Experts for Media Inquiries and Public Expertise

The following overview is intended to help journalists, media representatives, and other interested audiences identify suitable experts. Researchers are organised first by region and then by social policy field. Individuals may appear more than once if their expertise spans multiple regions or policy areas.

Germany

Family, Gender and Labour Market

• Prof. Dr. Sonja Blum – Family policy; comparative social policy
• Prof. Dr. Wiebke Schulz – Family policy; labour market policy; labour market regulation

Taxation, Redistribution and Public Finance

• Prof. Dr. Markus Tepe – Taxation; public policy; public administration

Pensions and the History of Social Policy

• Prof. Dr. Cornelius Torp – History of social policy; pension systems; old-age security

Europe

Social Policy and Welfare States

• Prof. Dr. Sonja Blum – Family policy; social policy
• Dr. Tobias Böger – Family policy; welfare regimes
• Dr. Johanna Fischer – Social policy; care policy; long-term care policy
• Prof. Dr. Simone Leiber – Social policy; long term care policy
• Prof. Dr. Herbert Obinger – Social policy; war and welfare states
• Dr. Katren Rogers – Social policy; mental health care; out-of-home care for children; public finance
• Prof. Dr. Carina Schmitt – Social policy; war and welfare states

Family, Gender and Labour Market

• Prof. Dr. Sonja Blum – Family policy
• Dr. Tobias Böger – Family policy; welfare regimes
• Prof. Dr. Wiebke Schulz – Family policy; labour market policy; labour market regulation
• Dr. Keonhi Son – Family policy; gender policy; labour market policy

Care, Health and Long-Term Care

• Dr. Johanna Fischer – Long-term care policy; care policy; social policy
• Prof. Dr. Simone Leiber – Long-term care policy; social policy
• Prof. Dr. Heinz Rothgang – Long-term care; health systems
• Davide Viero – Long-term care; social policy

Migration and Social Inclusion

• Dr. Jakob Henninger – Migration; migrants’ access to social protection; attitudes towards migration
• Dr. Mara Junge – Migration; access to social protection; civil society; voting behaviour
• Dr. Friederike Römer– Migration; social policy

Taxation, Redistribution and Public Finance

• Prof. Dr. Sarah Berens – Taxation; social policy
• Prof. Dr. Sebastian Fehrler – Taxation; pension policy
• Prof. Dr. Philipp Genschel – Taxation; European Union; international relations
• Prof. Dr. Markus Tepe – Taxation; public policy; public administration

War, Conflict and Social Policy

• Prof. Dr. Herbert Obinger – War and welfare states
• Prof. Dr. Carina Schmitt – War and welfare states

Protest, Social Movements and Public Opinion

• Prof. Dr. Sebastian Haunss – Protest; social movements; quantitative text analysis
• Prof. Dr. Sophia Hunger – Protest; social movements; computational approaches; AI

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

• Dr. Andreas Heinrich – Social policy; internally displaced persons; Soviet welfare systems
• Dr. Maria Ignatova-Pfarr – Social policy in authoritarian and communist states; pension policy; wars and welfare state development
• Prof. Dr. Heiko Pleines – Social policy; energy policy; protests; democracy research; public opinion; impacts of war

East Asia

• Dr. Tobias Böger – Family policy; welfare regimes
• Dr. Johanna Fischer – Long-term care policy; care policy; social policy
• Prof. Dr. Simone Leiber – Long term care policy; social policy
• Dr. Zhe Yan – Social policy; long-term care
• Migyeong Yun – Long-term care policy; social policy

China

• Prof. Dr. Tobias ten Brink – Social policy; economic policy; international relations
• Dr. Zhe Yan – Social policy; long-term care
• Prof. Dr. Torben Klarl – Development economics; economic history; growth; climate change; AI

Southeast Asia

• Dr. Jakob Henninger – Migration; migrants’ access to social protection; attitudes towards migration

Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

• Dr. Jakob Frizell – Taxation; social policy; armed conflict
• Dr. Aysegul Kayaoglu – Family policy; labour market policy; education policy; development policy
• Prof. Dr. Miquel Pellicer – Redistribution; poverty; inequality
• Prof. Dr. Eva Wegner – Redistribution

Sub-Saharan Africa

• Dr. Aysegul Kayaoglu – Family policy; labour market policy; education policy; development policy
• Prof. Dr. Miquel Pellicer – Redistribution; poverty; inequality
• Dr. Felix Idongesit Oyosoro – Protest; (in)security; armed conflict; militarisation; peace and conflict studies
• Prof. Dr. Sebastian Haunss – Protest; social movements; quantitative text analysis
• Prof. Dr. Sophia Hunger – Protest; social movements; computational approaches; AI
• Dr. Aline Grünewald – Social policy; pension policy; authoritarian regimes

Latin America

• Prof. Dr. Sarah Berens – Taxation; Social policy
• Prof. Dr. Delia González de Reufels – Social policy
• Dr. Aline Grünewald – Social policy; pension policy; authoritarian regimes
• Dr. Tobias Böger – Family policy; welfare regimes
• Dr. Jakob Frizell – Taxation; social policy; armed conflict

North America

• Prof. Dr. Sarah Berens – Taxation; Social policy
• Prof. Dr. Delia González de Reufels – Social policy
• Prof. Dr. Cornelius Torp – History of social policy; pension systems

Oceania

• Dr. Katren Rogers – Social policy; mental health care; out-of-home care for children; public finance

OECD and Comparative Perspectives

• Dr. Friederike Römer – Migration; Social policy
• Prof. Dr. Heinz Rothgang – Long-term care; health systems
• Prof. Dr. Carina Schmitt – Social policy; war and welfare states
• Prof. Dr. Michael Windzio – Education; migration

Global South

• Dr. Aysegul Kayaoglu – Family policy; labour market policy; education policy; development policy
• Dr. Keonhi Son – Family policy; gender policy; labour market policy
• Prof. Dr. Torben Klarl – Development economics; economic history; growth; climate change; AI

Global Comparative / Transnational Perspectives

• Dr. Sooahn Meier – International organisations; social policy; family policy
• Prof. Dr. Ivo Mossig – Globalisation; economic interdependencies; economic geography
• Dr. Nils Düpont – Political parties; methodology; macro-comparative analyses
• Prof. Dr. Sebastian Haunss – Protest; social movements; quantitative text analysis
• Prof. Dr. Sophia Hunger – Protest; social movements; computational approaches; AI
• Prof. Dr. Torben Klarl – Development economics; economic history; growth; climate change; AI
• Prof. Dr. Michael Windzio – Education; migration