New publication: How to do interdisciplinary research
Mechthild Roos Having worked across disciplinary borders for over a decade, I am very happy to announce a new publication that was a lot of fun to develop and write, and that…
2025
New publication: Germany and the 2024 European Parliament Elections
One year after the latest European elections, there has been little smooth sailing for the Von der Leyen II Commission, nor indeed for the European Parliament (EP), which is facing…
Invitations as Speaker on German and European Politics: From Chancellor Election to European Solidarity
I have recently been invited to comment on two significant public discussions: analysing Friedrich Merz’s election as German Chancellor on the public broadcast BR24 radio, and participating in a panel…
Live on German Tagesschau and other ARD channels following the German general elections 2025: A discussion on the AfD’s election success, coalition politics, and democratic principles
On Monday, 24 February 2025, I had the opportunity to discuss the recent German general elections on a live radio show, streamed on YouTube and broadcasted across several channels of…
New article out with JLS: The European Parliament and the COVID-19 crisis (with Francis Jacobs)
A new special issue in the Journal of Legislative Studies brings together a collection of articles on events and dynamics defining the European Parliament’s ninth term (2019-2024). With Francis Jacobs…