Who publishes research

Research publications of the directory's experts: journal articles, working papers, book chapters and reports, matched to each expert's researcher profile. They show which experts publish on the launch Domains and where they work. A sample of 50 experts for now.

Experts sampled5025 through ORCID, 25 by name

Researcher profiles found4024 through ORCID, 16 by name, checked one by one

Publications since 20231,12875.8% with an abstract · plus 7,560 older ones

Experts with a Domain11At least 2 works, any year, in one of the 6 launch Domains

Two ways in. Through ORCID: 25 experts picked at random among those whose verified public record gives an ORCID (a unique researcher ID), so the profile is certain. By name: 25 experts whose podcast appearances touch the six launch Domains, matched by name and checked one by one against namesakes. Click a name to see their publications.

50 experts

Expert	Researcher profile	Since 2023	Domains suggested	Affiliation in publications
Anu Bradford Academic · Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization · Columbia Law School	Name match, checked 83 works in total · h-index 17	32 78.1% abstracts	Articles 101 and 102 TFEU · 33DMA and digital regulation · 16Merger control · 4Data protection · 3AI Act · 2	Columbia University University · United States
Adam Thierer Think tank · Senior Fellow for the Technology & Innovation team · R Street	Name match, checked 112 works in total · h-index 20	4 0% abstracts	DMA and digital regulation · 16Data protection · 12AI Act · 9Articles 101 and 102 TFEU · 3Merger control · 2	·
Marietje Schaake Academic · Fellow · Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence	Name match, checked 63 works in total · h-index 10	35 25.7% abstracts	AI Act · 10DMA and digital regulation · 8	Stanford University University · United States
Anders Søgaard Academic · Professor of artificial intelligence · Institut for Datalogi på Københavns Universitet	Name match, checked 436 works in total · h-index 45	89 97.8% abstracts	AI Act · 12	University of Copenhagen University · Denmark
Oliver Bendel Academic · Information ethicist	Name match, checked 476 works in total · h-index 18	91 22% abstracts	AI Act · 7	FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland University · Switzerland
Max Schrems Lawyer	Name match, checked 6 works in total · h-index 2	0	Data protection · 6	·
Daniel Thym Academic · Migration lawyer	ORCID match 414 works in total · h-index 26	72 61.1% abstracts	Data protection · 3	University of Konstanz University · Germany
Helen Toner Think tank · Executive Director at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology	Name match, checked 50 works in total · h-index 9	8 100% abstracts	AI Act · 3	Georgetown University University · United States
Laure de Roucy-Rochegonde Think tank · Director of the Geopolitics of Technology Centre · Ifri	Name match, checked 15 works in total · h-index 2	11 63.6% abstracts	AI Act · 2	Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris Research institute · France
Robert Epstein Academic · Research psychologist · Harvard	Name match, checked 126 works in total · h-index 29	39 66.7% abstracts	DMA and digital regulation · 2	American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology Non-profit · United States
Scott Babwah Brennen Academic · UNC Center on Technology Policy	Name match, checked 26 works in total · h-index 13	6 83.3% abstracts	AI Act · 2	University of Oxford University · United Kingdom
Andrew McAfee Academic · Principal research scientist · MIT	Name match, checked 78 works in total · h-index 21	2 50% abstracts	None at launch	·
Armando Vieira Economist · Businessman and consultant in artificial intelligence	Name match, checked 92 works in total · h-index 20	8 75% abstracts	None at launch	University of Tartu University · Estonia
Benjamin List Academic · Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry	ORCID match 1,948 works in total · h-index 104	215 99.1% abstracts	None at launch	Hokkaido University University · Japan
Birgit Peters Academic · European and international law expert	ORCID match 47 works in total · h-index 8	14 50% abstracts	None at launch	Universität Trier University · Germany
Charan Ranganath Academic · Psychologist and neuroscientist	ORCID match 291 works in total · h-index 87	37 78.4% abstracts	None at launch	University of California System University · United States
Christian von Soest Think tank	ORCID match 116 works in total · h-index 21	11 81.8% abstracts	None at launch	German Institute for Global and Area Studies Research institute · Germany
Christine Blume Academic · Sleep researcher · Deutschlandfunk Nova	ORCID match 98 works in total · h-index 19	30 80% abstracts	None at launch	University of Fribourg University · Switzerland
