Eva Thomann

New book out! "Policy dynamics in the European Union" W. @tizianozgaga.bsky.social & R. Kent Weaver #openaccess with @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements in European Politics series: doi.org/10.1017/9781... #Europeanization #Multilevel #Governance #European #integration #Federalism

On 27 Sept, Swiss voters will decide whether to constitutionally enshrine “permanent and armed neutrality“, forcing Switzerland to stop adopting EU sanctions against R/s/sia. What does this reveal about the Swiss far right’s ties to R/s/sia & RUS disinformation in Swiss direct-democracy campaigns?🧵

"Bureaucratic overload as a genuine threat." Great to see Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social endorsing the central argument of Triage Bureaucracy by Christoph Knill @cknill.bsky.social, Yves Steinebach & Dionys Zink @dionyszink.bsky.social in her @jcpaicpa.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1080/1387...

I abhor racism, plagiarism, and conspiracy theories, where does that leave me?

Very happy to see the 7th, #openaccess contribution - by Marco Buti and Marcello Messori - to our @jeppjournal.bsky.social SI on "State and future of #EU fiscal integration", guest-edited by Tomasz P. Woźniakowski, @evathomann.bsky.social and me, published! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I had the honour to present our interdiscriplinary #corruption Hexagon model at FLACSO Mexico. Thank you for having me and for asking great questions! w. @tizianozgaga.bsky.social in @govjournal.bsky.social #openaccess doi.org/10.1111/gove... Watch keynote lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=grpO...

I'm very happy to join the editorial board of the European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social . Thank you for this honour. What a fabulous team to be part of! Can't wait to read all those interesting manuscripts. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Do mobile EU citizens receive equal treatment when accessing welfare information? In a new study in @eupthejournal.bsky.social, @evathomann.bsky.social, Anita Manatschal, Xavier Fernández-i-Marín and I analyze how street-level-bureaucrats respond to requests from mobile EU citizens.

Today's the last day of our @komex.bsky.social course, "Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts" with @xiananj.bsky.social and @surajtelange.bsky.social. What a week of thoughtful and emotional discussions we've had! Our participants are doing inspirational work - its been a privilege to teach them!

To every instructor and teaching assistant who made #komex2026 possible: Thank you. For your expertise. For your patience. For your dedication. For creating spaces where learning happens. For caring deeply about methods education. #komex2026 was extraordinary because of you. With gratitude 💙

After an intense but fun week with teaching (me) or participating in (everyone else) "A hands-on introduction to Longitudinal and Panel Data Analysis" at @komex.bsky.social   we all deserve (even more than usually) a relaxing weekend.

Hybrid roundtable at #KOMEX2026 on AI-assisted research discussing transparency, rigor, documentation, and integrity. Great exchange across econometrics, data science, public administration, and research design. Thank you to our panelists and to everyone who participated with insightful questions.

day 1 of #komex2026 main courses: ✅ classrooms full, zoom rooms buzzing, coffee consumed, methods being learned researchers from around the world diving into new knowledge the intensive phase has begun here we go 🚀 @uni-konstanz.de @methodsnet.bsky.social @excinequality.bsky.social

🎓 11 intensive methods courses 👥 200+ participants 🌍 13+ countries represented (instructors) 🌎 participants from around the world ☕ Countless cups of coffee consumed 💡 Infinite "aha!" moments Day 2 of #komex2026 is done. @uni-konstanz.de @excinequality.bsky.social @methodsnet.bsky.social

🧵 #KOMEX2025 Outstanding Course Award goes to @na-wehl.bsky.social 1/ for "A Hands-on Introduction to Longitudinal and Panel Data Analysis" Students knew from session 1 they were in expert hands. @uni-konstanz.de @excinequality.bsky.social @methodsnet.bsky.social

🧵 #KOMEX2025 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award goes to Jördis Strack 🏆 1/ Jördis was TA for Introduction to Python and Text-as-Data Methods in Python ⭐ She stepped up and led the seminar with remarkable professionalism.

Honored to present my research on street-level intermediaries and the accountability regimes framework, with application to the UK prevent duty policy, at David Levi-Faur's webinar series on March 4, 2pm CEST. Email me for the zoom link.

Join us on Thursday at 12h (IDHEAP Learning Lab) for the next IDHEAP–LAGAPE seminar! @alexalenz.bsky.social (@lmu.de) will present "Inequality effects of bureaucracies’ coping with overload" (joint work w/ @janagomezdiaz.bsky.social & @evathomann.bsky.social) @unil.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social

🔴 LIVE roundtable: AI, research integrity, and productivity feb 25 @ 16:00 CET can we do rigorous, transparent research while using AI tools? 4 top methodologists discuss: → lena janys → david garcia → peter selb → @evathomann.bsky.social hybrid event (@uni-konstanz.de + livestream)

I'm delighted to offer a 5-day introduction to #QCA course at the @methodsnet.bsky.social summer school at CEU, Vienna, 29.6.-3.7. 2026! Sign up: methodsnet.org/course/c03-i... www.youtube.com/watch?v=M91X...

🎓 #KOMEX2026 starting next week! short online courses still open for registration (€240): fine-tuning LLMs 🤖 intro to python/r 💻 machine learning 📊 survey design 📋 thematic analysis 🔍 perfect for phd students & early career researchers: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

Sign up for my "Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (#QCA) at the @methodsnet.bsky.social summer school at @weareceu.bsky.social in Vienna! 29.06.26 - 03.07.26, 4 ECTS, and a 15% early bird discount until Feb 25. methodsnet.org/course/c03-i...

Early bird registration discount for #KOMEX2026 ends today! Don't miss the chance and sign up for our top- notch methods training!

