Prof. Dr. Sonja Blum

Wissenschaftliche Laufbahn
Seit März 2023: Professorin für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft und Politikfeldanalyse, Fakultät für Soziologie, Universität Bielefeld
2017-23: Fellow am Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven
2022-23: Vertretung der Professur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft und Politikfeldanalyse, Fakultät für Soziologie, Universität Bielefeld
2017-23: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Lehrgebiet Politikfeldanalyse & Umweltpolitik, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, FernUniversität in Hagen
2017: Visiting Professor, Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven (Teil-Vertretung der Professur Public Policy & Administration)
2015-17: Visiting Assistant Professor, Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven (Förderung im DAAD Postdoc-Programm)
2012-17: Senior Researcher am Österreichischen Institut für Familienforschung (ÖIF), Universität Wien
2007-12: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Deutsche Politik & Politikfeldanalyse, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Münster

Ausbildung
2011: Promotion (Dr. phil) an der Universität Münster, Graduate School of Politics (GraSP)
2007: M.A. Politikwissenschaft, Universität Münster

Professionelle Aktivitäten

• Vorstandsmitglied der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft (2021-24)
• Mitglied im College der International Public Policy Association (IPPA, 2023-27)
• Co-chair der EGPA Arbeitsgruppe Policy Design and Evaluation
• Editorial Boards: Policy and Society, European Policy Analysis, Social Inclusion; Policy Theory and Practice (in the Policy Studies Journal)
• Co-Herausgeberin der Reihe Elemente der Politik (Springer VS)
• Co-Herausgeberin des International Review for Leave Policies and Research

Aktuelle Publikationen
Eine vollständige Publikationsliste findet sich auf den Profilen bei Google scholar und Researchgate

• 2023. ‘Sorry, we’re closed’: a fuzzy-set ideal-type analysis of pandemic childcare-policy responses in 28 European countries. European Journal of Politics and Gender, online first. (mit I Dobrotić)
• 2022. How are evidence and policy conceptualised, and how do they connect? A qualitative systematic review of public policy literature. Evidence & Policy, online first. (mit V Pattyn)
• 2022. Academic policy advice in consensus-seeking countries: The cases of Belgium and Germany. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 88(1): 26-42. (mit V Pattyn, E Fobé, M Pekar-Milicevic & M Brans)
• 2021. Narrative Plots for Regulatory, Distributive, and Redistributive Policies. European Policy Analysis, 7(S2): 276-302. (mit J Kuhlmann)
• 2021. The lesson learned from the COVID-19 and climate crises is not to let experts decide on policies: A reply to Robert C. Schmidt. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, online first. (mit AE Töller, M Böcher & K Loer)
• 2021. Childcare policy responses in the COVID-19 pandemic. Unpacking cross-country variation. European Societies, 23(1): 545-63. (mit I Dobrotić)
• 2020. Besondere Freiheit, besondere Verantwortung? Eine empirische Studie zur deutschen Politikwissenschaft in der Politikberatung. dms – der moderne staat, 13(2): 486-506. (mit J Jungblut)
• 2020. Inclusiveness of Parental Leave Benefits in Twenty-One European Countries: Measuring Social and Gender Inequalities in Leave Eligibility. Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, 27(3): 588-614. (mit I Dobrotić)
• 2020. Routledge Handbook of European Welfare Systems. Routledge. (mit J Kuhlmann & K Schubert)
• 2019. Stories of How to Give or Take – Towards a Typology of Social Policy Reform Narratives. Policy and Society, 38(3): 339-55. (mit J Kuhlmann)
• 2018. The Multiple Streams Framework and Knowledge Utilization: Argumentative Couplings of Problem, Policy and Politics Issues. European Policy Analysis, 4(1): 94-117.

