Dipl.-Pol. Nils Steiner

1. Curriculum Vitae

Born 1983; 2003-2009 Studies in Political Science and Economics at the University of Hamburg, Graduation in Political Science ("Diplom"/Master), Thesis: „Globalization and Electoral Turnout – Does Economic Integration Lead to a Decline in Turnout at National Elections?" (Supervisor: Christian Martin)

October 2005 – March 2006	Tutor for the Undergraduate Seminar "Introduction to Political Science" (Claudia Landwehr), University of Hamburg
October 2007 – February 2008	Teaching Assistant for the Graduate Lecture in Advanced Statistics for Social Scientists „Multivariate Research Methods“ (Sonja Drobnič), University of Hamburg
April 2006 – October 2008	Research Assistant to Christian Martin, University of Hamburg
Since June 2009	Lecturer at the Department of Political Science at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Unit: Comparative Politics

2. Research Areas

• Political economy (in particular: Processes of economic globalization and their consequences)
• Political attitudes and electoral processes (in particular: Electoral turnout and economic voting)
• Measurement of democracy
• Political methodology

3. Dissertation Project

The effects of economic globalization on citizens, parties and elections in developed democracies

My dissertation project analyzes how economic globalization affects the democratic process in developed democracies. I study the repercussions of an increased international economic integration on the political attitudes and behavior of citizens as well as on the interactions between citizens on the one hand and parties and governments on the other. The project focuses on elections in their role as a central element of representative democracy.

4. Publications

Steiner, Nils D./Martin, Christian W. (2012): Economic Integration, Party Polarization and Electoral Turnout: Testing for a Causal Chain, West European Politics, 35 (2): 238-265.

Steiner, Nils D./Steinbrecher, Markus (2012): Wirtschaft und Wahlverhalten in Westdeutschland zwischen 1977 und 2007: Wer sind die ökonomischen Wähler?, in: Schmitt-Beck, Rüdiger (Hrsg.): Wählen in Deutschland: Sonderheft der Politischen Vierteljahreschrift 45/2011, Baden-Baden: Nomos, 321-344.

Steiner, Nils D. (2010): Economic Globalization and Voter Turnout in Established Democracies, Electoral Studies, 29 (3): 444-459.

5. Presentations and Conference Papers

What Explains ‘Generosity’ in the Public Financing of High-tech Drugs? An Empirical Investigation for 26 OECD Countries and 11 Controversial Drugs, Paper presented at the 2nd Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association, Berlin, June, 21-23 2012 (with Katharina Böhm und Claudia Landwehr).

The Electoral Effects of Offshoring-Induced Mass-Layoffs – Germany in Compararive Perspective, Paper presented at the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops in Antwerpen, April 10-15 2012, Workshop: Policy Feedback, Political Behaviour, and Democratic Citizenship in European Welfare States (organized by Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen and Staffan Kumlin).

Globalization and the Change of Electoral Rules, Vortrag auf der 70. Annual National Conference der Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 12-15 2012 (with Christian Martin).

Are the Freedom House Democracy Scores Really Biased in Favor of U.S. Allies? A Systematic Assessment with Measures of Bilateral Relations, Paper presented at the research colloquium “Comparative Politics, Interdependence, and Globalization” (Prof. Christian Martin),Christian Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Dezember 1st 2011.

Testing for a Political Bias in Freedom House Democracy Scores: Are U.S. Friendly States Judged to be More Democratic?, Paper presented at the 6th General Conference des European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) in Reykjavík, August 25-27, 2011 (pdf).

Testing for a Political Bias in Freedom House Democracy Scores: Are U.S. Friendly States Judged to be More Democratic?, Paper presented at the 1st Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association, Dublin, June 16-18, 2011.

Economic Voting in Germany, 1977-2007: Who are the Economic Voters?, Paper presented at the 69th Annual National Conference der Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, März 31 - April 3, 2011 (coauthored paper with Markus Steinbrecher).

Is it the economy, stupid? Effekte der wirtschaftlichen Lage und ökonomischer Einstellungen auf Parteipräferenzen und Wahlabsichten in Deutschland, Paper presented at the Autorentagung zum PVS-Sonderheft 2011 „Wählen in Deutschland“, Mannheim, September 16-18, 2010 (coauthored paper with Mona Krewel and Markus Steinbrecher).  

"Wirtschaftliche Integration, Parteipositionen und Wahlbeteiligung – Empirische Überprüfung eines Kausalmodells", Paper presented at the spring meeting of the section “Empirische Methoden der  Politikwissenschaft” of the DVPW (German Political Science Association), Hamburg, May 28-29, 2010 (coauthored paper with Christian Martin).

"Economic Integration and Electoral Turnout - Searching for a Causal Link via Party Position", Paper presented at the 68th Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 22-25, 2010 (coauthored paper with Christian Martin).

6. External Links

Report by Tom Jacobs on Miller-McCune.com on "Economic Globalization and Voter Turnout in Established Democracies" (Electoral Studies)

7. Replication Data and Appendices

Economic Integration, Party Polarization and Electoral Turnout: Testing for a Causal Chain
West European Politics. (online-appendix) (data) (do-file)

Wirtschaft und Wahlverhalten in Westdeutschland zwischen 1977 und 2007: Wer sind die ökonomischen Wähler?
Sonderheft der Politischen Vierteljahresschrift 2011: Wählen in Deutschland.
(online-appendix)

Economic Globalization and Voter Turnout in Established Democracies
Electoral Studies, 29 (3).
(data) (do-file)