Learn how to design and conduct transparent and reproducible literature reviews in our online short course at #KOMEX2026. 📅 19–20 Feb 💻 Online Register now and save 70 EUR: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Conduct a systematic qualitative analysis using coding and thematic techniques in NVivo during the #KOMEX2026 short online course. 🗓️ Feb 19–20 💶 €180 Sign up for our high-demand course now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

👞 Putting oneself in the investors' shoes, Christakis Georgiou analyses how the search for safe assets shaped the development of the monetary union 👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1350...

Design and analyze comparative case studies for theory-building and causal inference w/ @evathomann.bsky.social in @uni-konstanz.de. 📅 23–27 Feb 💶 €440 (until 19 Jan) Few seats are left, secure your spot here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Learn how to estimate causal effects using before–and–after comparisons in observational data in our #KOMEX2026 onsite compact course on DiD. 📍 In-person @uni-konstanz.de 🗓 23–25 Feb Sign up now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex/mc-...

Explore how AI and language models can support text analysis in social research w/ @seraphinemaerz.bsky.social in our #KOMEX2026 course. 📆 23- 25 Feb 🌐 Online Secure your spot here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/mc-ekomex...

Learn to design and analyze experiments embedded in surveys to study attitudes and decision-making in our #KOMEX2026 onsite course. 📅23 -27 Feb 📍@uni-konstanz.de Last seats remain, register now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Curious about Bayesian methods but unsure where to start? This compact onsite course introduces Bayesian statistical analysis with a focus on intuition, interpretation, and practical use, not heavy math. 📆 23-25 February 📍 @uni-konstanz.de Register here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex/mc-...

Analyze data that tracks individuals or units over time using practical modeling approaches w/ @na-wehl.bsky.social in Konstanz. 🗓️ 23–27 Feb 📍@uni-konstanz.de 💻 R & Stata The course created a lively and engaging learning environment last year, join now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Why teach at KOMEX again? Because it’s a fun, vibrant, hands-on environment. @na-wehl.bsky.social's reflections from the course Longitudinal and Panel Data Analysis last year. 📽️ Watch the video: youtube.com/shorts/Bd6Io... 👉 Register for the course: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Study relationships and networks using R to uncover structural patterns and influence w/ @termehs.bsky.social in Konstanz at #KOMEX2026. 📍 @uni-konstanz.de 🗓️ 23–27 Feb Register now and secure your spot: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

“Just go for it.” A TA’s perspective on joining the KOMEX courses. 📽️ Watch the video by Jördis Strack, our TA last two years: youtu.be/JdwIgA5kW4Y?... Join #KOMEX2026 here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

If you’re planning your methods training for 2026, early-bird registration for #KOMEX2026 courses is open until 19 January. Online & onsite courses · February 2026 🔗 Secure your spot now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

Prepare for the practical, ethical, and relational challenges of conducting fieldwork in this online course at #KOMEX2026. 📆 23-27 Feb 🌐 Online Register now with the early bird rate: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

The instructors of "Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts", @xiananj.bsky.social & @catherineowen.bsky.social bring extensive ethnographic fieldwork experience from around the world, grounding the course in real-world research practice. 📽️ Watch to learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ohn...

Secure your spot at one of our most popular courses from last year with @causalhuber.bsky.social: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred... Learn to apply machine learning methods to prediction and causal inference in social science research. 📆 19-20 Feb 🌐 Online

Get started with R for data handling, analysis, and basic visualization in our #KOMEX2026 Intro to R course. 📆 19–20 Feb 2026 🌐 Online 💶 €180 early bird Join now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

An accessible overview of computational approaches, such as text, networks, and digital data, at our #KOMEX2026 course. 📆 23-27 Feb 🌐 Online Register now and save 100 EUR: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/mc-ekomex...

Learn Python fundamentals for data analysis and computational research tasks just in two days at #KOMEX2026. 📅 Feb 19–20 🌐 Online 💰 180 EUR (early-bird rate) Secure your spot here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Planning quantitative or computational methods training in 2026? #KOMEX2026 offers courses on DiD, Bayesian stats, survey experiments, panel data, networks, ML, R, Python, AI-assisted text analysis, and LLMs in short and main formats. Sign up now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

Develop a rigorous approach to meaning-centered and interpretive qualitative research in our online main course at #KOMEX2026 w/ @mathildececchini.bsky.social & @amalietrangbaek.bsky.social. 📅23-27 Feb 🌐 Online Register now and save 100 EUR: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Learn how to analyze causal complexity using set-theoretic comparative methods w/ @nenaoana.bsky.social & Barbora Valik at #KOMEX2026. 📅23-27 Feb 🌐 Online Register with the early-bird rate here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Working with qual or mixed-methods designs? KOMEX courses cover fieldwork, interpretive methods, case studies, causal process tracing, QCA, thematic analysis with NVivo, and systematic literature reviews. Explore and register: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome... Course spotlights ⬇️

Don't miss the opportunity to sign up for #KOMEX2026! We've got great and affordable training, tailored to your research needs.

Thinking about #KOMEX2026? Our courses range from: • skill-focused workshops • in-depth main courses • online & onsite • qual, quant, and computational methods We offer excellent, not-for-profit methods training designed for PhD students and ERCs. Explore: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

A KOMEX classic ✨ One of our longest-running courses, perfect if you want to get started with R. Online and just €180. Register here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Working with policy change or before–after data? Differences-in-Differences is one of the most widely used causal methods. Our #KOMEX2026 compact, onsite course walks you through it step by step, with hands-on examples. 📅23-25 Feb 2026 Register now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex/mc-...