{"id":14677,"date":"2024-12-12T09:48:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T08:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\/fb02-politikwissenschaft\/?page_id=14677"},"modified":"2025-09-17T16:17:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:17:52","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/politik.uni-mainz.de\/en\/homepage\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n\n

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The Political Science Research Workshop <\/strong>gives students an insight into political science research. Professors and employees of the institute as well as external guests present current research projects and results. The lectures take place on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. (c.t.) <\/strong>, the individual topics can be found on the poster and in the schedule.Registration<\/strong> for the research workshop is possible via Jogustine and is especially necessary if you want to attend the event as part of a module. However, it is not necessary<\/strong> to register as a guest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is it worth visiting the research workshop?<\/strong> Regardless of whether you are considering following your Bachelor’s degree with a Master’s degree, are even aiming for a career in research or are simply interested in what political science research looks like up close:In the research workshop<\/em>, you will gain insights into currently relevant questions in political science and deepen your previous understanding of social science research processes – a valuable skill, not least for term papers or theses. The questions addressed in the sessions cover numerous research areas in political science.The Department of Political Science is looking forward to welcoming you and to an exciting lecture series! <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n

Wednesday, 4-6 p.m., P 5 – Students and guests are welcome! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No.<\/em><\/td>Date<\/em><\/td>Lecturer<\/em><\/td>Topic<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>29.10.25<\/td>Natasha Wunsch (Fribourg)<\/td>Democratic Commitment: Why Citizens Tolerate Democratic Backsliding<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>05.11.25<\/td>Arne Niemann and Jonas Biel<\/td>Football fan culture as a transformative arena for democratic engagement and mobilization <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>12.11.25<\/td>Christian Breunig (Constance)<\/td>Politicians, citizens and their perceptions of power and deservingness<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>19.11.25<\/td>Sascha Huber<\/td>Everything is bad! Perceptions and distorted information processing of right-wing populist voters <\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>26.11.25<\/td>Markus Patberg (Hamburg)<\/td>Oligarchic appropriation: social media and the political public sphere<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>03.12.25<\/td>Jale Tosun (Heidelberg)<\/td>The effectiveness of national climate policies: Evidence from 43 OECD and emerging economies<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>10.12.25<\/td>Sarah de Lange<\/td>Threats, intimidation, and harassment that political scientists experience in Europe<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>14.01.26<\/td>Matthias Mader<\/td>Seeing Oneself as “the People”: Populism Increases Opinion Projection on Foreign Policy Issues<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>21.01.26<\/td>Conny Frings<\/td>Political Science Contributions to Water Security in the Anthropocene<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>28.01.26<\/td>Gabriele Spilker (Constance)<\/td>Unearthing Discontent: Mining Ownership, Extraction, and Socio-environmental Protest in Latin America<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>04.02.26<\/td>Helen Callaghan<\/td>From de-politicization to re-politicization: Why states are again exercising greater control over foreign company takeovers<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n
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1<\/td>23.04.25<\/td>Armin Sch\u00e4fer \/ Nils Steiner<\/td>How<\/strong> generation, education and gender <\/strong>shape voting behavior<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>30.04.25<\/td>Kai Arzheimer<\/td>How democratic and resilient is the police in Rhineland-Palatinate? Results of the INSiDER police study. <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>07.05.25<\/td>Arndt Leininger (Chemnitz)<\/td>What’s<\/strong> in<\/strong> a<\/strong> name?<\/strong> Name<\/strong>recognition,<\/strong> place-based<\/strong> identities, and <\/strong>candidate success<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>14.05.25<\/td>Ruth Zimmerling<\/td>Democracy and truth<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>21.05.25<\/td>Man\u00e8s Weisskircher (Dresden)<\/td>Far-right mobilization against climate policy? Results of the REXKLIMA research group <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>28.05.25<\/td>Simone Chambers (UC Irvine)<\/td>Is there a future for deliberative democracy? Democratic theory in the age of oligarchs, autocrats, and patriarchs <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>04.06.25<\/td>Christopher Ojeda (UC Merced)<\/td>The<\/strong> sad<\/strong> citizen.