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German Jaraiz ArroyoView profile

Associate Professor

• Social Work
• Community Social Services
• Social Inclusion
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German Jaraiz Arroyo serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work and Social Services at Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain, where he actively contributes to the GISAP (Social Research and Participatory Action) research group and the doctoral program in Culture, Development, Gender and Social Intervention. His academic profile is deeply rooted in Andalusian social policy contexts, focusing on community-level interventions and institutional dynamics within social services. Doctorate in Social Work from Pablo de Olavide University (2011), thesis: 'Intervention, neighborhood and community social services,' supervised by Dr. Esteban Ruiz Ballesteros and Dr. Guadalupe Cordero Martín Professor Jaraiz Arroyo's research centers on the intersection of social work practice, third-sector organizations, and community capital formation, with particular emphasis on rural depopulation challenges and urban vulnerability. His methodology frequently employs qualitative discourse analysis and lexicometric techniques to dissect policy implementation gaps, as seen in studies of Andalusia's institutional fragmentation in social service delivery. He critically examines whether community services prioritize rights-guaranteeing frameworks over mere service management, especially during socioeconomic crises. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2021-2025) reveals three dominant trends: 1) Rural demographic sustainability through eco-esteem frameworks and homecoming tourism initiatives, 2) Organizational innovation in community social services amid third-sector institutionalization pressures, and 3) Discursive constructions of rebellion in Spanish social movements. His work consistently bridges academic theory with practical policy diagnostics, notably through Andalusia's community service center evaluations. No scientific awards or major fellowships are documented in available sources As a doctoral supervisor in the Culture, Development, Gender and Social Intervention program, he guides research on participatory social action while collaborating on regional projects through GISAP. His work emphasizes relational management factors that foster inclusive work environments in social services, though specific grant funding details remain unreported. Current projects suggest deepening engagement with rural revitalization models combining tourism, social capital, and demographic resilience. He operates within the GISAP research group, which specializes in action-oriented methodologies connecting academic research with community mobilization. The group's work focuses on transforming social vulnerability through participatory diagnostics and co-created intervention strategies, particularly in marginalized urban neighborhoods and depopulating rural regions of southern Spain.

Helene DyrhaugeView profile

Associate Professor

• Sustainable Transitions
• Energy Policy
• Transport Policy
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Helene Dyrhauge is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University. She serves as the Head of Studies for the bachelor programmes in social sciences (SAB and SIB), focusing on strengthening teaching quality and student environments. Her research examines how ideas and actors influence policy development, particularly in sustainable transitions such as energy and transport policies. Key themes include decarbonization challenges in the transport sector, EU climate policies, and the interplay between free movement principles and sustainability goals. Her work explores paradigms in energy transition, aviation's role in emissions, and railway policy barriers to sustainable mobility. She has contributed to over 30 publications, including book chapters and commentaries on EU governance and environmental policy. Dyrhauge actively participates in academic conferences and collaborates with organizations like the Danish Energy Agency. Her research emphasizes temporal dimensions of policy development, linking past decisions to future climate objectives. Recent activities include organizing events on EU sustainability policies and contributing to media discussions on transport decarbonization. She critiques current political approaches to collective transport and advocates for integrated green mobility plans.

