SUPA: Sustaining Public Administration in Modern Democracies
@supaproject.bsky.social
SUPA tackles administrative overburdening in advanced democracies, where rule growth outpaces capacity. Its insights aim to boost efficiency. Funded by Horizon Europe. https://www.supa.uio.no/
Pinned
📈 More laws, more policies, more regulations. But administrations aren’t growing at the same pace 🚨 This mismatch risks poor services, unequal treatment & frustration. That’s where #SUPA comes in: from 2025–2028, we’ll study how to improve rule design & strengthen modern democracies 🏛️✨
We set ourselves a mammoth challenge: mapping policy changes down to the level of individual tasks and their allocation across actors.
Such granular don’t exist. We take it VERY seriously.
Therefore, our research assistants met to calibrate coding practices to ensure our data are reliable.
Such granular don’t exist. We take it VERY seriously.
Therefore, our research assistants met to calibrate coding practices to ensure our data are reliable.
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
We set ourselves a mammoth challenge: mapping policy changes down to the level of individual tasks and their allocation across actors.
Such granular don’t exist. We take it VERY seriously.
Therefore, our research assistants met to calibrate coding practices to ensure our data are reliable.
Such granular don’t exist. We take it VERY seriously.
Therefore, our research assistants met to calibrate coding practices to ensure our data are reliable.
‼️Join Brigitte Pircher @brigittepircher.bsky.social in an important debate on administrative burden reduction.
Brigitte will present fresh insights from the SUPA project on regulation, administrative capacity, and implementation challenges.
Details: www.sns.se/evenemang/re...
Brigitte will present fresh insights from the SUPA project on regulation, administrative capacity, and implementation challenges.
Details: www.sns.se/evenemang/re...
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
‼️Join Brigitte Pircher @brigittepircher.bsky.social in an important debate on administrative burden reduction.
Brigitte will present fresh insights from the SUPA project on regulation, administrative capacity, and implementation challenges.
Details: www.sns.se/evenemang/re...
Brigitte will present fresh insights from the SUPA project on regulation, administrative capacity, and implementation challenges.
Details: www.sns.se/evenemang/re...
🎉 Big congratulations!
SUPA's WP co-PI Alexa Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social has won the Gördeler Prize 2026 for her PhD on municipal crisis management — highlighting how local governments can stay effective and legitimate in times of crisis.
👏 Well deserved!
🔗 publicgovernance.de/html/de/Carl...
SUPA's WP co-PI Alexa Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social has won the Gördeler Prize 2026 for her PhD on municipal crisis management — highlighting how local governments can stay effective and legitimate in times of crisis.
👏 Well deserved!
🔗 publicgovernance.de/html/de/Carl...
February 6, 2026 at 8:19 AM
🎉 Big congratulations!
SUPA's WP co-PI Alexa Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social has won the Gördeler Prize 2026 for her PhD on municipal crisis management — highlighting how local governments can stay effective and legitimate in times of crisis.
👏 Well deserved!
🔗 publicgovernance.de/html/de/Carl...
SUPA's WP co-PI Alexa Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social has won the Gördeler Prize 2026 for her PhD on municipal crisis management — highlighting how local governments can stay effective and legitimate in times of crisis.
👏 Well deserved!
🔗 publicgovernance.de/html/de/Carl...
‼️Research impact in action ‼️
Our climate policy paper is now in the top 5% on @altmetric.com and covered by 28 news outlets - including @eurekalert.bsky.social, @scienmag.bsky.social, @idw-online.de, plus many national and regional outlets across Europe.
Our climate policy paper is now in the top 5% on @altmetric.com and covered by 28 news outlets - including @eurekalert.bsky.social, @scienmag.bsky.social, @idw-online.de, plus many national and regional outlets across Europe.
🚨 Fresh out of the oven 🚨
New #SUPA paper on which climate policies work “in all seasons,” even as policy mixes keep growing. Evidence from 40 countries.
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New #SUPA paper on which climate policies work “in all seasons,” even as policy mixes keep growing. Evidence from 40 countries.
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🔓️ Using a new methodological toolkit which evaluates individual climate policies within expanding policy mixes, Fernández-i-Marín et al. identify a list of essential #climatepolicy measures that are effective across all contexts - read below⬇️
February 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
‼️Research impact in action ‼️
Our climate policy paper is now in the top 5% on @altmetric.com and covered by 28 news outlets - including @eurekalert.bsky.social, @scienmag.bsky.social, @idw-online.de, plus many national and regional outlets across Europe.
Our climate policy paper is now in the top 5% on @altmetric.com and covered by 28 news outlets - including @eurekalert.bsky.social, @scienmag.bsky.social, @idw-online.de, plus many national and regional outlets across Europe.
