• Health policy and international health system comparison

• Policy field analysis (focus on health policy)
• Health and social policy in European comparison
• Behavioural Public Policy ("Nudging")
• Public Health Policy
• Non-profit management and civil society research
• Social innovations

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• German Association for Political Science (DVPW)
• Member of the Expert Pool of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) according to § 92b paragraph 6 SGB V

Articles in peer-reviewed journals

• Ewert, B., Wallenburg, I., Winblad, U., & Bal, R. (2022). Any lessons to learn? Pathways and impasses towards health system resilience in post-pandemic times. Health Economics, Policy and Law, 1-16. doi:10.1017/S1744133122000238
• Ewert, B. & Loer, K. (2022). COVID-19 as a Catalyst for Policy Change: The Role of Trigger Points and Spillover Effects, German Politics, doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2022.2088733.
• Ewert, B. (2022). In need of renewal rather than reconciliation: Why we cannot be satisfied with hospital management's status quo: Comment on "Dual agency in hospitals: What strategies do managers and physicians apply to reconcile dilemmas between clinical and economic considerations?", International Journal of Health Policy Management, https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4222_db01455c886c020dcebe0ed4c2229363.pdf (open access).
• Ewert, B., & Loer, K. (2021). Die Corona-Pandemie als Wendepunkt in der deutschen Präventionspolitik?/Corona as an eruptive event?-German prevention policy at a cross-road. dms-der moderne staat-Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management, 14(2), 305-333. doi.org/10.3224/dms.v14i2.14 (open access)
• Ewert, B. (2021). Citizenship as a Form of Anticipatory Obedience? Implications of Preventive Health Policy in Germany. Politics & Policy, 49(4), 891-912. doi.org/10.1111/polp.12421 (open access).
• Ewert, B., Loer, K., & Thomann, E. (2021). Beyond nudge: advancing the state-of-the-art of behavioural public policy and administration. Policy & Politics, 49(1), 3-23. doi.org/10.1332/030557320X15987279194319 (open access).
• Ewert, B., & Loer, K. (2021). Advancing behavioural public policies: in pursuit of a more comprehensive concept. Policy & Politics, 49(1), 25-47.
• Ewert, B. (2020). Moving beyond the obsession with nudging individual behaviour: Towards a broader understanding of Behavioural Public Policy. Public Policy and Administration, 35(3), 337-360. doi.org/10.1177%2F0952076719889090 (open access) li>
• Ewert, B. (2019). From entitled citizens to nudged consumers? Re-examining the hallmarks of health citizenship in the light of the behavioural turn, Public Policy and Administration, 34(3) 382-402.
• Ewert, B. (2018). Focusing on quality care rather than "checking boxes": How to exit the labyrinth of multiple accountabilities in hybrid healthcare arrangements, Public Administration, 2020; 98, 382-402.
• Ewert, B. (2017). Promoting health in schools: Theoretical reflections on the settings approach versus nudge tactics, Social Theory & Health, 15(4), 430-447.
• Ewert, B. (2016). Patient, co-producer and consumer in one person: Identity facets of the user in integrated health care, Journal of Integrated Care, 24(3), 161-172.
• Ewert, B., Hodiamont, F., van Wijngaarden, J., Payne, S., Groot, M., Hasselaar, J., ... & Radbruch, L. (2016). Building a taxonomy of integrated palliative care initiatives: results from a focus group. BMJ supportive & palliative care, 6(1), 14-20.
• Ewert, B. (2015). Change agents and service providers? User organizations in the German health care system, European Policy Analysis, 1(1), 149-167.
• Ewert, B., & Evers, A. (2014). Blueprints for the future of welfare provision? Shared features of service innovations across Europe. Social Policy and Society, 13(3), 423.
• Ewert, B., & Evers, A. (2014). An Ambiguous concept: on the meanings of co-production for health care users and user organizations?. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 25(2), 425-442.
• Ewert, B. (2012). Users in health care: Co-producers between autonomy claims, competence requirements and uncertainty, WSI-Mitteilungen 3/2012, 169-178.
• Ewert, B. (2011). When Choice Becomes A Duty And Voice Is Limited. Healthcare Consumerism in Germany, Central European Journal of Public Policy, 5(1), 52-75.
• Ewert, B. (2009). Economization and Marketization in the German Healthcare System: How Do Users Respond?, German Policy Studies, 5(1), 21-44.

