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
- 2013
Fracking comes to Germany: Interpreting societal conflicts, the politics of expertise and strategies for conflict resolution in a federal system: with Basil Bornemann
Saretzki, T. (Oral presentation)
03.07.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) - 2015
Kruse, S. (Participant)
30.06.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
The Politics and Economics of Aid Summer School - POLECAID 2013
Kruse, S. (Participant)
24.06.2013 → 05.07.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Event History Analysis and Applications Using STATA - 2013
Kruse, S. (Participant)
13.06.2013 → 14.06.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Small N-Analysis and process tracing - GIGA Workshop 2013
Kruse, S. (Participant)
03.06.2013 → 04.06.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
21. Tagung Junger Osteuropaexperten - DGO JOE 2013
Buß, B. (Organiser)
31.05.2013 → 02.06.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6. Doktorandenworkshop des Netzwerks Norddeutscher Demokratieforschung - NND 2013
Saretzki, T. (Organiser)
31.05.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Large N-Analysis and Regression Workshop - 2015
Kruse, S. (Participant)
28.05.2013 → 29.05.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Entwicklung von Klimaanpassungsstrategien in föderalen Politiksystemen: der Fall Niedersachsen
Ebermann, V. (Oral presentation)
17.05.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Politikwissenschaftliche Strategieanalyse als akteurorientierte Prozessforschung
Ebermann, V. (Oral presentation)
16.05.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Biennial International Conference of the European Union Studies Association - EUSA 2016
van Hüllen, V. (Coauthor) & Börzel, T. A. (Speaker)
09.05.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
23rd European Consortium for Political Research Summer School on Political Parties and Democracy - ECPR 2013
Seha, E. M. (Organiser) & Kubbe, I. (Organiser)
01.05.2013 → 30.09.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Workshop on “The Design of International Institutions: Theory Meets Data” - 2013
van Hüllen, V. (presenter)
26.04.2013 → 27.04.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
What is Human Rights Education? Scientific and didactic perspectives.
Oeftering, T. (Lecturer)
22.04.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
54th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association - ISA 2013
van Hüllen, V. (Chair)
03.04.2013 → 06.04.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
State-Building and the European Union’s Fight against Corruption in the Southern Caucasus
van Hüllen, V. (Speaker)
03.04.2013 → 06.04.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The EU’s Governance Transfer. From External Promotion to Internal Protection?
van Hüllen, V. (Speaker)
03.04.2013 → 06.04.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Comparative Politics (Journal)
Müller-Rommel, F. (Editor)
01.04.2013 → 2015Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
The Rise of Izala Islam in Niger
Elischer, S. (Oral presentation)
25.03.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
3rd European Conference on Politics and Gender - ECPG 2013
Knappe, H. (Speaker)
23.03.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft - DVPW PTI 2013
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
21.03.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Analysis of Climate Adaptation Strategy Development: Strategy-Making in the German Länder - The Cases of Lower Saxony and Bavaria
Ebermann, V. (presenter)
18.03.2013 → 20.03.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
17th Workshop: Electoral Quotas and Political Representation: Comparative Perspectives - ECPR 2013
Reiser, M. (Speaker)
11.03.2013 → 16.03.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Strategie-Workshops „Strategische Mehrheit der Union und Probleme des Machtwechselsmit" - 2013
Tils, R. (Organiser)
21.02.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Party Government and Policy Performance in Central and Eastern European Parliamentary Democracies (1990-2010)
Müller-Rommel, F. (Lecturer)
19.02.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Séminaire evoREG: Innovation, connectivité et évolution : quelles perspectives et politiques pour le Rhin Supérieur? - evoREG 2013
Hufnagl, M. (Speaker)
23.01.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Doktorandenkurs: Fallauswahl und komparative Methoden in den Sozialwissenschaften - 2013
Ebermann, V. (Participant)
18.01.2013 → 25.01.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
3rd International Conference on Democracy as Idea and Practice
Friedrich, D. (Speaker)
10.01.2013 → 11.01.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
University of North Carolina
Lenz, T. (Visiting researcher)
01.2013 → 04.2013Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Cambridge University Press (Publisher)
Welzel, C. (Editor)
2013Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of unfinished anthology/collection › Research
Journal of European Public Policy (Journal)
Friedrich, D. (Editor) & Kröger, S. (Editorial Board)
2013Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of unfinished anthology/collection › Research
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Welzel, C. (Visiting lecturer)
2013Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)
2013Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
van Hüllen, V. (Editor)
2013 → 2015Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of unfinished anthology/collection › Research
University of California, Irvine
Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)
2013Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
- 2012
Silvio Berlusconi and Post-modern Politics one day conference 2012
Vercesi, M. (presenter)
14.12.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
55th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association - ASA 2012
Elischer, S. (Speaker)
03.12.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Wer oder was macht mich zur Persönlichkeit?
