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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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
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Party, Coalition, Premiership: The Role of Silvio Berlusconi in Coalition Dynamics and its Determinants.
Vercesi, M., 12.2013, In: Contemporary Italian Politics . 5, 3, p. 292-308 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Party Organizations and Legislative Turnover: Signals of an Unstable Parliamentary Class?
Salvati, E. & Vercesi, M., 07.2018, In: Italian Political Science. 13, 1, p. 82-94 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Personal Values and Political Activism: A Cross-national Study
Vecchione, M., Schwartz, S. H., Caprara, G. V., Schoen, H., Cieciuch, J., Silvester, J., Bain, P., Bianchi, G., Kirmanoglu, H., Baslevent, C., Mamali, C., Manzi, J., Pavlopoulos, V., Posnova, T., Torres, C., Verkasalo, M., Lönnqvist, J. E., Vondráková, E., Welzel, C. & Alessandri, G., 01.02.2015, In: British Journal of Psychology. 106, 1, p. 84-106 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pitfalls in the Study of Democratization: Testing the Emancipatory Theory of Democracy
Welzel, C., Inglehart, R. & Kruse, S., 01.04.2017, In: British Journal of Political Science. 47, 2, p. 463-472 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Political Careers in Multi-Level Systems: Regional Chief Executives in Italy, 1970-2015
Grimaldi, S. & Vercesi, M., 15.03.2018, In: Regional & Federal Studies. 28, 2, p. 125-149 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Political institutions and policy performance: a comparative analysis of Central and Eastern Europe
Jahn, D. & Müller-Rommel, F., 04.2010, In: Journal of Public Policy. 30, 1, p. 23-44 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Politikwissenschaft: "Ein Fach mit Ausstrahlung"
Müller-Rommel, F., 2017, In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 27, 1, p. 75-77 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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Prime Ministerial Careers in the European Union: Does gender make a difference?
Müller-Rommel, F. & Vercesi, M., 03.04.2017, In: European Politics and Society. 18, 2, p. 245-262 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rahmenbedingungen von Zuwanderung und interkulturellem Zusammenleben in den ostdeutschen Bundesländern: eine Bestandsaufnahme
Münch, S., 30.06.2013, In: Raumforschung und Raumordnung. 71, 3, p. 261-271 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rechtspopulistische Parteien und diskursive Möglichkeiten während Covid-19. Populistische Schuldzuweisungen in Zeiten der Krise
Schwörer, J. & Fernández-García, B., 11.2022, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 16, 3, p. 545-570 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Regional engagement of German Higher Education Institutions: coincidence or governance
Schulze, N. & Hufnagl, M., 11.2012, In: Regional Insights. 3, 2, p. 18-20 4 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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Religion on the rise again? A longitudinal analysis of religious dimensions in election manifestos of Western European parties
Schwörer, J. & Fernández-García, B., 11.2021, In: Party Politics. 27, 6, p. 1160-1171 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Resistance to international democracy promotion in Morocco and Tunisia
van Hüllen, V., 2017, In: Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal. 2, 5, p. 637-657 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rethinking Measurement Equivalence in Comparative Political Research
Zhirkov, K. & Welzel, C., 23.03.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Political Research Quarterly. 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Right-wing populist parties as defender of Christianity? The case of the Italian Northern League
Schwörer, J., 26.09.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik. 2, 2, p. 387-413 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ritual ohne Engagement: Die dritte Direktwahl zum Europäischen Parlament
Müller-Rommel, F., 1989, In: Gegenwartskunde : Zeitschrift für Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Politik und Bildung. 38, 3, p. 341-345 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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RITUAL WITHOUT COMMITMENT - THE 3RD DIRECT EUROPEAN-PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS
Müller-Rommel, F., 1989, In: Gegenwartskunde : Zeitschrift für Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Politik und Bildung. 38, 3, p. 341-345 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scattered Attacks: The Collective Dynamics of Lone-Actor Terrorism
Malthaner, S., O'Connor, F. & Lindekilde, L., 11.12.2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Perspectives on Politics. 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Schwache Regierungschefs? Politische Erfahrung und Amtsdauer von Premierministern in Mittel- und Osteuropa
Grotz, F. & Müller-Rommel, F., 2015, In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen. 46, 2, p. 310-327 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Social-Movements and the greens: New internal politics in Germany
Müller-Rommel, F., 01.03.1985, In: European Journal of Political Research. 13, 1, p. 53-67 15 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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Staat und Gewissen. Ein Beitrag zum Grundrecht auf Kriegsdienstverweigerung
Schultzgerstein, H-G., 1987, In: Beiträge zur Konfliktforschung. 17, 4, p. 37-52 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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State-Building and the European Union's Fight against Corruption in the Southern Caucasus: Why Legitimacy Matters
Börzel, T. A. & van Hüllen, V., 10.2014, In: Governance. An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions . 27, 4, p. 613-634 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Subverting Autocracy: Emancipative Mass Values in Competitive Authoritarian Regimes
Zavadskaya, M. & Welzel, C., 19.09.2015, In: Democratization. 22, 6, p. 1105-1130 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Survey Response and Observed Behavior: Emancipative and Secular Values Predict Prosocial Behaviors
Kistler, D., Thoni, C. & Welzel, C., 01.05.2017, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 48, 4, p. 461-489 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Taking animals seriously: Interpreting and institutionalizing human-animal relations in modern democracies
Saretzki, T., 2015, In: Historical Social Research. 40, 4, p. 47 - 54 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Asian Values Thesis Revisited: Evidence from the World Values Surveys
Welzel, C., 04.2011, In: Japanese Journal of Political Science. 12, 1, p. 1-31 31 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Cabinet: A Viable Definition and its Composition in View of a Comparative Analysis
Barbieri, C. & Vercesi, M., 10.2013, In: Government and Opposition. 48, 4, p. 526-547 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The centre of government in West Germany: Changing patterns under 14 legislatures (1949-1987)
Müller-Rommel, F., 01.03.1988, In: European Journal of Political Research. 16, 2, p. 171-190 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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The Diffusion of Values among Democracies and Autocracies
Deutsch, F. & Welzel, C., 01.11.2016, In: Global Policy. 7, 4, p. 563-570 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The “distinctiveness of cities” and distinctions in cities: Boundaries of belonging in comparative perspective
Barbehön, M. & Münch, S., 02.01.2016, In: Urban Research and Practice. 9, 1, p. 37-55 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The german greens in the 1980s: Short-term cyclical protest or indicator of transformation?
Müller-Rommel, F., 01.03.1989, In: Political Studies. 37, 1, p. 114-122 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The greens in western europe: Similar But Different
Müller-Rommel, F., 01.10.1985, In: International Political Science Review. 6, 4, p. 483-498 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The impact of genes, geography, and educational opportunities on national cognitive achievement
Minkov, M., Welzel, C. P. & Bond, M. H., 01.04.2016, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 47, p. 236-243 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The legacy of war: The effect of militias on postwar repression
Carey, S. C. & González, B., 05.2021, In: Conflict Management and Peace Science. 38, 3, p. 247-269 23 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 lifespan and the political performance of Green parties in Western Europe
Müller-Rommel, F., 01.03.2002, In: Environmental Politics. 11, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Myth of Asian Exceptionalism: Response to Bomhoff and Gu
Welzel, C., 10.2012, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 43, 7, p. 1039-1054 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The new challengers: greens and right-wing populist parties in western Europe
Muller-Rommel, F., 01.05.1998, In: European Review. 6, 2, p. 191-202 12 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