Monographs

• Ewert, B. (2012). From Patient to Consumer? User participation and user identities in health care, Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
• Ewert, B. (2007).Potentials of direct democracy in Lithuania, Slovenia and Hungary with special reference to political culture, Frankfurt u.a.: Peter Lang

Editorial

• Ewert, B., Loer, K., & Thomann, E, (2020). Beyond nudge. Advancing the state-of-the-art of Behavioural Public Policy and Administration. Special Issue in Policy & Politics.
• Ewert, B., & Loer, K. (2019).Understanding the challenges of policy-making in public health. Theoretical and political implications of behavioural policies in the field of health promotion and disease prevention. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Evers, A., Ewert, B., & Brandsen, T. (2014). Social Innovations for Social Cohesion. Transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European Cities, Liege: EMES European Research Network.
• Blank, F., Ewert, B., & Köppe, S. (2012). Focus issue: Beneficiaries, citizens or consumers? Users in social policy, WSI-Mitteilungen, 03/2012.

Chapters in edited volumes

• Ewert, B. (2022). Social innovations for social cohesion: the example of Community Health Nursing in Germany. In Howaldt, J., Kreibich, M., Streicher, J., & Thiem, C. (Eds.).Shaping the future with social innovations. Frankfurt: Campus, pp. 155-172.
• Evers, A., & Ewert, B. (2020). Understanding co-production as a social innovation. in Bovaird, T., & Loeffler, E. (eds.): The Palgrave Handbook on co-production of public services and outcomes, Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp.133-153.
• Ewert, B. (2019). Civil society corrective and co-producers in the care system: user organisations in the German health care system. In Freise. M., & Zimmer, A. (Eds.).Civil society and the welfare state in Germany: actors, strategies and policy fields in transition. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 227-256.
• Ewert, B. (2019). Underlying assumptions in health promotion policymaking. In Ewert, B., & Loer, K. (eds.). Understanding the challenges of policy-making in public health. Theoretical and political implications of behavioural policies in the field of health promotion and disease prevention. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 11-28.
• Ewert, B. (2019). Social innovations as a challenge for intermediary organisations. In Eurich, J., & Glatz-Schmallegger, M. (Eds.). Developing social services. Innovative approaches in Diakonie and Caritas, Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, pp. 109-128.
• Ewert, B. (2019). Multiple identities of pupils in the learning and living space of school. In Brüsemeister, T., & Langer, R. (Eds.). Theories and theory building in educational governance, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 399-416.
• Ewert, B. (2016). Poor but sexy? Berlin as a context for social innovation. In Brandsen, T., Cattacin, S., Evers, A., & Zimmer, A. (eds.). Urban Governance and Social Innovations, Berlin and Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 143-160.
• Evers, A., & Ewert, B. (2015). Social Innovation for Social Cohesion. In Nicholls, A., Simon, J., & Gabriel, M. (eds.). New Frontiers in Social Innovation Research, Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 107-127.
• Ewert, B. (2015). Lobby goal: raising awareness of the problem. How ACHSE e.V. represents the interests of people with rare diseases. In Speth, R., & Zimmer, A. (Eds.). LobbyWork. Advocacy as policy-making, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 193-207.
• Evers, A., & Ewert, B. (2010). Hybrid organisations in social services. A concept, its background and implications. In Klatetzki, T. (Ed.). Social service organisations, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, pp. 103-128.

Prof. Dr. Ewert's complete list of publications can be viewed at https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=RqWPVCMAAAAJ&hl=de and https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Benjamin_Ewert5.

• Ad-hoc reviewer for Administration & Society, Behavioural Public Policy, Das Ge-sundheitswesen, German Politics and Society, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, International Journal of Integrated Care, International Review of Administrative Sciences, International Social Work, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Palliative Medicine, Policy & Politics, Public Administration, Regulation & Governance, Volkswagenstiftung, WSI Mitteilungen