• Klatt N, Blum S. How does the use of evidence in policy narratives change during crises? A comparative study of New York City's pandemic school shutdowns. Review of Policy Research. 2024.
• Squevin P, Pattyn V, Jungblut J, Blum S. There, across the border – political scientists and their boundary-crossing work. Policy Sciences. 2024.
• Blum S, Dolan DA. Coupling in Public Policy. In: van Gerven M, Rothmayr Allison C, Schubert K, eds. Encyclopedia of Public Policy. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2023: 1-3.
• Dobrotić I, Blum S. COVID Pandemic childcare-policy response dataset (COVID-PCPR). figshare; 2023.
• Blum S, Kuhlmann J. Narrative Analysis in Public Policy. In: van Gerven M, Rothmayr Allison C, Schubert K, eds. Encyclopedia of Public Policy. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2023: 1-5.
• Jungblut J, Gouglas A, Katz G, et al. Out of the ivory tower: an explanation of the policy advisory roles of political scientists in Europe. European Political Science. 2023.
• Blum S, Dolan DA. The beating heart of the Multiple Streams Framework: Coupling as a process . In: A modern guide to the Multiple Streams Framework. 2023.
• Blum S, Cronqvist L, Ohnesorge HW, et al. Wer lehrt wie in Deutschland? Debatten zur Zukunft politikwissenschaftlicher Hochschullehre. Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 2023.
• Dobrotić I, Blum S. ‘Sorry, we’re closed’: a fuzzy-set ideal-type analysis of pandemic childcare-policy responses in 28 European countries. European Journal of Politics and Gender. 2023;6(2):258–294.
• Pattyn V, Blum S, Fobé E, Pekar-Milicevic M, Brans M. Academic policy advice in consensus-seeking countries: the cases of Belgium and Germany. International Review of Administrative Sciences. 2022;88(1):26-42.
• Blum S, Jungblut J. Driven by academic norms and status of employment: The advisory roles of political scientists in Germany. In: Brans M, Timmermans A, eds. The advisory roles of political scientists in Europe. Comparing Engagements in Policy Advisory Systems. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan; 2022: 157-180.
• Blum S. Familien- und Gleichstellungspolitik. In: Wenzelburger G, Zohlnhöfer R, eds. Handbuch Policy-Forschung. Wiesbaden: Springer VS; 2022: 1-23.
• Blum S, Pattyn V. How are evidence and policy conceptualised, and how do they connect? A qualitative systematic review of public policy literature. Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice. 2022.
• Blum S. Interessen von Familien und Kinder in der Corona-Pandemie, oder: Warum die ‚verdiente‘ Unterstützung schwach blieb. WSI Mitteilungen. 2022;75(1):75-77.
• Dobrotić I, Blum S, Koslowski A. Introduction to the Research Handbook on Leave Policy: Parenting and Social Inequalities in a Global Perspective. In: Dobrotić I, Blum S, Koslowski A, eds. Research Handbook on Leave Policy. Parenting and Social Inequalities in a Global Perspective. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing; 2022: 1-13.
• Blum S, Dobrotić I, Koslowski A. Leave policy design and inequalities: reconfiguring leave as a social right? In: Dobrotić I, Blum S, Koslowski A, eds. Research Handbook on Leave Policy. Parenting and Social Inequalities in a Global Perspective. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing; 2022: 398-412.
• Koslowski A, Blum S, Dobrotić I. Leave policy in the time of pandemic: new developments and lessons learned. In: Dobrotić I, Blum S, Koslowski A, eds. Research Handbook on Leave Policy. Parenting and Social Inequalities in a Global Perspective. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing; 2022: 384-397.
• Blum S. Re(a)gieren im permanenten Krisenzustand. Die Policy-Bilanz der vierten Regierung Merkel. In: Korte K-R, Schiffers M, von Schuckmann A, Plümer S, eds. Die Bundestagswahl 2021. Wiesbaden: Springer VS; 2022: 1-20.
• Kuhlmann J, Blum S. Sozialpolitische Erzählungen. Ein Vergleich narrativer Strategien in der Finanzkrise und der Corona-Krise. Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 2022;32(1):117-140.
• Blum S, Dobrotić I. Childcare-policy responses in the COVID-19 pandemic: unpacking cross-country variation. European Societies. 2021;23(Supl. 1):S545-S563.
• Blum S, Dobrotić I. Die Kita- und Schulschließungen in der COVID-19-Pandemie. In: Fickermann D, Edelstein B, eds. Schule während der Corona-Pandemie. Neue Ergebnisse und Überblick über ein dynamisches Forschungsfeld. Die Deutsche Schule. Beiheft. Vol 17. Münster: Waxmann; 2021: 81-99.
• Kuhlmann J, Blum S. Narrative plots for regulatory, distributive, and redistributive policies. European Policy Analysis. 2021;7(S2):276-302.
• Blum S, Loer K, Reiter R, Töller AE. Politik und Verwaltung in der Corona-Krise. dms - der moderne Staat. 2021;14(2):247-263.
• Blum S, Dobrotić I. The Inclusiveness of Social Rights: The Case of Leave Policies. Social Inclusion. 2021;9(2):222-226.
• Töller AE, Blum S, Böcher M, Loer K. The lesson learned from COVID-19 and climate crisis is not to let experts decide on policies: A response to Robert C. Schmidt. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 2021.
