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
- 2021
- Published
The Italian Parliament in the European Union, edited by Nicola Lupo and Giovanni Piccirilli, Portland, Hart Publishing, 2017.
Vercesi, M., 2021, In: Contemporary Italian Politics . 13, 1, p. 121-122 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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“They Are Stumbling Around Quite Helplessly”: How Supporters of Refugee Families Frame Vulnerability and Agency Relating to Childcare
Siede, A., 2021, Power in Vulnerability: a multi-dimensional review of migrants’ vulnerabilities. Fromm, N., Jünemann, A. & Safouane, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 199-227 29 p. (Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Жизнь вне изоляции. Концепция нового социального дома
Griaznova, O., Manuilskaya , K., Rogozin, D., Ipatova, A. & Vyugovskaya, E., 2021, Moscow: Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INION RAN). 328 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
- 2020
- Published
Demokratie und Technikfolgenabschätzung. Praktische Herausforderungen und konzeptionelle Konsequenzen - Einleitung
Saretzki, T. & Grunwald, A., 15.12.2020, In: TATuP - Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis. 29, 3 , p. 11-17 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Thema: "Demokratie und TA"
Grunwald, A. (Editor) & Saretzki, T. (Editor), 15.12.2020, Demokratie und Technikfolgenabschätzung. Grunwald, A., Kollek, R., Lingner, S., Nierling, L., Sotoudeh, M. & Weil, M. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 10-55 45 p. (TATuP – Journal for Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice Society ; vol. 29, no. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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The Rise of International Parliaments: Strategic Legitimation in International Organizations
Schimmelfennig, F., Winzen, T., Lenz, T., Rocabert, J., Crasnic, L., Gherasimov, C., Lipps, J. & Mumford, D., 10.12.2020, 1 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 368 p. (Transformations in Governance)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Cultural Evolution Shifts the Source of Happiness from Religion to Subjective Freedom
Minkov, M., Welzel, C. & Schachner, M., 01.12.2020, In: Journal of Happiness Studies. 21, 8, p. 2873-2888 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Grist to the mill of subversion: strikes and coups in counterinsurgencies
Gläßel, C., González, B. & Scharpf, A., 01.12.2020, In: European Journal of International Relations. 26, 4, p. 1032-1060 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Montesano Montessori, Nicolina, Michael Farrelly, und Jane Mulderrig (eds.) (2019): Critical Policy Discourse Analysis. Advances in Critical Policy Studies: Cheltenham/Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing
Muench, S., 12.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 4, p. 785-788 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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All the prime minister’s glory? Leader effects and accountability of prime ministers in parliamentary elections
Berz, J., 01.11.2020, In: Politics. 40, 4, p. 444-459 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Power to Resist: Mobilization and the Logic of Terrorist Attacks in Civil War
Polo, S. M. T. & González, B., 01.11.2020, In: Comparative Political Studies. 53, 13, p. 2029-2060 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Clashing Values: Supranational Identities, Geopolitical Rivalry and Europe’s Growing Cultural Divide
Akaliyski, P. & Welzel, C., 01.10.2020, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 51, 9, p. 740-762 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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The value of sub-national data: The dynamics of contentious politics in Nepal
González, B. & Vüllers, J., 01.09.2020, In: International Area Studies Review. 23, 3, p. 307-322 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Price of Democracy. How Money Shapes Politics and What to Do about It.
Leipold, A., 09.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 3, p. 655-658 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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THE CULTURAL PRE-REQUISITES OF DEMOCRACY
Welzel, C., 06.08.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Representation in Liberal Democracies. Rohrschneider, R. & Thomassen, J. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 76-94 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Cabinet Decision-Making in Parliamentary Systems
Vercesi, M., 30.07.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives. Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 438-459 22 p. (Oxford Handbooks online / Political science)(Oxford Handbooks ).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Political Careers of Ministers and Prime Ministers
Müller-Rommel, F., Kroeber, C. & Vercesi, M., 30.07.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives. Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 229-250 22 p. (Oxford Handbooks)(Oxford handbooks online / Political Science).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives
Andeweg, R. B. (Editor), Elgie, R. (Editor), Helms, L. (Editor), Kaarbo, J. (Editor) & Müller-Rommel, F. (Editor), 30.07.2020, 1 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 864 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Demokratie, Demokratisierung und das Demokratische: Aufgaben und Zugänge der Politischen Bildung
Haarmann, M. P. (Editor), Kenner, S. & Lange, D., 01.07.2020, Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH. 290 p. (Bürgerbewusstsein)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Demokratie in der Einwanderungsgesellschaft
Münch, S., 01.07.2020, Handbuch Demokratie. Kost, A., Massing, P. & Reiser, M. (eds.). Frankfurt: Wochenschau-Verlag, p. 247-260 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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The political executive returns: re-empowerment and rediscovery
Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F., 01.07.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives. Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Оценка жилищных потребностей людей старшего поколения в России и мире
