Dear colleagues, dear early career researchers There are some last spaces available at the Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops (KOMEX) held in-person at the University of Konstanz from March 14-18, 2022. These courses, which are awarded 4 ECTS, cost 430 Euro and are designed for early career researchers. You can still sign up to one of the following courses—it’s first come, first served! Crowd-sourced Text Analysis (Alexander Horn and Martin Haselmayer): <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex-crowd-sourced-text-analysis> The five-day in-person course provides you with the skills needed to design and conduct your own crowd-sourced text analysis project. Crowd-sourced text analysis allows for fast, affordable, valid, and reproducible online coding of very large numbers of statements by collecting repeated judgements by multiple (paid) non-expert coders. Causal Inference and Observational Research <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex-causal-inference-and-observational-re search-%E2%80%93-designing-robust-counterfactuals> – Designing Robust Counterfactuals (Christina Zuber): This course provides you with the skills to design and conduct a robust social scientific research project that links sound theorizing to causal inference based on observational data—whether qualitative or quantitative. Comparative Case Study Design (Eva Thomann) <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex-comparative-case-study-design> : This course provides you with the skills needed to design your qualitative comparative case study research, based on your own and/or other applied research projects. Thank you for spreading the news. Best wishes Eva Thomann Eva Thomann | Department of Politics and Public Administration | University of Konstanz| E-Mail: <mailto:eva.thomann@uni-konstanz.de> eva.thomann@uni-konstanz.de | <http://www.evathomann.com/> www.evathomann.com Co-editor, Regulation & Governance New books: Oana, I.E., Schneider, C.Q. and E. Thomann. 2021. <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambridge.org%2Fcore%2Fbooks %2Fqualitative-comparative-analysis-using-r%2F257B799D0A81B87EBD51EA062FABD3 59&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEaaU_50-vLNEbxUpEijeIKds2cGg> Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) Using R: A Beginner's Guide. Cambridge University Press. <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambridge.org%2Fcore%2Fbooks %2Fqualitative-comparative-analysis-using-r%2F257B799D0A81B87EBD51EA062FABD3 59&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEaaU_50-vLNEbxUpEijeIKds2cGg> New publications: Thomann, E., Ege, J., and E. Paustyan. 2022. Approaches to Qualitative Comparative Analysis and good practices: a systematic review. <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/spsr.12503> Swiss Political Science Review, DOI: 10.1111/spsr.12503. Ewert, B., Loer, K. and E. Thomann. 2021. Beyond nudge. Advancing the state-of-the-art of Behavioural Public Policy and Administration. <https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tpp/pap/2021/00000049/00000001/art00 001> Policy & Politics 49(1): 3-23. Awarded the 2022 Ken Young prize for best paper published in Policy & Politics Short, J., Levi-Faur, D., Simpson. S., Thomann, E. and B. van Rooij. 2021. Has Regulation & Governance made a difference? Regulation <https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.12446> & Governance 15(S1): S3-S7. Haesebrouck, T. and E. Thomann. 2021. Causation, inferences, and solution types in configurational comparative methods. <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10 .1007%2Fs11135-021-01209-4&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEGHf_C1mhSs56D_jnUhWfZ6X6bG Q> Quality & Quantity, DOI: 10.1007/s11135-021-01209-4 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10 .1007%2Fs11135-021-01209-4&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEGHf_C1mhSs56D_jnUhWfZ6X6bG Q> . Gofen, A., Moseley, A., Thomann, E. and K. Weaver. 2021. Behavioural governance in the policy process: introduction to the special issue. Journal of European Public Policy 28(5): 633-657, DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2021.1912153 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%2F13501763.202 1.1912153&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGSOtWQ53dCPzARbXIddaQaCW1Pwg> . Adam, C., Fernández-i-Marín, X., James, O., Manatschal, A., Rapp, C., and E. Thomann. 2021. Differential Discrimination against Mobile EU Citizens: Experimental Evidence from Bureaucratic Choice Settings. Journal of European Public Policy 28(5): 742-760, DOI: <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tandfonline.com%2Fdoi%2Fabs% 2F10.1080%2F13501763.2021.1912144%3Fsrc%3D%26journalCode%3Drjpp20&sa=D&sntz= 1&usg=AFQjCNFONH9hnO2W3mpXyZoZ1u7-GJ27hg> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tandfonline.com%2Fdoi%2Fabs% 2F10.1080%2F13501763.2021.1912144%3Fsrc%3D%26journalCode%3Drjpp20&sa=D&sntz= 1&usg=AFQjCNFONH9hnO2W3mpXyZoZ1u7-GJ27hg> 10.1080/13501763.2021.1912144 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tandfonline.com%2Fdoi%2Fabs% 2F10.1080%2F13501763.2021.1912144%3Fsrc%3D%26journalCode%3Drjpp20&sa=D&sntz= 1&usg=AFQjCNFONH9hnO2W3mpXyZoZ1u7-GJ27hg> . Zhelyazkova, A. and E. Thomann. 2021. “I did it my way”: Customisation and practical compliance with EU policies. Journal of European Public Policy, DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2020.1859599 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%2F13501763.202 0.1859599&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEjXYxt0X6UipToxczHeO5fJA1zmw> . Moseley, A. and E. Thomann. 2021. A behavioural model of heuristics and biases in frontline policy implementation. <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ingentaconnect.com%2Fcontent %2Ftpp%2Fpap%2Fpre-prints%2Fcontent-policypold1900133&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCN Gk2cvM6pS7OhOMdVZVjeuA6dD9WQ> Policy & Politics <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ingentaconnect.com%2Fcontent %2Ftpp%2Fpap%2Fpre-prints%2Fcontent-policypold1900133&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCN Gk2cvM6pS7OhOMdVZVjeuA6dD9WQ> 49(1): 49-67 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ingentaconnect.com%2Fcontent %2Ftpp%2Fpap%2Fpre-prints%2Fcontent-policypold1900133&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCN Gk2cvM6pS7OhOMdVZVjeuA6dD9WQ> , <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ingentaconnect.com%2Fcontent %2Ftpp%2Fpap%2Fpre-prints%2Fcontent-policypold1900133&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCN Gk2cvM6pS7OhOMdVZVjeuA6dD9WQ> DOI: 10.1332/030557320X15967973532891 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ingentaconnect.com%2Fcontent %2Ftpp%2Fpap%2Fpre-prints%2Fcontent-policypold1900133&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCN Gk2cvM6pS7OhOMdVZVjeuA6dD9WQ> .