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. 2019
  2. Published
  3. Published

    Using Large N Longitudinal Comparison to Explain Political Recruitment in Changing Democracies

    Vercesi, M. & Grimaldi, S., 03.2019, SAGE Research Methods Cases (Politics & International Relations) ed., SAGE Publications Inc., 11 p.

    Research output: Working paperResearch communication reportsResearch

  4. Published

    Burkina Faso - A history of power, protest, and revolution

    Wienkoop, N.-K., 04.03.2019, In: Social Movement Studies. 18, 2, p. 263-264 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  5. Published

    Empowering Women: The Role of Emancipative Forces in Board Gender Diversity

    Brieger, S., Francoeur, C., Welzel, C. & Ben-Amar, W., 20.03.2019, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 155, 2, p. 495-511 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Democracy Confused: When People Mistake the Absence of Democracy for Its Presence

    Kruse, S., Ravlik, M. & Welzel, C., 01.04.2019, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 50, 3, p. 315-335 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    A Tale of Culture - Bound Regime Evolution: The Centennial Democratic Trend and Its Recent Reversal

    Brunkert, L., Kruse, S. & Welzel, C. P., 03.04.2019, In: Democratization. 26, 3, p. 422-443 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published
  9. Published

    Interpretationen in der Politikwissenschaft: Einleitung in den Sonderband

    Barbehön, M., Münch, S. & Schlag, G., 06.2019, In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 29, 2, p. 141–151 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Definitions and Measures of Party Institutionalization in New Personal Politics: The Case of the 5 Star Movement

    Musella, F. & Vercesi, M., 01.06.2019, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 13, 2, p. 225-247 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Il "decision making" dell'esecutivo

    Vercesi, M., 07.2019, Il governo in Italia: Profili costituzionali e dinamiche politiche. Musella, F. (ed.). Bologna: Il Mulino, p. 219-241 22 p. (Itinerari).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  12. Published

    Gasteditorial

    Kühn, M. & Münch, S., 03.07.2019, In: DISP. 55, 3, p. 20-21 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  13. Published

    Negotiating democracy with authoritarian regimes. EU democracy promotion in North Africa

    van Hüllen, V., 04.07.2019, In: Democratization. 26, 5, p. 869-888 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Evidence-based policy-making? Die Bedeutung wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse in politischen Prozessen

    Saretzki, T., 01.08.2019, In: Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 144-145, p. 78-83 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Democracy Misunderstood: Authoritarian Notions of Democracy around the Globe

    Kirsch, H. & Welzel, C. P., 01.09.2019, In: Social Forces. 98, 1, p. 59-92 34 p., soy114.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Party Euroscepticism and the Conditions for Its Success: Conceptualization and Explanation

    Salvati, E. & Vercesi, M., 10.2019, In: Quaderni di scienza politica . 26, 2, p. 299-328 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Zuwanderungspolitik – ein neues kommunales Aufgabenfeld?

    Kuehn, M. & Münch, S., 10.2019, In: DISP. 55, 3, p. 22-30 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Prosociality in Business: A Human Empowerment Framework

    Brieger, S. A., Terjesen, S. A., Hechavarría, D. M. & Welzel, C., 01.10.2019, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 159, 2, p. 361-380 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Do Minority Cabinets Govern More Flexibly and Inclusively? Evidence from Germany

    Ganghof, S., Eppner, S., Stecker, C., Heeß, K. & Schukraft, S., 02.10.2019, In: German Politics. 28, 4, p. 541-561 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Potent executives: the electoral strength of prime ministers in Central Eastern Europe

    Berz, J. G., 02.10.2019, In: East European Politics. 35, 4, p. 517-537 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Presidente del Consiglio, partiti politici e maggioranza parlamentare (1996-2016)

    Musella, F. & Vercesi, M., 12.2019, Il presidente del Consiglio dei ministri dallo Stato liberale all’Unione Europea. Tedoldi, L. (ed.). Milano: Biblion edizioni, p. 385-410 26 p. (Storia, politica, società; vol. 54).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published
  23. Published

    La Germania sospesa, by Silvia Bolgherini and Gabriele D'Ottavio, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2019

    Vercesi, M., 12.12.2019, In: Contemporary Italian Politics . 11, 4, p. 465-467 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  24. Published

    Do Populists Govern Differently? The Management of the Italian M5S-League Coalition in Comparative Perspective

    Vercesi, M., 20.12.2019, In: Perspectivas - Journal of Political Science. 21, p. 9-24 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. 2020
  26. Published

    Der europäische Citoyen: normative Figur und empirische Bedeutungsvielfalt im Kontext zivilgesellschaftlicher Partizipation

    Wach, L., 2020, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 217 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  27. Published

    Die Handlungslogiken der Europäischen Union in der Asyl-und Flüchtlingspolitik

    Zaun, N., 2020, Innovation und Legitimation in der Migrationspolitik: : Politikwissenschaft, politische Praxis und Soziale Arbeit im Dialog. Pioch, R. & Toens, K. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 79-100 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  28. Published

    Eigentum und Demokratie: Zwei Studien zur Politik- und Ideengeschichte neoliberaler Theorie