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
27.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
4th Department for Business and Politics Paper Seminar 2012
Hufnagl, M. (Speaker)
22.11.2012 → 23.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6. Workshop des Netzwerks Sozialwissenschaftliche Klimaanpassungsforschung 2012
Ebermann, V. (Participant)
22.11.2012 → 23.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Entwicklung von Klimaanpassungsstrategien auf Länderebene: ein Fallstudienvergleich
Ebermann, V. (Oral presentation)
21.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Workshop Relevanz regionaler Aktivitäten für Hochschulen und das Wissenschaftssystem 2012
Hufnagl, M. (Speaker)
20.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Verfassungsreform in Kenia
Elischer, S. (Lecturer)
17.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
International Workshop "Expanding the TA landscape in Europe" - PACITA 2012
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
15.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Wirtschaftsfaktor Hochschule: Endbericht zur Metastudie
Hufnagl, M. (Reviewer), Schubert, T. (Reviewer), Baier, E. (Reviewer), Meyer, N. (Reviewer), Schricke, E. (Reviewer) & Stahlecker, T. (Reviewer)
07.11.2012Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
NNA-Forum "Klimaschutz in Niedersachsen (II)" 2012
Ebermann, V. (Participant)
18.10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Teilnahme Sitzung DFG-Fachkollegium Politikwissenschaft
Müller-Rommel, F. (Reviewer)
18.10.2012Activity: Other expert activities › Peer review of project proposals › Research
Workshop: Representative Democracy in the 21st Century 2012
Friedrich, D. (Speaker)
10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Politikfelder als Strategie? Genese, Grenze und Dynamik der Klima- und Nachhaltigkeitspolitik
Saretzki, T. (Speaker) & Tils, R. (Speaker)
26.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
25. Wissenschaftlicher Kongress der DVPW 2012
Kubbe, I. (Moderator)
24.09.2012 → 28.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Repräsentation und innerparteiliche Kandidatenaufstellung. Repräsentationsvorstellungen und Selektionskriterien bei der Aufstellung der Direktkandidaten
Reiser, M. (Speaker)
24.09.2012 → 28.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
25. Wissenschaftlicher Kongress der DVPW 2012
Müller-Rommel, F. (Participant)
23.09.2012 → 27.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6th Pan-European Conference of the ECPR's Standing Group on the European Union 2012
Friedrich, D. (Speaker)
13.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6th Pan-European Conference of the ECPR's Standing Group on the European Union 2012
Friedrich, D. (Speaker)
13.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
XXVI Annual Conference of the Italian Political Science Association - SISP 2012
Vercesi, M. (presenter)
13.09.2012 → 15.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
42nd UACES Annual Conference - UACES 2012
Friedrich, D. (Speaker)
09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
42nd UACES Annual Conference - UACES 2012
Friedrich, D. (Speaker)
09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association's - APSA 2012
Alexander, A. (Speaker)
30.08.2012 → 02.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)
13.08.2012 → 12.11.2012Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Publisher)
Lutter, A. (Editor)
08.2012Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Unterricht Wirtschaft + Politik (Journal)
Lutter, A. (Editor)
08.2012Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Berlin Summer School "Democracy and Democratization" 2012
Kubbe, I. (Participant)
15.07.2012 → 27.07.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
“It’s all about profit: Determinants of Corruption in European Comparative Perspective”
Kubbe, I. (Lecturer)
11.07.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Klimawandel - Was können wir tun? Anpassungsempfehlungen für Niedersachsen: (gem. mit Sabine Strube-Neumann, Nds. Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz)
Ebermann, V. (Oral presentation)
11.07.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
7th International Conference in Interpretive Policy Analysis - IPA 2012
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
06.07.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Coalitions and Inter-Party Conflicts Management: The Case of Italy
Vercesi, M. (presenter)
04.07.2012 → 06.07.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
European Consortium for Political Research Conference -ECPR 2007
Vercesi, M. (Chair)
04.07.2012 → 06.07.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
European Consortium for Political Research Conference -ECPR 2007
Vercesi, M. (Opponent)
04.07.2012 → 06.07.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
The Influence of Media-Politics-Parallelism on Political Participation and Pluralism
Buß, B. (Speaker)
04.07.2012 → 06.07.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Understanding Corruptive Behaviour by Means of Experiments
Kubbe, I. (Speaker)
04.07.2012 → 06.07.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Conference on "The European Electoral Heritage: Ten Years of the Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters" 2012
Grotz, F. (Speaker)
02.07.2012 → 03.07.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
13. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Politikdidaktik und politische Jugend- und Erwachsenenbildung - GPJE 2012
Lutter, A. (Participant)
22.06.2012 → 23.06.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Von Kategorien zu Basis- und Fachkonzepten - alter Wein in neuen Schläuchen?
