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
- 2015
- Published
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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Party Politics and Democracy in Europe: Essays in honour of Peter Mair
Müller-Rommel, F. (Editor) & Casal Bertoa, F. (Editor), 11.08.2015, London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 264 p. (West European politics series)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Generalizing Trust: The Benign Force of Emancipation
Welzel, C. & Delhey, J., 09.08.2015, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 46, 7, p. 875-896 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Struggle for EU Legitimacy: Public Contestation, 1950-2005, by Claudia Schrag Sternberg
Osterberg-Kaufmann, N., 08.2015, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 13, 3, p. 453-454 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Declining willingness to fight for one’s country: The Individual-level Basis of the Long Peace
Inglehart, R., Puranen, B. & Welzel, C. P., 16.07.2015, In: Journal of Peace Research. 52, 4, p. 418-434 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transition als politische Gelegenheit und Demobilisierung von Bewegungen (Klandermans, Bert/van Stralen, Cornelis (Hg.) 2015: Movements in Times of Democratic Transition)
Wienkoop, N.-K., 01.06.2015, In: Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen. 28, 2, p. 118-120 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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The Sweet Temptation of Corruption: Understanding Corrupt Actions by Experiments in the US and Germany
Kubbe, I., 31.03.2015, Irvine: Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, 46 p. (CSD Working Papers).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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An Experimental Study on Corrupt Actions
Kubbe, I. & McBride, M. T., 20.02.2015, Irvine: Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, 31 p. (CSD Working Papers).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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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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Editorial to the forum “International Relations of science and knowledge”
Pfister, T. & Friedrich, D., 02.01.2015, In: Innovation - The European Journal of Social Science Research. 28, 1, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Eroding Patriarchy: The Co-evolution of Women's Rights and Emancipative Values
Alexander, A. & Welzel, C., 02.01.2015, In: International Review of Sociology. 25, 1, p. 144-165 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Enlightening People: The Spark of Emancipative Values
Welzel, C. & Moreno, A., 01.01.2015, The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens. Dalton, R. & Welzel, C. (eds.). New York: Cambridge University Press, p. 59-88 30 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens
Dalton, R. (Editor) & Welzel, C. (Editor), 01.01.2015, New York: Cambridge University Press. 355 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Why Being Democratic is Just Not Enough: The EU’s Governance Transfer
van Hüllen, V. & Börzel, T. A., 01.2015, Governance Transfer by Regional Organizations: Patching Together a Global Script. Börzel, T. A. & van Hüllen, V. (eds.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 227-242 16 p. (Governance and Limited Statehood).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Agricultural Sector as crucial for the Sahel zone
Wienkoop, N.-K., 2015, In: Etudes internationales. 128/129, p. 141-153 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Transfer › peer-review
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Bahr, Daniel
Oeftering, T., 2015, Kanzler und Minister 2005 - 2013: Biografisches Lexikon der deutschen Bundesregierungen. Kempf, U., Merz, H.-G. & Gloe, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 69-72 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Bohle, Dorothee, und Béla Greskovits. Capitalist Diversity on Europe's Periphery. Ithaca/London. Cornell University Press 2012
Leipold, A., 2015, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 56, 4, p. 727-729 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Buchbesprechung: Selbstbildung und Bürgeridentität (2015). Politische Bildung vor dem Hintergrund der politischen Theorie von Charles Taylor. Von C. Meyer-Heidemann (978-3-7344-0049-0)
Oeftering, T., 2015, In: Politisches Lernen. 3-4/15, p. 55 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Buchbesprechung: Solange die sich im Klassenzimmer anständig benehmen. Politiklehrer/innen und ihr Umgang mit rechtsextremer Jugendkultur in der Schule von R. Behrens
Oeftering, T., 2015, In: Politisches Lernen. 1-2/15, p. 75 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Education
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Der Agrarsektor als Baustein vorsorgender Sicherheitsstrategien in der Sahelregion: Zur Rolle der Handels-, Investitions- und Entwicklungsansätze der EU
Rudloff, B., Müller, S., Wienkoop, N.-K. & Stuckatz, J., 2015, Berlin: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, 45 p. (Arbeitspapier FG EU/Europa; no. 1).Research output: Working paper › Working papers