Dan Wetterborg Academic · Psychologist and researcher	ORCID match 11 works in total · h-index 7	1 100% abstracts	None at launch	Karolinska Institutet University · Sweden
Drew Endy Academic · Bioengineer	ORCID match 199 works in total · h-index 39	16 87.5% abstracts	None at launch	Hoover Institution Research institute · United States
Eugenia Lostri Think tank · Fellow in Technology Policy and Law · Lawfare	Name match, checked 4 works in total	3 33.3% abstracts	None at launch	·
Evgenia Ilyinskaya Academic · Dr, volcanologist	ORCID match 116 works in total · h-index 23	23 69.6% abstracts	None at launch	University of Leeds University · United Kingdom
Frida Beckman Academic · The literary scholar	ORCID match 113 works in total · h-index 8	16 62.5% abstracts	None at launch	Stockholm University University · Sweden
Gil Bartholeyns Academic · Historian and writer	ORCID match 109 works in total · h-index 10	8 62.5% abstracts	None at launch	·
Grace Blakeley Think tank	Name match, checked 12 works in total · h-index 5	1 0% abstracts	None at launch	·
Janet Todd Academic	ORCID match 475 works in total · h-index 22	14 92.9% abstracts	None at launch	·
Judith Butler Academic · Philosopher	ORCID match 611 works in total · h-index 88	42 50% abstracts	None at launch	University of California, Berkeley University · United States
Kurt Kotrschal Academic · Behavioural researcher	ORCID match 269 works in total · h-index 56	12 91.7% abstracts	None at launch	University of Vienna University · Austria
Mikael Ögren Academic · University of Gothenburg	ORCID match 214 works in total · h-index 26	54 92.6% abstracts	None at launch	Sahlgrenska University Hospital Healthcare · Sweden
Nicola Clayton Academic · Expert · University of Cambridge	ORCID match 477 works in total · h-index 88	51 80.4% abstracts	None at launch	University of Cambridge University · United Kingdom
Olle Häggström Academic · Guest	ORCID match 1 work in total	1 100% abstracts	None at launch	Chalmers University of Technology University · Sweden
Onyeka Nubia Academic · Historian	ORCID match 18 works in total · h-index 3	4 50% abstracts	None at launch	University of Nottingham University · United Kingdom
Piotr Grochmalski Academic · Professor	ORCID match 12 works in total · h-index 2	0	None at launch	War Studies Academy University · Poland
Robert Belot Academic · Historian	ORCID match 282 works in total · h-index 6	60 76.7% abstracts	None at launch	Université Jean Monnet University · France
Robert Rebitsch Academic	ORCID match 33 works in total · h-index 2	6 33.3% abstracts	None at launch	·
Sam Bresnick Think tank · Research Fellow · Georgetown CSET	Name match, checked 10 works in total · h-index 2	8 100% abstracts	None at launch	Center for Security and Emerging Technology Other · United States
Sarah Semple Academic · Professor	ORCID match 86 works in total · h-index 14	3 66.7% abstracts	None at launch	·
Simon Portegies Zwart Academic · Astronomer	ORCID match 1,473 works in total · h-index 86	88 92% abstracts	None at launch	Leiden University University · Netherlands
Steven D. Shaw Academic	Name match, checked 9 works in total · h-index 4	6 66.7% abstracts	None at launch	University of Pennsylvania University · United States
Thomas Schmidinger Academic · Political scientist	ORCID match 57 works in total · h-index 4	7 85.7% abstracts	None at launch	University of Vienna University · Austria
Bruno Santerre Academic · Professor, digital media professional · Collège Bois de Boulogne	Uncertain, left out	·	·	·
Florian Ernotte Lawyer · Lawyer specializing in new technologies	Uncertain, left out	·	·	·
Jon Hyltner Economist · Manager · Pareto AM	Uncertain, left out	·	·	·
Matt Perault Academic · Center on Technology Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Uncertain, left out	·	·	·
Matt Stoller Think tank	Uncertain, left out	·	·	·
Paul Verhagen Think tank · Strategic analyst · HCSS	Uncertain, left out	·	·	·
Frédérick Plamondon Academic	No profile	·	·	·
Geert-Jan Koning Lawyer · Tech lawyer	No profile	·	·	·
Menno Weij Lawyer · Tech lawyer · BDO-Legal	No profile	·	·	·
Paul Weeteling Economist · Tech analyst	No profile	·	·	·

Researcher profileClose

Think tankORCID match

Christian von Soest

Position as stated in the podcasts

How the profile was matched

Same ORCID as the verified Wikidata entry (0000-0001-9038-6530)

Researcher profile ↗ORCID 0000-0001-9038-6530 ↗Atrium profile

Publications since 202311

With an abstract81.8%

Open access45.5%

Free PDF18.2%

Cited by (career)2,142

h-index21

Domains suggested

None of the six launch Domains. Main subjects: Economic Sanctions and International Relations, Political Conflict and Governance, African Studies and Ethnography.

