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
  1. 2013
  2. Journal of European Public Policy (Journal)

    Friedrich, D. (Editor) & Kröger, S. (Editorial Board)

    2013

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of unfinished anthology/collectionResearch

  3. National Research University - Higher School of Economics

    Welzel, C. (Visiting lecturer)

    2013

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  4. National Research University - Higher School of Economics

    Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)

    2013

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  5. Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)

    van Hüllen, V. (Editor)

    20132015

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of unfinished anthology/collectionResearch

  6. University of California, Irvine

    Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)

    2013

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  7. 2012
  8. Silvio Berlusconi and Post-modern Politics one day conference 2012

    Vercesi, M. (presenter)

    14.12.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. 55th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association - ASA 2012

    Elischer, S. (Speaker)

    03.12.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. Wer oder was macht mich zur Persönlichkeit?

    Saretzki, T. (Speaker)

    27.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  11. 4th Department for Business and Politics Paper Seminar 2012

    Hufnagl, M. (Speaker)

    22.11.201223.11.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. 6. Workshop des Netzwerks Sozialwissenschaftliche Klimaanpassungsforschung 2012

    Ebermann, V. (Participant)

    22.11.201223.11.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. Entwicklung von Klimaanpassungsstrategien auf Länderebene: ein Fallstudienvergleich

    Ebermann, V. (Oral presentation)

    21.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  14. Workshop Relevanz regionaler Aktivitäten für Hochschulen und das Wissenschaftssystem 2012

    Hufnagl, M. (Speaker)

    20.11.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. Verfassungsreform in Kenia

    Elischer, S. (Lecturer)

    17.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  16. International Workshop "Expanding the TA landscape in Europe" - PACITA 2012

    Saretzki, T. (Speaker)

    15.11.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. Wirtschaftsfaktor Hochschule: Endbericht zur Metastudie

    Hufnagl, M. (Reviewer), Schubert, T. (Reviewer), Baier, E. (Reviewer), Meyer, N. (Reviewer), Schricke, E. (Reviewer) & Stahlecker, T. (Reviewer)

    07.11.2012

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  18. NNA-Forum "Klimaschutz in Niedersachsen (II)" 2012

    Ebermann, V. (Participant)

    18.10.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  19. Teilnahme Sitzung DFG-Fachkollegium Politikwissenschaft

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Reviewer)

    18.10.2012

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  20. Workshop: Representative Democracy in the 21st Century 2012

    Friedrich, D. (Speaker)

    10.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  21. Politikfelder als Strategie? Genese, Grenze und Dynamik der Klima- und Nachhaltigkeitspolitik

    Saretzki, T. (Speaker) & Tils, R. (Speaker)

    26.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. 25. Wissenschaftlicher Kongress der DVPW 2012

    Kubbe, I. (Moderator)

    24.09.201228.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  23. 25. Wissenschaftlicher Kongress der DVPW 2012

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Participant)

    23.09.201227.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  24. 6th Pan-European Conference of the ECPR's Standing Group on the European Union 2012

    Friedrich, D. (Speaker)

    13.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. 6th Pan-European Conference of the ECPR's Standing Group on the European Union 2012

    Friedrich, D. (Speaker)

    13.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  26. XXVI Annual Conference of the Italian Political Science Association - SISP 2012

    Vercesi, M. (presenter)

    13.09.201215.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  27. 42nd UACES Annual Conference - UACES 2012

    Friedrich, D. (Speaker)

    09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  28. 42nd UACES Annual Conference - UACES 2012

    Friedrich, D. (Speaker)

    09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  29. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association's - APSA 2012

    Alexander, A. (Speaker)

    30.08.201202.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  30. National Research University - Higher School of Economics

    Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)

    13.08.201212.11.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionEducation

  31. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Publisher)

    Lutter, A. (Editor)

    08.2012

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  32. Unterricht Wirtschaft + Politik (Journal)

    Lutter, A. (Editor)

    08.2012

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  33. Berlin Summer School "Democracy and Democratization" 2012

    Kubbe, I. (Participant)

    15.07.201227.07.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  34. “It’s all about profit: Determinants of Corruption in European Comparative Perspective”

    Kubbe, I. (Lecturer)

