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
Policy implications:
- More balanced regional media reporting
- Stronger anti-discrimination & media-literacy training for caseworkers
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Policy implications:
- More balanced regional media reporting
- Stronger anti-discrimination & media-literacy training for caseworkers
Why it matters:
Administrative decisions should be based on need—not ethnicity. But illiberal norms and media cues can shift how state agents treat applicants.
Administrative decisions should be based on need—not ethnicity. But illiberal norms and media cues can shift how state agents treat applicants.
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Why it matters:
Administrative decisions should be based on need—not ethnicity. But illiberal norms and media cues can shift how state agents treat applicants.
Administrative decisions should be based on need—not ethnicity. But illiberal norms and media cues can shift how state agents treat applicants.
Key findings:
- Discrimination rises in regions with stronger anti-immigrant sentiment
- Negative media stories activate stereotypes and reinforce discriminatory behavior
- Media framing matters: groups not mentioned negatively receive more support
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Key findings:
- Discrimination rises in regions with stronger anti-immigrant sentiment
- Negative media stories activate stereotypes and reinforce discriminatory behavior
- Media framing matters: groups not mentioned negatively receive more support
Design:
Using a preregistered survey (1,400 caseworkers in 60 German job centers), we examine how they respond to: (1) (artificial) news on alleged welfare fraud and (2) varied applicant profiles in a conjoint on Citizen’s Benefit request.
Using a preregistered survey (1,400 caseworkers in 60 German job centers), we examine how they respond to: (1) (artificial) news on alleged welfare fraud and (2) varied applicant profiles in a conjoint on Citizen’s Benefit request.
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Design:
Using a preregistered survey (1,400 caseworkers in 60 German job centers), we examine how they respond to: (1) (artificial) news on alleged welfare fraud and (2) varied applicant profiles in a conjoint on Citizen’s Benefit request.
Using a preregistered survey (1,400 caseworkers in 60 German job centers), we examine how they respond to: (1) (artificial) news on alleged welfare fraud and (2) varied applicant profiles in a conjoint on Citizen’s Benefit request.
⚒️ Policy implications:
- More balanced regional media reporting
- Stronger anti-discrimination & media-literacy training for caseworkers
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
⚒️ Policy implications:
- More balanced regional media reporting
- Stronger anti-discrimination & media-literacy training for caseworkers
❗️ Why it matters: Administrative decisions should be based on need—not ethnicity. But illiberal norms and media cues can shift how state agents treat applicants.
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
❗️ Why it matters: Administrative decisions should be based on need—not ethnicity. But illiberal norms and media cues can shift how state agents treat applicants.
💡 Key findings:
- Discrimination rises in regions with stronger anti-immigrant sentiment
- Negative media stories activate stereotypes and reinforce this discriminatory behavior
- Media framing matters: groups not mentioned negatively receive more support
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
💡 Key findings:
- Discrimination rises in regions with stronger anti-immigrant sentiment
- Negative media stories activate stereotypes and reinforce this discriminatory behavior
- Media framing matters: groups not mentioned negatively receive more support
🔎 Design: Using a preregistered original survey (1,400 caseworkers in 60 German job centers), we examine how they respond to: (1) (artificial) news on alleged welfare fraud, and (2) varied applicant profiles in a conjoint on Citizen’s Benefit request.
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🔎 Design: Using a preregistered original survey (1,400 caseworkers in 60 German job centers), we examine how they respond to: (1) (artificial) news on alleged welfare fraud, and (2) varied applicant profiles in a conjoint on Citizen’s Benefit request.
Policy implications:
- More balanced regional media reporting
- Stronger anti-discrimination & media-literacy training for caseworkers
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Policy implications:
- More balanced regional media reporting
- Stronger anti-discrimination & media-literacy training for caseworkers
Why it matters: Administrative decisions should be based on need—not ethnicity. But illiberal norms and media cues can shift how state agents treat applicants.
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Why it matters: Administrative decisions should be based on need—not ethnicity. But illiberal norms and media cues can shift how state agents treat applicants.
Key findings:
- Discrimination rises in regions with stronger anti-immigrant sentiments
- Negative media stories activate stereotypes and reinforce discriminatory behavior
- Media framing matters: groups not mentioned negatively receive more support
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Key findings:
- Discrimination rises in regions with stronger anti-immigrant sentiments
- Negative media stories activate stereotypes and reinforce discriminatory behavior
- Media framing matters: groups not mentioned negatively receive more support
Design: Using a preregistered survey (1,400 caseworkers in 60 German job centers), we examine how they respond to: (1) (artificial) news on alleged welfare fraud and (2) varied applicant profiles in a conjoint on Citizen’s Benefit request.
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Design: Using a preregistered survey (1,400 caseworkers in 60 German job centers), we examine how they respond to: (1) (artificial) news on alleged welfare fraud and (2) varied applicant profiles in a conjoint on Citizen’s Benefit request.