Institute of Political Sciences
Organisational unit: Institute
- Professorship for Comparative Political Science
- Professorship for Comparative Politics
- 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 Political Theory and Policy Analysis
- Professorship for Research of Political Culture
- Professorship of International Relations
- Professorship of Sustainable Governance
Topics
Das Institut für Politikwissenschaft bzw. das Zentrum für Demokratieforschung (ZDEMO) beschäftigt sich mit der Analyse demokratischer Strukturen und Prozesse in Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Umwelt. Kernthema der Forschung sind Fragen von Legitimität und Leistungsfähigkeit der Demokratien im 21. Jahrhunert. Das Institut/das Zentrum erforscht diese unter drei wesentlichen Gesichtspunkten: 1. Wertewandel und Human Empowerment; 2. Parteienregierung und institutioneller Wandel sowie 3. Beteiligung und öffentliche Politik. Neben der Forschung engagiert sich das Institut/das Zentrum aktiv in der wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchsförderung sowie der internationalen und regionalen Vernetzung von Einrichtungen und Personen der Demokratieforschung.
Service offers
- PHD-Summerschool
- Politikberatung
- 2023
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Legislative Democracy in the Bundestag After Reunification
Koß, M., 01.2023, In: German Politics. 32, 1, p. 107-126 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Society and territory: making sense of Italian populism from a historical perspective
Vercesi, M., 02.2023, In: Journal of Contemporary European Studies. 31, 1, p. 111-131 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Unfall in Zeitlupe: Warum das BVerfG die etablierten Parteien zum Jagen tragen muss
Koß, M. & Schwörer, J., 23.02.2023, 6 p. Berlin : Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH.Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Transfer
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Praising the leader: personalist legitimation strategies and the deterioration of executive constraints
Brunkert, L. & von Soest, C., 01.03.2023, In: Democratization. 30, 3, p. 419-439 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The roots of female emancipation: Initializing role of Cool Water
Santos Silva, M., Alexander, A. C., Klasen, S. & Welzel, C., 01.03.2023, In: Journal of Comparative Economics. 51, 1, p. 133-159 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Vorbereitet auf die Zeitenwende? Die Einsatzbereitschaft der Bundeswehr offenbart große Defizite
Burilkov, A. & Rieck, C. E., 30.03.2023, In: SIRIUS - Zeitschrift für Strategische Analysen. 7, 1, p. 51-71 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Media Freedom and the Escalation of State Violence
Carey, S. C., González, B. & Mitchell, N. J., 05.2023, In: Political Studies. 71, 2, p. 440-462 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Agents, Audiences, and Peers: why international organizations diversify their legitimation discourse
Lenz, T. & Schmidtke, H., 01.05.2023, In: International Affairs. 99, 3, p. 921-940 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Origins of Legitimation Strategies in International Organizations: Agents, Audiences and Environments
Lenz, T. & Söderbaum, F., 01.05.2023, In: International Affairs. 99, 3, p. 899–920 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
Challengers or the Establishment? How Populists Talk About Populists
Schwörer, J., Fernández-García, B. & Caiani, M., 05.05.2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: German Politics. 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Existential insecurity and deference to authority: the pandemic as a natural experiment
Foa, R. S. & Welzel, C., 19.05.2023, In: Frontiers in Political Science. 5, 12 p., 1117550.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Verantwortungsteilung
Zaun, N., 19.05.2023, Flucht- und Flüchtlingsforschung: Handbuch für Wissenschaft und Studium. Scharrer, T., Glorius, B., Kleist, J. O. & Berlinghoff, M. (eds.). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 529-538 10 p. III.3.7Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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In the name of God and Christianity: mapping parties’ and candidates’ religious communication in Latin America
Schwörer, J. & Fernández-García, B., 06.2023, In: Religion, State and Society. 51, 2, p. 131-152 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Global Consciousness Predicts Behavioral Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Empirical Evidence From 35 Cultures