    11.07.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  35. 7th International Conference in Interpretive Policy Analysis - IPA 2012

    Saretzki, T. (Speaker)

    06.07.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  36. Coalitions and Inter-Party Conflicts Management: The Case of Italy

    Vercesi, M. (presenter)

    04.07.201206.07.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  37. European Consortium for Political Research Conference -ECPR 2007

    Vercesi, M. (Chair)

    04.07.201206.07.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  38. European Consortium for Political Research Conference -ECPR 2007

    Vercesi, M. (Opponent)

    04.07.201206.07.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  39. The Influence of Media-Politics-Parallelism on Political Participation and Pluralism

    Buß, B. (Speaker)

    04.07.201206.07.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  40. Understanding Corruptive Behaviour by Means of Experiments

    Kubbe, I. (Speaker)

    04.07.201206.07.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  41. Conference on "The European Electoral Heritage: Ten Years of the Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters" 2012

    Grotz, F. (Speaker)

    02.07.201203.07.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  42. 13. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Politikdidaktik und politische Jugend- und Erwachsenenbildung - GPJE 2012

    Lutter, A. (Participant)

    22.06.201223.06.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  43. Von Kategorien zu Basis- und Fachkonzepten - alter Wein in neuen Schläuchen?

    Oeftering, T. (Lecturer)

    21.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  44. Center for Voting and Parties

    Reiser, M. (Speaker)

    18.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  45. 2nd biennial conference of the European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation - Eu-SPRI Forum 2012

    Hufnagl, M. (Speaker)

    12.06.201213.06.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  46. Die Entwicklung der Regierungssysteme im post-sozialistischen Europa

    Seha, E. (Speaker)

    01.06.201203.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  47. Wandel der Medienstrukturen: Komparative Analyse in zehn mittel- und osteuropäischen Staaten

    Buß, B. (Speaker)

    01.06.201203.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  48. Vortrag

    Alexander, A. (Speaker)

    15.05.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  49. Vortrag

    Welzel, C. (Speaker)

    15.05.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  50. Teilnahme Sitzung DFG-Fachkollegium Politikwissenschaft

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Reviewer)

    10.05.2012

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  51. EU-SPRI Early Career Researcher Conference - ECC 2012

    Hufnagl, M. (Speaker)

    09.05.201211.05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  52. 5. Doktoranden-Workshop Demokratieforschung des Netzwerks Norddeutsche Demokratieforschung - NND 2012

    Seha, E. M. (presenter)

    04.05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  53. 5. Doktoranden-Workshop Demokratieforschung des Netzwerks Norddeutsche Demokratieforschung - NND 2012

    Saretzki, T. (Organiser)

    04.05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  54. 5. Doktoranden-Workshop Demokratieforschung des Netzwerks Norddeutsche Demokratieforschung - NND 2012

    Ebermann, V. (Participant)

    04.05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  55. Conference: New trends of political representation in the EU: still democratic? 2012

    Friedrich, D. (Speaker)

    05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  56. Unterricht Wirtschaft + Politik (Journal)

    Lutter, A. (Editor)

    05.2012

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  57. Higher School of Economics St. Petersburg

    Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)

    23.04.201227.04.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionEducation

  58. Strategie-Workshop „Auf dem Weg zum Wahljahr 2013“

    Tils, R. (Organiser)

    20.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  59. Corruption and Trust: A model design

    Kubbe, I. (Speaker)

    29.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  60. Tagung der Sektion „Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft“ 2012

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Participant)

    29.03.201231.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  61. Vom Nutzen und Nachteil der Bürgerbeteiligung für den kommunalen Klimaschutz 2012

    Saretzki, T. (Keynote speaker)

    28.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  62. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association - PSA 2012

    Welzel, C. (Speaker) & Alexander, A. (Speaker)

    22.03.201225.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  63. The Australian National University

    Stumpf, S. (Visiting researcher)

    21.03.201210.05.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  64. Sind die Deutschen die Lehrmeister Europas?

