- Policy Transfer and Learning
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Local Government Finance and Decentralization
- Computational and Text Analysis Methods
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Regional Development and Policy
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Data Visualization and Analytics
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences
2023-2025
University of Cologne
2019-2023
Abstract The German government established a funding scheme for local climate policy in 2008. translation of this programme into action varies between municipalities. This article studies the drivers and barriers diffusion among A major aim is to disentangle effects across different steps within cycle by employing Event History Analysis spatial panel autoregressive models. Geographical proximity, party channels transnational city networks are predictors process. Differences adoption...
Abstract Shared belief systems are generally assumed to forge policy networks. Empirical evidence whether and what extend shared core beliefs create ally networks under which circumstances not necessary form these networks, however, is limited. Based on a novel inferential network approach in combination with mediation analysis, this study investigates the role of as link between interest group type preference congruence, ultimately leading European Union. In order measure intervening effect...