Comparative Politics

Projects, scholarships and other third-party funds

Research Projects

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  Helms, Ludger: COCOPE. The End of Party Government? Assessing the Conditions and Consequences of Personal Parties¿ Rise to Power.
  Háskóli Íslands - University of Iceland, Incentive and Collaborative Research Projects - Aurora European University Alliance
  2025-01-01 - 2026-12-31
  
  
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  Habersack, Fabian Jonas: VOCAL. Voting, Congruence, and Anti-Liberalism. A Survey Experimental Approach.
  Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck - Vizerektorat für Forschung, Early Stage Funding
  2022-09-01 - 2023-08-30
  
  
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  Dingler, Sarah Caroline: Can a woman do the job? Introducing a gender perspective on legislative oversight.
  Fritz Thyssen Stiftung
  2022-04-01 - 2025-04-30
  
  
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  Hayek, Lore; Dingler, Sarah Caroline; Senn, Martin: Communicating the COVID-19 Crisis: Comparative Analysis of Crisis Communication by Governments and Heads of State.
  Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF), Akutförderung SARS-CoV-2
  2021-10-01 - 2025-09-30 (Web link)
  
  

Scholarships

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  Helms, Ludger: Fachspezifischer Forschungsaustausch u.a. zum Gegenstand des politischen Erbes von Langzeit-Amtsinhabern. Fachspezifischer Forschungsaustausch u.a. zum Gegenstand des politischen Erbes von Langzeit-Amtsinhabern.
  Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck - International Relations Office, Staff Outgoing
  2024-08-07 - 2024-08-24
  
  
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  Helms, Ludger: Autocratic Leadership and Followership.
  Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck - International Relations Office, Staff Outgoing
  2024-07-16 - 2024-07-31
  
  
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  Habersack, Fabian Jonas: Wie schaffen die Parteien ein Gleichgewicht zwischen Reaktionsfähigkeit und ideologischer Kontinuität? Untersuchung des Wandels der ideologischen Positionen der Parteien bei zentralen und peripheren politischen Themen (Prof. Dr. Annika Werner).
  Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck - International Relations Office, Staff Incoming
  2024-06-03 - 2024-06-23
  
  

Publications

Books

Monograph, Scientific

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  Helms, Ludger; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf; Zohlnhöfer, Reimut (2024): Austria Report. Sustainable Governance Indicators 2024. Gütersloh: Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  

(Co-)Edited Books

Anthology / Collected Edition (Editorship)

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  Pallaver, Günther; Weber, Wolfgang; Jenny, Marcelo (2024): Kommunalwahlen in Vorarlberg 1950–2020. Fakten, Prozesse, Perspektiven. Innsbruck, Wien u.a.: Studienverlag. ISBN 978-3-7065-5514-2. (Web link)
  
  

Contributions to Books / Journals

Journal Article (Original Paper)

