Clara Heinrich
@cheinrich.bsky.social
Doctoral Researcher in Sociology at John F. Kennedy Institute (Freie Universität Berlin)
Interested in fiscal policy, state capacity, epistemic authority and sociological theory.
https://www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/en/faculty/sociology/persons/Heinrich_Clara
Interested in fiscal policy, state capacity, epistemic authority and sociological theory.
https://www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/en/faculty/sociology/persons/Heinrich_Clara
The article has come a long way. It is originally based on my MA thesis written during my time at the LSE, and I am thankful for all the guidance and feedback received from colleagues, mentors, supervisor and discussants at several conferences throughout the last two years. 9/9
March 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The article has come a long way. It is originally based on my MA thesis written during my time at the LSE, and I am thankful for all the guidance and feedback received from colleagues, mentors, supervisor and discussants at several conferences throughout the last two years. 9/9
Overall, the article emphasizes the political nature of corporate public relations, and I hope that the conceptual endeavour and its empirical illustration contribute to a deeper understanding of corporate power and its multifaceted role in shaping politics in capitalist democracies.
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March 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Overall, the article emphasizes the political nature of corporate public relations, and I hope that the conceptual endeavour and its empirical illustration contribute to a deeper understanding of corporate power and its multifaceted role in shaping politics in capitalist democracies.
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Doing so, I also illustrate the power of finance capital has changed and how today’s finance capital can use epistemic channels with regard to fundamental questions about the role of state capacity and private enterprise in capitalist democracies.
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March 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Doing so, I also illustrate the power of finance capital has changed and how today’s finance capital can use epistemic channels with regard to fundamental questions about the role of state capacity and private enterprise in capitalist democracies.
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In empirical terms, I rely on quantitative and qualitative content as well as reception analyses, ownership data and interviews, in order to present a case study of how the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock wield epistemic power in Germany and beyond.
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March 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
In empirical terms, I rely on quantitative and qualitative content as well as reception analyses, ownership data and interviews, in order to present a case study of how the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock wield epistemic power in Germany and beyond.
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I theoretically develop the concept of epistemic business power, explore its scope condition and highlight how material aspects, corporate communication and issue salience dynamics interact.
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March 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I theoretically develop the concept of epistemic business power, explore its scope condition and highlight how material aspects, corporate communication and issue salience dynamics interact.
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Accordingly, the concept of epistemic business power helps to understand how firms can intermediate the anticipatory dynamics of structural forms of business power and shape issue salience as well as the definition and recognition of topics as political problems.
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March 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Accordingly, the concept of epistemic business power helps to understand how firms can intermediate the anticipatory dynamics of structural forms of business power and shape issue salience as well as the definition and recognition of topics as political problems.
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Epistemic business power refers to the strategic communication of firms to influence the perceptions and beliefs of policymakers, experts, media, and the public regarding which issues, goals, norms, methods, and instruments to be politically considered.
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March 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Epistemic business power refers to the strategic communication of firms to influence the perceptions and beliefs of policymakers, experts, media, and the public regarding which issues, goals, norms, methods, and instruments to be politically considered.
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In the article, I engage with and extend existing debates on business power by pointing beyond the formal politics of decision making and policy implementation, eventually introducing “epistemic business power” as a distinct facet of corporate influence. 2/x
March 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
In the article, I engage with and extend existing debates on business power by pointing beyond the formal politics of decision making and policy implementation, eventually introducing “epistemic business power” as a distinct facet of corporate influence. 2/x