🚨 Fresh out of the oven 🚨
New #SUPA paper on which climate policies work “in all seasons,” even as policy mixes keep growing. Evidence from 40 countries.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
New #SUPA paper on which climate policies work “in all seasons,” even as policy mixes keep growing. Evidence from 40 countries.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
🔓️ Using a new methodological toolkit which evaluates individual climate policies within expanding policy mixes, Fernández-i-Marín et al. identify a list of essential #climatepolicy measures that are effective across all contexts - read below⬇️
Effective climate policies for ‘all seasons’: novel evidence from 40 countries
www.tandfonline.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:40 PM
🚨 Fresh out of the oven 🚨
New #SUPA paper on which climate policies work “in all seasons,” even as policy mixes keep growing. Evidence from 40 countries.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
New #SUPA paper on which climate policies work “in all seasons,” even as policy mixes keep growing. Evidence from 40 countries.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
Which climate policies are the real “all-season players”? New SUPA research in @climate-policy.bsky.social identifies individual measures that reliably cut emissions across policy mixes.
Read: doi.org/10.1080/1469...
@cknill.bsky.social
Read: doi.org/10.1080/1469...
@cknill.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Which climate policies are the real “all-season players”? New SUPA research in @climate-policy.bsky.social identifies individual measures that reliably cut emissions across policy mixes.
Read: doi.org/10.1080/1469...
@cknill.bsky.social
Read: doi.org/10.1080/1469...
@cknill.bsky.social
Reposted by SUPA: Sustaining Public Administration in Modern Democracies
🔓️ Using a new methodological toolkit which evaluates individual climate policies within expanding policy mixes, Fernández-i-Marín et al. identify a list of essential #climatepolicy measures that are effective across all contexts - read below⬇️
Effective climate policies for ‘all seasons’: novel evidence from 40 countries
www.tandfonline.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🔓️ Using a new methodological toolkit which evaluates individual climate policies within expanding policy mixes, Fernández-i-Marín et al. identify a list of essential #climatepolicy measures that are effective across all contexts - read below⬇️
“Modern democracies tend to produce more policies than they can effectively implement… leading to selective implementation and ‘policy triage’.”
— Yves Steinebach, IPSA Companion to Political Science doi.org/10.1007/978-...
— Yves Steinebach, IPSA Companion to Political Science doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Implementation
doi.org
January 25, 2026 at 7:41 AM
“Modern democracies tend to produce more policies than they can effectively implement… leading to selective implementation and ‘policy triage’.”
— Yves Steinebach, IPSA Companion to Political Science doi.org/10.1007/978-...
— Yves Steinebach, IPSA Companion to Political Science doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Is bureaucracy really the problem? Markus Hinterleitner (a close friend of SUPA!) argues that “bureaucracy-blaming” misses the real causes of governance failures.
Read at Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung @faznet.bsky.social : www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
Read at Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung @faznet.bsky.social : www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
Die Bürokratie fesselt das Land: Stimmt das?
Fast alle sind sich einig: Zu viele Regeln lähmen das Land. Der Politologe Markus Hinterleitner sagt hingegen: Die Verwaltung ist oft nur der Sündenbock. Ein Gespräch zur Ehrenrettung der Bürokratie.
www.faz.net
January 20, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Is bureaucracy really the problem? Markus Hinterleitner (a close friend of SUPA!) argues that “bureaucracy-blaming” misses the real causes of governance failures.
Read at Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung @faznet.bsky.social : www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
Read at Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung @faznet.bsky.social : www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
Should laws expire by default?
FDP @freiedemokraten.bsky.social leader Christian Dürr @christianduerr.bsky.social suggests letting all German laws passed since 2000 lapse unless reintroduced. A striking response to regulatory overload.
Source at @zeit.de: www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
FDP @freiedemokraten.bsky.social leader Christian Dürr @christianduerr.bsky.social suggests letting all German laws passed since 2000 lapse unless reintroduced. A striking response to regulatory overload.
Source at @zeit.de: www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
January 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Should laws expire by default?
FDP @freiedemokraten.bsky.social leader Christian Dürr @christianduerr.bsky.social suggests letting all German laws passed since 2000 lapse unless reintroduced. A striking response to regulatory overload.
Source at @zeit.de: www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
FDP @freiedemokraten.bsky.social leader Christian Dürr @christianduerr.bsky.social suggests letting all German laws passed since 2000 lapse unless reintroduced. A striking response to regulatory overload.
Source at @zeit.de: www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
At DFØ, Yves and Tuva @tuvamolde.bsky.social discussed how “smart regulation” and policy portfolios can help identify deregulation potential—by spotting instruments that add burden without improving effectiveness.
January 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
At DFØ, Yves and Tuva @tuvamolde.bsky.social discussed how “smart regulation” and policy portfolios can help identify deregulation potential—by spotting instruments that add burden without improving effectiveness.
