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
- 2020
The role of religion for the western European radical right. Some empirical findings
Schwörer, J. (Speaker)
22.07.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
European Political Science Review (Journal)
Lenz, T. (Reviewer)
16.07.2020Activity: 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
The German Assisted Return Regime – an interpretive approach
Münch, S. (Speaker) & Jantzer, L. (Speaker)
02.07.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Podiumsdiskussion
Münch, S. (Speaker)
25.06.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Journal of European Public Policy (Journal)
Lenz, T. (Reviewer)
08.06.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Diskurswechsel: Von der Abschiebung zur „freiwilligen Rückkehr“
Jantzer, L. (Speaker)
28.05.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
European Journal of International Relations (Journal)
Lenz, T. (Reviewer)
12.05.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Online-Diskussion: Deutsche Abschiebungspolitik im Praxistest
Münch, S. (Speaker)
06.05.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Political Studies (Journal)
Lenz, T. (Reviewer)
23.04.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Institute of Political Sciences (Organisational unit)
Koß, M. (Office)
04.2020 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Journal of Common Market Studies (Journal)
Lenz, T. (Reviewer)
04.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Review of International Organizations (Journal)
Lenz, T. (Reviewer)
04.2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Senat (Organisational unit)
Koß, M. (Member)
04.2020 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
West European Politics (Journal)
Lenz, T. (Reviewer)
03.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
SOLWODI-Fachtagung 2020
Münch, S. (Participant)
03.02.2020 → 04.02.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Journal of European Integration (Journal)
Lenz, T. (Reviewer)
02.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
A Theory of International Organization
Lenz, T. (Coauthor) & Hooghe, L. (Speaker)
29.01.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Politische Vierteljahresschrift (Journal)
Koß, M. (Reviewer)
27.01.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Workshop "Demokratie und Wissen, Zwischen Expertokratie und Populismus" 2020
Séville, A. (Organiser) & Münkler, L. (Organiser)
27.01.2020 → 28.01.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Linking IO Authority and Overlap: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Considerations
Lenz, T. (Speaker)
24.01.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
"Populistization" of the political mainstream? The contagion effect of populist and nativist messages on mainstream parties
Schwörer, J. (Speaker)
24.01.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
- 2019
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
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
The religious dimensions of the Spanish radical right party Vox
Schwörer, J. (Speaker)
26.11.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Erhalt und Zusammenbruch der legislativen Demokratie. Frankreich und Deutschland im Vergleich
Koß, M. (Oral presentation)
14.11.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
Presentation: Nexus of Housing and Migration
Münch, S. (Speaker)
23.10.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Reform der Politikfinanzierung
Koß, M. (Oral presentation)
16.10.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Building trust in early childhood education and care. The role of local civil society
Münch, S. (Speaker) & Siede, A. (Speaker)
11.10.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Vergleichende Parlamentarismusforschung
Koß, M. (Speaker)
10.10.2019 → 11.10.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Workshop für die Autor:innen des Handbooks on the Politics of Taxation 2019
Hakelberg, L. (Organiser)
10.10.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Präsentation: Deutsche Migrationspolitik im Mehrebenensystem. Zur Rolle von Städten und Kommunen bei Abschiebung und Rückkehrförderung
Münch, S. (Speaker)
04.10.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Integration through Trust. How Refugee Families Build Trust in Early Childhood Education and Care in Germany when Interacting with Volunteers
Siede, A. (Speaker)
10.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Cultural Evolution and Subjective Wellbeing: Rising Individualism Rewires Happiness from Religion to Subjective Freedom
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
12.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › 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
“Populistization” of mainstream parties? Mainstream parties’ communicative response to populist and radical right messages
Schwörer, J. (Speaker)
12.09.2019 → 14.12.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › 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
Professionalisation in the European Parliament: The Impact of Different Multi-Level Careers on the Definition of Institutional Leadership
Vercesi, M. (presenter) & Eugenio, S. (Coauthor)
04.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
The Role of Religion in Party Communication: a Comparison of Political Parties in Seven European Countries
Schwörer, J. (Speaker)
04.09.2019 → 07.09.2019Activity: 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
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research Summer Program in Quantitative Methods - 2019
Kruse, S. (Participant)
22.07.2019 → 18.08.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
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
Dissertation "Leaders over parties? The personalization of politics and voting behavior in contemporary Western Democracies"
Müller-Rommel, F. (Reviewer)
05.07.2019Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Theorie und Praxis öffentlicher Güter
Leipold, A. (Speaker)
28.06.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Intensive Quantitative Methods Course for PhD students, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Kruse, S. (Lecturer)
13.05.2019 → 18.05.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
'A Professional Elite? Pre-Parliamentary Experience and Leadership Roles in the European Parliament'
Vercesi, M. (presenter)
11.05.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
International Biennial Conference - EUSA 2019
Vercesi, M. (Chair)
09.05.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
The Role of Religion in Party Communication: a Comparison of Political Parties in Seven European Countries
Schwörer, J. (Speaker)
25.04.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Annual Meeting WPSA Conference
Kruse, S. (Speaker)
18.04.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Redistribution preferences in motion: the effect of average preferences for redistribution in countries of origin on the preferences of immigrants. A cross-sectional approach
Griaznova, O. (Speaker)
04.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute
Kruse, S. (Oral presentation)
27.03.2019 → 29.03.2019Activity: 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
International Conference on the Political Economy of Democracy and Dictatorship - PEDD 2019
Kruse, S. (Speaker)
01.03.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Stadt und sozialer Zusammenhalt
Münch, S. (Speaker)
21.02.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Convegno Nazionale. Il Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri dallo Stato liberale allo Stato democratico fino all'Unione europea - 2019
Vercesi, M. (Speaker)
20.02.2019 → 22.02.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Doing Democracy? Democracy and Populism in the EU after the “Refugee Crisis"
Séville, A. (Speaker)
01.02.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Input und Diskussion: Enttäuschung in der Demokratie? Wie hat sich der Gefühlshaushalt unserer politischen Kultur verändert?
