Last Friday, PEGO member @jeaninejanz.bsky.social attended the Vereinigung für Umweltrecht conference on PFAS ("forever chemicals") in Aarau 🔬 👉 Discussions pointed out gaps in the precautionary principle and questioned whether current focus on end-of-pipe solutions is still appropriate

Neue Mitarbeiterin im PEGO Team 🎉 Jeanine Janz ist neu (wieder) Teil von PEGO und arbeitet als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in einem gemeinsamen Projekt der Universität Bern, der Eawag und des Oekotoxzentrums. Willkommen im Team Jeanine!

Braucht die Politik Evidenz aus der Wissenschaft? 🤔 Das erste Factsheet vom TRAPEGO Projekt geht dieser Frage im Kontext der Schweizer Landwirtschaftspolitik 🚜 nach. Link zum Factsheet 👉 lnkd.in/eGhu3R_H

This week, @kariningold.bsky.social traveled to Galway to participate in the ENLIGHT Academic Leadership Programme and represent Uni Bern. We are excited to hear about her experience and insights from the programme! Read more about the ENLIGHT Programme here 👉 enlight-eu.org

🧠 Science or experience: what shapes political arguments? A fact sheet from the TRAPEGO project outlines the findings from a study on the regulation of plant protection products in Swiss agricultural policy. trapego.ch/de/factsheet... Authors: Ueli Reber, @kariningold.bsky.social, Christian Stamm

How is evidence used in pesticide regulation policymaking? 🌱 In a new blog post and a corresponding article, this question is addressed by comparing the use of problem-oriented evidence and solution-oriented evidence during parliamentary discussions in Switzerland on pesticide regulation.

How does one effectively manage plastic pollution? ♻️ Two PEGO members, Marlene Kammerer and Anastasiia Nikolova, are trying to find out. Their field work has taken them from Nepal to Malaysia where they are now currently on the island of Borneo in the Malaysian town of Semporna.

A great first day of the DVPW Group's Workshop to Federalism at the University of Tübingen! We had many inspiring presentations on federalism, each offering a unique lens on the topic. And there was even some time to see the lovely old town of Tübingen. Thanks to the organisers for the event!

👋 New article out in @plosclimate.org @istad.bsky.social & I experimentally demonstrate that communicating alignment between policies and the previously negotiated goals they aim to achieve boosts public support, as exemplified by ambitious decarbonisation goals in doi.org/10.1371/jour...

🏆 Each Swiss #GlobalChange Day includes a #Poster Award, with prizes awarded in three categories. Students and postdocs, submit your posters now! 👉 proclim.ch/id/KH362 #SGCD26 #Research #Science

continued... (2/2) 🌎 "Complex environmental governance: Governing between international economic law and climate policy" by Laurie Durel ☔ "Wissenschaft und Politik extremer Klimaereignisse" by Annika Krüger We are looking forward to a great semester!

The spring semester is starting today and PEGO members are teaching many classes: 📝 "PhD and Master Colloquium in Policy Analysis and Regulation", ♻️ "Umweltpolitik in der Schweiz" and 🔬 "Research Seminar: Science in the policy process" by @kariningold.bsky.social (1/2)

The IPW had its annual snow sports day yesterday! ❄️ ⛷️ 🏂 We had great weather in the Alps with blue skies all day long and to top it off we had fondue for dinner followed by night skiing. Thanks to everyone for coming!

PEGO is very excited that the NCCR CLIM+ Program on "Climate Extremes and Society" has been funded by the SNSF!! 🎉 It is especially exciting for PEGO since @kariningold.bsky.social is a co-director for this program! Congratulations to all, this is a great achievement!

The #unibern and @ethz.ch are leading the new National Centre of Competence in Research @nccr-climplus.bsky.social, which focuses on #climate and #weather extremes. Researchers from the University of Bern are also involved in the NCCR Genesis: mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas....

Breaking news: The #NCCR #CLIM+ on "Climate Extremes & Society" will be funded by the @snf-fns.ch in the coming 4 years! With 47 PIs, 20 institutions & 22 stakeholders from #health to #finance & #agriculture, it will unite climate expertise from both natural & social science! nccr-climplus.ch

🌍 We hope everyone made it home safely after COPPR last week! 🛫🚆 What an incredible week of workshops, panels, and roundtables. And we’re already looking ahead: let us know of any news or interest in potential “WOPPRs” (Workshop on Policy Process Research) to keep the momentum going 👀

Thank you to everyone for an amazing COPPR! 🎉 Some COPPR26 stats: 🔹 299 on site and 95 online participants 🔹 Participants from 47 different countries 🔹 281 paper presentations in 85 panels Photo from the Welcome Plenary on Wednesday. @polprocessrsch.bsky.social #COPPR26

We’ve had a fantastic start to the COPPR Conference!🎉 Yesterday we had a Welcome Panel featuring a thoughtful conversation between Karin Ingold, Fritz Sager, and Caroline Schlaufer, with a great introduction of COPPR by Chris Weible. We have had clear and sunny skies with great views of the Alps!