Chen, S. X., Ng, J. C. K., Hui, B. P. H., Au, A. K. Y., Lam, B. C. P., Wu, W. C. H., Pun, N., Beattie, P., Welzel, C. & Liu, J. H., 01.06.2023, In: Social Psychological and Personality Science. 14, 5, p. 662-671 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Historical family structure as a predictor of liberal voting: Evidence from a century of Russian history
Kravtsova, M. & Libman, A., 01.06.2023, In: Economic Systems. 47, 2, 101077.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Parlamentarische Minderheitenrechte in Zeiten der Polarisierung
Koß, M., 01.06.2023, Mehrheit/Minderheit: Über ein notwendiges Strukturmerkmal des demokratischen Verfassungsstaats. Krüper, J. & Pilniok, A. (eds.). Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck GmbH and Co. KG, p. 73-95 23 p. (Beiträge zum Organisationsverfassungsrecht ; vol. 14).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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‘Welcome to #GabFam’: Far-right virtual community on Gab
Jasser, G., McSwiney, J., Pertwee, E. & Zannettou, S., 01.07.2023, In: New Media and Society. 25, 7, p. 1728-1745 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Unsichere Vermutung. Die politische Verfolgung syrischer Militärdienstverweigerer
Feneberg, V., 05.07.2023, 4 p. Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH.Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research
- E-pub ahead of print
Expanding or defending legitimacy? Why international organizations intensify self-legitimation
Schmidtke, H. & Lenz, T., 24.07.2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Review of International Organizations. 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Against the Mainstream: On the Limitations of Non-Invariance Diagnostics: Response to Fischer et al. and Meuleman et al.
Welzel, C., Kruse, S. & Brunkert, L., 08.2023, In: Sociological Methods and Research. 52, 3, p. 1438-1455 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Non-invariance? An Overstated Problem With Misconceived Causes
Welzel, C., Brunkert, L., Kruse, S. & Inglehart, R. F., 08.2023, In: Sociological Methods and Research. 52, 3, p. 1368-1400 33 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integration durch Vertrauen? Hauptergebnisse einer explorativen Mixed Methods-Studie zum Vertrauensaufbau geflüchteter Eltern gegenüber frühpädagogischen Angeboten
Sandermann, P., Friedrichs-Liesenkötter, H., Henkel, A., Husen, O., Kakar, H., Münch, S., Schwenker, V. S., Siede, A., Wenzel, L. & Winkel, M., 07.08.2023, In: Migration und soziale Arbeit. 45, 2, p. 166-172 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Does symbolic representation through class signalling appeal to voters? Evidence from a conjoint experiment
Weisstanner, D. & Engler, S., 09.2023, Zürich: Universität Zürich, 21 p. (URPP Equality of Opportunity Discussion Paper Series; no. 32).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- E-pub ahead of print
‘Void’ democrats? The populist notion of ‘democracy’ in action
Schwörer, J. & Koß, M., 13.09.2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Party Politics. 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Discovering Cooperation: Endogenous Change in International Organizations
Lenz, T., Ceka, B., Hooghe, L., Marks, G. & Burilkov, A., 10.2023, In: Review of International Organizations. 18, 4, p. 631-666 36 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Life Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Human, Economic, Social, and Psychological Capital
Delhey, J., Hess, S., Boehnke, K., Deutsch, F., Eichhorn, J., Kühnen, U. & Welzel, C., 10.2023, In: Journal of Happiness Studies. 24, 7, p. 2201-2222 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
Armed to Kill: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Examining the Links between Firearms Availability, Gun Control, and Terrorism Using the Global Terrorism Database and the Small Arms Survey
Bures, O. & Burilkov, A., 11.10.2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Terrorism and Political Violence. 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Centrist Anti-Establishment Parties and Their Struggle for Survival
Engler, S., 19.10.2023, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 208 p. (Comparative Politics)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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Data Harmonization in the World Values Survey
Welzel, C., 21.11.2023, Survey Data Harmonization in the Social Sciences. Tomescu-Dubrow, I., Wolf, C., Slomczynski, K. M. & Jenkins, J. C. (eds.). 1 ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Elements of Schwartz’s Model in the WVS: How Do They Relate to Other Cultural Models?