🌟 Join us as our WP co-lead, Dr. Alexa Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social, presents on "Administrative Burden and Unequal Policy Implementation" at CAS, LMU München @caslmu.bsky.social
📅 January 14, 2026 | 🕧 12:15 PM
🔗 www.cas.lmu.de/en/events/ev...
📅 January 14, 2026 | 🕧 12:15 PM
🔗 www.cas.lmu.de/en/events/ev...
Lunch Talk: Administrative Burden and Unequal Policy Implementation
Dr. Alexa Lenz (CAS Researcher in Residence, LMU) | Respondent: Prof. Dr. Fabian Pfeffer (LMU)
www.cas.lmu.de
January 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
🌟 Join us as our WP co-lead, Dr. Alexa Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social, presents on "Administrative Burden and Unequal Policy Implementation" at CAS, LMU München @caslmu.bsky.social
📅 January 14, 2026 | 🕧 12:15 PM
🔗 www.cas.lmu.de/en/events/ev...
📅 January 14, 2026 | 🕧 12:15 PM
🔗 www.cas.lmu.de/en/events/ev...
Great session at the XIII Workshop on Empirical Political Science at @ub.edu! Prachee Arora showed how hidden compliance costs - below reporting thresholds- still shape policy outcomes. Thanks to discussants Jaime Bordel @jaimebgl.bsky.social and Pau Vall-Prat for the insightful feedback!
December 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Great session at the XIII Workshop on Empirical Political Science at @ub.edu! Prachee Arora showed how hidden compliance costs - below reporting thresholds- still shape policy outcomes. Thanks to discussants Jaime Bordel @jaimebgl.bsky.social and Pau Vall-Prat for the insightful feedback!
Legislative complexity on the rise: a new study in @jeppjournal.bsky.social shows EU acts are fewer, but denser with regulatory obligations.
Valuable work that complements what we’re exploring in SUPA.
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
Valuable work that complements what we’re exploring in SUPA.
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
December 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Legislative complexity on the rise: a new study in @jeppjournal.bsky.social shows EU acts are fewer, but denser with regulatory obligations.
Valuable work that complements what we’re exploring in SUPA.
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
Valuable work that complements what we’re exploring in SUPA.
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
Exploring the link between social policies and political attitudes: M. Nemčok (@miroslavnemcok.bsky.social, @uio.no) shared fresh insights with his colleagues at @statsvitenskap.bsky.social on SUPA’s ambition to examine how social policy complexity shapes citizens’ evaluation of political system.
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Exploring the link between social policies and political attitudes: M. Nemčok (@miroslavnemcok.bsky.social, @uio.no) shared fresh insights with his colleagues at @statsvitenskap.bsky.social on SUPA’s ambition to examine how social policy complexity shapes citizens’ evaluation of political system.
Yves and Tuva met with the Norwegian Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance. Yves presented how AI-driven policy portfolios can help identify smart deregulation opportunities. Exciting conversation and promising next steps.
December 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Yves and Tuva met with the Norwegian Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance. Yves presented how AI-driven policy portfolios can help identify smart deregulation opportunities. Exciting conversation and promising next steps.
🚨 CfP 🚨
At ECPR @ecpr.bsky.social GC 2026 (Kraków, 8.-11. 9. 2026) Y. Steinebach and A. Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social are convening a panel on "Overburdened Bureaucracies" - how public administrations cope with rising demands and limited capacity.
🚨 Submit your abstract by 17 Dec!
Details below ⬇️
At ECPR @ecpr.bsky.social GC 2026 (Kraków, 8.-11. 9. 2026) Y. Steinebach and A. Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social are convening a panel on "Overburdened Bureaucracies" - how public administrations cope with rising demands and limited capacity.
🚨 Submit your abstract by 17 Dec!
Details below ⬇️
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🚨 CfP 🚨
At ECPR @ecpr.bsky.social GC 2026 (Kraków, 8.-11. 9. 2026) Y. Steinebach and A. Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social are convening a panel on "Overburdened Bureaucracies" - how public administrations cope with rising demands and limited capacity.
🚨 Submit your abstract by 17 Dec!
Details below ⬇️
At ECPR @ecpr.bsky.social GC 2026 (Kraków, 8.-11. 9. 2026) Y. Steinebach and A. Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social are convening a panel on "Overburdened Bureaucracies" - how public administrations cope with rising demands and limited capacity.
🚨 Submit your abstract by 17 Dec!
Details below ⬇️
German speakers: don't miss Christoph Knill @cknill.bsky.social joining Monika Schnitzer, Martin Burgi, Florian Englmaier, and Jens-Christian Rabe to discuss who needs bureaucracy and whether it can be eliminated for a better future.
📅 Dec11, 18:30, Munich
🔔 Register: www.cas.lmu.de/en/events/ev...
