PhD, political scientist. Policy process theories, special focus on Narrative Policy Framework. More info: www.johanna-kuenzler.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3mjjznky3ak2b🏆 The 2025 ECPR Best Paper Prize from the Standing Group on Public Policy goes to @elifcan.bsky.social & @v-yilmaz.bsky.social for their work on narrative power in electoral autocracies — a fascinating study of the Turkish pension movement. Congratulations! 👏 https://ecpr.eu/News/News/Details/91915 Apr 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjznky3ak2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3llbemeijm22i💁‍♀️ Conference presentation: Last week, I attended the meeting of the DVPW’s Public Policy and Public Administration Group. Ilana Schröder and me presented joint work with Colette Vogeler in a DFG-funded project: “Determinants and International Variation of Farm Animal Welfare Policy”.26 Mar 2025 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbemeijm22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3ldieras2322fWie definiert man eigentlich #Energiepolitik? Welchen energiepolitischen Herausforderungen sehen wir uns heutzutage gegenüber? Diese Fragen durfte ich gestern in einem hybriden Gastvortrag an der Uni Speyer zusammen mit einer interessierten Studierendenschaft diskutieren. Danke für die Einladung!17 Dec 2024 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldieras2322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3lbhv3f7huk2kI feel honored that our systematic review on the Narrative Policy Framework is featured in Policy & Politics' quarterly highlights blog post! 👇 https://policyandpoliticsblog.com/2024/11/01/policy-politics-highlights-collection-on-policy-process-theories/21 Nov 2024 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhv3f7huk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3lavv4dyb6c2dYesterday at the ECPR Standing Group on Public Policy’s webinar, @sam-workman.bsky.social presented his thoughts on what the new Trump presidency will mean for public policy. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us, Sam! And thanks @kariningold.bsky.social for the thoughtful moderation!14 Nov 2024 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lavv4dyb6c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3l4vsm2wxlp2t#dvpw2024 officially kicked off this afternoon in Göttingen! Together with Sandra Plümer and @csmithochoa.bsky.social , I hosted a highly interesting panel on crises and theories of the policy process. Today only hybrid participation, but tomorrow I am happy to join in person 🤩24 Sep 2024 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4vsm2wxlp2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3l3g3qjucoj2jSo hopefully, there is a new generation of policy analysts and NPF’ers in the making in Winterthur 😊 Thank you very much for the invitation to your summer school, Jörn Ege! I really enjoyed doing this class, and I was impressed by the innovative repurposing of the old Sulzer factories!05 Sep 2024 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3g3qjucoj2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3l35y7rexem2qJust #unboxed: I don't know about you guys, but I still love physical copies 😍02 Sep 2024 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3l35y7rexem2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3l2aogvo3l72zAvailable #OA until Sept 13: Our systematic review of the Narrative Policy Framework #NPF! @NpfOnline 1/11 doi.org/10.1332/03055721 Aug 2024 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2aogvo3l72zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3kyy67mjcb32a🤔 Do narratives matter in policy implementation? Of course they do! Check out our new handbook chapter to learn about existing research and gaps in need of exploration. Co-written with Michael D. Jones and Bettina Stauffer from @unibern.bsky.social. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-public-policy-implementation-9781800885899.html05 Aug 2024 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3kyy67mjcb32ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3ks5coaxowd23I am very grateful that I could present my current research @univie.ac.at today. Thank you very much for the invitation, Pedro Alarcón! It was truly a pleasure.10 May 2024 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ks5coaxowd23https://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3kpouchnsx22qVery big news for #Switzerland and #ClimatePolicy more generally! https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/swiss-elderly-women-win-landmark-climate-case-against-government-2024-04-09/09 Apr 2024 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3kpouchnsx22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3kmdquqbc7s2k✨Neu in der PVS: Ich durfte das neue Handbook of Public Policy Evaluation rezensieren, herausgegeben von Frédéric Varone, Steve Jacob und @pbundi.bsky.social. Das Handbuch ist ein echter #MustRead für Public Policy Scholars! U.a. mit C. Schlaufer, @evathomann.bsky.social, J. Tosun, E. Lieberherr.26 Feb 2024 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmdquqbc7s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3klyrl5eooc2uOne week left to register for our satellite of the Conference on Policy Process Research. Join us this May for inspiring presentations and lively debates on policy process theories in beautiful Zurich! 👉 https://policyprocessresearch.org/conference-satellite/ (photo by Amit Lahav on Unsplash).22 Feb 2024 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3klyrl5eooc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3kljuduqiu22bGentle reminder: This Monday we have a great talk by one of the #NPF's founders: Elizabeth A. Shanahan Make sure not to miss this opportunity to hear about her latest exciting research! Also: Participation is completely free See quoted thread for more info. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Feb 2024 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3kljuduqiu22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3kkyl2fanac22Bye St. Gallen, it was great to be here at the annual SVPW conference! I received many helpful inputs for my project on narratives and fossil fuel phase-outs. And so inspiring to learn about fellow researchers’ latest projects! Grateful to belong to this community.09 Feb 2024 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3kkyl2fanac22https://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3kjstbc3n6c26Out now in Administration & Society: My article on reputational support (RS). I introduce this new concept to bureaucratic reputation theory to show that actors in an organization’s environment may exhibit behavior that resembles reputation management. 1/4 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0095399723122632925 Jan 2024 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjstbc3n6c26https://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3kjnbvmsdax2mComing soon: The @ecpr.bsky.social Standing Group on Public Policy’s next online seminar, with an outstanding expert on the Narrative Policy Framework and a member of the esteemed US National Academy of Public Administration: Professor Elizabeth Shanahan! Join us on February 19 ecpr.eu/Events/25423 Jan 2024 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjnbvmsdax2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jo-kuenzler.bsky.social/post/3kj4atusdku2uToday I had the pleasure of doing a digital presentation about my research in a lecture series by @sonjablum.bsky.social and and Sandra Pluemer at Uni Bielefeld. The topic of "Narratives and policy change in social policy" sparked a lively and inspiring discussion. Thanks for having me, Bielefeld!16 Jan 2024 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:2wmvcplugthwlwtbuxio2ar4/app.bsky.feed.post/3kj4atusdku2u