Institute of Political Sciences
Organisational unit: Institute
- Junior Professorship of Security Policy and Peace
- Professorship for Comparative Politics
- Professorship for Political Didactics
- Professorship for Political Science, in particular Political Economy
- Professorship for Political Science, in particular Political Theory
- Professorship for Political Science, in particular Public Policy and Law
- Professorship for Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany and the EU
- Professorship for Research of Political Culture
- Professorship of International Relations
Organisation profile
The Institute of Political Science (IPW) is responsible for all matters related to research, teaching and the study of political science. As part of the School of Public Affairs, the IPW's main objective is to consistently offer high-quality teaching course for various degree programs. Moreover, the Department promotes research as well as internationally visible publications across a broad range of topics. The research activities of the Institute’s members are documented on the webpage of the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD). For updates on public lectures and conferences, please consult the CSD`s website ZDEMO.
Main research areas
Die Forschungsaktivitäten der IPW Mitarbeiter*innen sind dabei am Zentrum für Demokratieforschung (ZDEMO) konzentriert. Aktuelle Hinweise auf Vorträge und Konferenzen in den Teilbereichen der Politikwissenschaft finden sich daher auf den Seiten des ZDEMO.
Im "Tuesday Seminar" stellen Mitglieder des Instituts und von auswärts geladene Gäste ihre aktuellen Forschungs- oder Buchprojekte vor und stellen sie zur kritischen, aber fairen Diskussion unter Kolleginnen und Kollegen. Studierende sind herzlich dazu eingeladen!
Teaching
- PHD-Summerschool
- Politikberatung
Politikfelder als Strategie? Genese, Grenze und Dynamik der Klima- und Nachhaltigkeitspolitik
Saretzki, T. (Speaker) & Tils, R. (Speaker)
26.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Politik der Nostalgie, Nostalgie der Politik, Panel: Affektivität der demokratischen Regression
Séville, A. (Speaker)
09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Politik als Experiment?
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
12.01.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Politics and Governance (Journal)
Zaun, N. (Editorial Board)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Politics and Governance (Journal)
Zaun, N. (Editorial Board)
09.09.2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Political Studies (Journal)
Lenz, T. (Reviewer)
23.04.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Political Studies (Journal)
Lenz, T. (Reviewer)
15.07.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Political Studies Association Annual International Conference 2017
Vercesi, M. (presenter)
10.04.2017 → 12.04.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Political Studies Association Annual Conference - 2009
Reiser, M. (Speaker)
07.04.2009 → 09.04.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Political Research Exchange (Journal)
Zaun, N. (Editorial Board)
15.12.2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Political parties, the radical right and religious communication: An analysis of parties' Facebook posts and election manifestos in seven Western European countries
Schwörer, J. (Speaker)
12.09.2019 → 14.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Political Communication in times of crisis - 2013
Buß, B. (presenter)
12.09.2013 → 13.09.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Polis-Kolloquium des Instituts für Politikwissenschaft, FernUniversität in Hagen
Leipold, A. (Speaker)
21.11.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Policy Paper 2011 „Integration in Baden-Württemberg –Gemeinsam mit den Eltern für neue Bildungschancen“ in Trägerschaft des Vereins Netzwerke für Bildungspartner e.V.
Alicke, T. (Reviewer) & Münch, S. (Reviewer)
04.09.2011Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
Police, Politics, Polis – Policing refugees in the city
Münch, S. (Speaker) & Geugjes, M. (Speaker)
08.07.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Podiumsgespräch: WEGE ZUM FRIEDEN IN ZEITEN DES KRIEGES
Kück, T. (Organiser) & Lenz, T. (Moderator)
01.06.2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Podiumsdiskussion: Wie lässt sich ein gerechter Frieden herstellen?
Kück, T. (Organiser) & Lenz, T. (Moderator)
23.11.2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Podiumsdiskussion: When History Rhymes... Vom Nutzen und Nachteil des historischen Vergleichs
Séville, A. (Speaker), Volkov, S. (Speaker), Herbert, U. (Speaker) & Föderl-Schmidt, A. (presenter)
31.03.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Podiumsdiskussion: Neue Technologien und jüdische Ethik
Séville, A. (Speaker)
15.03.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Podiumsdiskussion "Demokratie in der Krise?"
