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Phase 2 covers the 27 countries of the European Union, with the same view as phase 1. The first version of the POC was built on European podcasts and libraries, so this market already has the most data.
Experts are placed in a market by their country of origin: their nationality when a source gives it (Wikidata or their own description), otherwise the country of their organisation. It is approximate in this POC. 1,727 experts of the directory are counted in neither tab: 988 with no known country yet, 739 from other countries (Norway and Switzerland among them).
The 5 admission criteria
Experts from the European Union
G1SampleWritten voice3 signed pieces for the public in 24 monthsBased on: Regular columnists and some guest writers of 5 French and 5 German newspapers, plus Substack and a web search for some experts. Newspapers of the other 25 EU countries not started yet47 expertsG2PartialSpoken presence2 appearances in 24 monthsBased on: Podcast appearances in the podcasts of the POC only1,880 expertsG3PartialCommercial offering1 book, paid offering, speaking or consultingBased on: New books since 2023 only1,732 expertsG4PartialInstitutional standing1 position at a university, think tank, institute or regulatorBased on: Positions confirmed by a source, or only stated on podcasts3,116 expertsG5PartialRecent activity1 appearance in 6 months and 4 in 24 monthsBased on: Podcast appearances only842 experts
Criteria are scored for the 4,579 experts of this tab found through podcasts. The 430 found through books only are not scored yet.
Experts by role
Experts from the European Union
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution2,650Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute389Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament271LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar158Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent417CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,124
Five sources, one directory
Experts from the European Union
The directory5,009experts, each counted once
- Found through podcasts only4,463
- Found through books only430
- Found in both sources116
- Among them
- Distinguished by a reference prize216
- Writing in the opinion pages51
- Linked to their research profile (sample)20
Podcasts and books each find their own experts, screened against the same 6 roles, then crossed: nobody is counted twice. Academic research, awards and opinion pages add no new names, they show which experts publish research, won a prize or write in the press. Circle areas follow the numbers, overlaps are approximate.
Experts by country of origin
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France899Germany838Sweden542Netherlands523Poland471Spain376Denmark376Italy289Portugal163Finland158Belgium141Austria114Ireland98Czechia7Greece4Hungary3Luxembourg2Malta2Croatia1Slovenia1Bulgaria1
Country not known yet: 200 more experts are heard only on podcasts in languages of the European Union, but no source gives their country. They are probably from this market. Placing each one in a country needs a deeper search (one web search per person), so they are not counted in this tab.
Find an expert
838 experts
| Expert | Role | Country of origin | Found through | Criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Blume Teacher, education influencer and PhD student | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 5 / 5 |
| David Engels Ancient historian and publicist | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 5 / 5 |
| Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf Professor | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 5 / 5 |
| Katja Hoyer Historian | Academic | Germany | Both | 5 / 5 |
| Yascha Mounk Political scientist · Persuasion | Think tank | Germany | Both | 5 / 5 |
| Aladin El-Mafaalani Sociologist | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Alena Buyx Professor of medical ethics and health technologies · TU München | Academic | Germany | Both | 4 / 5 |
| Angela Merkel Former federal chancellor | Former official | Germany | Both | 4 / 5 |
| Axel Bojanowski Science journalists · WELT | Commentator | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Bernhard Pörksen Media and communication scholar | Academic | Germany | Both | 4 / 5 |
| Berthold Kohler F.A.Z. publisher · Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Commentator | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Bijan Moini Lawyer · Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte | Think tank | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Carlo Masala Military expert · Bundeswehr University Munich | Academic | Germany | Both | 4 / 5 |
| Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook Senior adviser · Bertelsmann Stiftung | Think tank | Germany | Both | 4 / 5 |
| Christian Benedict Professor, sleep researcher | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Christian Lammert Professor · FU Berlin | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Claudia Kemfert Climate economist | Academic | Germany | Both | 4 / 5 |
| Clemens Fuest Ifo head · Ifo-Institut | Think tank | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Daniel Thym Migration lawyer | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Eva Asselmann Psychology professor · HMU Health and Medical University | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Fritz Vahrenholt Environment and energy expert | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Gerald Knaus Migration expert · ESI | Think tank | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Gerhard Conrad Intelligence expert · BND | Former official | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Guido Steinberg Dr. · Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik | Think tank | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Hanna Notte Expert on Russian foreign and security policy | Think tank | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Hanno Sauer Associate Professor of Philosophy and Ethics · Universität Utrecht | Academic | Germany | Both | 4 / 5 |
| Harald Martenstein Publicist · Die Welt | Commentator | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Heike Specht Dr. · Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Helene Bubrowski Political editor · F.A.Z. | Commentator | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Herfried Münkler Political scientist | Academic | Germany | Both | 4 / 5 |
| Jörg Baberowski Historian · Humboldt-Universität Berlin | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Jörg Rocholl President of ESMT | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Joschka Fischer Former federal foreign minister | Former official | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Julia Reuschenbach Political scientist | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Jürgen Kaube Publisher · F.A.Z. | Commentator | Germany | Both | 4 / 5 |
| Karl-Rudolf Korte Political scientist | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Former CSU defence minister | Former official | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Klaus von Dohnanyi Witness of the century | Former official | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Maja Göpel Economist · Leuphana University of Lüneburg | Academic | Germany | Both | 4 / 5 |
| Mariam Lau Political correspondent · Die Zeit | Commentator | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Mark Schieritz Deputy desk head in the politics desk · DIE ZEIT | Commentator | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Martin Sommer Political commentator · EW Magazine | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Mazda Adli Anxiety researcher · Berlin | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Michael Meyen Professor | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Nikolai Grube Americanist (pre-Columbian) | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Peer Steinbrück Former federal finance minister · SPD | Former official | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Peter Neumann Terrorism researcher | Academic | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Robert Habeck Minister | Former official | Germany | Both | 4 / 5 |
| Rüdiger von Fritsch Former ambassador | Former official | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
| Sigmar Gabriel Former foreign minister · Atlantikbrücke | Former official | Germany | Podcasts | 4 / 5 |
How much is covered
European Union, phase 2
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Each bar compares what the POC has already processed with everything there is to process in this market, on our subjects. Totals leave out what the data rules out for free (fiction, dead feeds, off-topic categories); anything that has to be read to be sorted stays in, since sorting it is part of the work.