    Grotz, F. (Panel participant)

    15.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  65. Teilnahme Konstituierende Sitzung DFG-Fachkollegium Politikwissenschaft

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Reviewer)

    14.03.2012

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  66. Vorlesung "Das deutsche Regierungssystem in vergleichender Perspektive"

    Grotz, F. (Lecturer)

    12.03.201216.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  67. Workshop "Klimaanpassungsstrategie"

    Ebermann, V. (Consultant)

    22.02.2012

    Activity: Consultancy

  68. 1st ECPR Winter School in Methods and Techniques 2012

    Kubbe, I. (Participant)

    11.02.201218.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  69. Gründungstagung der Sektion Methoden der Politikwissenschaft der Deutschen vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft - DVPW 2012

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Participant)

    09.02.201211.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  70. 51st Annual Meeting der Western Regional Science Association - WRSA 2012

    Welzel, C. (Speaker) & Alexander, A. (Speaker)

    08.02.201211.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  71. University of Copenhagen

    Reiser, M. (Visiting researcher)

    02.201207.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  72. “Corruption and Trust: A Model Design”

    Kubbe, I. (Lecturer)

    26.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  73. Technikpolitik, Technikfolgen-Abschätzung und Partizipation

    Saretzki, T. (Speaker)

    26.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  74. Workshop "Sektorale und regionale ökonomische Bewertung" Umweltbundesamt 2012

    Ebermann, V. (Participant)

    19.01.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  75. 2nd Transatlantic Conference on Transparancy Research 2012

    Friedrich, D. (Speaker)

    2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  76. Auftaktveranstaltung des Projekts Jugend und Demokratie 2012

    Friedrich, D. (Speaker)

    2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  77. Europa-Union, Kreisverband Hamburg-Harburg

    Friedrich, D. (Speaker)

    2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  78. German Research Foundation (External organisation)

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Member)

    20122015

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsResearch

  79. National Research University - Higher School of Economics

    Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)

    2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  80. Society for Civic Education Didactics and Civic Youth and Adult Education e.V. (External organisation)

    Oeftering, T. (Member)

    20122016

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsEducation

  81. The Future of the EU after Lisbon - the Crisis and Democracy in Europe

    Friedrich, D. (Lecturer)

    2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  82. University of California, Irvine

    Welzel, C. (Visiting researcher)

    2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  83. University of California, Irvine

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Visiting researcher)

    20122013

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  84. 2011
  85. School of Culture and Society (Organisational unit)

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Chair)

    12.201105.2012

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  86. “Assessing Representative Democracy, the Democratic Deficit and Institutional Reform

    Grotz, F. (Lecturer)

    25.11.201126.11.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  87. Politische Korruption in Europa

    Kubbe, I. (Speaker)

    25.11.201127.11.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  88. Politischer Parallelismus in Mittel- und Osteuropa: Ergebnisse einer statistisch-vergleichenden Analyse

    Buß, B. (Speaker)

    25.11.201127.11.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  89. 5. Studieninformationstag des DAAD 2011

    Grotz, F. (Speaker)

    17.11.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  90. Wie Zucker im Kaffee: Integration im Bürgerbewusstsein von Schüler/Innen

    Lutter, A. (Speaker)

    03.11.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  91. Seminar für Dissertanten/innen des Instituts für Staatswissenschaft - 2011

    Vercesi, M. (Participant)

    17.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  92. Direkte Demokratie in den Ländern: Ein Modell für den Bund?

    Grotz, F. (Speaker)

    14.10.201115.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  93. 2. Workshop Netzwerk Medienstrukturen - 2011

    Buß, B. (Speaker)

    13.10.201115.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  94. Natur und Landschaft in der niedersächsischen Anpassungsstrategie an den Klimawandel

    Ebermann, V. (Oral presentation)

    22.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  95. Workshop: Anwerben - Andocken - Anwenden - 2011

    Hufnagl, M. (Speaker)

    22.09.201123.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  96. Hitze in der Stadt - Strategien für eine klimaangepasste Stadtentwicklung - ExWoSt-Zwischenkonferenz 2011

    Ebermann, V. (Participant)

    15.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  97. 8. Workhop Biodiversiät und Klima - BfN 2011

    Ebermann, V. (Participant)

    31.08.201103.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  98. Bringing the region back in? German Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) between regional engagement and isolated business

    Hufnagl, M. (Speaker) & Schulze, N. (Speaker)

    25.08.201127.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch