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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.

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  1. Published

    Environmental commitments and rhetoric over the Pandemic crisis: social media and legitimation of the AIIB, the EAEU, and the EU

    Hall, S. G. F., Lenz, T. & Obydenkova, A., 01.10.2022, In: Post-Communist Economies. 34, 5, p. 577-602 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. 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

  3. Published

    Economic Development and Modernization in Africa Homogenize National Cultures

    Minkov, M., Kaasa, A. & Welzel, C., 01.10.2021, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 52, 8-9, p. 801-821 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    ‘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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Zwei Streitschriften über Produktion und Legitimation ökonomischer Ungleichheit

    Leipold, A., 06.2021, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 62, 2, p. 405-408 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  11. Published

    Don't call me a populist! The meaning of populism for western European parties and politicians

    Schwörer, J., 01.08.2021, In: Electoral Studies. 72, 102358.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Demokratie ohne Mehrheit? Die Volksparteien von gestern und der Parlamentarismus von morgen

    Koß, M., 18.03.2021, München: dtv Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. 270 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsTransfer

  18. Published

    Interorganizational Diffusion in International Relations: Regional Institutions and the Role of the European Union

    Lenz, T., 02.07.2021, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 255 p. (Transformations in Governance)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Wenig Lärm um nichts

    Koß, M., 27.05.2022, 7 p. Berlin : Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH.

    Research output: other publicationsArticles in scientific forums or blogsTransfer

  20. Published

    EU Policymaking at a Crossroads

    Heinelt, H. (ed.) & Münch, S. (ed.), 08.12.2022, Edward Elgar Publishing. 284 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  21. Published

    The EU at a crossroads. Negotiations about the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027: Introduction to the book

    Heinelt, H. & Münch, S., 08.12.2022, EU Policymaking at a Crossroads. Münch, S. & Heinelt, H. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 2-29 28 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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  23. Published

    Bilanz der Großen Koalition von 2018 bis 2021

    Matthieß, T. & Vehrkamp, R., 2023, Die Bundestagswahl 2021: Analysen der Wahl-, Parteien-, Kommunikations- und Regierungsforschung. Korte, K-R., Schiffers, M., von Schuckmann, A. & Plümer, S. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer, p. 1-21 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  24. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    «We are all activists»: Exploring solidarities in activism by, with and for refugees and migrants in hamburg

    Rzadtki, L-K., 01.09.2022, Bielefeld.: transcript Verlag. 240 p. (Social Movement and Protest; vol. 9)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  29. Published

    Prime Ministers in Europe: Changing Career Experiences and Profiles

    Müller-Rommel, F., Vercesi, M. & Berz, J., 01.07.2022, 1 ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 231 p. (Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  30. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Ronald F. Inglehart

    Welzel, C., 01.01.2022, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 15, 4, p. 667-669 3 p.

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

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  33. Published

    The rise and fall of GMOs in politics: party positions and mainstream party behaviour in Western Europe

    Schwörer, J., Vidal, X. R. & Vallejo, S. M., 2023, In: Environmental Sociology. 9, 1, p. 93-106 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Flucht und Migration in der Stadt: Stadtspezifische Wahrnehmung, Darstellung und Bearbeitung durch die Polizei

    Geugjes, M., Jantzer, L. & Keitzel, S., 23.08.2022, In: Polizei & Wissenschaft. 23, 3, p. 50-64 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. E-pub ahead of print

    Cabinet Reshuffles in Parliamentary Democracies: A Typology and Framework for Comparative Analysis

    Helms, L. & Vercesi, M., 19.07.2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Government and Opposition. 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Are all politicians the same? Reproduction and change of chief executive career patterns in democratic regimes

    Vercesi, M., 01.09.2022, In: International Social Science Journal. 72, 245, p. 577-595 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Fehler und Versuch. Parteispenden und ihre Regulierung

    Koß, M., 15.07.2022, Handbuch Lobbyismus . Polk, A. & Mause, K. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Springer, p. 283-306 24 p. (Springer reference).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  39. Published

    Herausforderungen der Demokratie: Zukunftsprobleme und ihre Verarbeitung

    Saretzki, T., 25.06.2022, Gesellschaft und Politik verstehen: Frank Nullmeier zum 65. Geburtstag. Nonhoff, M., Haunss, S., Klenk, T. & Pritzlaff-Scheele, T. (eds.). 1. Auflage ed. Frankfurt: Campus Verlag, p. 35-48 14 p.

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

  40. Published

    Divergent Perceptions of Peace in Post-Conflict Societies: Insights from Sri Lanka

    Carey, S. C., González, B. & Glaessel, C., 10.2022, In: Journal of Conflict Resolution. 66, 9, p. 1589-1618 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    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 contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  42. Published

    Afghanistan's energy sociotechnical imaginaries: Alternative visions in a conflict zone.

    Fahimi, A., Upham, P. & Münch, S., 01.10.2022, In: Political Geography. 98, 102657.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Winfried Steffani - 2. Juni 1927 – 14. August 2000: Annäherung an Person und Programm

    Thaysen, U. & Hartmann, J., 2000, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 31 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  44. Published

    Herausforderungen der Demokratie: Krisendiagnosen in der Kritik

    Saretzki, T., 2022, Vom Nutzen und Nachteil der Politischen Theorie und Ideengeschichte: Rainer Schmalz-Bruns zum Gedenken. Flügel-Martinsen, O. & Jörke, D. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 215-236 22 p. (Schriftenreihe der Sektion Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte der DVPW; vol. 41).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  45. Published

    Russia

    Burilkov, A. & Muraviev, A., 2021, Air Power in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific : Understanding Regional Security Dynamics. Hensel, H. (ed.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 24 p.

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

  46. Published

    An interpretive perspective on co-production in supporting refugee families’ access to childcare in Germany

    Siede, A. & Münch, S., 01.04.2022, In: Policy and Politics. 50, 2, p. 283-300 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    The Politics of Uncertainty: Producing, Reinforcing, and Mediating (Legal) Uncertainty in Local Refugee Reception—Introduction to the Special Issue

    Maas, F., Münch, S., Schader, M. & Schammann, H., 01.12.2021, In: Journal of Refugee Studies. 34, 4, p. 3559–3569 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  48. Published

    Why the Future Is (Still) Democratic

    Welzel, C., Kruse, S. & Brunkert, L., 01.01.2022, In: Journal of Democracy. 33, 1, p. 156-162 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Legislative Democracy in the Bundestag After Reunification

    Koß, M., 01.2023, In: German Politics. 32, 1, p. 107-126 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    Global Theories of Regionalism

    Iroulo, L. C. & Lenz, T., 07.12.2022, Handbook on Global Governance and Regionalism. Rüland, J. & Carrapatoso, A. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 36-51 16 p. (Edward Elgar Handbooks).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review