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Markus Tepe

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Political Science, SOCIUM, University of Bremen, www.tepems.de

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Markus Tepe @markustepe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New paper 🚨 "Let the Machine Impose the Fine!" In a vignette study (N=2,345 German citizens), fines feel more acceptable when imposed by a machine than by a human official. A dark side of algorithmic discretion, with implications for public accountability. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Let the Machine Impose the Fine! Algorithmic Discretion with Negative Outcomes. Experimental Evidence from Germany
This study investigates how citizens perceive human versus algorithmic decision-making in routine public service interactions involving administrative discretion. We conducted a vignette experiment...
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Martin Gross @martingross.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Just to add: they fared much better in 2016 than in 2021 by "eating up" votes from ILLs, which will continue today. A much better result than 2016 is to be expected b/c 2021 was special. See doi.org/10.1177/1354... by @cerpintaxt.bsky.social @christinajuen.bsky.social & @markustepe.bsky.social
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The impact of anti-establishment parties on the electoral success of independent local lists: Evidence from Germany - Michael Jankowski, Christina-Marie Juen, Markus Tepe, 2022
Independent local lists (ILL) have become an important non-partisan actor in many local elections. However, little is known about which factors explain their el...
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DVPW @dvpw.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
#Dreiländertagung "Europas Zukunft - Zukunft Europa" von DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social & SVPW/ASSP am 17.-19.06.2026 in Friedrichshafen Alle Infos 👉 www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun... #3LT2026 #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft
Foto des Wandgemäldes "The Future is Europe" von NovaDead in Brüssel. Foto von Jeremy Segrott, Wikimedia. Oben links in blauer Schrift: Dreiländertagung. 17.-19. Juni 2026. Zeppelin Universität. Friedrichshafen. Darunter die Logos von DVPW, ÖGPW und SVPW/ASSP in Schwarz. Quer über das Bild blaue Streifen wie Absperrband, darauf in gelber Schrift: Europas Zukunft - Zukunft Europa. Innere Spannungen und äußere Herausforderungen.
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Raanan Sulitzeanu-Kenan @raanan-sk.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
It was a pleasure to present my joint work with Nir Gavish at the Collaborative Research Centre "Global Dynamics of Social Policy", @unibremen.bsky.social. My thanks to @markustepe.bsky.social and to all the participants, for their helpful and interesting questions, comments and suggestions.
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SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🚀 CRC 1342 Phase III Kick-off Event: To mark the beginning of the third funding phase (2026–2029), more than 60 colleagues gathered on 7 and 8 May 2026 in the historic Kassenhalle at Forum am Domshof in downtown Bremen. Read more: socialpolicydynamics.de/en/
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SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
📣 CRC 1342 Jour Fixe: Professor Raanan Sulitzeanu-Kenan @raanan-sk.bsky.social from Hebrew University will give a talk on the "Curse of Highly Effective Social Policies" on Wednesday, May 20, 12 to 2 pm, Room 7.1020, UNICOM. #SocialPolicy Read more: www.socialpolicydynamics.de/en/
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SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
⭐ CRC 1342 participated in Excellence on-site visit: A delegation of international experts were welcomed to Bremen. Their evaluation will be instrumental in determining if the Northwest Alliance begins 2027 as a University Excellence Consortium. ⭐ Read more: www.socialpolicydynamics.de/en/
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Raanan Sulitzeanu-Kenan @raanan-sk.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
bppblog.com/2026/04/30/h... @markustepe.bsky.social @saaralonbarkat.bsky.social
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Does Public Sector Culture Foster Honesty?
Explore fresh research revealing that public sector culture may not enhance honesty as traditionally believed. Discover the implications!
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SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
📢 NEWS: We are pleased to announce the relaunch of the CRC 1342 website. 🚀 #SocialPolicy Discover our research, publications, and upcoming events – explore now: www.socialpolicydynamics.de/en/
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Markus Tepe @markustepe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Are civil servants less populist than private-sector employees? A new study with Ekaterina Widmer-Lytkina shows: yes, but mostly in Germany & Austria. What does this mean for democratic resilience? Find out. Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Populist attitudes among civil servants: A source of liberal robustness? - Markus Tepe, Ekaterina Widmer-Lytkina, 2026
This study examines civil servants’ normative orientations toward democracy, focusing on the absence of populist attitudes as a potential source of resilience a...