Séville, A. (Speaker), Gotto, B. (Speaker) & Heinsohn, K. (Speaker)
02.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
European University, Florenz
Müller-Rommel, F. (Visiting researcher)
01.2019Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Netzwerk Migrationsrecht (External organisation)
Feneberg, V. (Member)
2019Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
- 2018
Alles nur Populismus?
Breuning, F. (Speaker)
04.12.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Was ist Rechtspopulismus?
Breuning, F. (Speaker)
01.12.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Evidence-based policy-making? Die Bedeutung wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse in politischen Prozessen
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
24.11.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
The Contagion Effect of Populism on Mainstream Parties
Schwörer, J. (Speaker)
22.11.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Berufungskommission "Politikwissenschaft: Politisches System der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der EU" - 2018 (Event)
Oppermann, J. (Member)
21.11.2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Bürgerforum: Lüneburgs Umgamg mit der eigenen Geschichte
Oppermann, J. (Speaker)
10.11.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Der Sound der Macht.
Séville, A. (Speaker), Busch, A. (Speaker) & Lauer, G. (Speaker)
12.10.2018 → 21.10.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Paper: The Multilevel Governance of Deportation – is Access to local Membership possible?
Münch, S. (Speaker)
05.10.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Zurück zum Nationalstaat – die EU in der Krise? Die Bewertung der EU und Zustimmung zu weiteren Integrationsbemühungen vonseiten europäischer Bürger
Schwörer, J. (Speaker)
05.10.2018Activity: 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
Worshop der Initiative "Institut für sozialwissenschaftliche Bildung" und Vorbereitung zur Gründung eines interuniversitäten Instituts für sozialwissenschaftliche Bildung ISB
Oppermann, J. (Organiser)
01.10.2018 → 02.10.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Teaching: Autocracies in International Relations (winter semester 2018-19, bachelor Political Science)
Šatra, P. (Speaker)
10.2018 → 02.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
27. Wissenschaftlicher Kongress der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft - DVPW 2018
van Hüllen, V. (presenter)
28.09.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Politische Diskurse über die Unternehmensbesteuerung
Leipold, A. (Speaker)
27.09.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Politik mit dem Verbraucher?
Leipold, A. (Participant)
18.09.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
XXXII Annual Conference of the Italian Political Science Association - SISP 2018
Vercesi, M. (Chair)
06.09.2018 → 08.09.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
International Political Science Association (External organisation)
Müller-Rommel, F. (Member)
01.09.2018 → 2020Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
European Consortium for Political Research General Conference - ECPR 2018
Münch, S. (Organiser)
24.08.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
ECPR General Conference 2018
Satra, P. (presenter)
23.08.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
European Consortium for Political Research General Conference - ECPR 2018
Vercesi, M. (Chair)
22.08.2018 → 25.08.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
European Consortium for Political Research General Conference - ECPR 2018
Hakelberg, L. (Organiser)
22.08.2018 → 25.08.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
The “Contagion Effect” of Populism: the Case of Italy
Schwörer, J. (Speaker)
22.08.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › 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
Conference: Challenges of Current German UN Politics
Satra, P. (Participant)
30.07.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
36. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Politikwissenschaft: "Persönlichkeit und Politik"
Wehrkamp, H. (Speaker)
29.06.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
7. Doktoranden-Workshop des Norddeutsches Netzwerk der Demokratieforschung
Oppermann, J. (Participant)
29.06.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Ein Populismus sui generis – die Fünf-Sterne-Bewegung
Schwörer, J. (Speaker)
22.06.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Politische Bildung - Qualität, Grenzen, Herausforderungen
Oppermann, J. (Consultant)
19.06.2018Activity: Consultancy
19. Jahrestagung Gesellschaft für Politikdidaktik und politische Jugend- und Erwachsenenbildung
Oppermann, J. (Participant)
14.06.2018 → 16.06.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Is Neoliberalism Still Spreading?
Hakelberg, L. (Speaker)
11.06.2018 → 13.06.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Authors' Workshop on 'Governo e potere personale in Italia'
Vercesi, M. (Speaker)
03.05.2018 → 04.05.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Cities in the governance of deportation: do they still open pathways to local membership?
Münch, S. (Oral presentation)
27.04.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Deutsche Vereinigung für Politische Bildung Niedersachsen - Jubiläumsveranstaltung
Oppermann, J. (Participant)
25.04.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
8. Heppenheimer Tage zur Christlichen Gesellschaftsethik
Leipold, A. (Speaker)
20.04.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Adoption of Preferences for Redistribution by Immigrants or Cultural Persistence. Evidence from GSOP
Griaznova, O. (Speaker)
11.04.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › 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
8th LCSR International Workshop 2018
Kruse, S. (presenter)
10.04.2018 → 13.04.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
International Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Authoritarian Regimes Between Commitment and Compliance
van Hüllen, V. (Speaker)
06.04.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Negotiating Democracy (Promotion) with Authoritarian Regimes:The EU & North Africa
van Hüllen, V. (Speaker)
05.04.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Jean Blondel Tuesday Seminars in Political Science
Vercesi, M. (Lecturer)
27.03.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Politische Theorie und Politische Bildung im kritisch-konstruktiven Dialog
Saretzki, T. (Oral presentation)
21.03.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research