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Research

Research at the Chair for German Politics and Government focuses on:

 

  • key institutions in politics and government (e.g., parties, parliaments, bureaucracies)
  • dynamics and modes of interaction in politics and government
  • effects of politics and government (e.g., on legitimacy)

 

We apply classic and new theoretical perspectives, different methodological approaches, and explore novel empirical puzzles.

Current research projects

Evolutionary Government: Origins and Consequences of Structural Change in Government (STATE-DNA)

funded by a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC)

The State as a Corporate Actor (STATECORP)

funded by the Research Council of Norway

Building Fiscal Capacity (FISCAP)

funded by the DFG, together with the University of Hohenheim and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich

Completed research

SOG-PRO

Structure and Organisation of Governments Project; funded by the DFG

Transforming into Open, Innovative, and Collaborative Governments (TROPICO)

funded by EU H2020, together with ten other academic partners in Europe

Coordination, Capacity and Legitimacy: Organizing for Climate Change, Immigration, and the Police

(COCAL); funded by the Norwegian Research Council

UFS: Campaign Ads

funded by the Research Focus: Data-Centric Sciences (University of Potsdam)