Oeftering, T. (Lecturer)
21.06.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Center for Voting and Parties
Reiser, M. (Speaker)
18.06.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
2nd biennial conference of the European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation - Eu-SPRI Forum 2012
Hufnagl, M. (Speaker)
12.06.2012 → 13.06.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Die Entwicklung der Regierungssysteme im post-sozialistischen Europa
Seha, E. (Speaker)
01.06.2012 → 03.06.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Wandel der Medienstrukturen: Komparative Analyse in zehn mittel- und osteuropäischen Staaten
Buß, B. (Speaker)
01.06.2012 → 03.06.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Teilnahme Sitzung DFG-Fachkollegium Politikwissenschaft
Müller-Rommel, F. (Reviewer)
10.05.2012Activity: Other expert activities › Peer review of project proposals › Research
EU-SPRI Early Career Researcher Conference - ECC 2012
Hufnagl, M. (Speaker)
09.05.2012 → 11.05.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5. Doktoranden-Workshop Demokratieforschung des Netzwerks Norddeutsche Demokratieforschung - NND 2012
Seha, E. M. (presenter)
04.05.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5. Doktoranden-Workshop Demokratieforschung des Netzwerks Norddeutsche Demokratieforschung - NND 2012
Saretzki, T. (Organiser)
04.05.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
5. Doktoranden-Workshop Demokratieforschung des Netzwerks Norddeutsche Demokratieforschung - NND 2012
Ebermann, V. (Participant)
04.05.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Conference: New trends of political representation in the EU: still democratic? 2012
Friedrich, D. (Speaker)
05.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Unterricht Wirtschaft + Politik (Journal)
Lutter, A. (Editor)
05.2012Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Welche Rolle können Unternehmensdialoge im gesellschaftlichen Diskurs spielen? Wie ist der InfoDialog Fracking einzuordnen?: Plenar-Vortrag zusammen mit Dipl.-Umweltwiss. Basil Bornemann
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
25.04.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Higher School of Economics St. Petersburg
Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)
23.04.2012 → 27.04.2012Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
Strategie-Workshop „Auf dem Weg zum Wahljahr 2013“
Tils, R. (Organiser)
20.04.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Corruption and Trust: A model design
Kubbe, I. (Speaker)
29.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Tagung der Sektion „Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft“ 2012
Müller-Rommel, F. (Participant)
29.03.2012 → 31.03.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Vom Nutzen und Nachteil der Bürgerbeteiligung für den kommunalen Klimaschutz 2012
Saretzki, T. (Keynote speaker)
28.03.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
83rd Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association - PSA 2012
Welzel, C. (Speaker) & Alexander, A. (Speaker)
22.03.2012 → 25.03.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
The Australian National University
Stumpf, S. (Visiting researcher)
21.03.2012 → 10.05.2012Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Sind die Deutschen die Lehrmeister Europas?
Grotz, F. (Panel participant)
15.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Teilnahme Konstituierende Sitzung DFG-Fachkollegium Politikwissenschaft
Müller-Rommel, F. (Reviewer)
14.03.2012Activity: Other expert activities › Peer review of project proposals › Research
Vorlesung "Das deutsche Regierungssystem in vergleichender Perspektive"
Grotz, F. (Lecturer)
12.03.2012 → 16.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Strategiebildung in der Klimaanpassungspolitik: Prioritätensetzung, Verantwortlichkeiten, Zuständigkeiten und der Umgang mit Unsicherheiten in Niedersachsen
Saretzki, T. (Speaker)
27.02.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
1st ECPR Winter School in Methods and Techniques 2012
Kubbe, I. (Participant)
11.02.2012 → 18.02.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research