David Weyrauch

David Weyrauch

Ph.D. candidate at the University of Mannheim

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publications

Internet fragmentation, political structuring, and organizational concentration in transnational engineering networks

Published in Global Policy, 2020

Is the internet at risk of fragmentation? Whereas the literature has examined this question with a focus on domestic policies, communication standards, and internet governance institutions, we analyze fragmentation and alternative outcomes in transnational engineering networks.

Recommended citation: Weyrauch, D. and Winzen, T. (2021), "Internet Fragmentation, Political Structuring, and Organizational Concentration in Transnational Engineering Networks." Global Policy. 12: 51-65.

Entering a Period of bi-polar Internet Standard-Setting? Analyzing the Chinese Contention of US-Dominance in the Internet Engineering Task Force

Published in Chinas Rolle in einer neuen Weltordnung Wissenschaft, Handel und internationale Beziehungen, 2021

Utilizing network analyses, we highlight the growing importance of Chinese actors and analyze whether internet standard-setting is becoming a bi-polar process between the US and China in the second decade of the 21st century.

Recommended citation: Weyrauch, D. and Winzen, T. (2020). Entering a Period of bi-polar Internet Standard-Setting? Analyzing the Chinese Contention of US-Dominance in the Internet Engineering Task Force. In J. Klenk & F. Waschek (Eds.), Chinas Rolle in einer neuen Weltordnung Wissenschaft, Handel und internationale Beziehungen. Tectum.

Instrumental or intrinsic? Human rights alignment in intergovernmental organizations

Published in Review of International Organizations, 2021

Why do states’ human rights records converge with co-members in intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)? This study provides new insights on whether interactions in IGOs have the capacity to genuinely transform state preferences or whether norm diffusion is a consequence of instrumental processes.

Recommended citation: Weyrauch, D.B., Steinert, C.V. (2021). "Instrumental or intrinsic? Human rights alignment in intergovernmental organizations." Review of International Organizations.

talks

ECPR2021 - Panel 091: Democracy and Autocracy in the Digital Age

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Why do stakeholders from autorcracies engage in transnational standard setting organizations? We use a novel data-set to assess the influence of a shift in Chinese policy to assess who, when, and how Chinese stakeholders engage in the Internet Engineering Task Force.

teaching

2019 - Spring - Quantitative Methods in International Relations

Undergraduate course, University of Mannheim, Department of Political Science II - European Politics, 2019

This course introduced undergraduate students to quantitative methods used for research in the field of international relations and European integration. The goal is to equip students with the skills necessary to write a successful BA thesis and to train them to do so using the statistical package STATA. The course emphasizes data management, descriptive statistics, data visualization, techniques for dealing with continuous, binary and count dependent variables, time-series cross-sectional data as well as regression diagnostics. A good working knowledge of statistics is a prerequisite for successful participation in the class.

2019 - Fall - Determinants of International Cooperation

Undergraduate course, University of Mannheim, Department of Political Science II - European Politics, 2019

The course focuses on the determinants and results of international cooperation. Key questions are: Why do states cooperate in international agreements and organizations? How do they design these agreements and organizations? What are the drivers of cooperation? When does cooperation fail? The 14 sessions of this course are structured in four blocks. First, we will discuss the theoretical foundations of scholarship on international cooperation (1). Then we will turn to international organizations (2) and international agreements (3). In a final substantive block we will look at the failure of cooperation and the results of failed cooperation (4). The last sessions of the course will allow students to present their own research ideas in order to receive feedback on their final papers.

2020 - Spring - Quantitative Methods in International Relations

Undergraduate course, University of Mannheim, Department of Political Science II - European Politics, 2020

This course taught students how to address social science questions in the fields of international relations and European integration by analyzing quantitative data in R. The course will introduce students to R, a free and versatile software environment for statistical computing and graphics. Students will learn about data management, basic principles for statistical inference, techniques or dealing with continuous, binary and count variables and data visualization. This course was taught using the statistical software R.

2020 - Fall - Introduction to International Cooperation

Undergraduate course, University of Mannheim, Department of Political Science II - European Politics, 2020

The goal of this class is to introduce the varying forms and causes of international cooperation. By focussing on theories of cooperation, students will be able to critically assess cooperative arrangements. By introducing empirical research on different types of cooperation students will familiarize themselves with the broad range of cooperative arrangements and by focusing on case-studies of specific agreements and arenas students are repeatedly exposed to a key method of scholarship about international relations.

2020 - Fall - Determinants of International Cooperation

Undergraduate course, University of Mannheim, Department of Political Science II - European Politics, 2020

The goal of this course is to further familiarize students with questions surrounding international cooperation. The focus lies on approaching international cooperation from a “two-level” perspective, in which governments are situated between national and international actors. Initially, we will develop an understanding of Putnam’s two-level game and look at the bargains that take place on an international and on a national level. Subsequently, we will try to answer questions revolving around the reasons for delegating to international organizations in the first place, and why there is variation in the design of international organizations. Methodologically the focus of this class will be on the intersection of formal mathematical logic and statistical analyses.

2021 - Spring - Quantitative Methods in International Relations

Undergraduate course, University of Mannheim, Department of Political Science II - European Politics, 2021

This course will teach students how to address social science questions in the fields of international relations and European integration by analyzing quantitative data in R. The course will introduce students to R, a free and versatile software environment for statistical computing and graphics. Students will learn about data management, basic principles for statistical inference, techniques for dealing with continuous and binary dependent variables and data visualization.

2021 - Spring - Domestic Politics and International Cooperation

Undergraduate course, University of Mannheim, Department of Political Science II - European Politics, 2021

The goal of this course is to further familiarize students with questions surrounding international cooperation. The focus lies on approaching international cooperation from a “two-level” perspective, in which governments are situated between national and international actors. Initially, we will develop an understanding of Putnam’s two-level game and look at the bargains that take place on an international and on a national level. Subsequently, we will try to answer questions revolving around the reasons for delegating to international organizations or why there is variation in the design of international organizations.

2021 - Fall -Introduction to International Cooperation

Undergraduate course, University of Mannheim, Department of Political Science II - European Politics, 2021

The goal of this class is to introduce the varying forms and causes of international cooperation. By focusing on theories of cooperation, students will learn to critically assess cooperative agreements. By introducing empirical research on different types of cooperation, students will familiarize themselves with a broad range of cooperative arrangements. Empirically, this class relies on case-studies of specific agreements and arenas as well as large-N quantitative studies. Thereby, exposing students repeatedly to key methods of scholarship about international relations.

2021 - Fall - Domestic Politics and International Cooperation

Undergraduate course, University of Mannheim, Department of Political Science II - European Politics, 2021

The goal of this course is to further familiarize students with questions surrounding international cooperation. The focus lies on approaching international cooperation from a “two-level” perspective, in which governments are situated between national and international actors. Initially, we will develop an understanding of Putnam’s two-level game and look at the bargains that take place on an international and on a national level. Subsequently, we will try to answer questions revolving around the reasons for delegating to international organizations or why there is variation in the design of international organizations.