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
Peace Counts School Freiburg
Oeftering, T. (Project manager, academic)
08.03.07 → …
Project: Practical Project
Personalization of Politics
Müller-Rommel, F. (Project manager, academic) & Garzia, D. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.14 → 31.08.17
Project: Research
Phd Program Democracy under Stress (DUS)
Müller-Rommel, F. (Project manager, academic) & Welzel, C. (Coordination)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.10.16 → 31.12.21
Project: Other
PolPolPol: Police, Politics, Polis – Dealing with refugees in the city
Münch, S. (Project manager, academic) & Jantzer, L. (Project staff)
01.01.21 → 31.12.23
Project: Research
Political Culture and Political Development
Welzel, C. (Project manager, academic) & Dalton, R. J. (Partner)
01.01.09 → 31.12.13
Project: Research
Political Discourses of Business and Capital Taxation. A Comparative Network Analysis of Tax Policy-Focused Media and Parliamentary Debates in the U.S. and Germany, 1965-2015
Leipold, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.16 → 30.09.19
Project: Dissertation project
Political Parties and Religious Communication
Schwörer, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.19 → …
Project: Research
Political Parties in Africa: Ethnicity and Party Formation
Elischer, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.12 → 01.09.14
Project: Research
"Politische Kommunikation von Werten“ an der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Séville, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.21 → 31.12.21
Project: Research
Populism in Germany and Europe
Schwörer, J. (Project manager, academic)
20.04.18 → 26.05.19
Project: Teaching
Post-sozialistische Regierungssystemreform: Armenien, Kroatien, Russland und die Ukraine im Vergleich
Seha, E. (Project manager, academic)
01.03.11 → 10.07.14
Project: Dissertation project
PPGG-Programm PELP -Public Policy and Good Governance
Friedrich, D. (Project manager, academic)
01.07.09 → 30.06.15
Project: Teaching
PusH: Precarious Housing in Europe. Pushing for Innovation in Higher Education
Münch, S. (Project manager, academic) & Siede, A. (Project staff)
01.09.19 → 31.08.22
Project: Research
Professionalisierung der Kommunalpolitik in deutschen Großstädten
Reiser, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.12.01 → 30.05.05
Project: Research
Regierungssysteme in Mittel- und Osteuropa: Die neuen EU-Staaten im Vergleich.
Müller-Rommel, F. (Project manager, academic) & Grotz, F. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.08 → 31.08.10
Project: Research
Regionalism and its Causes in sub-Saharan Africa
Elischer, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.14 → …
Project: Research
Re/Präsentation. Neue Formen der politischen Absprache und Fürsprache in der kommenden Gesellschaft
Séville, A. (Project manager, academic), Müller, J. (Coordination) & Kirchmeier, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.03.21 → 28.02.25
Project: Research
Repräsentationsvorstellungen von Abgeordneten
Reiser, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.15 → …
Project: Research
Representation in the European Union
Friedrich, D. (Project manager, academic) & Kröger, S. (Partner)
28.11.09 → 15.01.13
Project: Research
Repression, Mobilization, and Civil Society
Welzel, C. (Project manager, academic), Inglehart, R. C. (Partner) & Deutsch, F. (Partner)
01.01.12 → 31.12.16
Project: Research
Scholarship for a visiting scientist via Wissenschaft.Niedersachsen.Weltoffen
Münch, S. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.02.18 → 31.01.21
Project: Research
Sicherheit für wen? Bedeutungen und Praktiken von Sicherheit aus geflüchteter und polizeilicher Sicht
Jantzer, L. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.21 → …
Project: Dissertation project
Social Protest in Africa's Hybrid Regimes
Elischer, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.14 → 30.09.17
Project: Dissertation project
Socio-Economic Inequality and Its Effect on Liberal Democratic Culture across the World
Schmitz, A.-E. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.17 → 30.09.22
Project: Dissertation project
LegRO: Sources and Consequences of Legitimation Strategies of Regional Organizations
Lenz, T. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.18 → 30.06.24
Project: Research