Affiliations in publications

German Institute for Global and Area Studies ↗ · Research institute · Germany

G4 in the directory today: verified.

Publications since 2023 (11)

2026 · AI and Ethics
Ethical challenges for computer vision in the social sciences ↗
Open accessFree PDF ↗Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Abstract
Abstract The rising accessibility of large image datasets and pre-trained models allowed a rapid expansion of computer vision (CV) methods in social science research. While this methodological development opens new potential applications, this combination also raises a new set of ethical concerns that neither computer vision nor social science ethical studies fully cover. This paper provides an analysis of the ethics of CV methods in social science, articulated around two stages of a research project: The first part explores methodological concerns, starting with data collection, data and modeling bias, and data storage afterwards, with special attention to issues of consent and explainability. The second part investigates the following project stage of result dissemination, through publication strategies, reproducibility, and finally public engagement. Building on this analysis, we propose an actionable checklist of ten ethical recommendations for future CV projects in the social sciences. This contribution fills the gap at the crossroads between AI ethics and applied social science, bringing concrete guidance for future research in the interdisciplinary, ethically complex field.
2026 · Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences) · report
Bridges in a Fragmented World: Brazil, India, South Africa, and Turkey ↗
Free copyInternational Relations and Foreign Policy
Abstract
In a world marked by mounting challenges to international cooperation, states capable of bridging geopolitical divides are becoming ever more important. This is particularly true in efforts to transcend the divide between Global North and Global South countries. Brazil, India, South Africa, and Turkey have positioned themselves as bridge-builders in this context. Brazil claims to be a bridge between the Global North and the Global South, between "old" and "new" powers, and, more specifically, between Europe and South America. The strategic partnership established with the European Union reflects recognition of this role. By seeking to reform existing global structures, India has been able to cross geopolitical divides. Yet its role as a bridge-builder remains contested, unevenly recognised, and difficult to operationalise. For a long time, South Africa's African National Congress government has seen itself both as a proponent of African interests at the global level and as a link to the Global North. Despite a stronger emphasis on Global South solidarity and growing domestic economic constraints in recent years, Pretoria remains a staunch supporter of multilateralism. Turkey perceives itself as uniquely placed to link the Muslim world with Western political and economic institutions. As a member of NATO and with close ties to the EU, it seeks to build bridges across this divide - although this role is viewed with scepticism by many actors in the Global North.
2026 · German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Ten Things to Watch in Africa in 2026 ↗
Free copyAfrican Studies and Ethnography
2024 · Oxford University Press eBooks · book-chapter
Legitimacy and Legitimation Strategies in Authoritarian Regimes ↗
Political Conflict and Governance
Abstract
Abstract All authoritarian regimes seek to substantiate their right to rule. In this chapter, we differentiate legitimation, understood as the process of claiming popular support, from legitimacy itself, which refers to the extent to which a regime is perceived as legitimate by its citizens. Given autocracies’ opaque and repressive nature, their legitimacy is notoriously difficult to measure with public opinion surveys. In response, research has focused on nondemocratic regimes’ claims to legitimacy, which have fundamental repercussions for how authoritarian leaders relate to other elite members and to society. Regimes’ characteristics render certain legitimation strategies more likely and effective. Accordingly, electoral autocracies regularly focus on procedural claims, thereby emulating democracies, while closed autocracies tend to stress their (illiberal) ideology. As legitimation is crucial for autocratic stability, regimes adjust their claims to withstand domestic and international crises, for example by shifting from performance-based to personalistic claims amid economic crisis.
2024 · Routledge eBooks · book-chapter
International actors and autocratization 1 ↗
Political Conflict and Governance
Abstract
Scholars and practitioners alike consider autocratization processes first and foremost a domestic affair. Yet international and regional actors are of crucial relevance too: Autocratic rulers and regimes influence actors and processes in other political systems, be they democratic or authoritarian (e.g., through changing the international environment, collaboration, autocratic image-building, disinformation campaigns, or outright pressure). Conversely, they are affected by “outside” conditions and developments. This chapter presents the current state-of-the-art with respect to international actors and autocratization based on an analytical differentiation between (a) a (permissive) general environment and (b) purposeful, specific actions to support or even trigger autocratic practices and processes abroad. It links different literature strands in the blossoming field of autocratization and international relations research and suggests that, based on this differentiation, future studies should more explicitly analyze the causal role international actors play with respect to the different dimensions and chronological stages of autocratization processes and how they can be inhibited, for instance via democracy sanctions.