📅 Dec11, 18:30, Munich
🔔 Register: www.cas.lmu.de/en/events/ev...
Bürokratie: Brauchen wir das oder kann das weg?
Panel Discussion with Prof. Dr. Martin Burgi (LMU), Prof. Dr. Florian Englmaier (LMU), Prof. Dr. Christoph Knill (LMU), Prof. Dr. Monika Schnitzer (LMU), Jens-Christian Rabe (SZ)
www.cas.lmu.de
December 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
German speakers: don't miss Christoph Knill @cknill.bsky.social joining Monika Schnitzer, Martin Burgi, Florian Englmaier, and Jens-Christian Rabe to discuss who needs bureaucracy and whether it can be eliminated for a better future.
📅 Dec11, 18:30, Munich
🔔 Register: www.cas.lmu.de/en/events/ev...
📅 Dec11, 18:30, Munich
🔔 Register: www.cas.lmu.de/en/events/ev...
A rare sight 🚨: the entire SUPA consortium gathered on one screen for a coordination meeting.
Big ideas, good vibes — and just a hint of technical drama 💻.
Big ideas, good vibes — and just a hint of technical drama 💻.
November 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A rare sight 🚨: the entire SUPA consortium gathered on one screen for a coordination meeting.
Big ideas, good vibes — and just a hint of technical drama 💻.
Big ideas, good vibes — and just a hint of technical drama 💻.
📢 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
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
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
📢 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
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.
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.
📊 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
💻 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
Latest dataset - EUPLEX
EUPLEX is a DFG-funded research project at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute for Polittical Science at LMU Munich. The project, led by Dr. Steffen Hurka at LMU Munich, is dedicated to the questions of ...
www.euplex.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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.
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.
The European Citizen Action Service @ecas-europe.bsky.social connects the project to citizens, helping us understand how rule growth affects everyday life.
Team: Giulia Sandri @giuliasandri.bsky.social, Claire Morot‑Sir, Nicolò Triacca.
Team: Giulia Sandri @giuliasandri.bsky.social, Claire Morot‑Sir, Nicolò Triacca.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The European Citizen Action Service @ecas-europe.bsky.social connects the project to citizens, helping us understand how rule growth affects everyday life.
Team: Giulia Sandri @giuliasandri.bsky.social, Claire Morot‑Sir, Nicolò Triacca.
Team: Giulia Sandri @giuliasandri.bsky.social, Claire Morot‑Sir, Nicolò Triacca.
At LMU Munich @lmumuenchen.bsky.social, the team identifies administrative “Achilles’ heels” and develop proposals for adaptive responses.
Team: C. Knill @cknill.bsky.social, A. Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social, F. Findeisen, D. Zink @dionyszink.bsky.social .
Team: C. Knill @cknill.bsky.social, A. Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social, F. Findeisen, D. Zink @dionyszink.bsky.social .
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
At LMU Munich @lmumuenchen.bsky.social, the team identifies administrative “Achilles’ heels” and develop proposals for adaptive responses.
Team: C. Knill @cknill.bsky.social, A. Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social, F. Findeisen, D. Zink @dionyszink.bsky.social .
Team: C. Knill @cknill.bsky.social, A. Lenz @alexalenz.bsky.social, F. Findeisen, D. Zink @dionyszink.bsky.social .
At the University of Oslo @uio.no, we map how growing rule volumes reshape public administration: who implements what, and how responsibilities shift.
Team: Y. Steinebach, M. Nemčok @miroslavnemcok.bsky.social , M. Povitkina @mpovitkina.bsky.social, L. Gulli, M. Imran, T. Molde.
Team: Y. Steinebach, M. Nemčok @miroslavnemcok.bsky.social , M. Povitkina @mpovitkina.bsky.social, L. Gulli, M. Imran, T. Molde.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
At the University of Oslo @uio.no, we map how growing rule volumes reshape public administration: who implements what, and how responsibilities shift.
Team: Y. Steinebach, M. Nemčok @miroslavnemcok.bsky.social , M. Povitkina @mpovitkina.bsky.social, L. Gulli, M. Imran, T. Molde.
Team: Y. Steinebach, M. Nemčok @miroslavnemcok.bsky.social , M. Povitkina @mpovitkina.bsky.social, L. Gulli, M. Imran, T. Molde.
At the Hebrew University of Jerusalem @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social , the focus is on endogenous rule growth: legal design, linguistic and relational indicators, regulatory discretion — tracing first-, second-, and third-order rules.
Team: Nir Kosti.
Team: Nir Kosti.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
At the Hebrew University of Jerusalem @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social , the focus is on endogenous rule growth: legal design, linguistic and relational indicators, regulatory discretion — tracing first-, second-, and third-order rules.
Team: Nir Kosti.
Team: Nir Kosti.