Teaching and studies

In our research and teaching we deal with political science topics from the following two subfields:

• European studies,
• international relations with a special focus on Europe.

In this way, we address a variety of different political science issues from a European perspective, taking particular account of the multi-level structure of the political system of the European Union. The chair also has a research focus on politics - the actors and processes. Our research approach is always empirical-analytical, our analyses are primarily quantitative in nature. Examples of selected topics in which we are particularly interested include:

• The political system of the European Union
• European elections
• Parties and party systems in Europe
• Population attitudes in Europe
• Voting behaviour in Europe
• Gender research

Information about the stay abroad as part of the degree programme

In the winter semester 2023/2024 the following courses will be offered at our chair

Political legitimacy in Europe in times of increasing polarisation

Party competition on gender-related issues in Europe: mainstream parties, extreme populist parties and the representation of the population

How do I write my own empirical study?

Techniques of scientific work

Research techniques for empirical analysis

In the winter semester 2022/2023 the following courses were offered at our chair 

European Politics and its Current Challenges: Crises, Euroscepticism and Lack of Support

Gender (in)equality in democratic societies

How does the German political system work?