The 27 countries of the European Union · all languages · since January 2023 Done by the POC Still to doRounded totals, estimated 8 Nov 2026
PodcastsReliable estimate
0.67%done
36,594 episodes analyzed out of about 5.5 M (5.4 M to 5.8 M) published since January 2023 by about 150,000 podcasts99.3% still to do
- Analyzed so far: podcasts from the charts of 13 EU countries (the 14 other countries have no chart read yet).
› How this total is built
Counted
- 2.5 M episodes in languages spoken only in the EU (Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Czech, Finnish, Greek...).
Estimated
- Podcasts in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and English that declare no country, shared out from the ones that do: about 89% of German ones are from the EU (the rest from Switzerland), 72% of French ones, 43% of Spanish ones, 18% of Portuguese ones, under 1% of English ones.
Left out for free
- 20,000 podcasts that are surely off topic.
- 3,000 dead feeds.
Not included
- Shows that exist only on YouTube.
SourcesPodcast Index database ↗
BooksMedium-confidence estimate
1.1%done
9,370 authors reviewed out of about 870,000 (860,000 to 900,000) who have published non-fiction since January 202398.9% still to do
› How this total is built
Counted
- 672,000 authors of non-fiction or unknown-genre books in our 10 EU national libraries (Germany's also holds books in German from Austria).
Estimated
- The 17 EU countries without a library in the POC add about 29% (28 to 34%), from official publishing statistics (Portugal, Romania, Hungary, Czechia and Greece first).
Left out for free
- About 150,000 authors of fiction, children's or school books only.
OpinionRough estimate
1.3%started
10 newspapers started out of about 750 (500 to 1,300) news titles that publish signed opinion pieces98.7% not started
- Started so far: 5 French and 5 German newspapers, through a list of their regular columnists and some guest contributors. Every other signed piece since 2023 is still to collect, in these 10 newspapers too.
› How this total is built
Counted
- National dailies, main regional dailies and news weeklies of the 27 countries, plus 100 to 200 online-only titles.
Estimated
- No European census exists: the total adds up country counts (press federations, newspaper lists).
Left out for free
- Sports, gossip, trade press, free sheets and local weeklies.
AwardsRough estimate
1.6 to 2.8%done
22 prizes tracked out of an estimated 800 to 1,400 recurring prizes on our subjects97.3% still to do
› How this total is built
Estimated
- Across Europe, about 1,150 prizes without journalism and 2,000 with it, extrapolated from Wikidata, Wikipedia and German and French counts. Minus the United Kingdom (about 320 and 520, in phase 1), Norway and Switzerland (about 4%): about 800 without journalism, 1,400 with it.
Left out for free
- Fiction, poetry, children's, arts and sports prizes.
SourcesWikidata ↗
Academic researchMedium-confidence estimate
0%6 launch Domains
0 researchers screened out of about 16,000 (13,000 to 19,000) who have published on the 6 launch Domains since January 2023100% still to do
0%Broad subjects
0 researchers screened out of about 250,000 (200,000 to 320,000) who have published on our broad subjects since January 2023100% still to do
- Not started as a source of experts. Already done: 20 experts of the directory from this market are linked to their research profile (see Academic research).
› How this total is built
Counted
- Publications since 2023 by institutions of the EU, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom: about 38,000 on the 6 launch Domains, about 860,000 on our broad subjects (out of 6.9 M in all fields).
Estimated
- The United Kingdom, Norway and Switzerland removed with their usual share of that output (about 30%). Researchers derived from publications and author profiles.
Left out for free
- All other fields.
Not included
- Missing from the research database: about a third of European law and economics, mostly national-language law journals without DOI.
SourcesOpenAlex ↗