• Blum S, Kuhlmann J. Understanding the welfare state in the context of austerity and populism. In: Greve B, ed. Handbook on Austerity, Populism and the Welfare State. Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing; 2021: 81-93.
• Blum S. Upcycling a trashed policy solution? Argumentative couplings for solution definition and deconstruction in German pension policy. In: Zittoun P, Fischer F, Zahariadis N, eds. The political formulation of policy solutions. Arguments, Arenas, and Coalitions. Bristol: Bristol University Press; 2021: 21-44.
• Blum S, Kuhlmann J. Wir sind Helden. Sozialpolitische Maßnahmen und politische Kommunikation in der Corona-Pandemie. dms - der moderne staat. 2021;14(2):411-432.
• Blum S, Jungblut J. Besondere Freiheit, besondere Verantwortung? Eine empirische Studie zur deutschen Politikwissenschaft in der Politikberatung. dms - der moderne staat. 2020;13(2):486-506.
• Dobrotić I, Blum S. Inclusiveness of Parental-Leave Benefits in Twenty-One European Countries: Measuring Social and Gender Inequalities in Leave Eligibility. Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society. 2020;27(3):588-614.
• Blum S, Kuhlmann J. Landscapes in Motion: Welfare system change in 28 European countries 1998-2018. In: Blum S, Kuhlmann J, Schubert K, eds. Routledge Handbook of European Welfare Systems. 2nd ed. London; New York: Routledge; 2020: 577-591.
• Kuhlmann J, Blum S. Reform Pathways of European Welfare Systems: Analysing Change and Continuity in a Broadened Geographical and Temporal Perspective. In: Blum S, Kuhlmann J, Schubert K, eds. Routledge Handbook of European Welfare Systems. Routledge international handbooks. 2nd ed. London; New York: Routledge; 2020: 3-18.
• Blum S, Correia S, Nygård M, Rakar T, Wall K. Social investment in an age of austerity: A comparison of family policy reforms in four European countries. Revija za socijalnu politiku/Croatian Journal of Social Policy. 2020;27(3):249-266.
• Dobrotić I, Blum S, Moss P, Duvander A-Z, Koslowski A. A social right? Access to leave and its relation to parents’ labour market position. In: Moss P, Duvander A-Z, Koslowski A, eds. Parental Leave and Beyond : Recent International Developments, Current Issues and Future Directions. Bristol u.a.: Policy Press; 2019: 261-280.
• Blum S. Reform narratives and argumentative coupling in German pension policy: constructing the ‘deserving retiree’. Policy and Society. 2019;38(3):389-407.
• Blum S, Kuhlmann J. Stories of how to give or take – towards a typology of social policy reform narratives. Policy and Society. 2019;38(3):339-355.
• Blum S, Schubert K. Politikfeldanalyse. Elemente der Politik. 3rd ed. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden; 2018.
• Nyby J, Nygård M, Blum S. Radical Reform Or Piecemeal Adjustments? The Case of Finnish Family Policy Reforms. European Policy Analysis. 2018;4(2):190-213.
• Blum S. The Multiple-Streams Framework and Knowledge Utilization: Argumentative Couplings of Problem, Policy, and Politics Issues. European Policy Analysis. 2018;4(1):94-117.
• Nyby J, Nygård M, Autto J, Kuisma M, Blum S. The role of discourse in family policy reform: The case of Finland. Critical Social Policy. 2018;38(3):567-588.
• Blum S, Dobrotić I. Wer hat Zugang zu Elterngeld? Soziale Rechte und Anspruchsbedingungen in vergleichender Perspektive. Sozialer Fortschritt. 2018;67(8-9):667-687.
• Blum S, Brans M. Academic Policy Analysis and Research Utilization in Policymaking. In: Brans M, Geva-May I, Howlett M, eds. Routledge Handbook of Comparative Policy Analysis. New York, NY : Routledge; 2017: 341-359.
• Blum S, Kuhlmann J. Crisis? What Crisis? Restructuring the German Welfare System in Times of Unexpected Prosperity. In: Schubert K, de Villota P, Kuhlmann J, eds. Challenges to European Welfare Systems. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2016: 133-158.
• Blum S. Familien- und Gleichstellungspolitik. In: Wenzelburger G, Zohlnhöfer R, eds. Handbuch Policy-Forschung. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden; 2016: 1-23.
• Borosch N, Kuhlmann J, Blum S. Opening Up Opportunities and Risks? Retrenchment, Activation and Targeting as Main Trends of Recent Welfare State Reforms Across Europe. In: Schubert K, de Villota P, Kuhlmann J, eds. Challenges to European Welfare Systems. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2016: 769-791.
• Blum S, Formánková L, Dobrotić I. Family Policies in ‘Hybrid’ Welfare States after the Crisis: Pathways between Policy Expansion and Retrenchment. Social Policy & Administration. 2014;48(4):468-491.
• Blum S. No need to reinvent the wheel: family policy transfers in Germany and Austria. Policy Studies. 2014;35(4):357-376.
• Blum S, Schubert K. Policy analysis in Germany: past, present and future of the discipline. In: Blum S, Schubert K, eds. Policy analysis in Germany. Policy Press; 2013: 1-18.
• Blum S. Familienpolitik als Reformprozess : Deutschland und Österreich im Vergleich. Familie und Familienwissenschaft. Vol 3. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften; 2012.

