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
- Professur für Globale Interventionen und Konflikte
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
- 2026
- Published
Shifts in emancipative values during times of crises: Longitudinal evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
Korsunava, V., Sokolov, B. & Welzel, C., 03.2026, In: Asian Journal of Social Psychology. 29, 1, 17 p., e70078.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
The Evolution of Comparative Regionalism: A New Typology
Lenz, T. & Söderbaum, F., 01.2026, (Accepted/In press) Essays on Global Regionalism: The Past, Present and Future of Regionalism Studies: Die Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft von Regionalismusstudien. Acharya, A., Futák-Campbell, B., Iroulo, L. C. & Peixoto Batista , J. (eds.).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- Published
Refugee
Feneberg, V. & Zaun, N., 2026, IPSA Companion to Political Science: A Practical Introduction to the 200 Most Important Concepts. Stockemer, D., Sawyer, S. & Gagnon, A. (eds.). Cham: Springer NatureResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
- 2025
- Published
Parteien und Parteiensysteme in der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft
Engler, S., 31.12.2025, Handbuch Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. Kneuer, M., Pickel, G. & Pickel, S. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 1-15 15 p. 92Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
- Published
Institutional Change
Lenz, T., 20.12.2025, IPSA Companion to Political Science. Stockemer, D., Sawyer, S. & Gagnon, A. (eds.).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- E-pub ahead of print
Individualism–collectivism: Reconstructing Hofstede’s dimension of cultural differences.
Akaliyski, P., Vignoles, V. L., Welzel, C. & Minkov, M., 11.12.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
The democracy falling narrative: debunking stereotypes about democratic deconsolidation in the EU
Brunkert, L. J., Puranen, B., Turska-Kawa, A. & Welzel, C., 05.12.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Political Science Review. 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Trumpian Neomercantilism, European Fiscal Capacity and the Global Minimum Tax
Hakelberg, L. & Roland, A., 01.12.2025, In: Economists' Voice. 22, 2, p. 237-253 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
- Published
The nature and utility of cultural tightness–looseness: evidence for reconsideration
Minkov, M., Akaliyski, P., Kaasa, A. & Welzel, C., 12.2025, In: Journal of International Business Studies. 56, 9, p. 1197-1206 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
Knowledge Cumulation in Environmental Governance Research
Rose, M. (Editor), Newig, J. (Editor) & Leipold, S. (Editor), 11.11.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Environmental Policy and Governance)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
- E-pub ahead of print
Externally driven integration in EU migration policy: enabling integration through indifference, undermining it through conflictive politicisation
Zaun, N., 22.10.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of European Public Policy. 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Self-Legitimation as a Bureaucratic Tool: EU Bureaucracy and the Legitimizing Function of Children’s Rights
Kropp, S. & Minatti, W., 01.10.2025, In: Global Studies Quarterly. 5, 4, 12 p., ksaf112.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
EU budgetary politics caught between the ‘policy-first’ doctrine and the transfer doctrine : an analysis based on the European Commission’s proposal for the multiannual financial framework 2028-2034
Gallo, S. & Breuer, J., 10.2025, European University Institute, 36 p. (RSC Working Paper; vol. 2025/40).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Comparative Regionalism beyond Europe versus the Rest
Lenz, T. & Söderbaum, F., 01.09.2025, In: Review of International Studies. 51, 5, p. 889-905 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
The Cool Water Effect: The Geo-Climatic Source of Western Exceptionalism
Welzel, C., Kruse, S., Brunkert, L. & Brieger, S. A., 21.07.2025, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 483 p. (Palgrave Studies in Maritime Politics and Security)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
- Published
The electoral appeal of symbolic class signalling through cultural consumption
Weisstanner, D. & Engler, S., 11.07.2025, In: British Journal of Political Science. 55, 12 p., e90.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
When and How Do Presidents Terminate Sanctions? The Effect of Domestic Factors on US Sanctions Policy
Attia, H., 01.07.2025, In: Foreign Policy Analysis. 21, 3, 23 p., oraf022.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Abschied von den Allerweltsparteien? Die Volksparteien der Mitte nach dem Wegfall ihrer Voraussetzungen
Koß, M., 27.06.2025, In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte. 75, 27-28, p. 26-31 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
- Published
Die Politisierung von ‚Gesellschaft‘: Ernesto Laclaus und Chantal Mouffes postmarxistische Theorie des Sozialen
Séville, A., 03.06.2025, Handbuch Theorien der Soziologie . Delitz, H., Müller, J. & Seyfert, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 393-411 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- Published
Amtsmenschen
Séville, A. & Müller, J., 06.2025, In: Mittelweg 36. 34, 3-4, p. 3-19 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
- Published
»Ein Amt muss es auch aushalten, missverstanden zu werden«. Ein Gespräch mit Christoph Möllers
Séville, A. & Müller, J., 06.2025, In: Mittelweg 36. 34, 3-4, p. 132-147 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
- Published
The GLOBTEC Tech Adoption Tracker
Breuer, J., Burilkov, A. & Spisak, A., 06.2025Research output: Memorandum/exposition › QA/hearings
- Published
Concepts of Citizenship in the Educational Materials of the EU and the Council of Europe
Moulin-Doos, C., 23.05.2025, Rethinking Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe: Insights from Education and Political Research. Kolleck, N. & Karolewski, I. P. (eds.). Bristol University Press, p. 221-240 20 p. (Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