Griaznova, O. & Manuilskaya , K., 30.06.2020, In: Chelovek. 31, 3, p. 45-70 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Introduction: Perspectives on Democracy
Müller-Rommel, F. & Geißel, B., 01.06.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 2, p. 225-235 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Frontiers of Democracy (Special Issue)
Müller-Rommel, F. (Editor) & Geißel, B. (Editor), 06.2020, Springer. 197 p. (Politische Vierteljahresschrift; vol. 61, no. 2)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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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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A cultural theory of regimes
Welzel, C., 01.03.2020, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 4, 3, p. 231-232 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Executive Power
Müller-Rommel, F. & Vercesi, M., 19.02.2020, The SAGE Handbook of Political Science. Berg-Schlosser, D., Badie, B. & Morlino, L. (eds.). London: SAGE Publications Inc., Vol. 2. p. 760-775 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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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Correction to: Emancipating Sexuality: Breakthroughs into a Bulwark of Tradition (Social Indicators Research, (2016), 129, 2, (909-935), 10.1007/s11205-015-1137-9)
Alexander, A. C., Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C., 01.02.2020, In: Social Indicators Research. 148, 1, p. 349-349 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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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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Der europäische Citoyen: normative Figur und empirische Bedeutungsvielfalt im Kontext zivilgesellschaftlicher Partizipation
Wach, L., 2020, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 217 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Die Handlungslogiken der Europäischen Union in der Asyl-und Flüchtlingspolitik
Zaun, N., 2020, Innovation und Legitimation in der Migrationspolitik: : Politikwissenschaft, politische Praxis und Soziale Arbeit im Dialog. Pioch, R. & Toens, K. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 79-100 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Eigentum und Demokratie: Zwei Studien zur Politik- und Ideengeschichte neoliberaler Theorie
Leipold, A., 2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 1, p. 175-178 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Implementation of EU labour law directives by way of national collective agreements
Welzel, C., 2020, Innovative Verwaltung in Forschung und Lehre: Festschrift für Heinz-Joachim Peters zum 70. Geburtstag. Hartleb, T. & Fischer, J. (eds.). Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 283-302 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- Accepted/In press
Innerparteilicher Wettbewerb bei der Kandidatenaufstellung: Ausmaß - Organisation - Selektionskriterien
Reiser, M., 2020, (Accepted/In press) Springer VS.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Leadership: Eine Frage der Persönlichkeit? Kanzlerin Angela Merkels Führungshandeln in Krisen
Wehrkamp, H., 2020, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 319 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Political Institutions and Political Elites in Changing Liberal-Democracies
Vercesi, M., 2020, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. 282 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Post-doctoral dissertations
- 2019
- Published
Do Populists Govern Differently? The Management of the Italian M5S-League Coalition in Comparative Perspective
Vercesi, M., 20.12.2019, In: Perspectivas - Journal of Political Science. 21, p. 9-24 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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La Germania sospesa, by Silvia Bolgherini and Gabriele D'Ottavio, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2019
Vercesi, M., 12.12.2019, In: Contemporary Italian Politics . 11, 4, p. 465-467 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Islamophobic Right-Wing Populism? Empirical Insights about Citizens' Susceptibility to Islamophobia and Its Impact on Right-Wing Populists' Electoral Success: Eastern Europe in a Comparative Perspective
Öztürk, C. & Pickel, G., 01.12.2019, In: Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe. 12, 1, p. 39-62 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Presidente del Consiglio, partiti politici e maggioranza parlamentare (1996-2016)
Musella, F. & Vercesi, M., 12.2019, Il presidente del Consiglio dei ministri dallo Stato liberale all’Unione Europea. Tedoldi, L. (ed.). Milano: Biblion edizioni, p. 385-410 26 p. (Storia, politica, società; vol. 54).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Do Minority Cabinets Govern More Flexibly and Inclusively? Evidence from Germany
Ganghof, S., Eppner, S., Stecker, C., Heeß, K. & Schukraft, S., 02.10.2019, In: German Politics. 28, 4, p. 541-561 21 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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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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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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Zuwanderungspolitik – ein neues kommunales Aufgabenfeld?
Kuehn, M. & Münch, S., 10.2019, In: DISP. 55, 3, p. 22-30 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Democracy Misunderstood: Authoritarian Notions of Democracy around the Globe
Kirsch, H. & Welzel, C. P., 01.09.2019, In: Social Forces. 98, 1, p. 59-92 34 p., soy114.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evidence-based policy-making? Die Bedeutung wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse in politischen Prozessen
Saretzki, T., 01.08.2019, In: Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 144-145, p. 78-83 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Negotiating democracy with authoritarian regimes. EU democracy promotion in North Africa
van Hüllen, V., 04.07.2019, In: Democratization. 26, 5, p. 869-888 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gasteditorial
Kühn, M. & Münch, S., 03.07.2019, In: DISP. 55, 3, p. 20-21 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research