Looking forward to the roundtable on Political Legitimacy in Policy-Oriented Research at #COPPR26 this afternoon. I’ll draw on insights from joint work with Lukas Fesenfeld & @kariningold.bsky.social on the democratic legitimacy of multi-stakeholder platforms in sustainability governance.

🎉 Excited to welcome you to the COPPR Conference today! 📍 Badge Pickup: Welcome desk, Hauptgebäude, Ground Floor Open 8:30–17:00 Tue–Thu Today: pre‑conference workshops • Morning 9:15–12:45 • Afternoon 14:00–17:30 • Full‑day 9:15–17:30 @polprocessrsch.bsky.social

⏳ 5 days until COPPR! On Wednesday, January 21, we will host the COPPR welcome plenary in the beautiful Hauptgebäude of the University of Bern! Bern is Switzerland's federal capital and offers a unique setting to discuss policy and governance by bringing together academia and decision-makers.

⏳ 1 week until COPPR! Jan 20–23 | 83 sessions: 75 panels & 9 roundtables with researchers from around the world. Topics include: policy process 🔁, climate policy 🌎, democracy & power 🏛️, health & equity 🩺, policy design 📗, energy policy ⚡, coalitions, networks & policy learning 📝.

⏳ 13 days until the COPPR Conference! We’re excited to welcome researchers to the University of Bern for COPPR (Jan 20–23)! 📅 Schedule: Tue: Workshops Wed: Conference panels + Plenary and Reception Thu: Conference panels + Dinner Fri: Morning conference panels See you soon in Bern!

📢 #NewPublication: @marlenekammerer.bsky.social, with @paucastro.bsky.social , Victor Kristof & Tatiana Cogne, published a paper introducing a new dataset and coding algorithm covering UN climate negotiations (1995–2023) in Scientific Data @springernature.com. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

#NewPublication 🐥🥚What comes first—beliefs or coordination? @marlenekammerer.bsky.social & @kariningold.bsky.social analyze the Swiss climate policy subsystem over 20 years and show that belief change and coordination mutually reinforce each other. doi.org/10.17645/pag... @cogitatiopag.bsky.social

2026 Political Networks Conference: 4-7 August 2026 at the University of Manchester. Save the date! More info will be released in early spring. #SNA #polinetworks #polnet #polisky #networkanalysis #politicalnetworks #politicalnets #policynetworks #complexsystems #netsci #polmeth #polisci

👏 Das war das Sustainability Science Forum 2025! Ein Tag voller inspirierender Diskussionen zu einem gerechten Wandel hin zu einer Netto-Null-Gesellschaft. Vielen Dank an alle Teilnehmenden und Speaker:innen für den wertvollen Austausch 🌱 #SSF25 #Nachhaltigkeit

🎄✨ Lovely end-of-year gathering @ipwunibern.bsky.social , @unibe.ch. A refreshing forest walk and a warm get-together with colleagues — a great way to wrap up the year. Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season! ❄️🌟 #IPW #TeamPEGO

💧 New publication in Governance: @thomasbolognesi.bsky.social & Manuel Fischer @pego-group.bsky.social explore why some megacities manage water effectively while others face major water loss — even with similar “good governance” principles. Polisky 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gove...

Paper alert😀 Policy Design and Governance Effectiveness: The Role of Non-Linearities in Urban Water Management w/ Manuel Fisher @pego-group.bsky.social #polsci #water doi.org/10.1111/gove...

Congratulations to our @pego-group.bsky.social member Lukas Fesenfeld on his appointment as Assistant Professor at @ethz.ch! 🎉 Well deserved — we're excited for future collaborations and the insights to come.

