sorry, bureuacracy. Argh.

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · Sep 24
Ready to integrate ChatGPT and open-source LLMs into your research?

Join Dr. @seraphinemaerz.bsky.social for our online course on AI-assisted Text Analysis.
- Full hands-on setup
- Reproducible workflows in R
- Critical reflection on ethics

📅 23-25 Feb, 2026

🔗 afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/mc-ekomex...

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · Sep 22
Want to rethink your stats approach?
Join our online Bayesian Stats course with Dr. Scott Kunkel, @uni-konstanz.de

Fit real models in R, compare Bayesian & frequentist logic, and gain new insights.

📅 23–25 Feb, 2026
1 ECTS | €270 early bird

🧠🔗 afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex/mc-...

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Sep 19
I hear you. And while things clearly are not ok, I'm still sending transatlantic hugs. Haven't got much useful to say...

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Sep 18
My above opinion neither refers to what people choose to do in their free time, nor to those who make up for it fair and square. 😀

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Sep 17
Deffo not advocating overwork. Though speaking of it, unpaid blog writing and posting might add to that load. In practice reviewing, writing, editing usually happens during paid work hours, at least so it should IMHO

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Sep 17
Disagree. Unlike a dedicated peer reviewer, I typically lack the specialized knowledge to assess a preprint's quality. Peer review is a key mechanism to secure the scientific validity of academic work IF done professionally. 95% of my work got better & errors were corrected thanks to peer review.

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Sep 17
The way to counter the "academic publishing system is broken" narrative (which I disagree with) is to take our jobs as editors, reviewers, authors seriously. Blogs and preprints do not have the same scientific quality and legitimacy as peer-reviewed research.

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Sep 17
I agree they are complementary and important. But they are also secondary to the core business (research, teaching, mentoring/supervision, admin) and therefore rival if they are prioritized over core business. Don't find "what's the rush" convincing-knowledge production matters just like careers

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Sep 17
Touché

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · Sep 17
Curious about how data science and social science intersect?
Join Dr. Rafiazka Hilman for Introduction to Computational Social Science at #komex2026!

🧠 5 days of Python, networks, spatial & text analysis
🗓 Feb 23–27 | 💻 Online | 4 ECTS

🔗 afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/mc-ekomex...

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Sep 17
In an academic work day, the first four have equal priority to publishing, reviewing and editing, I would say. Social life, blogs and social media don't. So, don't publish one blog / post after another while I am waiting endlessly for your editorial decision/ review/ revisions. That sucks.

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Sep 17
gotcha

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Sep 17
Unpopular opinion: academic publishing would be considerably faster if editors, reviewers and authors spent less time writing blogs and social media posts, and more time on their respective tasks.

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · Sep 15
Learn. Connect. Grow. 🌱
#KOMEX2026 brings world-class methods workshops to @uni-konstanz.de & online.

📅Feb, 2026
🔗Join now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

@methodsnet.bsky.social @excinequality.bsky.social

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · Sep 11
Interested in uncovering complex causal patterns?

The Set-Theoretic Track at #KOMEX2026 helps you ask new kinds of questions with QCA.

✨Learn from the leading experts in the field.

🌐 Online only
📅 Feb 2026
🔗 Register: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

@methodsnet.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · Sep 8
Proud to share that #KOMEX2026 Qual & Case-Oriented Techniques track is taught entirely by women researchers from across Europe and beyond! 🌍

✔️ Rigorous training in fieldwork, process tracing, NVivo & more
📅 February 2026, @uni-konstanz.de & online

Join: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · Sep 4
I teach Comparative Case Study Design at @komex.bsky.social 23-27.2.!
The course explores how& why to compare cases, with practical tools for designing methodologically sound qualitative studies.

Register here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex-com...
@excinequality.bsky.social @methodsnet.bsky.social
komex: Comparative Case Study Design | Academy of Advanced Studies at the University of Konstanz
afww.uni-konstanz.de

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · Sep 3
📊 The Quant & Observational Techniques track at #KOMEX2026 offers:

• Survey Experiments
• DiD
• Longitudinal models
• SNA & data viz in R

Learn causal inference, modeling, and design taught by experts.

🌍 Online or in @uni-konstanz.de
🗓️ Feb 2026
🔗 afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

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Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social · Sep 1
Want to bring code + methods together?

The Computational Track at #KOMEX2026 includes:
🤖 Python
📈 ML for prediction
🧠 LLMs + AI text analysis
🌐 Online, not-for-profit, ECTS-ready
February 2026

🔗Register and learn more: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...
@uni-konstanz.de @methodsnet.bsky.social