- Published
Strategising solidarity: an examination of the Visegrád group’s role and motivations in EU migration policies
Vaagland, K. & Zaun, N., 04.2025, In: Journal of European Integration. 47, 4, p. 559-579 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Locke, John (1632-1704)
Séville, A., 01.03.2025, Politische Soziologie. Endreß, M. & Rampp, B. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 111-114 4 p. (Nomos Handbuch).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- Published
When (and how) ideas become arguments: the regulation of party donations in Germany
Koß, M., 01.03.2025, In: Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica. 55, 1, p. 25-38 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Menschen im Amt. Verletzbarkeit in der politischen Kommunikation der Gegenwart
Müller, J. & Séville, A., 19.02.2025, In: Zeitschrift für Soziologie. 54, 1, p. 47-62 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Der Brand hinter der Brandmauer: Zur politischen Epistemologie der Trampeltiergesellschaft
Koss, M., 02.2025, In: Zeitschrift fur Religions- und Geistesgeschichte. 77, 1, p. 27-44 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
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., 01.2025, In: Terrorism and Political Violence. 37, 1, p. 41-55 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
‘Void’ democrats? The populist notion of ‘democracy’ in action
Schwörer, J. & Koß, M., 01.2025, In: Party Politics. 31, 1, p. 72-85 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Accidental Representation–The Reconfiguration of Representation through Social Media
Lappy, T., 2025, In: Representation. 61, 3, p. 449-466 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Asyl für russische Kriegsdienstverweigerer: Lebensgefährlicher Kriegseinsatz und die erzwungene Beteiligung an Kriegsverbrechen führen zu subsidiärem Schutz
Feneberg, V., 2025, Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH.Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research
- Published
Beyond Transactionalism: Germany’s Role in Intra-EU and EU-Turkey Cooperation on Migration During the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Zaun, N. & Püttmann, F., 2025, In: German Politics. 34, 4, p. 708-729 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Challengers or the Establishment? How Populists Talk About Populists
Schwörer, J., Fernández-García, B. & Caiani, M., 2025, In: German Politics. 34, 1, p. 52-76 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Forced exit from the joint-decision trap: US power and the harmonisation of company taxation in the EU
Hakelberg, L., 2025, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 32, 6, p. 1414-1438 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
Money, not protection. Assisted return programmes and the timing of future harm in refugee status determination
Feneberg, V., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Radikalisierung durch Verschwörungstheorien: Zum Umgang mit einem demokratiegefährdenden Phänomen
Séville, A. (Editor), 2025, 1 ed. Frankfurt/M: Wochenschau-Verlag. 173 p. (Wochenschau Wissenschaft)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
- Published
Social cohesion and the inclination towards conspiracy mentality: comparing Germany and the Visegrad countries
Hartz, C., Deutsch, F., Boehnke, K., Klicperova-Baker, M., Brezina, I., Šrol, J., Čavojová, V. K., Jakab, Z., Przybylski, W., Maftean, M. R. & Turska-Kawa, A., 2025, In: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe. 33, 2, p. 375-401 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
What do citizens in tax havens think? The EU blacklist and public opinion in Switzerland
Roland, A., Arel-Bundock, V., Crasnic, L. & Römgens, I., 2025, In: Journal of European Integration. 47, 8, p. 1241-1258 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2024
- Published
Promote, ignore, pretend: The political economy of regulating tax havens
Hakelberg, L. & Rixen, T., 05.12.2024, Research Handbook on the Economics of Tax Havens. Lejour, A. & Schindler, D. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 280-299 20 p. 15Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
- Published
The comparative study of governments and ministers: Jean Blondel’s legacy
Müller-Rommel, F. & Vercesi, M., 12.2024, In: European Political Science. 23, 4, p. 535-545 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Weisskircher, Manès (Hrsg.) (2023): Contemporary Germany and the Fourth Wave of Far-Right Politics. From the Streets to Parliament
Koss, M., 12.2024, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 65, 4, p. 823-825 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
- Published
Die Heimat der Anderen: Ermittlung und Verwendung von Herkunftslandinformationen in Asylverfahren
Feneberg, V., 01.11.2024, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 540 p. (Recht und Gesellschaft - Law and Society; vol. 17)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
- Published
Book Review: Coming to terms with the refugee crisis
Zaun, N., 11.2024, In: Journal of Contemporary European Studies. 32, 4, p. 1368-1369 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
- Published
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., 11.2024, In: European Journal of Political Research. 63, 4, p. 1557-1577 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., 11.2024, In: European Journal of Political Research. 63, 4, p. 1351-1373 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cabinet Reshuffles in Parliamentary Democracies: A Typology and Framework for Comparative Analysis
Helms, L. & Vercesi, M., 01.10.2024, In: Government and Opposition. 59, 4, p. 1161-1182 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Comparative Politics of Cabinet Reshuffles
Helms, L. & Vercesi, M., 01.10.2024, In: Government and Opposition. 59, 4, p. 1148-1160 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Expanding or defending legitimacy? Why international organizations intensify self-legitimation
Schmidtke, H. & Lenz, T., 10.2024, In: Review of International Organizations. 19, 4, p. 753-784 32 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., 10.2024, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 31, 11, p. 3703-3731 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