Nils RöperView profile

Research Fellow

• Political Economy
• Financial Systems
• Pension Politics
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Dr. Nils Röper is a Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology, John F. Kennedy Institute, Free University of Berlin. His work examines the intersection of business power and political processes within pension and financial systems, with emphasis on discursive strategies and institutional change. He holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford and has held postdoctoral positions at the University of Konstanz and Johannes Kepler University Linz. Education background: BSc and BA in Sociology, University of Passau MA in Political Science, New York University DPhil in Politics, University of Oxford Röper's research centers on institutional theory and discursive institutionalism, investigating how business actors like banks and insurers shape policy through strategic discourse. His work spans pension politics, financial system transformations, and climate change policy, revealing mechanisms of idea diffusion across national boundaries and the role of bricolage in paradigm formation. He employs comparative case studies to analyze power dynamics between financial incumbents and challengers. His 2021-2024 publications in Global Environmental Change , Governance , and Journal of European Public Policy demonstrate consistent focus on business influence in climate finance and pension politics. Key trends include analyzing reinsurers' overlooked role in climate debates, the mechanics of policy paradigm emergence through collective bricolage, and resistance to financialization within German pension systems. His work bridges political science, economics, and environmental studies through innovative discursive approaches. Academic engagement: Röper actively contributes to public discourse through writings in Le Monde Diplomatique , Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , and Die Zeit . He collaborates with researchers including Sebastian Kohl and Martin B. Carstensen on projects examining catastrophe reinsurance and institutional continuity. His current John F. Kennedy Institute affiliation supports research on climate change and financialization.

• Political representation
• Gender quotas
• Citizenship
• +7 more

Lenita Freidenvall is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Stockholm University. She serves as Senior Lecturer with teaching responsibilities across multiple levels and departments including Political Science, Social Work, and Gender Studies. Her research focuses on political representation and quotas, citizenship and multiculturalism, political parties and nomination processes, gender equality politics, constitutional politics, new institutional theory, and intersectionality. She is a member of the Women in Politics Research Centre (WiP) and coordinates the Gender Helpdesk at Stockholm University, which provides gender expertise to Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency). Freidenvall's research projects include: Electoral Gender Quotas (global research project) FEMCIT – Gendered citizenship in a multicultural Europe DEMDI (Multidimensional Equality and Democratic Diversity) Project Beijing +15 FIIN (Feminism and Institutionalism International Network) She has held significant roles including Visiting Scholar at the Swedish Parliament (2003-2004), Visiting Scholar at CAWP, Rutgers University (2004), and Gender Equality Ombudsman at Stockholm University (2006-2007). Her recent scholarly work demonstrates a clear trajectory examining gender equality norms in legislative contexts, gender knowledge construction in policy implementation, and the relationship between descriptive and substantive representation in Nordic political systems.

Siegfried SchiederView profile

Professor

• International Relations
• Political Economy
• Global Governance
• +5 more

Dr. phil. Siegfried Schieder is currently serving as Acting Professor for International Politics and Political Economy at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg since October 1, 2024, where he holds the Chair of International Politics and Political Economy within the Institute of Political Science. Prior to this appointment, he was an academic associate at the Institute of Political Science at the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg from October 2016. His academic career includes previous professorial appointments at the Technical University of Darmstadt (2015-2016) and the University of Trier (2013-2015), where he held full professorships in International Relations. Dr. Schieder earned his doctorate from the University of Trier in 2007 with a thesis on German foreign and European policy, graduating summa cum laude under the supervision of Prof. Hanns W. Maull. His educational background includes studies in political science, philosophy, and law (with a focus on international and European law) at the Universities of Vienna, Bologna, and the Otto Suhr Institute of the Free University of Berlin. His research focuses on International Relations theory, particularly institutional approaches, with special emphasis on European Union studies, German foreign policy, and global governance. Dr. Schieder has made significant contributions to understanding the concepts of 'civilian power' in German foreign policy, European solidarity mechanisms, and the theoretical frameworks of international relations. His work often examines the intersection of theoretical approaches with practical foreign policy challenges, particularly regarding EU crisis management and international cooperation. His recent publications reveal a strong focus on contemporary geopolitical challenges, particularly the Ukraine-Russia conflict and its implications for international relations theory, as well as continued exploration of institutional approaches to understanding European integration and foreign policy. His work demonstrates an evolving research trajectory from theoretical frameworks toward applied analysis of current geopolitical crises. Jean Monnet Fellowship from the European University Institute (2009/2010 academic year) Dr. Schieder has supervised over 80 MA and BA theses at Heidelberg University, covering diverse topics in international relations, European politics, and comparative foreign policy. His teaching portfolio includes courses on international organizations, global governance, German foreign policy, and European integration. He has received research funding for projects including the DFG Collaborative Research Center 600 'Foreignness and Poverty' (2005-2009) with a sub-project grant of 320,000 euros, and the PolitikON project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (750,000 euros).

