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
- Professur für Globale Interventionen und Konflikte
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
- 2026
How inflation shifts politics to the right
Engler, S. (Speaker)
16.01.2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
- 2025
Theoretische Perspektiven auf partizipative Forschung
Rose, M. (Oral presentation)
18.12.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The Structures and Limits of the Emerging German Sustainability State
Rose, M. (Plenary speaker) & Mathis, O. L. (Plenary speaker)
09.12.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The rise of fiscal capacity in Latin America: Democratization and Liberalization in Brazil and Mexico
Carneiro da Silva, E. (Speaker)
27.11.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Wissenskumulation für die sozial-ökologische Transformation
Rose, M. (Speaker)
14.11.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Coalition Formation and the Sovereignty of Tax Havens: A Comparative Historical Analysis of the Bahamas and Bermuda
Hakelberg, L. (Speaker)
24.10.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Fakultät S allgemein (Organisational unit)
Koß, M. (Chair)
01.10.2025Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Frauen in der Kommunalpolitik - Hintergründe und Lösungsansätze zur Unterrepräsentation
Breuer, J. (Speaker)
30.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Panel Discussion: Long-Term-Effects of Colonial Taxation and Fiscal Extraction on Economic Development
Hakelberg, L. (Speaker)
26.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Presentation of the project "The Political Economy of Horses" at the ad hoc group on patrimonial capitalism
Roland, A. (Speaker)
24.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Presentation of the project "The Political Economy of Horses" at the panel on the political economy of assets and assetization
Roland, A. (Speaker)
23.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Presentation of the project "The Political Economy of Horses" at the panel on socioeconomic change, capitalism and democracy
Roland, A. (Speaker)
19.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Coalition Formation and the Sovereignty of Tax Havens: A Comparative Historical Analysis of the Bahamas and Bermuda
Hakelberg, L. (Speaker)
18.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Fiscal sociology and colonial taxation: reconceptualizing modern fiscal contracts
Spatzl, N. (Speaker)
18.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Rise of Fiscal Capacity in Latin America
Carneiro da Silva, E. (Speaker)
18.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Hakelberg, L. (Member)
09.2025 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Coalition Formation and the Sovereignty of Tax Havens: A Comparative Historical Analysis
Hakelberg, L. (Speaker)
03.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Wandel oder Umbruch: Wohin entwickelt sich das Parteienspektrum in Deutschland und Europa?
Engler, S. (Speaker)
19.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Mittelweg 36 (Journal)
Séville, A. (Editor) & Müller, J. (Editor)
06.2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Syria Sanctions Relief/Termination Consultation
Attia, H. (Speaker)
06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Working in the French Colonial Archives
Hakelberg, L. (Organiser) & Woker, M. (Speaker)
21.05.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Sanctions, aid, and Syria's future: Navigating EU policy in a post-Assad era
Attia, H. (Speaker)
20.05.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
The Great Caribbean Divergence: Colonial Economic Structure and the Emergence of Tax Havens in the British West Indies
Hakelberg, L. (Speaker)
14.05.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Diskursreihe Ethik im Gespräch
Kück, T. (Speaker) & Lenz, T. (Speaker)
08.05.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
The role of courts in refugee status determination
Zaun, N. (Speaker)
11.04.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › 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
Journal of European Integration (Journal)
Zaun, N. (Editorial Board)
02.04.2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Against the Tide: The Resilience of Liberal Norms in Regional Organizations
Lenz, T. (Oral presentation)
01.04.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Institute of Political Sciences (Organisational unit)
Zaun, N. (Chair)
01.04.2025 → 31.03.2026Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Center for the Study of Democracy (Organisational unit)
