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    Editorial - contemporary threats, surveillance, and the balancing of security and liberty
    (2023) Trüdinger, Eva-Maria; Ziller, Conrad; Noll, Jolanda van der
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    How deliberation happens : enabling deliberative reason
    (2023) Niemeyer, Simon; Veri, Francesco; Dryzek, John S.; Bächtiger, André
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    Radiation risks and uncertainties : a scoping review to support communication and informed decision-making
    (2020) Hoti, Ferdiana; Perko, Tanja; Thijssen, Peter; Renn, Ortwin
    Although radiation protection is challenged by many uncertainties, there is no systematic study investigating the definitions and types of these uncertainties. To address this gap, in this paper we offer a scoping review to comprehensively analyse, for the first time, peer-reviewed scientific articles (n = 33) related to uncertainties in the following radiation exposure situations: nuclear emergencies, decommissioning of nuclear/radiological installations and long-term radiological exposure situations (e.g. naturally occurring radioactive materials). The results suggest that firstly, there is no agreement regarding definitions of uncertainty, which is mainly defined based on its sources, types or categories rather than by its meaning. Secondly, different actors are faced with different types of uncertainties. Uncertainties of the scientific community are mostly data and methodology-driven (e.g. dose-response relationships), those of the decision-makers are related to the likely consequences of decision options and public reactions, while laypeople’s uncertainties are mainly related to the trustworthiness of experts or the emotional potential of specific risk exposures. Furthermore, the majority of articles focus on the uncertainties of the scientific community, while those of the information receivers (i.e. decision-makers and laypeople) receive much less consideration. Finally, there was no difference in types of uncertainties across the different risk-related study areas analysed (radiation versus other risks). Based on these findings, we provide some preliminary recommendations regarding research on uncertainty related to radiation protection, as well as communication practices.
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    Die Repräsentation der Bürgerinnen und Bürger durch organisierte Interessen in Deutschland
    (2020) Pakull, Dominic; Goldberg, Felix; Bernhagen, Patrick
    In dieser Studie analysieren wir das Potenzial organisierter Interessen als Transmissionsriemen zwischen der Bevölkerung und politischen Institutionen im parlamentarischen System der Bundesrepublik zu fungieren. Wir verwenden Daten aus Experteninterviews mit Lobbyistinnen und Lobbyisten und einer repräsentativen Bevölkerungsumfrage, um die Kongruenz zwischen den Themenfeldern zu ermitteln, welche die Bürgerinnen und Bürger und organisierten Interessen in Deutschland jeweils als wichtig ansehen. Ferner analysieren wir, ob sich die Kongruenz hinsichtlich der öffentlichen Salienz des Themas sowie des soziökonomischen Status oder der politischen Einstellungen der Bürgerinnen und Bürger unterscheidet. Dabei differenzieren wir zwischen Unternehmer- und Nichtunternehmerinteressen. Die Ergebnisse deuten auf eine moderate Themenkongruenz zwischen den Agenden der Bürgerinnen und Bürger und der organisierten Interessen hin. Diese Repräsentationsleistung wird jedoch überwiegend von Nichtunternehmerorganisationen erfüllt, die verstärkt an Themen arbeiten, die für die Bevölkerung salient sind. Ferner sind Bürgerinnen und Bürger mit extremeren Einstellungen besser repräsentiert als jene, die sich in der ideologischen Mitte befinden. Hingegen zeigen sich keine Unterschiede hinsichtlich des Einkommens und Geschlechts oder zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland.
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    Responding to policy signals? : an experimental study on information about policy adoption and data retention policy support in Germany
    (2021) Trüdinger, Eva‐Maria; Hildebrandt, Achim; Jäckle, Sebastian; Löser, Jonas
    We analyze whether and how individuals react to information about the adoption of a particular policy, with a focus on the role of conservatism. We conducted an online survey experiment on support for data retention in Germany. A recent law on this issue allowed us to test the effects of two policy signals, information about the adoption of a new law (law signal) and information that this followed a Constitutional Court decision (law and court signal), on separate groups of respondents. Our results show a positive effect of each policy signal on support for data retention. The effect of the law signal was even slightly stronger for individuals with conservative beliefs. Illustrating how lock‐in effects of policies can work, our study contributes to research on attitudinal policy feedback: creating new legislation also means legitimizing the policy position in question and stating that this norm should be accepted.
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    Considered effective? : how policy evaluations and threat perceptions affect support for surveillance in the context of terrorism
    (2022) Trüdinger, Eva‐Maria; Ziller, Conrad
    Surveillance policies aimed at combating terrorism and improving public security can also lead to constraints on civil liberties. In view of this trade‐off between the potential benefits and risks of surveillance, it is particularly important to study how effectiveness considerations shape public support for surveillance. We argue that effectiveness perceptions enhance policy support, but that the manner in which citizens view policy effectiveness depends on their perceptions of threats related to terrorism and to violations of civil liberties. Using data from a factorial survey experiment in Germany, we show that policy effectiveness is the most relevant predictor of citizens' support for different surveillance measures. Moreover, we find evidence that depending on the scope of surveillance, respondents perceiving threats to their liberty rely much less heavily on policy effectiveness as a criterion for evaluating policies, compared to those whose threat perception is low.
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    Policy actors’ struggle for attention : the role of peer networks in the migration discourse on Twitter (X)
    (2024) Hanke, Sara; Sicakkan, Hakan G.; Van Wolleghem, Pierre Georges; Heiberger, Raphael H.
    Policy actors (PAs) like nongovernmental organizations, political parties or governmental institutions strategically communicate on social media to gain attention and thus influence the public agenda. We argue that networks of PAs engaged in the same issues (i.e., a PA’s peer network ) are crucial to attracting the interest of a broad audience. Drawing on network theory, we posit that (i) ideological homophily, and (ii) the centrality and embeddedness in a PA’s peer network increase the attention received from all Twitter (now X) users. We investigate these premises by analyzing the European migration discourse on Twitter (2014-2020). The results of our study reveal that the centrality of PAs in their peer networks and ideologically similar relations considerably increase attention from the whole Twittersphere. These findings provide strong evidence that a PA’s role in its organizational peer network on social media governs the attention received in the overall discourse.