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
- 2020
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