<\/strong> How<\/strong> politics<\/strong> makes <\/strong>us depressed.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>11.06.25<\/td>Eva Krick<\/td>Kulturen der B\u00fcrgerbeteiligung<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>25.06.25<\/td>Michael Z\u00fcrn (WZB)<\/td>Liberal or not? Findings from a global survey <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>02.07.25<\/td>Lea Els\u00e4sser<\/td>Parliaments without workers? Career paths and the composition of parliaments <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>09.07.25<\/td>Claudia Landwehr<\/td>Demokratische Innovationen f\u00fcr Deliberation und Responsivit\u00e4t<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n
23.10.24<\/td>Arne Niemann and Jonas Biel<\/td>The Football Effect: Comparing European identity between fans andnon-fans<\/td><\/tr>
30.10.24<\/td>Jasmin Fitzpatrick<\/td>Relink\u00b2 – State-citizen relations in the digital age<\/td><\/tr>
13.11.24<\/td>Kerstin Pohl<\/td>Granting policy teachers the professional competence to act in challengingtimes<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
20.11.24<\/td>Kai Arzheimer<\/td>Religion and right-wing politics: Islamophobia in Western Europe is unrelated to religiosity but highly correlated with far right attitudes<\/td><\/tr>
27.11.24<\/td>Ruben Kremers<\/td>GreenData Against <\/em>Greenwashing: Following the ESG Information Chain<\/td><\/tr>
04.12.24<\/td>Sven Hillen and Nils Steiner<\/td>The<\/em>BSW electorate: positions in the political arena and mobilization of non-voters<\/td><\/tr>
11.12.24<\/td> Helen Callaghan <\/td>Interest groups in the European multi-level system: Coalitions and conflicts of national industry associations on the EU Supply Chain Directive<\/td><\/tr>
08.01.25<\/td> Grischa Perino (Hamburg) <\/td>Public signals and voting: Evidence from a consequential online experiment on climate policy<\/td><\/tr>
15.01.25<\/td>Armin Sch\u00e4fer<\/td>“I totally accept the results… if I win”. The acceptance of democratic procedures after election defeats <\/td><\/tr>
22.01.25<\/td>Sascha Huber<\/td>European elections 2024: Effects of the framing of European political and national factors on voting behavior<\/td><\/tr>
29.01.25<\/td>Claudia Landwehr<\/td>Falsche Konsensannahmen, Populismus und Legitimit\u00e4t<\/td><\/tr>
04.02.25<\/td>Melody Crowder-Meyer (Davidson College)<\/td>The United States after the election<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordion>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/jgu-base-section>\n
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The Political Science Research Workshop <\/strong>gives students an insight into political science research. Professors and employees of the institute as well as external guests present current research projects and results. The lectures take place on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. (c.t.) <\/strong>, the individual topics can be found on the poster and in the schedule.Registration<\/strong> for the research workshop is possible via Jogustine and is especially necessary if you want to attend the event as part of a module. However, it is not necessary<\/strong> to register as a guest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is it worth visiting the research workshop?<\/strong> Regardless of whether you are considering following your Bachelor's degree with a Master's degree, are even aiming for a career in research or are simply interested in what political science research looks like up close:In the research workshop<\/em>, you will gain insights into currently relevant questions in political science and deepen your previous understanding of social science research processes - a valuable skill, not least for term papers or theses. The questions addressed in the sessions cover numerous research areas in political science.The Department of Political Science is looking forward to welcoming you and to an exciting lecture series! <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, 4-6 p.m., P 5 - Students and guests are welcome! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No.<\/em><\/td>Date<\/em><\/td>Lecturer<\/em><\/td>Topic<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>29.10.25<\/td>Natasha Wunsch (Fribourg)<\/td>Democratic Commitment: Why Citizens Tolerate Democratic Backsliding<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>05.11.25<\/td>Arne Niemann and Jonas Biel<\/td>Football fan culture as a transformative arena for democratic engagement and mobilization <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>12.11.25<\/td>Christian Breunig (Constance)<\/td>Politicians, citizens and their perceptions of power and deservingness<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>19.11.25<\/td>Sascha Huber<\/td>Everything is bad! Perceptions and distorted information processing of right-wing populist voters <\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>26.11.25<\/td>Markus Patberg (Hamburg)<\/td>Oligarchic appropriation: social media and the political public sphere<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>03.12.25<\/td>Jale Tosun (Heidelberg)<\/td>The effectiveness of national climate policies: Evidence from 43 OECD and emerging economies<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>10.12.25<\/td>Sarah de Lange<\/td>Threats, intimidation, and harassment that political scientists experience in Europe<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>14.01.26<\/td>Matthias Mader<\/td>Seeing Oneself as \"the People\": Populism Increases Opinion Projection on Foreign Policy Issues<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>21.01.26<\/td>Conny Frings<\/td>Political Science Contributions to Water Security in the Anthropocene<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>28.01.26<\/td>Gabriele Spilker (Constance)<\/td>Unearthing Discontent: Mining Ownership, Extraction, and Socio-environmental Protest in Latin America<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>04.02.26<\/td>Helen Callaghan<\/td>From de-politicization to re-politicization: Why states are again exercising greater control over foreign company takeovers<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n
No.<\/em><\/td>Date<\/em><\/td>Lecturer<\/em><\/td>Topic<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>23.04.25<\/td>Armin Sch\u00e4fer \/ Nils Steiner<\/td>How<\/strong> generation, education and gender <\/strong>shape voting behavior<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>30.04.25<\/td>Kai Arzheimer<\/td>How democratic and resilient is the police in Rhineland-Palatinate? Results of the INSiDER police study. <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>07.05.25<\/td>Arndt Leininger (Chemnitz)<\/td>What's<\/strong> in<\/strong> a<\/strong> name?<\/strong> Name<\/strong>recognition,<\/strong> place-based<\/strong> identities, and <\/strong>candidate success<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>14.05.25<\/td>Ruth Zimmerling<\/td>Democracy and truth<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>21.05.25<\/td>Man\u00e8s Weisskircher (Dresden)<\/td>Far-right mobilization against climate policy? Results of the REXKLIMA research group <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>28.05.25<\/td>Simone Chambers (UC Irvine)<\/td>Is there a future for deliberative democracy? Democratic theory in the age of oligarchs, autocrats, and patriarchs <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>04.06.25<\/td>Christopher Ojeda (UC Merced)<\/td>The<\/strong> sad<\/strong> citizen.<\/strong> How<\/strong> politics<\/strong> makes <\/strong>us depressed.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>11.06.25<\/td>Eva Krick<\/td>Kulturen der B\u00fcrgerbeteiligung<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>25.06.25<\/td>Michael Z\u00fcrn (WZB)<\/td>Liberal or not? Findings from a global survey <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>02.07.25<\/td>Lea Els\u00e4sser<\/td>Parliaments without workers? Career paths and the composition of parliaments <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>09.07.25<\/td>Claudia Landwehr<\/td>Demokratische Innovationen f\u00fcr Deliberation und Responsivit\u00e4t<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n
23.10.24<\/td>Arne Niemann and Jonas Biel<\/td>The Football Effect: Comparing European identity between fans andnon-fans<\/td><\/tr>
30.10.24<\/td>Jasmin Fitzpatrick<\/td>Relink\u00b2 - State-citizen relations in the digital age<\/td><\/tr>
13.11.24<\/td>Kerstin Pohl<\/td>Granting policy teachers the professional competence to act in challengingtimes<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
20.11.24<\/td>Kai Arzheimer<\/td>Religion and right-wing politics: Islamophobia in Western Europe is unrelated to religiosity but highly correlated with far right attitudes<\/td><\/tr>
27.11.24<\/td>Ruben Kremers<\/td>GreenData Against <\/em>Greenwashing: Following the ESG Information Chain<\/td><\/tr>
04.12.24<\/td>Sven Hillen and Nils Steiner<\/td>The<\/em>BSW electorate: positions in the political arena and mobilization of non-voters<\/td><\/tr>
11.12.24<\/td> Helen Callaghan <\/td>Interest groups in the European multi-level system: Coalitions and conflicts of national industry associations on the EU Supply Chain Directive<\/td><\/tr>
08.01.25<\/td> Grischa Perino (Hamburg) <\/td>Public signals and voting: Evidence from a consequential online experiment on climate policy<\/td><\/tr>
15.01.25<\/td>Armin Sch\u00e4fer<\/td>\"I totally accept the results... if I win\". The acceptance of democratic procedures after election defeats <\/td><\/tr>
22.01.25<\/td>Sascha Huber<\/td>European elections 2024: Effects of the framing of European political and national factors on voting behavior<\/td><\/tr>
29.01.25<\/td>Claudia Landwehr<\/td>Falsche Konsensannahmen, Populismus und Legitimit\u00e4t<\/td><\/tr>
04.02.25<\/td>Melody Crowder-Meyer (Davidson College)<\/td>The United States after the election<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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