Johanna Schnabel
@jos38.bsky.social
Lecturer/researcher at Freie Universität Berlin; federalism & decentralization, public policy, comparative politics
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New RSA Blog 🌍✍️ by Johanna Schnabel (@jos38.bsky.social) : Can Devolution Reduce Regional Inequality in the UK?
From “Levelling Up” to “Power Up Britain,” devolution is central, but structures alone aren’t enough. Read more 👇
🔗 www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...
Found this insightful!!
From “Levelling Up” to “Power Up Britain,” devolution is central, but structures alone aren’t enough. Read more 👇
🔗 www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...
Found this insightful!!
September 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New RSA Blog 🌍✍️ by Johanna Schnabel (@jos38.bsky.social) : Can Devolution Reduce Regional Inequality in the UK?
From “Levelling Up” to “Power Up Britain,” devolution is central, but structures alone aren’t enough. Read more 👇
🔗 www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...
Found this insightful!!
From “Levelling Up” to “Power Up Britain,” devolution is central, but structures alone aren’t enough. Read more 👇
🔗 www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...
Found this insightful!!
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NEW BLOG POST ALERT!
Is education a postcode lottery? Dive into the latest PSJ blog post examining how regional authority, spending, and demographics drive inequality across OECD countries.
By @jos38.bsky.social
Read here:
psjblog.net/2025/09/10/a...
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
Is education a postcode lottery? Dive into the latest PSJ blog post examining how regional authority, spending, and demographics drive inequality across OECD countries.
By @jos38.bsky.social
Read here:
psjblog.net/2025/09/10/a...
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
A postcode lottery in education? Explaining regional inequality in multilevel systems
by Johanna Schnabel Existing research focuses predominantly on inequality among individuals. But inequality also has a territorial dimension. This article seeks to better understand the drivers of …
psjblog.net
September 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
NEW BLOG POST ALERT!
Is education a postcode lottery? Dive into the latest PSJ blog post examining how regional authority, spending, and demographics drive inequality across OECD countries.
By @jos38.bsky.social
Read here:
psjblog.net/2025/09/10/a...
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
Is education a postcode lottery? Dive into the latest PSJ blog post examining how regional authority, spending, and demographics drive inequality across OECD countries.
By @jos38.bsky.social
Read here:
psjblog.net/2025/09/10/a...
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
🤔 🤓 Is comparative federalism able to provide explanatory insights or is it entirely a heuristic exercise to identify similarities and differences across federations? And which aspects of federalism can be meaningfully compared?
August 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
🤔 🤓 Is comparative federalism able to provide explanatory insights or is it entirely a heuristic exercise to identify similarities and differences across federations? And which aspects of federalism can be meaningfully compared?
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Explore this PSJ article from our latest issue examining how differences in authority, spending, and population size fuel regional educational inequality - drawing on data from 14 OECD countries.
By @jos38.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
By @jos38.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
June 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Explore this PSJ article from our latest issue examining how differences in authority, spending, and population size fuel regional educational inequality - drawing on data from 14 OECD countries.
By @jos38.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
By @jos38.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
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Morgen ist es soweit: In einem transdisziplinären Workshop loten wir die Möglichkeiten der Landesparlaments-Datenbank stateparl.de für Wissenschaft, Journalismus, Verwaltung und Zivilgesellschaft aus. Die Veranstaltung wird durch die @berlinualliance.bsky.social möglich gemacht. 🫶
March 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Morgen ist es soweit: In einem transdisziplinären Workshop loten wir die Möglichkeiten der Landesparlaments-Datenbank stateparl.de für Wissenschaft, Journalismus, Verwaltung und Zivilgesellschaft aus. Die Veranstaltung wird durch die @berlinualliance.bsky.social möglich gemacht. 🫶
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Federalism = self-rule + shared rule *or not*? 🤔
Publius editors @philiprocco.bsky.social & Paul Nolette have allowed Thomas Hueglin & me to comment on @jos38.bsky.social & Alan Fenna's thought provoking 2024 piece ✍️
Publius editors @philiprocco.bsky.social & Paul Nolette have allowed Thomas Hueglin & me to comment on @jos38.bsky.social & Alan Fenna's thought provoking 2024 piece ✍️
A Reply to Fenna and Schnabel’s (2024) “What is Federalism?”
Alan Fenna and Johanna Schnabel (2024; henceforth F&S) want to clarify what federal scholars mean when they study their object. They identify “two main
doi.org
February 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Federalism = self-rule + shared rule *or not*? 🤔
Publius editors @philiprocco.bsky.social & Paul Nolette have allowed Thomas Hueglin & me to comment on @jos38.bsky.social & Alan Fenna's thought provoking 2024 piece ✍️
Publius editors @philiprocco.bsky.social & Paul Nolette have allowed Thomas Hueglin & me to comment on @jos38.bsky.social & Alan Fenna's thought provoking 2024 piece ✍️
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For our project Territorial Inequality in Education, Johanna Schnabel @jos38.bsky.social , Paolo Dardanelli, Steven Ballantyne, and I are looking for an RA to support data collection. The position is based at Cardiff University and will be supervised by me. polisky www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLT184/r...