2024 · Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · book-chapter
Pressure proofing: how authoritarian regimes respond to sanctions ↗
Economic Sanctions and International Relations
Abstract
This chapter analyses the nature and effects of external pressure imposed on authoritarian regimes. Around three-quarters of all countries under United Nations, United States and European Union sanctions are authoritarian, and “democracy sanctions” that aim at improving democratic and human rights in targeted countries constitute the biggest sanctions category. Yet, authoritarian regimes represent particularly problematic targets as they more easily shield themselves from external pressure than their democratic counterparts do. Authoritarians have a tighter grip on the public discourse and the struggle over the meaning of sanctions. They often even use them to their own advantage, denouncing sanction senders as “imperialist” and blaming them for their economic woes. The chapter presents trends in the application of sanctions pressure against authoritarian regimes, reviews mechanisms of how economic and diplomatic restrictions work, and examines authoritarian targets’ attempts to engage in pressure proofing.
2024 · Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences) · report
South Africa’s Watershed Election: The Dawn of Coalition Politics ↗
Free copyElectoral Systems and Political Participation
Abstract
On 29 May 2024, South Africa experienced a seismic moment as the African National Congress (ANC) lost its absolute majority for the first time since 1994. This pivotal outcome signals, amid profound domestic crises and significant international challenges, a major shift in South Africa's domestic political landscape. Yet, the country's foreign policy orientation is likely to remain intact. South Africa faces the prospect of its first coalition government at a time when decisive action is needed to combat slow economic growth, rolling power blackouts, high crime rates, and stubborn poverty. Despite its severe losses, with a vote share of 40.2 per cent the ANC remains the country's biggest party. In his likely second, and final, term in office, President Cyril Ramaphosa must act decisively to redeem the ANC in the eyes of voters. The newcomer uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party was the clear winner of the ANC's lost support, having secured 14.6 per cent of the vote. Endorsed by former President Jacob Zuma, the MK Party displaced the Economic Freedom Fighters as South Africa's third-biggest political party. The popularity of the main opposition, the Democratic Alliance, stayed steady with only a slight increase of 1 per cent in its vote share. A challenge facing the new coalition government is the need to reconcile South Africa's competing foreign policy goals: namely, to promote a rules-based international order while also strengthening Africa's global position and South-South cooperation.
2023 · Routledge eBooks · book-chapter
The Termination of International Sanctions ↗
Economic Sanctions and International Relations
Abstract
The termination of sanctions is an important but largely understudied phenomenon within international politics. Of the nearly 400 cases of sanctions that were in place in 1990 or imposed thereafter, nearly three-quarters had been lifted by 2018. As almost all existing research has focused on threatened and imposed sanctions, we lack insight into when and how these measures are lifted. This is particularly the case for sanctions that have been terminated despite targets resisting senders’ demands. To remedy this, we conceptualize the protracted process of sanctions termination and conduct an in-depth analysis of termination patterns of European Union, United Nations, United States and regional-organization sanctions in the post-Cold War era using the novel International Sanctions Termination (IST) dataset. We compare commonalities and differences between sanctions senders and assess how often and under what conditions targeted governments either give in to or resist their demands. Finally, we discuss how the material and signalling properties of sanctions may affect political contestation in the targeted country after these measures have ended.
2023
Sanktionen mächtige Waffe oder hilfloses Manöver? ↗
Economic Sanctions and International Relations
2023 · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · preprint
How authoritarian regimes counter international sanctions pressure ↗
Free copyFree PDF ↗Economic Sanctions and International Relations
Abstract
Based on current literature, this paper analyses the nature and effects of external pressure imposed on authoritarian regimes. Around three-quarters of all countries under United Nations, United States, and European Union sanctions are authoritarian, and 'democracy sanctions' that aim at improving democratic and human rights in targeted countries constitute the biggest sanctions category. Yet, authoritarian regimes represent particularly problematic targets as they can more easily shield themselves from external pressure than their democratic counterparts can. Authoritarians have a tighter grip on the public discourse and the struggle over the meaning of sanctions. They often even use them to their own advantage, denouncing sanction senders as 'imperialist' and blaming them for their economic woes. The paper presents trends in the application of sanctions pressure against authoritarian regimes, reviews mechanisms of how economic and diplomatic restrictions work, and examines authoritarian targets' attempts to engage in pressure proofing.
2023 · Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences)
Erfolg und Grenzen der Sanktionspolitik gegen Russland ↗
Economic Sanctions and International Relations
Abstract
Westliche Staaten haben bemerkenswert schnell mit harten Sanktionen auf die Invasion Russlands in die Ukraine reagiert. Nach einem Jahr zeigen sich erste Wirkungen der Zwangsmaßnahmen, die Erwartungen an dieses Instrument sollten aber realistisch bleiben.