Steffen Hurka
@steffenhurka.bsky.social
Professor of European Politics at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen - ERC CoG DEMOLAW - Emmy Noether Research Group EUPLEX
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🚨🎉Announcing our project's first publication🎉🚨
"Laws as Blades: A Conceptual Framework of Legislative Design" is now available open access in @policysciences.bsky.social
Funded by @erc.europa.eu
doi.org/10.1007/s110....
"Laws as Blades: A Conceptual Framework of Legislative Design" is now available open access in @policysciences.bsky.social
Funded by @erc.europa.eu
doi.org/10.1007/s110....
Laws as blades: A conceptual framework of legislative design - Policy Sciences
Legislation shapes every aspect of public life and stands at the core of governance. Despite sustained attention on a variety of aspects of legislation, we still lack a comprehensive and integrated fr...
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🚨🎉Announcing our project's first publication🎉🚨
"Laws as Blades: A Conceptual Framework of Legislative Design" is now available open access in @policysciences.bsky.social
Funded by @erc.europa.eu
doi.org/10.1007/s110....
"Laws as Blades: A Conceptual Framework of Legislative Design" is now available open access in @policysciences.bsky.social
Funded by @erc.europa.eu
doi.org/10.1007/s110....
Reposted by Steffen Hurka
🎉Check out the first paper of our ERC project DEMOLAW open access in Policy Sciences! @policysciences.bsky.social @mikecowburn.bsky.social @kaplaner.bsky.social @steffiru.bsky.social
🚨🎉Announcing our project's first publication🎉🚨
"Laws as Blades: A Conceptual Framework of Legislative Design" is now available open access in @policysciences.bsky.social
Funded by @erc.europa.eu
doi.org/10.1007/s110....
"Laws as Blades: A Conceptual Framework of Legislative Design" is now available open access in @policysciences.bsky.social
Funded by @erc.europa.eu
doi.org/10.1007/s110....
Laws as blades: A conceptual framework of legislative design - Policy Sciences
Legislation shapes every aspect of public life and stands at the core of governance. Despite sustained attention on a variety of aspects of legislation, we still lack a comprehensive and integrated fr...
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🎉Check out the first paper of our ERC project DEMOLAW open access in Policy Sciences! @policysciences.bsky.social @mikecowburn.bsky.social @kaplaner.bsky.social @steffiru.bsky.social
🎉Check out the first paper of our ERC project DEMOLAW open access in Policy Sciences! @policysciences.bsky.social @mikecowburn.bsky.social @kaplaner.bsky.social @steffiru.bsky.social
🚨🎉Announcing our project's first publication🎉🚨
"Laws as Blades: A Conceptual Framework of Legislative Design" is now available open access in @policysciences.bsky.social
Funded by @erc.europa.eu
doi.org/10.1007/s110....
"Laws as Blades: A Conceptual Framework of Legislative Design" is now available open access in @policysciences.bsky.social
Funded by @erc.europa.eu
doi.org/10.1007/s110....
Laws as blades: A conceptual framework of legislative design - Policy Sciences
Legislation shapes every aspect of public life and stands at the core of governance. Despite sustained attention on a variety of aspects of legislation, we still lack a comprehensive and integrated fr...
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🎉Check out the first paper of our ERC project DEMOLAW open access in Policy Sciences! @policysciences.bsky.social @mikecowburn.bsky.social @kaplaner.bsky.social @steffiru.bsky.social
Currently preparing a lecture on policy implementation. This slide's for you, @supaproject.bsky.social :-)
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Currently preparing a lecture on policy implementation. This slide's for you, @supaproject.bsky.social :-)
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Call for abstracts: "Studying legislative design in the European Union and beyond" at the Dreiländertagung of the @dvpw.bsky.social at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen from 17-19 June 2026.
If you'd like to join, please send me your abstracts and four keywords by 7 November!
If you'd like to join, please send me your abstracts and four keywords by 7 November!
October 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Call for abstracts: "Studying legislative design in the European Union and beyond" at the Dreiländertagung of the @dvpw.bsky.social at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen from 17-19 June 2026.
If you'd like to join, please send me your abstracts and four keywords by 7 November!
If you'd like to join, please send me your abstracts and four keywords by 7 November!
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Auch @steffenhurka.bsky.social sucht noch bis zum 7.11. Beiträge für den Panel-Vorschlag "Studying legislative design in the European Union and beyond" bei der #Dreiländertagung #3LT2026 in Friedrichshafen!
bsky.app/profile/stef...
bsky.app/profile/stef...
Call for abstracts: "Studying legislative design in the European Union and beyond" at the Dreiländertagung of the @dvpw.bsky.social at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen from 17-19 June 2026.
If you'd like to join, please send me your abstracts and four keywords by 7 November!
