Research Areas by Units

German Politics/Political Sociology
Head: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jürgen W. Falter

 

  • contemporary and historical electoral research
  • political behaviour and political culture
  • political parties and political extremism
  • German-Israeli relations

Comparative Politics
Head: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Edeltraud Roller

  • welfare state cultures
  • consolidation of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe
  • political support of national governments and the EU
  • performance of democracies and challenges caused by globalization processes

International Relations
Head: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Arne Niemann

  • political economy of international relations
  • European integration
  • theory of international relations

Political Theory
Head: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ruth Zimmerling


  • epistemology of the social sciences
  • analytical and theoretical foundations of empirical political science
  • political philosophy, history of political ideas
  • liberal democracy, social justice, and the rule of law

Political Systems Analysis/Political Economy
Head: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Volker Kunz


  • local and regional politics
  • political economy
  • social capital
  • political and social participation

    Methods of Empirical Political Science
    Head: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kai Arzheimer (from April 1, 2009)

    • Research methods in political science, particularly multi-level and structural equation modeling
    • Voting behaviour and political attitudes in comparative perspective
    • Right-wing extremism
    • European Politics

     


     


 

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