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
- 2015
Annual Convention of the International Studies Association 2015
van Hüllen, V. (presenter)
18.02.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
ECPR Winter School in Methods and Techniques, Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences: Qualitative Interpretive Methods
Wach, L. (Participant)
13.02.2015 → 20.02.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Guest Lecture: Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
03.02.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Game Theory and Applications for Political Science
Kronfeldt, M. (Speaker)
01.02.2015 → 13.02.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Guest lecture: Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Welzel, C. (Lecturer)
02.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreis Lokale Politikforschung - 2015
Münch, S. (Organiser)
30.01.2015 → 31.01.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Politikwissenschaft in den Kulturwissenschaften
van Hüllen, V. (Panel participant)
27.01.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Public Lecture Series "Global Politics" - 2015
van Hüllen, V. (Organiser)
15.01.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Politik als Experiment?
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
12.01.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
School of Culture and Society (Organisational unit)
Reiser, M. (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Society for Civic Education Didactics and Civic Youth and Adult Education e.V. (External organisation)
Oeftering, T. (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Education
The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) (External organisation)
Wienkoop, N.-K. (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Victoria University of Wellington (External organisation)
Reiser, M. (Coordinator)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
„Votum – Beiträge aus Politischer Bildung und Politikwissenschaft" (Journal)
Oeftering, T. (Editor)
2015 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Education
- 2014
Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
16.12.2014 → 17.12.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Can China Escape the Emancipatory Impulse of Modernization?
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
12.12.2014 → 13.12.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Interdisciplinary (Anti-)Corruption Research? Research project planning meets anti-corruption practitioners
Kubbe, I. (Oral presentation)
11.12.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Public Lecture Series "Global Politics" 2014
van Hüllen, V. (Organiser)
04.12.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Corruption in Comparative Perspective
Kubbe, I. (Oral presentation)
02.12.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Guest Lecture: "Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation"
Welzel, C. (Lecturer)
12.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Keynote Lecture: "Can China Escape the Emancipatory Impulse of Modernization?"
Welzel, C. (Lecturer)
12.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Welzel, C. (Oral presentation)
26.11.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
2nd Interdisciplinary Insights on Fraud and Corruption - I2FC 2014
Kubbe, I. (presenter)
22.11.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
57th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association - ASA 2014
Elischer, S. (Speaker)
21.11.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Conference of the Association for the Study of Modern Italy - ASMI 2014
Vercesi, M. (presenter)
21.11.2014 → 22.11.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Public Lecture Series "Global Politics" 2014
van Hüllen, V. (Organiser)
20.11.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Workshop der HSE
Welzel, C. (Keynote Speaker)
10.11.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
4th Annual Research Conference of the Laboratory of Comparative Social Research - LCSR 2014
Welzel, C. (Keynote speaker)
09.11.2014 → 13.11.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Understanding Societal Development and Moral Progress: The Contribution of the World Values Surveys
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
05.11.2014 → 06.11.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Area Studies and Comparative Area Studies: World Regions and their Study at GIGA and beyond
Kruse, S. (Speaker)
01.11.2014 → 02.11.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Briefing Note: "Understanding Societal Development and Moral Progress: The Contribution of the World Values Surveys"
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
11.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Colloquium Presentation at the Political Science Department, Georg-August-University, Goettingen
Welzel, C. (presenter)
11.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
IPSA Research Committee on Political Sociology (External organisation)
Müller-Rommel, F. (Executive member)
11.2014Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Keynote Lecture: "How Civilization Turned into Human Empowerment"
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
11.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Public Lecture Series "Global Politics" 2014
van Hüllen, V. (Organiser)
23.10.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Understanding Corruption by Means of Experiments
Kubbe, I. (Oral presentation)
23.10.2014 → 24.10.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Colloquium an der Higher School of Economics
Welzel, C. (Lecturer)
15.10.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Annual Meeting, German Political Science Association - Comparative Politics Section 2013
Welzel, C. (Participant)
09.10.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Gemeinsame Tagung der Sektion Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft und des Arbeitskreis Integration 2014
Osterberg-Kaufmann, N. (presenter)
09.10.2014 → 10.10.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Colloquium Presentation: "How Civilization Turned into Human Empowerment"
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
10.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Institute of Political Sciences (Organisational unit)
Reiser, M. (Office)
10.2014 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Culture and Society (Organisational unit)
Reiser, M. (Member)
10.2014 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Data Analysis: MAXQDA
Wach, L. (Participant)
25.09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Qualitative Research: Interviews
Wach, L. (Participant)
22.09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Tagung des Zentrums Technik und Gesellschaft (ZTG) und der Zentraleinrichtung wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung und Kooperation (ZEWK) an der Technischen Universität Berlin 2014
Saretzki, T. (Coauthor)
22.09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Is the concept of a social movement relevant for understanding energy politics today?