If you'd like to join, please send me your abstracts and four keywords by 7 November!
October 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Auch @steffenhurka.bsky.social sucht noch bis zum 7.11. Beiträge für den Panel-Vorschlag "Studying legislative design in the European Union and beyond" bei der #Dreiländertagung #3LT2026 in Friedrichshafen!
bsky.app/profile/stef...
bsky.app/profile/stef...
Call for abstracts: "Studying legislative design in the European Union and beyond" at the Dreiländertagung of the @dvpw.bsky.social at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen from 17-19 June 2026.
If you'd like to join, please send me your abstracts and four keywords by 7 November!
If you'd like to join, please send me your abstracts and four keywords by 7 November!
October 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Call for abstracts: "Studying legislative design in the European Union and beyond" at the Dreiländertagung of the @dvpw.bsky.social at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen from 17-19 June 2026.
If you'd like to join, please send me your abstracts and four keywords by 7 November!
If you'd like to join, please send me your abstracts and four keywords by 7 November!
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🚨 New article out!
“Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right” in @bjpols.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
We (Alex De Juan, @juvoss.bsky.social & I) examine how right-wing attacks shape support for the far-right in Germany.
Short summary thread below 👇
“Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right” in @bjpols.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
We (Alex De Juan, @juvoss.bsky.social & I) examine how right-wing attacks shape support for the far-right in Germany.
Short summary thread below 👇
October 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚨 New article out!
“Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right” in @bjpols.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
We (Alex De Juan, @juvoss.bsky.social & I) examine how right-wing attacks shape support for the far-right in Germany.
Short summary thread below 👇
“Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right” in @bjpols.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
We (Alex De Juan, @juvoss.bsky.social & I) examine how right-wing attacks shape support for the far-right in Germany.
Short summary thread below 👇
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New data for legislative scholars! Committee Membership Dataset with @bcastanho.bsky.social, @dmpullan.bsky.social and Firuze Taner:
Committee assignments for all MPs (Wikidata IDs!) in 14 countries
Harmonized roles/policy areas
Data: doi.org/10.7802/2940
Working paper: tinyurl.com/vf54r78p
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Committee assignments for all MPs (Wikidata IDs!) in 14 countries
Harmonized roles/policy areas
Data: doi.org/10.7802/2940
Working paper: tinyurl.com/vf54r78p
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GESIS-Suche
doi.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
New data for legislative scholars! Committee Membership Dataset with @bcastanho.bsky.social, @dmpullan.bsky.social and Firuze Taner:
Committee assignments for all MPs (Wikidata IDs!) in 14 countries
Harmonized roles/policy areas
Data: doi.org/10.7802/2940
Working paper: tinyurl.com/vf54r78p
⬇️
Committee assignments for all MPs (Wikidata IDs!) in 14 countries
Harmonized roles/policy areas
Data: doi.org/10.7802/2940
Working paper: tinyurl.com/vf54r78p
⬇️
The hypocrisy is mind-numbing. Those who always complain the loudest about excessive EU red tape just voted in favor of banning terms like "Veggie Burger" on menus or food packaging, creating massive compliance costs for restaurants and food producers across Europe. www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...
Parliament pushes for ‘veggie burger’ ban | Euractiv
Lawmakers back stricter labelling for meat alternatives
www.euractiv.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The hypocrisy is mind-numbing. Those who always complain the loudest about excessive EU red tape just voted in favor of banning terms like "Veggie Burger" on menus or food packaging, creating massive compliance costs for restaurants and food producers across Europe. www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...
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Delighted to co-convene the track on EU Elections and Legislative Politics with Lukas Obholzer at @ecprsgeu.bsky.social 2026, next July in Catania! 🇪🇺
Learn more about what we're looking for here ▶️ ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Submit your panels and/or papers by 10 December here ▶️ ecpr.eu/Events/341
Learn more about what we're looking for here ▶️ ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Submit your panels and/or papers by 10 December here ▶️ ecpr.eu/Events/341
13th Biennial Conference of the SGEU, Università di Catania, 1 – 3 July 2026
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
October 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Delighted to co-convene the track on EU Elections and Legislative Politics with Lukas Obholzer at @ecprsgeu.bsky.social 2026, next July in Catania! 🇪🇺
Learn more about what we're looking for here ▶️ ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Submit your panels and/or papers by 10 December here ▶️ ecpr.eu/Events/341
Learn more about what we're looking for here ▶️ ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Submit your panels and/or papers by 10 December here ▶️ ecpr.eu/Events/341
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You have work on politics in Europe, European integration or the EU?
Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇
@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.
Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇
@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.
September 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
You have work on politics in Europe, European integration or the EU?
Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇
@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.
Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇
@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.