    Leipold, A., 2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 1, p. 175-178 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  29. Published

    Implementation of EU labour law directives by way of national collective agreements

    Welzel, C., 2020, Innovative Verwaltung in Forschung und Lehre: Festschrift für Heinz-Joachim Peters zum 70. Geburtstag. Hartleb, T. & Fischer, J. (eds.). Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 283-302 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  30. Published

    Leadership: Eine Frage der Persönlichkeit? Kanzlerin Angela Merkels Führungshandeln in Krisen

    Wehrkamp, H., 2020, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 319 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  31. Published

    Political Institutions and Political Elites in Changing Liberal-Democracies

    Vercesi, M., 2020, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. 282 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesPost-doctoral dissertations

  32. Published

    Radical right populism and religion: mapping parties’ religious communication in Western Europe

    Schwörer, J. & Romero-Vidal, X., 24.01.2020, In: Religion, State and Society. 48, 1, p. 4-21 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Correction to: Emancipating Sexuality: Breakthroughs into a Bulwark of Tradition (Social Indicators Research, (2016), 129, 2, (909-935), 10.1007/s11205-015-1137-9)

    Alexander, A. C., Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C., 01.02.2020, In: Social Indicators Research. 148, 1, p. 349-349 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  34. Published

    Politicized Transnationalism: The Visegrád Countries in the Refugee Crisis

    Koß, M. & Séville, A., 13.02.2020, In: Politics and Governance. 8, 1, p. 95-106 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Executive Power

    Müller-Rommel, F. & Vercesi, M., 19.02.2020, The SAGE Handbook of Political Science. Berg-Schlosser, D., Badie, B. & Morlino, L. (eds.). London: SAGE Publications Inc., Vol. 2. p. 760-775 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  36. Published

    A cultural theory of regimes

    Welzel, C., 01.03.2020, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 4, 3, p. 231-232 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  37. Published

    The effect of voters’ economic perception, Brexit and campaigns on the evaluation of party leaders over time

    Berz, J., 01.05.2020, In: British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 22, 2, p. 202-219 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Frontiers of Democracy (Special Issue)

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Editor) & Geißel, B. (Editor), 06.2020, Springer Verlag. 197 p. (Politische Vierteljahresschrift; vol. 61, no. 2)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  39. Published

    Introduction: Perspectives on Democracy

    Müller-Rommel, F. & Geißel, B., 01.06.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 2, p. 225-235 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Оценка жилищных потребностей людей старшего поколения в России и мире

    Griaznova, O. & Manuilskaya , K., 30.06.2020, In: Chelovek. 31, 3, p. 45-70 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Demokratie, Demokratisierung und das Demokratische: Aufgaben und Zugänge der Politischen Bildung

    Haarmann, M. P. (Editor), Kenner, S. & Lange, D., 01.07.2020, Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH. 290 p. (Bürgerbewusstsein)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  42. Published

    Demokratie in der Einwanderungsgesellschaft

    Münch, S., 01.07.2020, Handbuch Demokratie. Kost, A., Massing, P. & Reiser, M. (eds.). Frankfurt: Wochenschau-Verlag, p. 247-260 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  43. Published

    The political executive returns: re-empowerment and rediscovery

    Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F., 01.07.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives. Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 1-22 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  44. Published

    Cabinet Decision-Making in Parliamentary Systems

    Vercesi, M., 30.07.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives. Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 438-459 22 p. (Oxford Handbooks online / Political science)(Oxford Handbooks ).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  45. Published

    Political Careers of Ministers and Prime Ministers

    Müller-Rommel, F., Kroeber, C. & Vercesi, M., 30.07.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives. Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 229-250 22 p. (Oxford Handbooks)(Oxford handbooks online / Political Science).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  46. Published

    The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives

    Andeweg, R. B. (Editor), Elgie, R. (Editor), Helms, L. (Editor), Kaarbo, J. (Editor) & Müller-Rommel, F. (Editor), 30.07.2020, 1 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 864 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  47. Published

    THE CULTURAL PRE-REQUISITES OF DEMOCRACY

    Welzel, C., 06.08.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Representation in Liberal Democracies. Rohrschneider, R. & Thomassen, J. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 76-94 19 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  48. Published

    The Price of Democracy. How Money Shapes Politics and What to Do about It.

    Leipold, A., 09.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 3, p. 655-658 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  49. Published

    The value of sub-national data: The dynamics of contentious politics in Nepal

    González, B. & Vüllers, J., 01.09.2020, In: International Area Studies Review. 23, 3, p. 307-322 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    Clashing Values: Supranational Identities, Geopolitical Rivalry and Europe’s Growing Cultural Divide

    Akaliyski, P. & Welzel, C., 01.10.2020, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 51, 9, p. 740-762 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  51. Published

    All the prime minister’s glory? Leader effects and accountability of prime ministers in parliamentary elections

    Berz, J., 01.11.2020, In: Politics. 40, 4, p. 444-459 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  52. Published

    The Power to Resist: Mobilization and the Logic of Terrorist Attacks in Civil War

    Polo, S. M. T. & González, B., 01.11.2020, In: Comparative Political Studies. 53, 13, p. 2029-2060 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review