Kaasa, A. & Welzel, C., 12.2023, In: Cross-Cultural Research. 57, 5, p. 431-471 41 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Modernization
Kruse, S., 28.12.2023, Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Sociology. Grasso, M. & Giugni, M. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 301-305 5 p. 77Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
- 2024
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Book Review: Coming to terms with the refugee crisis
Zaun, N., 2024, In: Journal of Contemporary European Studies.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Delegitimation durch Verfahren: Warum ein AfD-Verbotsverfahren kontraproduktiv wäre
Koß, M., 2024, In: MIP Zeitschrift für Parteienwissenschaften . 30, 2, p. 140–145 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
- Accepted/In press
Die Heimat der Anderen: Ermittlung und Verwendung von Herkunftslandinformationen in Asylverfahren
Feneberg, V., 01.11.2024, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 540 p. (Recht und Gesellschaft; vol. 17)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Governancestrukturen in der Grenz- und Asylpolitik: starke europäische Agenturen, schwache mitgliedstaatliche Souveränität
Dreyer-Plum, D. & Zaun, N., 2024, In: Integration. 47, 1, p. 4-20 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Harmonization in the world values survey
Kizilova, K., Diez-Medrano, J., Welzel, C. & Haerpfer, C., 2024, Survey Data Harmonization in the Social Sciences. Tomescu-Dubrow, I., Wolf, C., Slomczynski, K. M. & Jenkins, J. C. (eds.). Wiley Blackwell Japan, p. 39-56 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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The Whiteness of Wealth Management: Colonial Economic Structure, Racism, and the Emergence of Tax Havens in the British Caribbean
Hakelberg, L., Ahrens, L. & Crasnic, L., 2024, 39 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Under Which Conditions Do Populist Governments Use Unpolitics in EU Decision‐Making
Ripoll Servent, A. & Zaun, N., 2024, In: Politics and Governance. 12, 9 p., 8923.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Market and network corruption: Theory and evidence
Kravtsova, M. & Oshchepkov, A., 01.2024, In: Crime, Law and Social Change. 81, 1, p. 27-51 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Politische Redeweisen
Müller, J. & Séville, A., 01.01.2024, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck GmbH and Co. KG. 116 p. (Zur Sache. Der Essay; vol. 4)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Transfer
- E-pub ahead of print
The comparative study of governments and ministers: Jean Blondel’s legacy
Müller-Rommel, F. & Vercesi, M., 31.01.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Political Science. 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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When (and how) ideas become arguments: the regulation of party donations in Germany
Koß, M., 31.01.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica. 2024, 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mainstream parties and global warming: What determines parties’ engagement in climate protection?
Schwörer, J., 02.2024, In: European Journal of Political Research. 63, 1, p. 303-325 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Regional powers and the politics of scale
Prys-Hansen, M., Burilkov, A. & Kolmaš, M., 02.2024, In: International Politics. 61, 1, p. 13-39 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Legitimation of International Organizations: Introducing a New Dataset
Schmidtke, H., Krösche, N., Schirmer, S. & Lenz, T., 01.02.2024, In: International Studies Perspectives. 25, 1, p. 86-110 25 p., ekad008.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The shadow of the family: Historical roots of social trust in Europe
Kravtsova, M., Oshchepkov, A. & Welzel, C., 12.02.2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 2, 26 p., e0295783.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
For every action a reaction? The polarizing effects of women's rights and refugee immigration: A survey experiment in 27 EU member states
Alexander, A., Charron, N. & Off, G., 15.02.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Political Research. 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multidimensional and intersectional cultural grievances over gender, sexuality and immigration
Off, G., 22.02.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Political Research. 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Comparative Culturology and Cross-Cultural Psychology: How Comparing Societal Cultures Differs From Comparing Individuals’ Minds Across Cultures
Minkov, M., Vignoles, V. L., Welzel, C., Akaliyski, P., Bond, M. H., Kaasa, A. & Smith, P. B., 03.2024, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 55, 2, p. 164-188 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Shifting alliances: The radicalization of Sweden's mainstream right and implications for (social) democracy
Off, G., 04.2024, The transformation of the mainstream right and its impact on (social) democracy. The Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), p. 139-153 15 p. (Policy Study; vol. 04/2024).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to scientific reports › Research