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
IMISCOE Annual Conference 2017
Münch, S. (presenter)
28.06.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
I conflitti nelle coalizioni di governo e la loro gestione: l’evoluzione del caso italiano
Vercesi, M. (Speaker)
23.06.2011 → 25.06.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Human Empowerment as an Analytical Framework to Study Social and Political Change
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
28.01.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
How Overlap Interacts with Delegation: Evidence from the Complex of Economic Organizations
Lenz, T. (Oral presentation)
02.04.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
How Can We Measure Party Institutionalisation in Times of Personal Politics? A New Index and the Case of the Italian 5SM
Vercesi, M. (Speaker)
13.03.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Hochschulöffentlicher Vortrag: "Was ist politische Bildung" Eine qualitative Studie zu den Vorstellungen von Lehramtsstudierenden."
Oeftering, T. (Speaker)
13.07.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Hochschulöffentlicher Vortrag : "Citizenship Education in South Africa and Germany - Einblicke in ein aktuelles Forschungsprojekt."
Oeftering, T. (Speaker)
31.05.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Hochschulöffentlicher Vortrag: Citizenship Education in South Africa and Germany - Einblicke in ein aktuelles binationales Forschungsprojekt
Oeftering, T. (Speaker)
14.06.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Hochschulöffentlicher Vortrag: Citizenship Education and Student Protests - Einblicke in ein binationales Forschungsprojekt zum Thema Citizenship Education in South Africa and Germany"
Oeftering, T. (Speaker)
28.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Hochschulöffentlicher Vortrag: "Citizenship Education and Student Protests - Einblicke in ein binationales Forschungsprojekt zum Thema Citizenship Education in South Africa and Germany"
Oeftering, T. (Speaker)
15.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education