• Legal Rhetoric
• Rhetorical Theory
• Advocacy Education
• +4 more

Elizabeth Britt serves as Professor of English in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University, specializing in legal rhetoric and rhetorical theory. Her academic appointment resides within the Department of English where she contributes to both undergraduate and graduate education through specialized courses in legal writing, rhetoric of law, and stylistic editing. Her research centers on legal rhetoric , advocacy education , and discourse analysis in medical and legal contexts. Britt examines how language functions in legal institutions, jury deliberation, intimate partner abuse advocacy, and infertility narratives. Her work bridges rhetorical theory with practical applications in legal clinics and courtroom settings, emphasizing the material consequences of discursive practices. Key contributions include analyzing the rhetorical construction of 'normalcy' in medical contexts and the performative aspects of legal advocacy. Britt's scholarly impact is demonstrated through her publications in leading venues including Rhetoric Society Quarterly and Law, Culture and the Humanities , with her monographs Reimagining Advocacy: Rhetorical Education in the Legal Clinic (2018) and Conceiving Normalcy: Rhetoric, Law, and the Double Binds of Infertility (2001) establishing significant frameworks for understanding legal and medical discourse. Her recent co-edited volume Rhetorical Traditions and Contemporary Law (2025) extends this work into classical rhetorical applications for modern legal challenges. Faculty Fellow, Northeastern University Humanities Center (2018-19) Excellence in Teaching Award, Northeastern University (2007) Predoctoral Grant, Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research (1995-96) Britt actively mentors students through courses including Advanced Writing for Prelaw , Introduction to Rhetoric , and Rhetoric of Law , where she emphasizes critical analysis of legal texts, audience adaptation, and rhetorical strategies in U.S. legal culture. Her teaching approach integrates rhetorical theory with practical writing skills, preparing students for legal professions through workshops on briefs, memoranda, and judicial opinions. Britt maintains regular office hours for student consultation and participates in scholarly associations including the Rhetoric Society of America and National Communication Association.

Mariaelena BartesaghiView profile

Associate Professor

• Discourse Studies
• Power and Authority
• Institutionalization
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Mariaelena Bartesaghi serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida. Her scholarship centers on discourse studies, examining power dynamics, authority structures, and the interplay of action, agency, and accountability across health, crisis, and academic contexts. Former Editor-in-Chief of Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare (2017-2021), she has guest-edited special issues for The Electronic Journal of Communication and was selected as one of 12 scholars for the Annenberg Scholars Symposium on Discourses in Action at the University of Pennsylvania (2016). Her research integrates Authority, Institutionalization, and Communication Theory through Organizational Communication and Interpersonal/Relational Communication clusters. Current investigations focus on critical disability discourse, clinical dialogue frameworks, and crisis management communication. Ongoing projects include an edited collection on dialogues in clinical settings, a handbook on organizational crisis communication, and an anthology advancing critical disability discourse studies. Analysis of her 2020-2025 publications reveals sustained engagement with discourse methodology across diverse applications: disability studies (particularly dialogic approaches to identity construction), gendered power dynamics in corporate advisory contexts, critical cybernetics theory, and methodological innovations in transcription and observation practices. Her work consistently bridges theoretical rigor with practical healthcare and organizational applications. Her scientific contributions have been recognized through: National Communication Association (NCA) Language and Social Interaction Division Top Dissertation Award (2005) Department Faculty Recognition Award (2012, 2014, 2018) Florida Communication Association Best Teacher Award (2012) USF Communication HUB Award (2012) NCA Teachers on Teaching award (2012) While her editorial leadership and methodological scholarship are well-documented, specific details regarding student advising and grant funding were not provided in the source materials. Similarly, laboratory affiliations or research team structures were not mentioned in the available documentation.