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Florian Keppeler @flokeppeler.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/puar.70111 Wilma, PhD (Pretty helpful Dog) and #postdog 🐾 @au.dk End🧵
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<em>Public Administration Review</em> | ASPA Journal | Wiley Online Library
This study examines whether street-level bureaucrats' preferences toward algorithmic decision support (ADS) induce a unilateral shift of technology-related risks onto clients of the public employment...
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IAB @iabnews.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Inwieweit sind Vermittlungsfachkräfte der Bundesagentur für Arbeit bereit, Beratungsaufgaben an KI-gestützte Entscheidungssysteme zu übertragen❓Das untersuchen die IAB-Forscher Martin Dietz & @chosiander.bsky.social mit Mareike Sirman-Winkler & @markustepe.bsky.social im @journalpa.bsky.social (1/4)
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Raanan Sulitzeanu-Kenan @raanan-sk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Our new paper is online: Priming public sector identity in five countries (DE, IL, SE, IT, UK) does not increase honest behaviour (although it does increase PSM). @bppjournal.bsky.social @markustepe.bsky.social @saaralonbarkat.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Public sector culture does not increase honest behavior: evidence from RCTs in five countries | Behavioural Public Policy | Cambridge Core
Public sector culture does not increase honest behavior: evidence from RCTs in five countries
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SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
JOB VACANCIES! 🌍 CRC 1342 is looking for new employees for the 3rd phase (2026-2029). Closing date: 14.01.2026. Check out our #PhD positions @unibremen.bsky.social! Read more: www.socialpolicydynamics.de/about-the-cr...
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SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
⏰ Job alert: We are looking for PhD Researchers! Only one week left to apply for our open #PhD positions in #socialpolicy at CRC 1342 | @unibremen.bsky.social. 🗓️ Application deadline: 14.01.2026 Details: www.socialpolicydynamics.de/about-the-cr...
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Markus Tepe @markustepe.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Interested in conducting survey and behavioral experiments in Germany, Mexico, and South Africa? We have an open PhD position in the DFG Collaborative Research Centre “Global Dynamics of Social Policy” (CRC 1342). Application deadline: 14.01.2026. www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit...
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Markus Tepe @markustepe.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
We conducted an interactive online experiment among U.S. voters to identify the effect of partisan group composition on behavior in a collaborative cheating game. Joint work with @cerpintaxt.bsky.social and Florian Erlbruch (open access). doi.org/10.1017/XPS....
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Partisan Homogeneity Does Not Increase Collaborative Corruption | Journal of Experimental Political Science | Cambridge Core
Partisan Homogeneity Does Not Increase Collaborative Corruption
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 21/11/2025
Die #DFG fördert zur weiteren Stärkung der #Spitzenforschung an den Hochschulen 9 neue #Sonderforschungsbereiche (SFB). Die Themen reichen von pilzbasierten Baumaterialien über Autoimmunkrankheiten bis zu molekularer Bor-Chemie. Einzelheiten 👉 www.dfg.de/de/service/p...
Die DFG richtet 9 neue Sonderforschungsbereiche ein, mit einer Förderung von 120 Mio. Euro für die erste Förderperiode. Ein neuer Verbund ist SFB/Transregio (TRR), getragen von mehreren Hochschulen. 32 Sonderforschungsbereiche, darunter 15 SFB/Transregio, werden verlängert.
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SFB 1342 @sfb1342.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
CRC 1342 "Global Dynamics of Social Policy" Enters Third Funding Phase! 🌏🥳 DFG is supporting the CRC for another four years until the end of 2029! #socialpolicy Read more: socialpolicydynamics.de/en uni-bremen.de/en/
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Markus Tepe @markustepe.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Curious about case managers’ willingness to entrust counseling tasks to artificial intelligence? Pleased to share our new open-access publication, co-authored with Martin Dietz, @chosiander.bsky.social, and Mareike Sirmann-Winkler. doi.org/10.1177/0958...