Séville, A. (Chair)
04.2025Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Against the Tide: The Resilience of Liberal Norms in Regional Organizations
Lenz, T. (Oral presentation)
31.03.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Collecting Data from Archival Sources
Hakelberg, L. (Organiser), Seelkopf, L. (Speaker) & Limberg, J. (Speaker)
20.03.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Presentation at the research seminar, University of Geneva
Engler, S. (Speaker)
17.03.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Presentation at the research seminar, University of Bern
Engler, S. (Speaker)
10.03.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Foreign Policy Reconciliation and Public Opinion
Attia, H. (Speaker) & Peez, A. (Speaker)
05.03.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Future of International Sanctions
Attia, H. (Speaker)
05.03.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
“The electoral appeal of symbolic class signaling”
Engler, S. (Speaker)
26.02.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Affective polarizatin and the support for different types of governance. Evidence from Germany
Engler, S. (Speaker)
04.02.2025 → 05.02.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The electoral appeal of symbolic class signalling
Engler, S. (Speaker)
20.01.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Daniele Saracino
Zaun, N. (Host)
01.01.2025 → 31.03.2025Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
Member of the Editorial Board for Political Data Yearbook
Engler, S. (Consultant)
2025 → 2029Activity: Consultancy
- 2024
Political Research Exchange (Journal)
Zaun, N. (Editorial Board)
15.12.2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Warum nicht St. Kitts? Rassifizierung und die Entstehung von Steueroasen in der Karibik
Hakelberg, L. (Speaker)
11.12.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
The Evolution of European Public Goods: How Europe has tackled the challenge of a common budget
Christie, R. (Speaker), Breuer, J. (Speaker), Mourlon-Druol, E. (Speaker) & Fabbrini, F. (Speaker)
04.12.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Senat (Organisational unit)
Séville, A. (Member)
01.12.2024 → 30.11.2026Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Contesting the rules of the game? Political conflict, polarization and procedural consensus
Engler, S. (Speaker)
21.11.2024 → 23.11.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Journal of European Integration (Journal)
Zaun, N. (Editorial Board)
21.11.2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Expert roundtable on democracy / Steering committee on Democracy (CDDEM) of Council of Europe
Engler, S. (Consultant)
08.11.2024Activity: Consultancy
German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)
Koß, M. (Chair)
01.11.2024 → 31.10.2027Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Begutachtung für das Förderprogramm "Scoping Workshops" der VolkswagenStiftung
Hakelberg, L. (Reviewer)
11.2024 → 01.2025Activity: Other expert activities › Peer review of project proposals › Research
International Workshop on “European integration in the geopolitical age”
Zaun, N. (Speaker)
24.10.2024 → 25.10.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Journal of Common Market Studies (Journal)
Zaun, N. (Editorial Board)
07.10.2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Dekanat Fakultät S (Organisational unit)
Séville, A. (Member)
01.10.2024 → 30.09.2026Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Dekanat Fakultät S (Organisational unit)
Koß, M. (Chair)
01.10.2024 → 30.09.2026Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Institute of Political Sciences (Organisational unit)
Lenz, T. (Coordinator)
01.10.2024 → 30.09.2026Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Institute of Political Sciences (Organisational unit)
Zaun, N. (Chair)
01.10.2024 → 30.09.2025Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
29. Wissenschaftliche Kongress der DVPW zum Thema „Politik in der Polykrise“
Hakelberg, L. (Organiser)
27.09.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
The electoral appeal of symbolic class signalling
Engler, S. (Speaker)
17.09.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Politics and Governance (Journal)
Zaun, N. (Editorial Board)
09.09.2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
European Consortium for Political Research General Conference - ECPR 2024
Engler, S. (Organiser)
12.08.2024 → 15.08.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Parties and the People – Why and When Do Parties Support Direct Democracy?