Marcel SebastianView profile

Researcher

• Sociology of Human-Animal Relations
• Environmental Sociology
• Institutional Change
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Dr. Marcel Sebastian is a Research Associate in Environmental Sociology with a focus on Transformation Research at TU Dortmund University's Faculty of Social Sciences. His research examines institutional and cultural change, particularly analyzing societal actors' roles in processes involving human-animal relations. He holds a doctorate in Sociology (summa cum laude) from the University of Hamburg and has held postdoctoral and research roles at institutions including the University of Hamburg and the European University Flensburg. His thematic focus includes the sociology of human-animal relations, studied through historical institutionalism, environmental sociology, labor sociology, and social movement research. Empirical work centers on social conflicts in animal slaughter contexts and agricultural policy regulation. He has been a lecturer at the University of Hamburg and serves on multiple academic boards, including the Working Group Animal-Human Sociology in the German Sociological Association. Key awards include a nomination for the German Study Award. His publications explore topics like slaughterhouse labor ethics, policy impacts on animal husbandry, and the cultural re-categorization of animals. He actively reviews for journals such as Agriculture and Human Values and Zeitschrift für Soziologie . Professional memberships span the German Sociological Association, American Sociological Association, and interdisciplinary animal studies groups. He advises on projects like the FWF study on veterinary work stigma in slaughterhouses. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical analysis of societal dynamics involving human-animal interactions.

Andrea ChristouView profile

Tutor

• European Union Studies
• International Relations
• Foreign and Security Policy
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Andrea Christou is a PhD Student and Tutor at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on the influence of citizen discourse on EU foreign policy decision-making in Cyprus and Ireland, employing discursive institutionalism. She co-convenes the Europa Postgraduate Research Group and serves as a Research Assistant for the Horizon-2020 ENGAGE project. Her work bridges European foreign policy, discourse analysis, and democratic legitimacy. Supervised by Dr. Carmen Gebhard and Dr. Chad Damro Teaching: Comparative Politics in a Globalised World, International Political Economy Research interests include EU foreign/security policy, deliberative democracy, and trade policy. Her recent publications analyze the EU’s geoeconomic turn in trade policy and coordination mechanisms for external action beyond crises. She has presented at major conferences like the International Studies Association Annual Convention and UACES Graduate Forum. Awards: Green & Gold Scholar, Summa Cum Laude (USF) Contributions to peer-reviewed journals (JCMS), policy briefs, and podcasts (EU-Renew)

Tseng Yi-tsuiView profile

Research Fellow

• International Studies
• Political Science
• Environmental Policy
• +3 more

Dr. Tseng Yi-tsui is a Research Fellow affiliated with the Institute of Political Science at National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan. She held a visiting fellowship at the European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany, from July 6–29, 2017. She earned her PhD in International Studies from the University of Denver in 2015. Her research focuses on ideational constructs in international politics, including the intellectual struggles of Japanese modernity and the modernization motif in China and India's environmental political economy. She employs discursive institutionalist approaches to analyze the co-evolution of natural constraints, state institutions, and sustainable development ideas in these nations. Her work bridges historical and contemporary analyses, with recent projects examining China's climate policy and the geopolitical implications of its Maritime Silk Road initiative. She has published in Mandarin and international conference proceedings, addressing themes of modernity, environmental governance, and comparative political theory.

