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Florian Spohr is a senior researcher and academic staff member at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Stuttgart, within the Department of Political Systems and Political Sociology. He holds a doctorate in political science (Dr. rer. soc.) from Ruhr-Universität Bochum and has extensive experience in both research and teaching roles across multiple German universities.
Educational Background:
- Diplom-Politologe (Diploma in Political Science and Public Law), University of Hamburg (2000–2006)
- Dr. rer. soc. (PhD in Social Sciences), Ruhr-Universität Bochum (2014)
Research Interests:
Dr. Spohr’s research agenda centers on the intersection of organized interests and public policy-making, with a particular focus on:
- Interest mediation and lobbying strategies within multi-level governance systems
- Comparative labor market policy, especially activation reforms and their institutional underpinnings
- The role of parliamentary committees and public hearings in legislative processes
- European Union policy-making and the influence of subnational actors
- Path dependency and institutional change in welfare states
Recent Research Trajectory:
Since 2024, he has been leading the DFG-funded project „Interessengruppenpopulationen, Zugang und Verzerrungen im Mehrebenen-Lobbying (PABIM)“, which investigates interest group populations, access patterns, and biases in multi-level lobbying across German federal institutions and the EU. His 2025 publications on subnational lobbying and labor market policy reflect this ongoing focus on multi-level governance and policy feedback loops.
Scientific Contributions & Awards:
- Principal Investigator, DFG Research Grant PABIM (2024–)
- Principal Investigator, DFG Research Grant „Lobbying Across Multiple Levels“ (2022–2024)
- Spokesperson, DVPW Working Group on Organized Interests (since 2017)
- Author of multiple monographs and textbooks, including „Lobbyismus? Frag doch!“ (2023) and „Arbeitsmarkt und Arbeitsmarktpolitik“ (2022)
Teaching & Mentorship:
Dr. Spohr has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on lobbying in government, parliament and media, as well as labor market policy from a policy-field analytical perspective. His teaching activities span the University of Stuttgart and Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
Affiliated Labs & Teams:
He is an active member of the DVPW-Arbeitskreis Organisierte Interessen (German Political Science Association Working Group on Organized Interests), serving as its spokesperson since 2017.