Oppermann, J. (Oral presentation)
11.04.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Podiumsdiskussion
Münch, S. (Speaker)
25.06.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Perspektiven der politikdidaktischen Lehr- und Lernforschung: Vortrag im Rahmen des politikdidaktischen Symposiums zur Beobachtung und Evaluation von Sozialkundeunterricht in Theorie und Praxis
Lutter, A. (Speaker)
09.06.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
„Pegida in Germany. Causes and Consequences“
Münch, S. (Lecturer)
08.04.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Paths to Power and Legitimacy: The Impact of Legislators’ Experience on Policy-Making in the European Parliament
Salvati, E. (presenter) & Vercesi, M. (presenter)
29.11.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Party Government and Policy Performance in Central and Eastern European Parliamentary Democracies (1990-2010)
Müller-Rommel, F. (Lecturer)
19.02.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Partizipation als Legitimationsgrundlage von Demokratie?: Der Beitrag politischer Beteiligungskultur zur Stabilität politischer Systeme
van Hüllen, V. (Lecturer)
17.08.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Parties and the People – Why and When Do Parties Support Direct Democracy?
Engler, S. (Speaker)
12.08.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Paper: The Multilevel Governance of Deportation – is Access to local Membership possible?
Münch, S. (Speaker)
05.10.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
van Hüllen, V. (Editor)
2013 → 2015Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of unfinished anthology/collection › Research
Oxford University Press (Publisher)
Lenz, T. (Reviewer)
22.10.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Oxford University Press (Publisher)
Lenz, T. (Editorial Board)
24.10.2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Oxford University Press (Publisher)
Lenz, T. (Editorial Board)
18.07.2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Oslo University
Reiser, M. (Visiting researcher)
07.2015 → 10.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Organizational Complexity and Regional Authority: Africa and Latin America Compared
Lenz, T. (Speaker)
17.12.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Organizational Complexity and Regional Authority: Africa and Latin America Compared
Lenz, T. (Speaker)
15.09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Organisation und Moderation der PluraL und ZDEMO Film- und Vortragsreihe "Angekommen? Lokale und globale Perspektiven auf Flucht, Migration und Zusammenleben" (zusammen mit Thekla de Carvalho Rodrigues)
Münch, S. (Speaker)
01.10.2018 → 06.12.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Online-Diskussion: Deutsche Abschiebungspolitik im Praxistest
Münch, S. (Speaker)
06.05.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Öffentliche Bildungsreihe "Einwanderungsland Europa: Wie begegnet Lüneburg der Welt?" 2016
Münch, S. (Speaker)
28.01.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Nuevos partidos populistas y su efecto en la comunicación de los partidos principales
Schwörer, J. (Speaker)
10.07.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
No participation without representation: demands and supplies on representation in European participatory governance
Friedrich, D. (Speaker)
03.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft (Publisher)
Oeftering, T. (Editor)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of series › Education
NNA-Forum "Klimaschutz in Niedersachsen (II)" 2012
Ebermann, V. (Participant)
18.10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
New Populist Parties and Their Effect on Mainstream Parties’ Communication
Schwörer, J. (Speaker)
04.09.2019 → 07.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Neutralität und Amtsgedanke in der Parteiendemokratie. Einige Überlegungen zwischen Zeitdiagnose und Demokratietheorie, internationaler Workshop: Neutralität. Aktualität eines wissenschaftlichen und politischen Konzepts
Séville, A. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Neuchâtel Graduate Conference of Migration and Mobility Studies - 2019
Siede, A. (presenter), Wenzel, L. (presenter) & Winkel, M. (presenter)
09.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Netzwerk Migrationsrecht (External organisation)
Feneberg, V. (Member)
2019Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Negotiating Democracy (Promotion) with Authoritarian Regimes:The EU & North Africa
van Hüllen, V. (Speaker)
05.04.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Natur und Landschaft in der niedersächsischen Anpassungsstrategie an den Klimawandel
Ebermann, V. (Oral presentation)
22.09.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)
17.08.2011 → 30.11.2011Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)
13.08.2012 → 12.11.2012Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Welzel, C. (Visiting lecturer)
2013Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)
2012Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)
2011Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)
2013Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Narratives of Progress
Séville, A. (Speaker)
13.10.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Comparative Cross-National Surveys Data - 2013
Kronfeldt, M. (Participant)
28.07.2013 → 11.08.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Multi-Level Parties and Local Interest Representation: First Approaches Towards a More Encompassing Research Design
Reiser, M. (Speaker)
24.08.2011 → 27.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Modern micropolitics of antipopulism: Rethinking discourse and empathy
Séville, A. (Speaker)
03.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Moderation und Publikumsgespräch mit Filmproduzent Hauke Wendler ("Deportation Class") im Rahmen der Film- und Vortragsreihe "Von der Willkommenskultur zur Abschiebung", Scala Kino
