Political scientist | Co-Head of Integration at DeZIM | Formerly @ Immigration Policy Lab (Stanford) & Graduate School of Decision Sciences (Konstanz) | Research on integration, political participation & policy evaluation https://bsky.app/profile/niklas-harder.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/niklas-harder.bsky.social/post/3miea7kjesc27🧵 New paper in ILR Review with Kamil Matuszczyk, Magdalena Nowicka & Mathis Herpell — and it starts with a counterintuitive finding. [1/5]31 Mar 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:aefh6i4lmngbq2joheeeoopc/app.bsky.feed.post/3miea7kjesc27https://bsky.app/profile/niklas-harder.bsky.social/post/3mhgif3disk24Gestern erschien mein ZAR-Editorial zu den Folgen des erschwerten Zugangs zu Integrationskursen. Es war ungewohnt, für eine juristische Zeitschrift zu schreiben. Die Forschungslage ist aber eindeutig: das BAMF bremst Eigeninitiative und Integration aus und für den deutschen Staat wird es teuer.19 Mar 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:aefh6i4lmngbq2joheeeoopc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgif3disk24https://bsky.app/profile/niklas-harder.bsky.social/post/3m5ymvzo4ck2iI’m very happy to see our paper published in Political Geography. We show that your country of residence influences your waiting time for an appointment at a German diplomatic mission. These differences are substantial and far from random. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:aefh6i4lmngbq2joheeeoopc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ymvzo4ck2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/niklas-harder.bsky.social/post/3lg6akoqcys2gI’m looking for a postdoc to join me in researching immigrant integration in Germany. The initial contract is for three years, with the possibility of extension. Since basic knowledge of German is required, the job description is in German: https://www.dezim-institut.de/fileadmin/user_upload/DeZIM/Jobs_Stellenausschreibungen/PR_01_25_WiMi_Integration.pdf20 Jan 2025 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:aefh6i4lmngbq2joheeeoopc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6akoqcys2g