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Niall Hughes @niallehughes.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Happy to share the programme for the 9th edition of the "Political Economy: Theory meets Empirics" workshop, taking place over the next 2 days in Bremen, Germany. #EconSky
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Markus Tepe @markustepe.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Looking forward to presenting two novel studies at the ESPAnet Annual Conference 2025 in Milan, on causal inference in social policy analysis (Stream 21) and solidarity behavior (Stream 13). www.espanetmilano2025.it/en-US
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ESPANET 2025
Welcome to the website of the 23rd ESPAnet Annual Conference, Milan, 27th-29th August 2025
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Markus Tepe @markustepe.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Pleased to share our new open-access publication in Behavioural Public Policy on motivated reasoning about artificial intelligence in public policy, co-authored with Sebastian Hemesath. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Motivated reasoning about artificial intelligence in public policy: comparative evidence from Germany | Behavioural Public Policy | Cambridge Core
Motivated reasoning about artificial intelligence in public policy: comparative evidence from Germany
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Michael Jankowski @cerpintaxt.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Neue Publikation in der @pvs-journal.bsky.social zu der Wählerschaft des BSW. Link (open access): link.springer.com/article/10.1... Eine kurze Zusammenfassung der Studie.
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Das Schließen der Repräsentationslücke? Die Wählerschaft des Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht – Eine Analyse basierend auf Paneldaten - Politische Vierteljahresschrift
Despite its recent founding, the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) has already developed into a relevant player in the German party system. This article provides a more comprehensive look at the BSW ele...
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Markus Tepe @markustepe.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The role of public values for design preferences toward AI-based chatbots in e-government. Evidence from a conjoint experiment among citizens and municipal front desk officers in Germany. Joint work with Sebastian Hemesath. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Public value positions and design preferences toward AI-based chatbots in e-government. Evidence from a conjoint experiment with citizens and municipal front desk officers
Developing a chatbot to handle citizen requests in a municipal office requires multiple design choices. We use public value theory to test how value p…
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Andreas Busch @abusch.bsky.social · 28/09/2024
Der #dvpw2024 Kongress ist „vorbei!“. Vielen Dank an alle, die teilgenommen und mitgeholfen haben! @DVPW #Politikwissenschaft Uni Göttingen IPol Göttingen
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Sektion Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte in der DVPW @dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social · 24/09/2024
Boris Pistorius - Festvortrag beim #dvpw2024 Kongress in Göttingen. @bmvg.bsky.social
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Sektion Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte in der DVPW @dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
Kongressparty #dvpw2024
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Andreas Busch @abusch.bsky.social · 24/09/2024
Nach zwei Jahren Vorbereitung beginnt heute der 29. Wissenschaftliche Kongress der DVPW #dvpw2024 zum Thema #Polykrise an der Uni Göttingen! Am IPol Göttingen freuen wir uns auf die > 1200 Teilnehmenden, sagen Danke an alle helfenden Hände und wünschen einen guten Verlauf! 🤞🏻
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Empirical Political Science #Duisburg @emppolitikwiss.bsky.social · 28/06/2024
Achim Goerres stellt das Papier "Costly Solidarity Behavior and the Identity of Others: The Novel Identity-Solidarity Game in a Large Panel Survey of the German Resident Population" bei der Konferenz der Nordic Political Science Association in Bergen vor!
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Markus Tepe @markustepe.bsky.social · 06/06/2024
The Institute of Political Science at the University of Bremen invites applications for the position of Professor (W3) in the field of Comparative Politics. The job description and details on the application process (deadline July 14, 2024) can be found here. www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit...
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Markus Tepe @markustepe.bsky.social · 19/01/2024
What shapes citizens’ preferences for regulating risks associated with autonomous vehicles? Experimental evidence from Japan, the United States, and Germany. Joint work Sebastian Hemesath. Open Access. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Markus Tepe @markustepe.bsky.social · 11/12/2023
Deadline approaching. Fri. 15.12.2023. Looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher (full-time, Salary Scale 13 TV-L, for an initial period of 3 years) at the SOCIUM in Bremen.
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Markus Tepe @markustepe.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
A new study on how citizens and public employees prioritize welfare clients‘ exceptional social needs when facing a moral dilemma. Joint work with Brian Dietrich, Michael Jankowski and Kai-Uwe Schnapp. Open Access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Markus Tepe @markustepe.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
PostDoc in behavioral political science? I am looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher (full-time, Salary Scale 13 TV-L, for an initial period of 3 years) at the SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy in Bremen. Please don‘t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!
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