Paul Wagner
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Dr Paul Wagner PhD, FHEA

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  P.Wagner@napier.ac.uk

   

Biography

Dr Paul Wagner joined Edinburgh Napier Business School as a Lecturer in Public Policy and Sustainability in September 2022. Previously he was a lecturer at Northumbria University in Newcastle and a postdoctoral researcher at the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science in the University of Helsinki in Finland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics & sociology and a PhD in Simulation Science from University College Dublin. He is a fellow of the HEA, having earned a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice from Northumbria University in 2022.
His research uses network methods to study collaboration and coordination problems in the context of environmental governance problems, with a particular focus on climate change policymaking processes. His research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as The Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Governance, Public Administration, Policy Studies Journal, Policy Sciences, Policy & Politics, Environmental Politics, and Social Networks.

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Breaking away from family control? Collaboration among political organisations and social media endorsement among their constituents

Journal Article
Wagner, P. M., Malkamäki, A., & Ylä-Anttila, T. (2025)
Breaking away from family control? Collaboration among political organisations and social media endorsement among their constituents. Policy Sciences, 58(1), 27-43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-024-09553-6
Coalitions that engage in political advocacy are constituted by organisations, which are made up of individuals and organisational subunits. Comparing the coalitions formed by...

Climate policy integration in Ireland through the Sustainable Development Goals

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wagner, P. (2024, June)
Climate policy integration in Ireland through the Sustainable Development Goals. Paper presented at Sunbelt Conference, Edinburgh

Stratified coalitions and political individualisation: a structural analysis of organisations and their affiliates in Irish climate politics

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wagner, P. (2024, March)
Stratified coalitions and political individualisation: a structural analysis of organisations and their affiliates in Irish climate politics. Presented at CPN-CSS Network Conference 2024, Online
Coalitions that engage in political advocacy are constituted by organisations, which are made up of individuals and organisational sub-units. Comparing the coalition-building ...

The interests, ideas, and institutions shaping public participation in local climate change governance in Ireland

Journal Article
Wagner, P. M., & Lima, V. (in press)
The interests, ideas, and institutions shaping public participation in local climate change governance in Ireland. Local Environment, https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2284946
Public participation in local governance is crucial for effective climate action and for ensuring that policies are designed in a way that respects the rights of communities. ...

The changing relevance of policy ideas in the Irish climate change policy network

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wagner, P. (2023, September)
The changing relevance of policy ideas in the Irish climate change policy network. Paper presented at ECPR 2023, Prague

Retweets as implied endorsement: identifying advocacy coalitions with retweet network data

Presentation / Conference
Wagner, P. (2023, January)
Retweets as implied endorsement: identifying advocacy coalitions with retweet network data. Paper presented at Conference on Policy Process Research 2023, Denver, Colorado

Challenging the insider outsider approach to advocacy: how collaboration networks and belief similarities shape strategy choices

Journal Article
Wagner, P. M., Ocelík, P., Gronow, A., Ylä-Anttila, T., & Metz, F. (2023)
Challenging the insider outsider approach to advocacy: how collaboration networks and belief similarities shape strategy choices. Policy and Politics, 51(1), 47-70. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557322x16681603168232
Advocacy strategies are a key success factor for public, private and third sector actors who participate in and seek to influence policy choices. Despite this, research on pol...

Public Participation in Local Climate Change Governance - The Case of Environmental Groups in Ireland

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wagner, P., & Lima, V. (2022, October)
Public Participation in Local Climate Change Governance - The Case of Environmental Groups in Ireland. Paper presented at 2022 PSAI Annual Conference, Waterford, Ireland

Shared Positions on Divisive Beliefs Explain Interorganizational Collaboration: Evidence from Climate Change Policy Subsystems in 11 Countries

Journal Article
Karimo, A., Wagner, P. M., Delicado, A., Goodman, J., Gronow, A., Lahsen, M., …Ylä-Anttila, T. (in press)
Shared Positions on Divisive Beliefs Explain Interorganizational Collaboration: Evidence from Climate Change Policy Subsystems in 11 Countries. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muac031
Collaboration between public administration organizations and various stakeholders is often prescribed as a potential solution to the current complex problems of governance, s...

Network ties, institutional roles and advocacy tactics:Exploring explanations for perceptions of influence in climate change policy networks

Journal Article
Wagner, P. M., Ocelík, P., Gronow, A., Ylä-Anttila, T., Schmidt, L., & Delicado, A. (in press)
Network ties, institutional roles and advocacy tactics:Exploring explanations for perceptions of influence in climate change policy networks. Social Networks, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2021.11.008
The extent to which a policy actor is perceived as being influential by others can shape their role in a policy process. The interest group literature has examined how the use...