Paul Meiners
About
I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science. Previously, I completed my PhD at the University of Münster, Germany working on the social legitimacy of International Organizations.
Research
My research focuses on attitudes towards institutionalized forms of international cooperation. I mainly use experimental methods to investigate the psychological mechanisms behind political behavior.
I have worked on the legitimacy of the UN and IOs and general and on attitudes towards the EU. Furthermore, I am interested in citizens' understanding of international trade and climate agreements.
Publications
2026
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Meiners, Paul;
Goldberg, Andreas C.;
Wilde, Pieter de.
(2026)
The role of procedural fairness in EU legitimacy: Lessons from the Spitzenkandidaten process.
European Journal of Political Research
Academic article
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Dotzauer, Marius;
Meiners, Paul.
(2026)
Enter the trade war? European public opinion on trade restrictions against China.
Review of International Political Economy
Academic article
2023
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Schlipphak, Bernd;
Meiners, Paul;
Treib, Oliver;
Schäfer, Constantin.
(2023)
When are governmental blaming strategies effective? How blame, source and trust effects shape citizens’ acceptance of EU sanctions against democratic backsliding.
Journal of European Public Policy
Academic article
2022
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Bernd, Schlipphak,;
Meiners, Paul;
Sabri, Kiratli, Osman.
(2022)
Crisis affectedness, elite cues and IO public legitimacy | The Review of International Organizations | Springer Nature Link.
The Review of International Organizations
Academic article
Journal publications
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Meiners, Paul;
Goldberg, Andreas C.;
Wilde, Pieter de.
(2026)
The role of procedural fairness in EU legitimacy: Lessons from the Spitzenkandidaten process.
European Journal of Political Research
Academic article
-
Dotzauer, Marius;
Meiners, Paul.
(2026)
Enter the trade war? European public opinion on trade restrictions against China.
Review of International Political Economy
Academic article
-
Schlipphak, Bernd;
Meiners, Paul;
Treib, Oliver;
Schäfer, Constantin.
(2023)
When are governmental blaming strategies effective? How blame, source and trust effects shape citizens’ acceptance of EU sanctions against democratic backsliding.
Journal of European Public Policy
Academic article
-
Bernd, Schlipphak,;
Meiners, Paul;
Sabri, Kiratli, Osman.
(2022)
Crisis affectedness, elite cues and IO public legitimacy | The Review of International Organizations | Springer Nature Link.
The Review of International Organizations
Academic article
Teaching
Courses
Supervision
I supervise both B.A. and M.A. theses in the areas of political behaviour and international relations that work empirically using either qualitative or quantitative methods.