Saretzki, T. (presenter)
18.09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Societal conflicts and the strategic governance of energy transitions. Presentation on the Panel “Energy controversies and technology conflicts”
Bornemann, B. (presenter) & Saretzki, T. (Coauthor)
18.09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Autorenkonferenz des Forschungsnetzwerkes Verfassungspolitik in den post-sozialistischen Staaten Mittel und Osteuropas 2014
Seha, E. M. (Participant)
16.09.2014 → 19.09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Autorenkonferenz des Forschungsnetzwerkes Verfassungspolitik in den post-sozialistischen Staaten Mittel und Osteuropas 2014
Osterberg-Kaufmann, N. (presenter)
16.09.2014 → 19.09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
XXVIII Annual Conference of the Italian Political Science Association - SISP 2014
Vercesi, M. (presenter)
11.09.2014 → 13.09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
24th PhD Summer School on Political Parties in New Democracies
Müller-Rommel, F. (Organiser), Seha, E. M. (Organiser) & Kubbe, I. (Organiser)
07.09.2014 → 13.09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
Constitutional Reform in Semipresidential Systems: Armenia, Croatia, Russia and Ukraine Compared
Seha, E. M. (presenter)
03.09.2014 → 06.09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
European University, Florenz
Müller-Rommel, F. (Visiting researcher)
09.2014 → 12.2014Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
110th American Political Science Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition - APSA 2014
Elischer, S. (Participant)
29.08.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
110th American Political Science Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition - APSA 2014
Welzel, C. (presenter)
16.08.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Interpretation and contestation of fracking in a changing context: The case of Germany and its proclaimed energy transition
Saretzki, T. (Speaker) & Bornemann, B. (Speaker)
04.07.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Interpreting integrative political strategies as boundary objects
Saretzki, T. (Speaker) & Bornemann, B. (Speaker)
04.07.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Mehr Strategie wagen? - Wie der Klimawandel demokratische Regierungen herausfordert
Ebermann, V. (Oral presentation)
20.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Doktorandinnen- und Doktorandenworkshop der Sektion Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
Kubbe, I. (Organiser)
19.06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
25. Treffen des Netzwerks Externe Demokratisierungspolitik 2014
van Hüllen, V. (Organiser)
12.06.2014 → 13.06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
7. Doktoranden-Workshop des Norddeutsches Netzwerk der Demokratieforschung
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Reden über Generationen
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
27.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Welzel, C. (Keynote Speaker)
21.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Public Lecture Series "Global Politics" 2015
van Hüllen, V. (Organiser)
14.05.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Summer Retreat of the BIGSSS 2014
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
05.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Welzel, C. (Oral presentation)
28.04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
42nd Joint Sessions of Workshops - ECPR 2014
Vercesi, M. (presenter)
10.04.2014 → 15.04.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
42nd Joint Sessions of Workshops - ECPR 2014
Vercesi, M. (Opponent)
10.04.2014 → 15.04.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Welzel, C. (Oral presentation)
09.04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
42nd Joint Sessions of Workshops of the European Consortium for Political Research - ECPRJS 2014
Müller-Rommel, F. (presenter)
08.04.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Welzel, C. (Lecturer)
07.04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung der DGS
Osterberg-Kaufmann, N. (presenter)
04.04.2014 → 05.04.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Autocratic Adaptation, Autocratic Legacies and Fundamentalist Islam in Niger
Elischer, S. (Lecturer)
03.04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Welzel, C. (Lecturer)
02.04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
4th Annual Research Conference of the Laboratory of Comparative Social Research - LCSR 2014
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
04.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Book Presenation: "Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation"
Welzel, C. (Oral presentation)
04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Book Presentation: "Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation"
Welzel, C. (Oral presentation)
04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Book Presentation: "Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation"
Welzel, C. (Oral presentation)
04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Müller-Rommel, F. (Member)
04.2014 → 03.2016Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
From Sacrificing Life to Living It: Moral Evolution and the Emerging Mass Basis of Global Peace
Welzel, C. (Oral presentation)
31.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Integrative Meta-Policies, reflexive Strategien und Grenzarbeit zwischen Politikfeldern (Einführung zum Panel „Die Entstehung integrativer Meta-Policies und die Dynamik der Grenzarbeit zwischen Politikfeldern“)
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
18.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Sektionstagung der DVPW Sektion Policy-Analyse und Verwaltungswissenschaft 2014
Saretzki, T. (Organiser)
17.03.2014 → 18.03.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Demokratietheoretische Konsequenzen
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
13.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Taking animals seriously: from human duty to animal citizenship and sovereignty? Interpreting and institutionalising human-animal relationships in modern democracies
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
13.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
“The Bigger Picture of Corruption: A Comparative Analysis of Europe and the Rest of the World”, 03.03.2014.
Kubbe, I. (Speaker)
03.03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Bi-annual General Assembly of the World Values Survey Association - WVS 2014
Welzel, C. (presenter)
03.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Book Presentation: "Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation"
Welzel, C. (Oral presentation)
03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Keynote: "From Sacrificing Life to Living It: Moral Evolution and the Emerging Mass Basis of Global Peace"
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
“Die Welt aus kategorialer Sicht”, Brentano-Institut für angewandte Kategorienwissenschaft e.V. Leipzig
Osterberg-Kaufmann, N. (Speaker)
27.02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Skype-Gespräch mit Prof. Dr. Thomas Pogge, Prof. Dr. Vera van Hüllen und Michael Windfuhr
van Hüllen, V. (Speaker)
25.02.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Experimentelle Politik?
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
21.02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Post-sozialistische Regierungssystemreform: Armenien, Kroatien, Russland und die Ukraine im Vergleich
Seha, E. M. (Oral presentation)
14.02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Welzel, C. (Oral presentation)
12.02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
5th IPSA Summer School 2014
Kronfeldt, M. (Participant)
02.02.2014 → 14.02.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
53rd Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association - WRSA 2014
Welzel, C. (presenter)
02.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Book Launch: "Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation"
Welzel, C. (Oral presentation)
02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
School of Culture and Society (Organisational unit)
Müller-Rommel, F. (Chair)
02.2014 → 06.2014Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Public Lecture Series "Global Politics" 2015
van Hüllen, V. (Organiser)
30.01.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › 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