2023

Data quality in European law enforcement and border control cooperation: Findings from survey research by Matthias Leese and Fintan Marugg, published here: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000609825 65 national-level law enforcement and border control organizations in the European Union/Schengen area were studied in the survey.

Giorgio Malet and Stefanie Walter have been awarded the 2022 Best Conference Paper Prize by the European Union Studies Association for their paper "Have your cake and eat it, too? Switzerland and the feasibility of differentiated integration after Brexit." https://www.eustudies.org/uploads/repository-documents/EUSA-AWARDS

Daniel Ziblatt is Professor of Political Science at Harvard University and Director of the "Transformations of Democracy" research unit at the WZB in Berlin. He is one of the top scholars worldwide regarding the development of democracy, both historically and in current times. He has written on the role of conservative parties in the development and workings of democracy, and is author of the book "How Democracies Die" (co-authored with Steve Levitsky). 

Dominik Hangartner will explore topics of immigration, integration, citizenship, and naturalization in "The causal and spillover effects of citizenship”.  David Kaufmann will address "The COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for urban essential workers". Allard Duursma will researc "Peacekeeping, Peacemaking, and Patronage Politics in Non-State Conflicts" in his starting grant. And Daniel Kübler will look at "Swiss Direct Democracy in the 21st Century".