Engler, S. (Speaker)
12.08.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Responding to the demand? Voters’ grievances, PRR success, and mainstream party strategies
Engler, S. (Speaker)
15.07.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Affective polarization and the support for different forms of government. Evidence from Germany
Engler, S. (Speaker)
04.07.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Militärdienstverweigerung als Asylgrund
Feneberg, V. (Speaker)
03.07.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
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
12th Biennial Conference of the ECPR Standing Group on the European Union
Zaun, N. (Speaker)
19.06.2024 → 21.06.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Protestwählen - Politikwissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse aus West- und Osteuropa
Engler, S. (Speaker)
11.06.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Anstelle des bestirnten Himmels – 75 Jahre Grundgesetz
Koß, M. (Speaker) & Kück, T. (Speaker)
22.05.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Comparative Politics and Political Economy Research Seminar, University of Konstanz
Engler, S. (Speaker)
29.04.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Journal of Contemporary European Studies (Journal)
Zaun, N. (Editorial Board)
17.04.2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Institute of Political Sciences (Organisational unit)
Engler, S. (Chair)
04.2024 → 04.2025Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2024
Koß, M. (Speaker)
25.03.2024 → 28.03.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2024
Zaun, N. (Speaker)
25.03.2024 → 28.03.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Joint Sessions of Workshops 2024
Séville, A. (Organiser) & Koß, M. (Organiser)
25.03.2024 → 28.03.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Coming to terms with the European refugee crisis
Zaun, N. (Speaker)
12.03.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Krise und Resilienz der Demokratie. Eine Bestandsaufnahme
Séville, A. (presenter), Merkel, W. (Speaker) & von Achenbach, J. (Speaker)
01.03.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Modern micropolitics of antipopulism: Rethinking discourse and empathy
Séville, A. (Speaker)
03.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Reconfiguring Europe: Between competence and control
Zaun, N. (Reviewer)
15.02.2024 → 16.02.2024Activity: Other expert activities › Peer review of project proposals › Research
Schelling-Forum der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Séville, A. (Organiser), Paul, H. (Speaker) & Scheunpflug, A. (Speaker)
01.02.2024 → 02.02.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Hamburg Political Science Seminar Series - HPS³
Engler, S. (Speaker)
31.01.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The cross-pressured legislator: Trading off issue dimensions in EU immigration policy
Zaun, N. (Speaker)
18.01.2024 → 19.01.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The cross-pressured legislator: Trading off issue dimensions in EU immigration policy
Zaun, N. (Speaker)
18.01.2024 → 19.01.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Mikropolitiken des Antikomplottismus
Séville, A. (Speaker)
17.01.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
European Security (Journal)
Zaun, N. (Editorial Board)
09.01.2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Re/Präsentation. Neue Formen politischer Ansprache und Fürsprache
Séville, A. (Organiser)
01.01.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Civic invocations: Contemporary codes of conduct in liberal democracy
Séville, A. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Fakultät S allgemein (Organisational unit)
Koß, M. (Chair)
2024Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Input und Diskussion: Kann der Ampel die Trendwende gelingen?
Séville, A. (Speaker), Schröder, W. (Speaker), Schmidt, W. (Speaker) & Pinzler, P. (presenter)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
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
Repräsentation und Ressentiment. Gesellschaftswissenschaftliches Kolleg der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Koß, M. (Speaker)
2024 → 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Representation as “experiencing for”? Exposure as a political argument
Séville, A. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
School of Public Affairs (Organisational unit)
Séville, A. (Member)
2024Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Streiten lernen. Populäre Diskursethik als liberaldemokratische Selbstbeschwörung
Séville, A. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) (External organisation)
Zaun, N. (Chair)
2024 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
- 2023
Presentation of new book on "Centrist Anti-Establishment Parties"
Engler, S. (Speaker)
06.12.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The Whiteness of Wealth Management: Colonial Economic Structure, Racism, and the Emergence of Tax Havens in the British Caribbean
Hakelberg, L. (Speaker)
29.11.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Unpolitics in the EU: Evidence from various policy areas, states and institutions
Zaun, N. (Speaker)
09.11.2023 → 10.11.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Institute of Political Sciences (Organisational unit)
Zaun, N. (Chair)
01.10.2023 → 30.09.2024Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
The Whiteness of Wealth Management: Colonial Economic Structure, Racism, and the Emergence of Tax Havens in the British Caribbean
Hakelberg, L. (Speaker)
28.09.2023Activity: 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