• Dobrotić I, Blum S, Koslowski A, eds. Research Handbook on Leave Policy. Parenting and Social Inequalities in a Global Perspective. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar; 2022.
• Koslowski A, Blum S, Dobrotić I, Kaufman G, Moss P, eds. 17th International Review on Leave Policies and Related Research : Research Report. Hagen: University Library Hagen; 2021.
• Blum S, Loer K, Reiter R, Töller AE, eds. Politik und Verwaltung in der Corona-Krise. dms - der moderne Staat. 2021;14(2).
• Blum S, Dobrotić I, eds. The inclusiveness of social rights. The case of parental leave policies. Social Inclusion. 2021;9 (2).
• Koslowski A, Blum S, Dobrotić I, Kaufman G, Moss P, eds. 16th International Review on Leave Policies and Related Research : Research Report. Hagen: University Library Hagen; 2020.
• Blum S, Kuhlmann J, Schubert K, eds. Routledge Handbook of European Welfare Systems. Routledge international handbooks. 2nd ed. London: Routledge; 2020.
• Koslowski A, Blum S, Dobrotić I, Macht A, Moss P, eds. 15th International Review on Leave Policies and Related Research : Research Report. Hagen: University Library Hagen; 2019.
• Blum S, Kuhlmann J, eds. Narratives and Reforms in 'New' and 'Old' Social Policies. Policy and Society . 2019;38 (3).
• Blum S, Schubert K, eds. Policy analysis in Germany. International library of policy analysis. Bristol u.a.: Policy Press; 2013.

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