Jakub Sowula

Jakub Sowula is a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer at the University of Tübingen's Institute of Political Science. He previously worked at Bern University of Teacher Education (Switzerland) and completed his PhD in 2025 under Prof. Martin Seeleib-Kaiser and Prof. Sebastian Tempelmann.

• Education: University of Tübingen (Political Science, Economics, Mathematics), Seminar for Training and Further Education of Teachers in Rottweil (Second State Examination)

His research focuses on comparative public policy, with particular emphasis on welfare state change, welfare regimes, deservingness opinions, and AI applications in political science. He has contributed to debates on fiscal policy dilemmas, cross-national social policy myths, and educational psychology in science teaching.

Recent publications analyze multidimensional welfare state challenges, generational policy perceptions, and AI-driven content analysis of policy debates. His work appears in journals like Journal of European Social Policy, Social Policy & Administration, and International Journal of Science Education.

Key collaborations include Prof. Martin Seeleib-Kaiser (Tübingen) and Prof. Sebastian Tempelmann (Bern). He is part of the Comparative Public Policy research unit at Tübingen, contributing to both teaching and research activities.