Azim ZahirView profile

Research Fellow

• Political Science
• International Relations
• Religion and Politics
• +6 more

Dr Azim Zahir is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the School of Social Sciences, University of Western Australia (UWA) and a Research Fellow at UWA's Centre for Muslim States and Societies. He holds a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from UWA, alongside a BA in Politics and Philosophy (Flinders University) and a Master of Human Rights (University of Sydney). His research focuses on religion's role in politics, particularly religious nationalism, political violence, and democratization in South Asia. Current work examines the India-China rivalry's religious dimensions in the region. Methodologically, he employs intersectional and discursive institutional approaches. Key research areas include Islam's institutionalization in governance, reformist Islam's impact on Maldivian politics, and terrorism dynamics. Notable publications include Islam and Democracy in the Maldives (2022) and edited volumes on radicalisation. Received Khalifa Al-Falasi Prize in Muslim Studies (2021) Recipient of the Oxford-BYU Young Scholars Fellowship (2023) He has secured grants from Australian and Western Australian government bodies for projects integrating human rights into counter-terrorism policies and gender-focused community programs. Engages in editorial activities for Asian Studies Review and media commentary on South Asian political Islam.

• Sociology
• Social Psychology
• Environmental Ethics
• +3 more

Jose A. Cañada is a University Researcher in Sociology at the University of Helsinki's Department of Cultures. His work focuses on science and technology studies (STS), environmental ethics, and social psychology. He has led and participated in interdisciplinary projects addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), marine conservation, and pandemic governance. Key collaborations include the Centre for the Social Study of Microbes (CSSM) and the AMRIWA initiative in West Africa. His research employs innovative methods like duoethnography to explore marginalized perspectives in environmental debates. Projects: Co-leads CSSM (2022-2026), contributed to SoSAMiRe (2019-2023), and AMRIWA (2018-2022). Teaching: No formal teaching role listed, but active in academic networks. Research Interests Cañada's work bridges sociology, environmental studies, and public health. He examines how social, political, and ecological systems interact in contexts like marine conservation and AMR policy. His STS approach critiques anthropocentrism, advocating for inclusive frameworks that incorporate non-human actors. Recent work explores identity formation through environmental engagement and the ethics of microbial coexistence. Key Contributions He has published extensively on AMR governance in low-resource settings, marine ethics, and intersectionality in environmental advocacy. His 2024 article on More-than-Human Ethics proposes new frameworks for pandemic response. He frequently presents at global STS conferences and co-edited Sosiaalinen konstruktionismi (2024), a foundational text in Finnish STS. Awards & Grants Secured funding from the Wellcome Trust, Research Council of Finland, and Kone Foundation. No individual awards listed, but projects reflect competitive grant success. Collaborations Active in global STS networks, including invited talks at EASST Conferences and research partnerships in West Africa. Co-founded STS Helsinki research collective. Labs/Teams Core member of CSSM, a multidisciplinary group studying microbial-human interactions. Part of AMRIWA's transnational team addressing antibiotic resistance in Benin and Burkina Faso.

• Sociology of Education
• Curriculum Studies
• Educational Policy
• +3 more

Carolyn Pluim serves as Professor in the Foundations of Education area within the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations at Northern Illinois University's College of Education, where she concurrently holds the administrative role of Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Her academic trajectory spans nursing, environmental policy, and critical educational scholarship, positioning her at the intersection of sociological, curricular, and policy analyses of school-based health governance. Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies, Social Foundations of Education from Georgia State University, Atlanta M.S. in Environmental Policy from Michigan Technological University B.S. in Nursing from the University of Western Ontario Dr. Pluim's research program critically interrogates how school health policies materialize through discourse, social dynamics, and bodily experiences. She examines the sociological tensions embedded in contemporary health mandates—particularly obesity prevention and nutrition initiatives—revealing how these policies construct obligations for schools while shaping student and teacher subjectivities. Her work consistently challenges neoliberal health imperatives, exposing how technologies like Fitnessgram® transform children's bodies into data points and position teachers as frontline health agents. This scholarship bridges curriculum theory, critical policy studies, and the sociology of the body to contest the medicalization of educational spaces. Her publication trajectory since 2009 demonstrates escalating engagement with global health governance, digital surveillance, and critical resistance in school health contexts. Early work deconstructed obesity discourse in teacher identity and youth media, while recent scholarship analyzes international nutrition policies, big data commodification of children's bodies, and celebrity-driven food pedagogies. The sustained collaboration with Michael Gard produces incisive critiques of how health metrics become moral imperatives, with recent publications expanding into transnational policy comparisons and ethical frameworks for health education. This evolution reflects growing urgency around datafication in schools and the need for critical alternatives to dominant health paradigms. No scientific awards or honors were documented in the source materials. While the provided texts confirm Dr. Pluim's supervision of graduate students through her Foundations of Education teaching and advisory roles, no specific doctoral or master's advisees are named. No external research grants or funding mechanisms are referenced in the available documentation, though her extensive publication record suggests sustained research activity within university-supported frameworks. No dedicated laboratories, research centers, or formal research teams are mentioned in connection with Dr. Pluim's work; her scholarship appears conducted through collaborative academic partnerships rather than institutionalized research infrastructure.