Research Assistant at Cardiff University
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February 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
For our project Territorial Inequality in Education, Johanna Schnabel @jos38.bsky.social , Paolo Dardanelli, Steven Ballantyne, and I are looking for an RA to support data collection. The position is based at Cardiff University and will be supervised by me. polisky www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLT184/r...
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📚✨Interested in #AffordableHousing and #federalism? In this study 👇, Antonios Souris and I develop an analytical framework to lay the groundwork for future investigations into affordable housing 🏘️ in federal countries.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Exploring affordable housing policy in federal states: social housing and housing allowances in Australia, Austria, Canada, and Germany
In federal states, constituent units play an important role in affordable housing policy. Nevertheless, insights into affordable housing policy in federations are lacking. To lay the grounds for fu...
www.tandfonline.com
September 25, 2024 at 2:02 PM
📚✨Interested in #AffordableHousing and #federalism? In this study 👇, Antonios Souris and I develop an analytical framework to lay the groundwork for future investigations into affordable housing 🏘️ in federal countries.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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📢 New Publication: 📑 "A postcode lottery in education? Explaining regional inequality in multilevel systems"
🔗 Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
🔗 Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
A postcode lottery in education? Explaining regional inequality in multilevel systems
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 29, 2024 at 9:26 AM
📢 New Publication: 📑 "A postcode lottery in education? Explaining regional inequality in multilevel systems"
🔗 Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
🔗 Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Reposted by Johanna Schnabel
The ECPR Standing Group on Federalism & Regionalism is now on Bluesky!
We already have an announcement. You can submit paper & panel proposals for the the next ECPR conference by 6 January 2025.
The SG is endorsing Section 15. More info 👇
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
We already have an announcement. You can submit paper & panel proposals for the the next ECPR conference by 6 January 2025.
The SG is endorsing Section 15. More info 👇
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Comparative Territorial Politics: Voters, Political Actors and Policies in Multilevel States
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
November 18, 2024 at 5:32 PM
The ECPR Standing Group on Federalism & Regionalism is now on Bluesky!
We already have an announcement. You can submit paper & panel proposals for the the next ECPR conference by 6 January 2025.
The SG is endorsing Section 15. More info 👇
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
We already have an announcement. You can submit paper & panel proposals for the the next ECPR conference by 6 January 2025.
The SG is endorsing Section 15. More info 👇
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
📢 New Publication: 📑 "A postcode lottery in education? Explaining regional inequality in multilevel systems"
🔗 Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
🔗 Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
A postcode lottery in education? Explaining regional inequality in multilevel systems
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 29, 2024 at 9:26 AM
📢 New Publication: 📑 "A postcode lottery in education? Explaining regional inequality in multilevel systems"
🔗 Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
🔗 Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Today is German Unity Day. But how unified is Germany? To celebrate, I want to share some data from a project with @lenamasch.bsky.social, @jos38.bsky.social and Antonios Souris on how "popular" people from different German states are - and how this evaluation differs. Here is it for everyone:
October 3, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Today is German Unity Day. But how unified is Germany? To celebrate, I want to share some data from a project with @lenamasch.bsky.social, @jos38.bsky.social and Antonios Souris on how "popular" people from different German states are - and how this evaluation differs. Here is it for everyone:
📚✨Interested in #AffordableHousing and #federalism? In this study 👇, Antonios Souris and I develop an analytical framework to lay the groundwork for future investigations into affordable housing 🏘️ in federal countries.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Exploring affordable housing policy in federal states: social housing and housing allowances in Australia, Austria, Canada, and Germany
In federal states, constituent units play an important role in affordable housing policy. Nevertheless, insights into affordable housing policy in federations are lacking. To lay the grounds for fu...
www.tandfonline.com
September 25, 2024 at 2:02 PM
📚✨Interested in #AffordableHousing and #federalism? In this study 👇, Antonios Souris and I develop an analytical framework to lay the groundwork for future investigations into affordable housing 🏘️ in federal countries.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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How do politicians use complex institutions, like federal structures, to assign and deflect blame?
Short answer: More smartly than we have commonly conceptualised. Beyond simply "scapegoating" other actors, they also make use of the institutional framework and simply "pass the responsibility"
Short answer: More smartly than we have commonly conceptualised. Beyond simply "scapegoating" other actors, they also make use of the institutional framework and simply "pass the responsibility"
Online first: "Attributing blame: how political parties in Germany leverage cooperative federalism" by Antonios Souris, Sabine Kropp & Christoph Nguyen
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Polisky
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Polisky
November 13, 2023 at 12:31 PM
How do politicians use complex institutions, like federal structures, to assign and deflect blame?
Short answer: More smartly than we have commonly conceptualised. Beyond simply "scapegoating" other actors, they also make use of the institutional framework and simply "pass the responsibility"
Short answer: More smartly than we have commonly conceptualised. Beyond simply "scapegoating" other actors, they also make use of the institutional framework and simply "pass the responsibility"