Institute of Political Sciences
Organisational unit: Institute
- Professorship for Comparative Political Science
- Professorship for Comparative Politics
- 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
- Professur für Politikwissenschaft, insbesondere Politische Ökonomie
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
- Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
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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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Globalising the Study of Diffusion: Multiple Sources and the East African Community
Lenz, T. & Reiss, M., 04.08.2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of European Public Policy. 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Got Milk? How Freedoms Evolved From Dairying Climates
Van de Vliert, E., Welzel, C., Shcherbak, A., Fischer, R. & Alexander, A., 01.08.2018, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 49, 7, p. 1048-1065 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Grist to the mill of subversion: strikes and coups in counterinsurgencies
Gläßel, C., González, B. & Scharpf, A., 01.12.2020, In: European Journal of International Relations. 26, 4, p. 1032-1060 29 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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How General is Trust in "Most People" ? Solving the Radius of Trust Problem
Delhey, J., Newton, K. & Welzel, C., 01.10.2011, In: American Sociological Review. 76, 5, p. 786-807 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How important is culture to understand political protest?
Li Donni, P., Marino, M. & Welzel, C., 01.12.2021, In: World Development. 148, 15 p., 105661.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How Political Careers affect Prime-Ministerial Performance: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe
Grotz, F., Müller-rommel, F., Berz, J., Kroeber, C. & Kukec, M., 09.2021, In: Comparative Political Studies. 54, 11, p. 1907-1938 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How to measure the substantive representation of traditionally excluded groups in comparative research: a literature review and new data
Kroeber, C., 03.07.2018, In: Representation. 54, 3, p. 241-259 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Human Empowerment and Trust in Strangers: The Multilevel Evidence
Almakaeva, A., Welzel, C. & Ponarin, E., 01.10.2018, In: Social Indicators Research. 139, 3, p. 923-962 40 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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In memoriam Winfried Steffani
Falter, J. W., Landfried, C. & Thaysen, U., 12.2000, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 41, 4, p. 742-743 2 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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Integrationsdiskurse in Deutschland und Großbritannien zwischen Dichotomisierung und Super-Diversität
Münch, S., 01.03.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 12, 1, p. 173 - 188 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Interrogating the city: Comparing locally distinct crisis discourses
Barbehön, M. & Münch, S., 01.07.2017, In: Urban Studies. 54, 9, p. 2072–2086 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Interrogating urban crisis: Cities in the governance and contestation of austerity
Bayirbag, M. K., Davies, J. S. & Münch, S., 01.07.2017, In: Urban Studies. 54, 9, p. 2023–2038 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › 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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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Introduction: The representative turn in EU Studies
Kröger, S. & Friedrich, D., 01.02.2013, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 20, 2, p. 155-170 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Islam and Patriarchy: How Robust is Muslim Support for Patriarchal Values?
Welzel, C. & Alexander, A. C., 07.2011, In: International Review of Sociology. 21, 2, p. 249-276 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Islamophobic Right-Wing Populism? Empirical Insights about Citizens' Susceptibility to Islamophobia and Its Impact on Right-Wing Populists' Electoral Success: Eastern Europe in a Comparative Perspective
Öztürk, C. & Pickel, G., 01.12.2019, In: Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe. 12, 1, p. 39-62 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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"It's all in the mix": Constructing ethnic segregation as a social problem in Germany
Münch, S., 12.2009, In: Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 24, 4, p. 441-455 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kollektive Vernunft als Basis der Demokratie? Über Bedingungen gelungener Selbstregierung im Anschluss an Franz L. Neumann
Schottdorf, T., 2018, In: Zeitschrift für Kultur- und Kollektivwissenschaft. 4, 1, p. 283 - 314 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kooperation und Bestrafung
Schefczyk, M. & Welzel, C., 2013, In: Agora42. 5, 2, p. 83 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Law, democracy, and the state of emergency. A theory-centred analysis of the democratic legal state in times of exception
Schottdorf, T., 12.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 28, 4, p. 423-437 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Le coalizioni di governo e le fasi della politica di coalizione: Teorie e riscontri empirici
Vercesi, M., 2012, In: Quaderni di scienza politica . 19, 2, p. 233-299 67 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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Legitimation problems of participatory processes in technology assessment and technology policy
Saretzki, T., 16.11.2012, In: Poiesis & Praxis. International Journal of Ethics and Technology Assessment. 9, 1-2, p. 7-26 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Less Populist in Power Online Communication of Populist Parties in Coalition Governments
Schwörer, J., 10.07.2022, In: Government and Opposition. 57, 3, p. 467-489 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Leveraging the macro-level environment to balance work and life: an analysis of female entrepreneurs’ job satisfaction
De Clercq, D., Brieger, S. A. & Welzel, C., 01.04.2021, In: Small Business Economics. 56, 4, p. 1361-1384 24 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
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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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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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Mayoral Selection and the Demand and Supply of Women Mayors
Alexander, A. C., 04.2011, In: Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. 32, 2, p. 114-135 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Meanings of democracy: mapping lay perceptions on scholarly norms
Welzel, C., 12.03.2021, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 15, 1, p. 107-118 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measuring Effective Democracy: The Human Empowerment Approach
Alexander, A. C. & Welzel, C., 2011, In: Comparative Politics. 43, 3, p. 271-289 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measuring Effective Democracy: a Defense
Alexander, A. C., Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C., 01.2012, In: International Political Science Review. 33, 1, p. 41-62 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measuring institutional overlap in global governance
Haftel, Y. Z. & Lenz, T., 01.04.2022, In: Review of International Organizations. 17, 2, p. 323-347 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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Misconceptions of Measurement Equivalence: Time for a Paradigm Shift
Welzel, C. & Inglehart, R. F., 01.07.2016, In: Comparative Political Studies. 49, 8, p. 1068-1094 27 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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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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New Social Movements and Smaller Parties: A Comparative Perspective
Müller-Rommel, F., 01.01.1985, In: West European Politics. 8, 1, p. 41-54 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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Ohne Form kein Inhalt: Staatstheoretische Probleme des Postmarxismus
Breuning, F., 10.10.2018, In: Zeitschrift für kritische Sozialtheorie und Philosophie. 5, 2, p. 239–263Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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One voice, one message, but conflicting goals: Cohesiveness and consistency in the European Neighbourhood Policy
Börzel, T. A. & van Hüllen, V., 08.2014, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 21, 7, p. 1033–1049 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Overselling democracy–claiming legitimacy? The link between democratic pretention, notions of democracy and citizens' evaluations of regimes' democraticness
Brunkert, L. J., 09.08.2022, In: Frontiers in Political Science. 4, 17 p., 880709.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Owner Parties and Party Institutionalisation in Italy: Is the Northern League Exceptional?
Vercesi, M., 11.2015, In: Modern Italy. 20, 4, p. 395-410 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Parteienregierungen in Mittel- und Osteuropa: empirische Befunde im Ländervergleich 1990 bis 2008
Müller-Rommel, F., Schultze, H., Harfst, P. & Fettelschoß, K., 2008, In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen. 39, 4, p. 810-831 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Partizipatives Regieren in der EU: die EU zwischen "laissez-faire" und geregelter Partizipation zivilgesellschaftlicher Akteure
Friedrich, D. G., 2008, In: Zeitschrift für internationale Beziehungen. 2, p. 209-235 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review