Dennis SchoenebornView profile

Professor

• Organization theory
• Organizational communication
• Corporate social responsibility
• +2 more

Dennis Schoeneborn is Professor of Communication, Organization and CSR at Copenhagen Business School and Visiting Professor of Organization and Management at Leuphana University Lüneburg. His research centers on the communicative constitution of organization, exploring how communication processes dynamically shape organizational structures and practices across digital and physical domains. His educational background includes a PhD from Bauhaus University of Weimar and habilitation from University of Zurich. Key appointments include serving as head coordinator of the EGOS Standing Working Group 'Organization as Communication' (2015-2020) and current Associate Editor of Human Relations . Professor Schoeneborn's research spans Organization theory, Organizational communication, Corporate social responsibility, Digital media and communication, and New forms of organizing. His work examines communicative dynamics in organizational emergence, CSR discourse polarization, and algorithmic governance, with particular focus on how digital media reshapes organizational boundaries and ethical practices. Recent publications reveal evolving trends toward analyzing digital disruption in organizational foundations, including DAOs, post-truth communication, and sociotechnological systems' impact on collective reasoning. His scholarship consistently bridges classical organizational theory with contemporary digital phenomena through rigorous discourse analysis. His scientific recognition includes: Credit Suisse Best Teaching Award 2013 (University of Zurich) Professor Schoeneborn supervises graduate students in organization theory, CSR communication, and digital media, teaching courses including International Business, Responsibility and Communication, Organisational Change, and Diversity and Change Management. His editorial leadership in Human Relations and EGOS working group coordination demonstrate significant scholarly service contributions to organizational studies.

• Sociology of Science
• Sociological Higher Education Research
• Academic Careers
• +3 more

Dr. Julian Hamann is a junior professor for Higher Education Research at the Department of Education Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His research bridges sociology of science and higher education research, focusing on academic careers, evaluation processes, disciplinary structures, and social inequality. He employs qualitative methodologies, including document analysis, interviews, and ethnographic approaches. Educational Background: Diploma in Sociology, University of Bamberg (2008) PhD ('summa cum laude'), University of Bamberg (2014) Habilitation, Leibniz University Hannover (2021) Research Focus: Hamann's work examines meritocracy in academic systems, the interplay between performance and social fit in recruitment, and the institutionalization of evaluation metrics like university rankings. Current projects include academic socialization at the post-doc stage (with Kathia Serrano Velarde) and disciplinary differences in risky research funding programs , both funded by the German Research Foundation. Teaching: He offers seminars on topics such as Mechanisms of Social Inequality , Academic Freedom , and Assessment Practices in Schools . Collaborative teaching with Dr. Elisabeth Mayweg includes thesis colloquia for MA and PhD students. Scientific Awards: Feodor Lynen Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2014-2016) Publications: Hamann has published extensively on academic evaluation, with key works analyzing the discursive resilience of rankings, biographical representation in CVs, and the paradoxes of meritocracy. Notable edited collections include special issues on The Institutionalization of Rankings and Devices of Evaluation .