Stefanie Rueß
@steffiru.bsky.social
Postdoc in ERC project “DEMOLAW” at Zeppelin Universität & Universität Konstanz
Social policy | bureaucratic discrimination | media framing | media literacy interventions | legislative design | survey experiments | text-as-data
Social policy | bureaucratic discrimination | media framing | media literacy interventions | legislative design | survey experiments | text-as-data
💡New Publication: Thrilled to share the first paper from my dissertation is now out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. With @geraldschneider.bsky.social and @janvogler.bsky.social, I study how regional anti-immigrant sentiment and negative news shape decisions of bureaucrats.
doi.org/10.1177/0010...
doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Illiberal Norms, Media Reporting, and Bureaucratic Discrimination: Evidence from State-Citizen Interactions in Germany - Stefanie Rueß, Gerald Schneider, Jan P. Vogler, 2025
Recent research on the rise of radical right-wing parties highlights the activation of deeply rooted illiberal norms in society, including hostility toward marg...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
💡New Publication: Thrilled to share the first paper from my dissertation is now out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. With @geraldschneider.bsky.social and @janvogler.bsky.social, I study how regional anti-immigrant sentiment and negative news shape decisions of bureaucrats.
doi.org/10.1177/0010...
doi.org/10.1177/0010...
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Here is the direct link to this new article on bureaucratic discrimination. We show, based on a large sample of caseworkers, that media reports on social welfare fraud influence decisions on unemployment benefits.
Here is the direct link to this new article on bureaucratic discrimination. We show, based on a large sample of caseworkers, that media reports on social welfare fraud influence decisions on unemployment benefits.
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Here is the direct link to this new article on bureaucratic discrimination. We show, based on a large sample of caseworkers, that media reports on social welfare fraud influence decisions on unemployment benefits.
Here is the direct link to this new article on bureaucratic discrimination. We show, based on a large sample of caseworkers, that media reports on social welfare fraud influence decisions on unemployment benefits.
Reposted by Stefanie Rueß
Eine neue Studie unseres Clusters @uni-konstanz.de zeigt: Negative Medienberichte über bestimmte Migrant*innengruppen können bei der Vergabe von Bürgergeld zu Diskriminierung führen! Mehr Infos: t1p.de/lv33e
@steffiru.bsky.social @geraldschneider.bsky.social @janvogler.bsky.social
@steffiru.bsky.social @geraldschneider.bsky.social @janvogler.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Eine neue Studie unseres Clusters @uni-konstanz.de zeigt: Negative Medienberichte über bestimmte Migrant*innengruppen können bei der Vergabe von Bürgergeld zu Diskriminierung führen! Mehr Infos: t1p.de/lv33e
@steffiru.bsky.social @geraldschneider.bsky.social @janvogler.bsky.social
@steffiru.bsky.social @geraldschneider.bsky.social @janvogler.bsky.social
Happy to share our first publication with the DEMOLAW team! 🤓☺️
🚨🎉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...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Happy to share our first publication with the DEMOLAW team! 🤓☺️
Reposted by Stefanie Rueß
@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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Anke Hoeffler, Tanja Kupisch, and I are happy to announce three doctoral positions in the project "Lifting the Veil of Violence: Inequality and Representation after War” (LiVV) at the Cluster of Excellence @excinequality.bsky.social at @uni-konstanz.de.
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/4...
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3 Doctoral Positions in LiVV – Project Cluster “The Politics of Inequality”
Deadline: September 24, 2025
stellen.uni-konstanz.de
August 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Anke Hoeffler, Tanja Kupisch, and I are happy to announce three doctoral positions in the project "Lifting the Veil of Violence: Inequality and Representation after War” (LiVV) at the Cluster of Excellence @excinequality.bsky.social at @uni-konstanz.de.
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/4...
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/4...
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I don’t typically post much, but I’m excited to share a guest essay co-authored with @jacobhacker.bsky.social which was published today in the @nytimes.com, as well as two reports we just published at the @equitablegrowth.bsky.social on Republican’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
June 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I don’t typically post much, but I’m excited to share a guest essay co-authored with @jacobhacker.bsky.social which was published today in the @nytimes.com, as well as two reports we just published at the @equitablegrowth.bsky.social on Republican’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
Reposted by Stefanie Rueß
This week, we're in Madrid for #EPSA2025 where @kaplaner.bsky.social will present our first empirical research paper "Balancing Versatility and Precision: A Framework for Caputring Legislative Design Choice in Democratic Systems" on Thursday at 17:00 (-1.A.05).