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@kaplaner.bsky.social and @steffenhurka.bsky.social had the privilege to present and discuss the DEMOLAW project at the University of Aarhus. DEMOLAW thanks @rsenninger.bsky.social and the entire department of political science for the kind invitation, the hospitality, and the great feedback!
September 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
@kaplaner.bsky.social and @steffenhurka.bsky.social had the privilege to present and discuss the DEMOLAW project at the University of Aarhus. DEMOLAW thanks @rsenninger.bsky.social and the entire department of political science for the kind invitation, the hospitality, and the great feedback!
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🚨🎉 New Publication 🎉🚨 w/ @meredithconroy.bsky.social
Where Do Women Win Primaries? Asymmetric Opportunity Theory in Congressional Nominations
We offer a party-asymmetric theory of incentives for female candidates in nominations across different districts
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Where Do Women Win Primaries? Asymmetric Opportunity Theory in Congressional Nominations
We offer a party-asymmetric theory of incentives for female candidates in nominations across different districts
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
🚨🎉 New Publication 🎉🚨 w/ @meredithconroy.bsky.social
Where Do Women Win Primaries? Asymmetric Opportunity Theory in Congressional Nominations
We offer a party-asymmetric theory of incentives for female candidates in nominations across different districts
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Where Do Women Win Primaries? Asymmetric Opportunity Theory in Congressional Nominations
We offer a party-asymmetric theory of incentives for female candidates in nominations across different districts
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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🤔 What makes a law complex—and why does it matter?
In his talk, Steffen Hurka @steffenhurka.bsky.social (a close friend of SUPA) explains:
📏 how to measure legislative complexity
⚖️ why it varies across laws & policy areas
🏛️ how it shapes institutions & implementation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gclb...
In his talk, Steffen Hurka @steffenhurka.bsky.social (a close friend of SUPA) explains:
📏 how to measure legislative complexity
⚖️ why it varies across laws & policy areas
🏛️ how it shapes institutions & implementation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gclb...
Policy complexity - Measurement, Origins and Consequences, Steffen Hurka,
YouTube video by Theories of Regulation & Governance
www.youtube.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🤔 What makes a law complex—and why does it matter?
In his talk, Steffen Hurka @steffenhurka.bsky.social (a close friend of SUPA) explains:
📏 how to measure legislative complexity
⚖️ why it varies across laws & policy areas
🏛️ how it shapes institutions & implementation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gclb...
In his talk, Steffen Hurka @steffenhurka.bsky.social (a close friend of SUPA) explains:
📏 how to measure legislative complexity
⚖️ why it varies across laws & policy areas
🏛️ how it shapes institutions & implementation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gclb...
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The University of Cologne plans drastic cuts to its Political Science department, potentially abolishing the MSc in Political Science and eliminating the professorships in IR and Comparative Politics. This would severely weaken the social sciences at @unicologne.bsky.social.
Petition (de/en) ⤵️
Petition (de/en) ⤵️
Petition unterschreiben
Keine WiSo ohne PoWi! Für eine starke Politikwissenschaft im Bachelor & Master
https://www.change.org/p/keine-wiso-ohne-powi-für-eine-starke-politikwissenschaft-im-bachelor-master
September 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The University of Cologne plans drastic cuts to its Political Science department, potentially abolishing the MSc in Political Science and eliminating the professorships in IR and Comparative Politics. This would severely weaken the social sciences at @unicologne.bsky.social.
Petition (de/en) ⤵️
Petition (de/en) ⤵️
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I started the year with a great personal achievement.
After years in the making, our book manuscript is ready and under contract with Oxford University Press.
So stay tuned for deep insights into the security apparatus of dictatorships.
Small preview 👇
After years in the making, our book manuscript is ready and under contract with Oxford University Press.
So stay tuned for deep insights into the security apparatus of dictatorships.
Small preview 👇
March 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I started the year with a great personal achievement.
After years in the making, our book manuscript is ready and under contract with Oxford University Press.
So stay tuned for deep insights into the security apparatus of dictatorships.
Small preview 👇
After years in the making, our book manuscript is ready and under contract with Oxford University Press.
So stay tuned for deep insights into the security apparatus of dictatorships.
Small preview 👇
Wir können alles...außer Lehrerstellen ausschreiben.
WTF! 20 Jahre bleibt ein Programmierfehler in einer Software im Kultusministerium BaWü... u soll der Grund für 1.400 unbesetzte Lehrerstellen sein, für die es Geld im Haushalt gab, aber irgendwie merkte das keiner, 20 JAHRE LANG!!! Bis zum Computer Update!
July 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Wir können alles...außer Lehrerstellen ausschreiben.
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🤔 The #EU 🇪🇺 aspires to be a global actor 🌍 — but do other states recognize it as such?