Städte des Willkommens, der Zuflucht und der Solidarität: Wie auf der kommunalen Ebene globale Verantwortung übernommen wird
Jantzer, L. (Project manager, academic)
12.10.20 → 31.01.21
Project: Teaching
Step In! Building Inclusive Societies through Active Citizenship
Oeftering, T. (Project staff) & Lange, D. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.12 → 31.12.13
Project: Research
Strategic policy making in research and innovation policy (working titel)
Hufnagl, M. (Project manager, academic)
10.10.11 → 01.04.15
Project: Dissertation project
Strategiebildung in der subnationalen Klimaanpassungspolitik (Arbeitstitel)
Ebermann, V. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.11 → 30.09.14
Project: Dissertation project
Strategische Steuerung in Party-Government-Systemen
Tils, R. (Project staff), Müller-Rommel, F. (Project manager, academic) & Saretzki, T. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.06 → 30.09.10
Project: Research
Strategische Steuerung in Party-Government-Systemen (II)
Tils, R. (Project staff), Müller-Rommel, F. (Project manager, academic) & Saretzki, T. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.08 → 23.11.11
Project: Research
Subnationale Demokratiemuster in Asien und Lateinamerika
Böttcher, F. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.12 → …
Project: Dissertation project
Taxing Uber-Polluters: The Climate Crisis and Popular Support for Wealth Taxation
Hakelberg, L. (Partner), Ahrens, L. (Partner) & Bremer, B. (Partner)
22.12.22 → 24.09.24
Project: Research
Teilprojekt „Antipopulismus: Wissenstransfer und Handlungsstrategien in der politischen Bildungsarbeit“ bei dem Projekt des Bayerischen Forschungsverbunds "Zukunft der Demokratie"
Séville, A. (Project manager, academic) & Fischer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.18 → 31.12.22
Project: Research
The Authority of International Organizations and Institutional Overlap
Lenz, T. (Project manager, academic) & Haftel, Y. Z. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.03.20 → 28.02.23
Project: Research
The Contagion Effect of New Populist Actors on Mainstream Parties' Communication
Schwörer, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.17 → …
Project: Research
The Cool Water Effect: Why Human Civilization Turned towards Emancipation in Cold-Wet Regions
Welzel, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.18 → 31.12.24
Project: Research
The Determinants of Political Corruption in Comparative Perspective
Kubbe, I. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.10 → 09.12.14
Project: Dissertation project
The Gender-Governance Link: Gender equality and public goods provision
Welzel, C. (Project manager, academic), Alexander, A. (Partner) & Klasen, S. (Partner)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.02.15 → 31.07.18
Project: Research
The Image of Politics and Politicians
Oeftering, T. (Project manager, academic), Kuhn, H.-W. (Project manager, academic) & Gloe, M. (Project manager, academic)
05.03.08 → 17.03.10
Project: Scientific event
The Political Careers of Prime Ministers in Europe, 1945-2019
Müller-Rommel, F. (Project manager, academic) & Vercesi, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.17 → 31.12.20
Project: Research
The (un)suspicious plutocrats: The impact of radical right elite’s socio-economic background on voter support
Engler, S. (Project manager, academic) & Weisstanner, D. (Project manager, academic)
01.03.22 → 31.12.23
Project: Research
WOWMA: The Whiteness of Wealth Management: Colonial Economic Structure, Racism, and the Emergence of Tax Havens in the Global South
Hakelberg, L. (Project manager, academic), Carneiro da Silva, E. (Project staff) & Spatzl, N. (Project staff)
01.04.24 → 31.03.29
Project: Research
TRUDEM: Trust in European Democracies - WP4: Democratic systems and national cultures: transition and interplay of values
Welzel, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.23 → 31.12.25
Project: Research
Value Orientations and Cooperation: Exploring the Value-Behavior Link
Welzel, C. (Project manager, academic) & Thöni, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.13 → 31.08.17
Project: Research
Verwaltungsmodernisierung in Niedersachsen - Begleitende Studie zur Aussetzung der gerichtlichen Vorverfahrens
Müller-Rommel, F. (Project manager, academic) & Meyer, H. (Project staff)
Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Inneres und Sport
21.09.06 → 02.07.12
Project: Research