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
- 2024
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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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Delegitimation durch Verfahren: Warum ein AfD-Verbotsverfahren kontraproduktiv wäre
Koß, M., 2024, In: MIP Zeitschrift für Parteienwissenschaften . 30, 2, p. 140–145 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Der lange Schatten fauler Kompromisse. Das Beispiel des Kongresses der USA
Koß, M., 2024, Kompromiss: Kultur und Praxis eines parlamentarischen Entscheidungsverfahrens im Europa des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts. Pyta, W. (ed.). 1 ed. Düsseldorf: Droste Grupello, p. 79-100 22 p. (Beiträge zur Geschichte des Parlamentarismus und der politischen Parteien; vol. 191)(Reihe Parlamente in Europa; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Governancestrukturen in der Grenz- und Asylpolitik: starke europäische Agenturen, schwache mitgliedstaatliche Souveränität
Dreyer-Plum, D. & Zaun, N., 2024, In: Integration. 47, 1, p. 4-20 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Harmonization in the World Values Survey
Kizilova, K., Diez-Medrano, J., Welzel, C. & Haerpfer, C., 2024, Survey Data Harmonization in the Social Sciences. Tomescu-Dubrow, I., Wolf, C., Slomczynski, K. M. & Jenkins, J. C. (eds.). 1 ed. New York: Wiley Blackwell Japan, p. 39-56 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
- 2023
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Modernization
Kruse, S., 28.12.2023, Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Sociology. Grasso, M. & Giugni, M. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 301-305 5 p. 77Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Elements of Schwartz’s Model in the WVS: How Do They Relate to Other Cultural Models?
Kaasa, A. & Welzel, C., 12.2023, In: Cross-Cultural Research. 57, 5, p. 431-471 41 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Centrist Anti-Establishment Parties and Their Struggle for Survival
Engler, S., 19.10.2023, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 208 p. (Comparative Politics)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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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 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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Does symbolic representation through class signalling appeal to voters? Evidence from a conjoint experiment
Weisstanner, D. & Engler, S., 09.2023, Zürich: Universität Zürich, 21 p. (URPP Equality of Opportunity Discussion Paper Series; no. 32).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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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. 166-172Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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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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Unsichere Vermutung. Die politische Verfolgung syrischer Militärdienstverweigerer
Feneberg, V., 05.07.2023, 4 p. Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH.Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research
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‘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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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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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Parlamentarische Minderheitenrechte in Zeiten der Polarisierung
Koß, M., 01.06.2023, Mehrheit/Minderheit: Über ein notwendiges Strukturmerkmal des demokratischen Verfassungsstaats. Krüper, J. & Pilniok, A. (eds.). Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck GmbH and Co. KG, p. 73-95 23 p. (Beiträge zum Organisationsverfassungsrecht ; vol. 14).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › 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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Existential insecurity and deference to authority: the pandemic as a natural experiment
Foa, R. S. & Welzel, C., 19.05.2023, In: Frontiers in Political Science. 5, 12 p., 1117550.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Verantwortungsteilung
Zaun, N., 19.05.2023, Flucht- und Flüchtlingsforschung: Handbuch für Wissenschaft und Studium. Scharrer, T., Glorius, B., Kleist, J. O. & Berlinghoff, M. (eds.). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 529-538 10 p. III.3.7Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Agents, Audiences, and Peers: why international organizations diversify their legitimation discourse
Lenz, T. & Schmidtke, H., 01.05.2023, In: International Affairs. 99, 3, p. 921-940 20 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
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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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Vorbereitet auf die Zeitenwende? Die Einsatzbereitschaft der Bundeswehr offenbart große Defizite
Burilkov, A. & Rieck, C. E., 30.03.2023, In: SIRIUS - Zeitschrift für Strategische Analysen. 7, 1, p. 51-71 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Unfall in Zeitlupe: Warum das BVerfG die etablierten Parteien zum Jagen tragen muss
Koß, M. & Schwörer, J., 23.02.2023, 6 p. Berlin : Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH.Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Transfer
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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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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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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/works › Chapter
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Cool Water: The Geo-Climatic Origin of Western Exceptionalism
Welzel, C., Kruse, S., Brunkert, L. & Brieger, S. A., 2023Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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Existential insecurity and trust during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Germany
Delhey, J., Steckermeier, L. C., Boehnke, K., Deutsch, F., Eichhorn, J., Kühnen, U. & Welzel, C., 2023, In: Journal of Trust Research. 13, 2, p. 140-163 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sichere Herkunftsstaaten
Feneberg, V., 2023, Flucht- und Flüchtlingsforschung: Handbuch für Wissenschaft und Studium . Scharrer, T., Glorius, B., Kleist, O. & Berlinghoff, M. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 539-546 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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The Cool Water Effect: The Origin of Humankind's Emancipatory Turn
Welzel, C., Kruse, S., Brunkert, L. & Brieger, S. A., 2023, 390 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2022
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EU Policymaking at a Crossroads
Heinelt, H. (Editor) & Münch, S. (Editor), 08.12.2022, Edward Elgar Publishing. 284 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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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/works › Chapter › peer-review
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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/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Housing in the Margins: Negotiating Urban Formalities in Berlin's Allotment Gardens: (IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series). Hanna Hilbrandt, Hoboken, NJ, Chichester, UK, 2021: Wiley, 192 pp., ISBN 978-1-119-54093-9
Muench, S., 12.2022, In: Tijdschrift Voor Economische en Sociale Geografie. 113, 5, p. 525-526 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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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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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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August, Vincent: Technologisches Regieren. Der Aufstieg des Netzwerk-Denkens in der Krise der Moderne. Foucault, Luhmann und die Kybernetik, 480 S., transcript, Bielefeld 2021.
Leipold, A., 20.09.2022, In: Neue politische Literatur. 67, 3, p. 343-345 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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«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 anthologies › Book
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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 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