My new study in @intlinteractions.bsky.social develops targeted #NLP / #TextAsData tools to analyze 50 years of foreign policy discourse in the annual #UN General Debate (1970–2020).
A thread (1/n)
My new study in @intlinteractions.bsky.social develops targeted #NLP / #TextAsData tools to analyze 50 years of foreign policy discourse in the annual #UN General Debate (1970–2020).
A thread (1/n)
July 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🤔 The #EU 🇪🇺 aspires to be a global actor 🌍 — but do other states recognize it as such?
My new study in @intlinteractions.bsky.social develops targeted #NLP / #TextAsData tools to analyze 50 years of foreign policy discourse in the annual #UN General Debate (1970–2020).
A thread (1/n)
My new study in @intlinteractions.bsky.social develops targeted #NLP / #TextAsData tools to analyze 50 years of foreign policy discourse in the annual #UN General Debate (1970–2020).
A thread (1/n)
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The new issue of @worldpolitics.bsky.social also includes a contribution from me 🥳
The article studies the targeted use of foreign influence campaigns. It examines an exchange program of a young Harvard scholar & one of the most influential politicians of the 20th century.
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The article studies the targeted use of foreign influence campaigns. It examines an exchange program of a young Harvard scholar & one of the most influential politicians of the 20th century.
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July 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The new issue of @worldpolitics.bsky.social also includes a contribution from me 🥳
The article studies the targeted use of foreign influence campaigns. It examines an exchange program of a young Harvard scholar & one of the most influential politicians of the 20th century.
1/
The article studies the targeted use of foreign influence campaigns. It examines an exchange program of a young Harvard scholar & one of the most influential politicians of the 20th century.
1/
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Administrative overload and policy triage: causal evidence from the introduction of the Acid Rain Program in the United States url: academic.oup.com/jpart/articl...
Administrative overload and policy triage: causal evidence from the introduction of the Acid Rain Program in the United States
Abstract. Recent research suggests that additional public policies can sometimes decrease overall policy effectiveness rather than improve the problem-solv
academic.oup.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Administrative overload and policy triage: causal evidence from the introduction of the Acid Rain Program in the United States url: academic.oup.com/jpart/articl...
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🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
June 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
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Happening today! #EPSA2025
On Thursday at 11:20 (0A.08) I'll be presenting "Comparing Intra-Party Factional Conflict: An Inductive Approach Using Leadership Contests", co-authored with @blumrm.bsky.social and @malpas.bsky.social in the panel "Intra-Party Conflict in Comparative Perspective" #EPSA2025
tinyurl.com/3acmdudt
tinyurl.com/3acmdudt
June 26, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Happening today! #EPSA2025
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‼️ Save the date: Die #Dreiländertagung 2026 von DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social und SVPW/ASSP findet am 17.-19.06.2026 an der Zeppelin Universität in Friedrichshafen statt!
Thema: Europas Zukunft – Zukunft Europa. Innere Spannungen und äußere Herausforderungen
Details & #CfP folgen Anfang September 2025!
Thema: Europas Zukunft – Zukunft Europa. Innere Spannungen und äußere Herausforderungen
Details & #CfP folgen Anfang September 2025!
June 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
‼️ Save the date: Die #Dreiländertagung 2026 von DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social und SVPW/ASSP findet am 17.-19.06.2026 an der Zeppelin Universität in Friedrichshafen statt!
Thema: Europas Zukunft – Zukunft Europa. Innere Spannungen und äußere Herausforderungen
Details & #CfP folgen Anfang September 2025!
Thema: Europas Zukunft – Zukunft Europa. Innere Spannungen und äußere Herausforderungen
Details & #CfP folgen Anfang September 2025!
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On Thursday at 17:00 (-1.A.05) @kaplaner.bsky.social presents "Balancing Versatility and Precision:
A Framework for Capturing Legislative Design Choices in Democratic Systems", the first empirical paper of the @demolaw.bsky.social project. #EPSA2025
DEMOLAW conceptual paper: tinyurl.com/5auvzcbs
A Framework for Capturing Legislative Design Choices in Democratic Systems", the first empirical paper of the @demolaw.bsky.social project. #EPSA2025
DEMOLAW conceptual paper: tinyurl.com/5auvzcbs
June 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
On Thursday at 17:00 (-1.A.05) @kaplaner.bsky.social presents "Balancing Versatility and Precision:
A Framework for Capturing Legislative Design Choices in Democratic Systems", the first empirical paper of the @demolaw.bsky.social project. #EPSA2025
DEMOLAW conceptual paper: tinyurl.com/5auvzcbs
A Framework for Capturing Legislative Design Choices in Democratic Systems", the first empirical paper of the @demolaw.bsky.social project. #EPSA2025
DEMOLAW conceptual paper: tinyurl.com/5auvzcbs