June 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This week, we're in Madrid for #EPSA2025 where @kaplaner.bsky.social will present our first empirical research paper "Balancing Versatility and Precision: A Framework for Caputring Legislative Design Choice in Democratic Systems" on Thursday at 17:00 (-1.A.05).
Reposted by Stefanie Rueß
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
Reposted by Stefanie Rueß
Hello world! We are DEMOLAW, an ERC-funded project investigating the design, creation, and survival of democratic laws.
Our website is now live! sites.google.com/view/demolaw
To read our first research paper, visit: tinyurl.com/58p4m2m4
We will be at #EPSA2025 in Madrid & look forward to meeting!
Our website is now live! sites.google.com/view/demolaw
To read our first research paper, visit: tinyurl.com/58p4m2m4
We will be at #EPSA2025 in Madrid & look forward to meeting!
DEMOLAW
Project objective
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June 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Hello world! We are DEMOLAW, an ERC-funded project investigating the design, creation, and survival of democratic laws.
Our website is now live! sites.google.com/view/demolaw
To read our first research paper, visit: tinyurl.com/58p4m2m4
We will be at #EPSA2025 in Madrid & look forward to meeting!
Our website is now live! sites.google.com/view/demolaw
To read our first research paper, visit: tinyurl.com/58p4m2m4
We will be at #EPSA2025 in Madrid & look forward to meeting!
Reposted by Stefanie Rueß
The DEMOLAW team:
PI: Steffen Hurka (@steffenhurka.bsky.social)
Postdocs: Constantin Kaplaner (@kaplaner.bsky.social), Stefanie Rueß (@steffiru.bsky.social), Mike Cowburn (@mikecowburn.bsky.social)
Research assistant: Amelie Sieber
Follow us here for updates on our work & publications.
PI: Steffen Hurka (@steffenhurka.bsky.social)
Postdocs: Constantin Kaplaner (@kaplaner.bsky.social), Stefanie Rueß (@steffiru.bsky.social), Mike Cowburn (@mikecowburn.bsky.social)
Research assistant: Amelie Sieber
Follow us here for updates on our work & publications.
Meet the DEMOLAW-Team! Constantin Kaplaner (@kaplaner.bsky.social), Stefanie Rueß (@steffiru.bsky.social), myself, Amelie Sieber and Mike Cowburn (@mikecowburn.bsky.social). So much looking forward to the years ahead!
Follow us at @demolaw.bsky.social!
Follow us at @demolaw.bsky.social!
April 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The DEMOLAW team:
PI: Steffen Hurka (@steffenhurka.bsky.social)
Postdocs: Constantin Kaplaner (@kaplaner.bsky.social), Stefanie Rueß (@steffiru.bsky.social), Mike Cowburn (@mikecowburn.bsky.social)
Research assistant: Amelie Sieber
Follow us here for updates on our work & publications.
PI: Steffen Hurka (@steffenhurka.bsky.social)
Postdocs: Constantin Kaplaner (@kaplaner.bsky.social), Stefanie Rueß (@steffiru.bsky.social), Mike Cowburn (@mikecowburn.bsky.social)
Research assistant: Amelie Sieber
Follow us here for updates on our work & publications.
Reposted by Stefanie Rueß
Meet the DEMOLAW-Team! Constantin Kaplaner (@kaplaner.bsky.social), Stefanie Rueß (@steffiru.bsky.social), myself, Amelie Sieber and Mike Cowburn (@mikecowburn.bsky.social). So much looking forward to the years ahead!
Follow us at @demolaw.bsky.social!
Follow us at @demolaw.bsky.social!
April 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Meet the DEMOLAW-Team! Constantin Kaplaner (@kaplaner.bsky.social), Stefanie Rueß (@steffiru.bsky.social), myself, Amelie Sieber and Mike Cowburn (@mikecowburn.bsky.social). So much looking forward to the years ahead!
Follow us at @demolaw.bsky.social!
Follow us at @demolaw.bsky.social!