Münch, S. (Speaker)
06.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Moderation und Publikumsgespräch mit der Filmemacherin Pia Lentz ("Alles Gut") im Rahmen der Film- und Vortragsreihe "Von der Willkommenskultur zur Abschiebung", Scala Kino
Münch, S. (Speaker)
20.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Mittelweg 36 (Journal)
Séville, A. (Editor) & Müller, J. (Editor)
06.2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Militärdienstverweigerung als Asylgrund
Feneberg, V. (Speaker)
03.07.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Mikropolitiken des Antikomplottismus
Séville, A. (Speaker)
17.01.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Migration und Integration als politische Herausforderungen - Vergleichende Analysen zu politisch-kulturellen Voraussetzungen der Migrationspolitik und Reaktionen von Migrations- und Integrationspolitik
Münch, S. (Speaker)
02.06.2016 → 04.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Methods and Methodologies for Researching Globalization and Development - 2015
Kruse, S. (Speaker)
28.05.2015 → 29.05.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Methodenworkshop: Einführung in die Grounded-Theory-Methodologie (GTM) - 2013
Ebermann, V. (Participant)
23.09.2013 → 24.09.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Member of the International Advisory Board of Swiss Political Science Review
Engler, S. (Consultant)
2023 → 2026Activity: Consultancy
Member of the Editorial Board for Political Data Yearbook
Engler, S. (Consultant)
2025 → 2029Activity: Consultancy
Mehr Strategie wagen? - Wie der Klimawandel demokratische Regierungen herausfordert
Ebermann, V. (Oral presentation)
20.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Meeting of Experts 2007
Grotz, F. (presenter)
27.03.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Measuring the Quality of Democracies - 2011
Welzel, C. (Opponent)
12.05.2011 → 14.05.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Meanings and Understandings of security among (local) police officers in relation to refugees
Jantzer, L. (Speaker)
30.08.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Max Kaase: Researcher, Builder, Leader and Human Person - A Tribute to a Stellar Career
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
05.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Mauern überwinden Ausstellung zum Thema „Europa grenzenlos”
Oppermann, J. (Oral presentation)
13.08.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Mapping and Tracking Global Cultural Change - 2011
Welzel, C. (Organiser)
11.03.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Lunch seminar - 2015
Vercesi, M. (Speaker)
03.03.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (External organisation)
Koß, M. (Member)
2017 → 2019Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (External organisation)
Koß, M. (Member)
2014 → 2019Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (External organisation)
Koß, M. (Member)
2014 → 2019Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Loch Lomond Conference 2000
Grotz, F. (Speaker)
08.03.2000 → 11.03.2000Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Local responses to international democracy promotion efforts: EU cooperation with Morocco & Tunisia before the Arab Spring
van Hüllen, V. (Oral presentation)
23.10.2015 → 24.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Local Interest Representation in Multi-Level Parties
Reiser, M. (Lecturer)
25.08.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Linking IO Authority and Overlap: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Considerations
Lenz, T. (Speaker)
24.01.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Leuven-Montréal Winter School on Elections 2017
Berz, J. G. (Speaker)
25.02.2017 → 05.03.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Müller-Rommel, F. (Member)
2006 → 04.2012Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Müller-Rommel, F. (Member)
04.2014 → 03.2016Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Berz, J. G. (Member)
13.06.2016 → 31.08.2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Leuphana Startwoche 2016
Münch, S. (Speaker)
10.10.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Leuphana Konferenzwoche 2016
Oeftering, T. (Speaker)
23.02.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
Lesung und Diskussion: Ringen mit dem Ich: Zur Universalisierung von Subjektivität in Literatur und Politik
Wessely, C. (Speaker), Séville, A. (Speaker) & Müller, J. (Speaker)
25.06.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Legitimation problems of participatory processes in technology policy and technology assessment
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
19.06.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
LCSR International Annual Research Conference 2015
Kronfeldt, M. (Participant)
16.11.2015 → 20.11.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Latin American Faculty for Social Sciences (FLACSO)
Lenz, T. (Visiting researcher)
06.2009 → 07.2009Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Late Summer School, Graduate School of Politics, Münster: Qualitative Analysis of Interview Data - 2013
Wach, L. (Participant)
07.10.2013 → 09.10.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Large N-Analysis and Regression Workshop - 2015
Kruse, S. (Participant)
28.05.2013 → 29.05.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Landesgeschichte und Landespolitik – Anmerkungen zur Frage nach den „Quellen guter Landespolitik“ aus politikwissenschaftlicher Perspektive
Saretzki, T. (Panel participant)
26.02.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Kritik und Widerstand - fachdidaktische Reflexionen
Oeftering, T. (Lecturer)
25.03.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
"Kritik und Widerstand - fachdidaktische Reflexionen"
Oeftering, T. (Lecturer)
25.03.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research