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
- Published
Deliberative Politik und demokratische Legitimität: Perspektiven der Kritik zwischen empirischer Deliberationsforschung und reflexiver Demokratie
Saretzki, T., 2014, Deliberative Kritik – Kritik der Deliberation : Festschrift für Rainer Schmalz-Bruns. Flügel-Martinsen, O., Gaus, D., Hitzel-Cassagnes, T. & Martinsen, F. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 24-48 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Demagogen von rechts, Provokateure aus der Mitte: Rechtspopulismus in Westeuropa
Lewandowsky, M., 2011, In: Berliner Debatte Initial. 22, 1, p. 40-53 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Democratic Horizons: what value change reveals about the future of democracy
Welzel, C., 04.07.2021, In: Democratization. 28, 5, p. 992-1016 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Democratic participation and civil society in the European Union
Friedrich, D., 2011, 1 ed. Manchester: Manchester University Press. 232 p. (Europe in change)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Democratic representation in the EU: Two kinds of subjectivity
Kröger, S. & Friedrich, D., 01.02.2013, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 20, 2, p. 171-189 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Democratic representation in transnational citizens’ forums?
Friedrich, D., 01.01.2014, Political Representation in the European Union: Still Democratic in Times of Crisis?. Kröger, S. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 161-180 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Democratic Stress and Political Institutions: Drives of Reforms of Bicameralism in Times of Crisis
Vercesi, M., 2022, In: Representation. Journal of Representative Democracy. 58, 1, p. 85-102 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Democratization
Haerpfer, C. W., Bernhagen, P., Welzel, C. P. & Inglehart, R., 12.2018, 2 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 520 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research