Gentle reminder: do not miss our upcoming webinar next Monday, Dec 8, with Florence Metz 🇪🇺🌱 More infos and a link to sign up can be found in the thread below 👇🏻 Looking forward to next Monday☺️

🔍 Looking forward to this #ECPR webinar with Florence Metz, former @pego-group.bsky.social member, on using network approaches to unpack complexity in EU climate policy 🌍 🗓 Wed, Dec 8 | 16:00 CET Sign up: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

🔍 Looking forward to this #ECPR webinar with Florence Metz, former @pego-group.bsky.social member, on using network approaches to unpack complexity in EU climate policy 🌍 🗓 Wed, Dec 8 | 16:00 CET Sign up: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

👏 Great read on how interdisciplinary research can be designed and practiced! Glad to see Milena Wiget (@pego-group.bsky.social) and Benjamin Hofmann share insights from the #TRAPEGO project — highlighting three forms of interdisciplinary collaboration. i2insights.org/2025/10/07/t...

Coming up: the next event in our #ECPR webinar series: Florence Metz from University of Kaiserslautern-Landau will share insights on using network approaches to unpack complexity in EU climate policy. Join us! 😊 🗓: Wednesday, December 8, 15.00 BST / 16.00 CET ✍: sign up: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Had a great time at #FoodDay2025 by the @ethzwfsc.bsky.social this week 🌱. I presented a poster on our study that analyzes how experiences with plant-based meat substitutes (PBMS) shape dietary change. Thanks a lot to the organizers ✨.

🎲 Through @kariningold.bsky.social's class, students and some @pego-group.bsky.social members played the 2030 SDGs Game last Tuesday facilitated by Siro Koch. 💵🌱🏘️ Balancing Economy, Environment & Society proved tricky, but by the end our group boosted the 🌱 Environment sector.

📢 The Swiss Climate Summer School on climate variability across space & time takes place 🇨🇭 30 Aug–4 Sept 2026 in Grindelwald. 🌍 Organized by the Oeschger Centre, @unibe.ch — a great chance for PhDs & postdocs to connect across disciplines. 🗓 Apply by 15 Jan 2026 www.oeschger.unibe.ch/studies/summ...

📣 New paper out! @thomasbolognesi.bsky.social and PEGO member Manuel Fischer analyze good governance principles that make urban water governance more effective in 35 megacities cities worldwide. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gove...

«Jeder Kaufentscheid beeinflusst das Klima – und das Klima beeinflusst zunehmend, was im Einkaufskorb landet.» Im LID-Artikel von Renate Hodel durfte ich gemeinsam mit Lukas Fesenfeld Einblicke zu Ernährung & Klima geben. 👉 www.lid.ch/artikel/kons...

Excited to share our new PEGO publication: Hijacking or helping? We show how crises like COVID-19 can shape narratives, open or close policy windows, and influence climate policy advocacy. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s110... @policysciences.bsky.social polisky

📢 New PEGO Publication Hijacking or helping? How political actors leveraged the COVID-19 pandemic in the climate discourse to advocate their policy beliefs and preferences This paper explores how overlapping crises influence public discourse and policy advocacy. 🔗 lnkd.in/e9j9wdB4

Hope to see many of you at #COPPR in Bern 🏔️ or online 🧭 Deadline extended until September 15th, submit your paper or panel soon ⌛ Questions? Do not hesitate to reach out to me!

🧪 How should we regulate chemicals? Yesterday at #ContaSed2025, a round table moderated by @kariningold.bsky.social brought together politics, science, industry & practice to discuss this pressing question from a multi-level and cross-sectoral perspective.

📢 New PEGO publication! @marlenekammerer.bsky.social & colleagues from the Compon project just published the chapter "Climate Policy Networks" in the Handbook of Social Networks and the Environment. 🌍📖 Read here 👉 lnkd.in/d9Cq9pZ4

📢 Reminder: Tomorrow at #ContaSed2025: Round table on 'How to regulate chemicals? A multi-level & cross-sectoral perspective.' moderated by @kariningold.bsky.social 🗓 3 Sept, 11:00–12:30 📍 UniS, Bern, Room A022 Conference Info: lnkd.in/d_tTXTC5 Floorplan UniS: lnkd.in/evcxBWSr

⏳ Good news for #COPPR2026 🇨🇭 – the deadline to submit proposals is now Sept 15, 2025! Don’t miss the chance to join the policy process research community in Bern, Jan 20–23. 🎯 Fritz Sager, @cschlaufer.bsky.social & @kariningold.bsky.social @polprocessrsch.bsky.social

🧪 How should we regulate chemicals? Join our round table with voices from politics, science & industry. 📍 Wed, 03.09.25 | 11:00–12:30 UniS, Bern (Rm. A022) 💬 With C. Casado-Martinez, J. Reich, D. Werner & A. Trede 👩‍💼 Moderator: @kariningold.bsky.social Part of #ContaSed2025 – no registration needed.