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  Dingler, Sarah C.; Hayek, Lore; Schwaderer, Christian; Senn, Martin; Kraxberger, Andreas M.; Ragheb, Nada (online first): Everyone will know someone who died of Corona: Government threat language during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  In: European Journal of Political Research. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Willumsen, David; Otjes, Simon (online first): Coalition government, frustrated majorities, and minority rule.
  In: Party Politics. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Helms, Ludger (2024): Prime ministers in waiting? Women leaders of the opposition in Westminster systems.
  In: Party Politics 30/4, pp. 649 - 661. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Helms, Ludger; Vercesi, Michelangelo (2024): Cabinet Reshuffles in Parliamentary Democracies: A Typology and Framework for Comparative Analysis.
  In: Government and Opposition 59/4, pp. 1161 - 1182. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Helms, Ludger; Vercesi, Michelangelo (2024): The Comparative Politics of Cabinet Reshuffles.
  In: Government and Opposition 59/4, pp. 1148 - 1160. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Dingler, Sarah C.; Kroeber, Corinna (2023): Myths About Women in the Political Executive—How Gender Stereotypes Shape the Way MPs Assess the Competences of Ministers.
  In: Political research quarterly 76/3, pp. 1403 - 1417. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Dingler, Sarah C.; Ramstetter, Lena (2023): When Does She Rebel? How Gender Affects Deviating Legislative Behaviour.
  In: Government and Opposition 58/3, pp. 437 - 455. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Dingler, Sarah; Helms, Ludger (2023): Parliamentary women opposition leaders: A comparative assessment across 28 OECD countries.
  In: Politics and Governance 11/1, pp. 85 - 96. (Full-text) (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Habersack, Fabian; Heinisch, Reinhard; Jansesberger, Viktoria; Mühlböck, Armin (2023): Perceived Deprivation and Voter Turnout in Austria: Do Views on Social Inequality Moderate the Deprivation—Abstention Nexus?
  In: POLITICAL STUDIES 71/4, pp. 1006 - 1024. (Full-text) (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Habersack, Fabian; Werner, Annika (2023): How non-radical right parties strategically use nativist language. Evidence from an automated content analysis of Austrian, German, and Swiss election manifestos.
  In: Party Politics 29/5, pp. 865 - 877. (Full-text) (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Helms, Ludger (2023): Why do Parties Select Non-Partisan Ministers? The Paradox of Ministerial Selection in Austria.
  In: Representation 59/3, pp. 513 - 530. (Full-text) (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Kroeber, Corinna; Dingler, Sarah C. (2023): Crisis and Gender in Legislative-Executive Relations.
  In: Politics & Gender 19/3, pp. 908 - 914. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Ohmura, Tamaki; Willumsen, David (2023): Free votes and the analysis of recorded votes: evidence from Germany (1949–2021).
  In: West European Politics 46/6, pp. 1205 - 1221. (Full-text) (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Otjes, Simon; Willumsen, David (2023): Winning & losing in coalition systems. A quasi-experimental study of the effect of coalition formation on satisfaction with democracy.
  In: Electoral Studies 84, Nr. 102646. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Willumsen, David (2023): Policy preferences, unity, and floor dissent in the European parliament.
  In: Journal Of European Public Policy 30/10, pp. 2010 - 2030. (Full-text) (DOI) (Web link)
  
  

Journal Article (Review)

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  Helms, Ludger (2023): Political oppositions in democratic and authoritarian regimes: A state-of-the-field(s) review.
  In: Government and Opposition 58, pp. 391 - 414. (Full-text) (DOI) (Web link)
  
  

Journal Article (Editorial)

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  Grotz, Florian; Helms, Ludger (online first): Making Sense of Comeback Prime Ministers.
  In: European Political Science Review, pp. 1 - 18. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Helms, Ludger (online first): Managing the legacy of long-term leaders: The curious evolution of leadership styles in the German chancellery.
  In: German Politics. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Helms, Ludger (2025): Twenty-first Century Autocrats and their Followers. A Comparative Inquiry.
  In: Politics and Governance 13, pp. 01 - 16. (Web link)
  
  
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  Helms, Ludger (online first): Mythos „Kanzlerdemokratie" / The myth of “chancellor democracy”.
  In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, pp. 1 - 23. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Dingler, Sarah C.; Helms, Ludger; Müller, Henriette (2023): Women opposition leaders: Conceptual issues and empirical agendas. Politics and Governance.
  In: Politics and Governance 11/1, pp. 80 - 84. (Full-text) (DOI) (Web link)
  
  

Book Chapter (Original Paper)

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  Fernandes, Ana Tereza; Jenny, Marcelo (2024): Dezentralisierung und Korruption: eine komplexe Beziehung.
  In: Bußjäger, Peter; Eller, Mathias: Compliance und Transparenz - Korruptionsprävention als Mehr-Ebenen-Aufgabe. Wien: new academic press (= Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Föderalismus, 140)., ISBN 978-3-7003-2316-7, pp. 23 - 35. (Web link)
  
  
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  Jenny, Marcelo (2024): Wettbewerb stimuliert: Einflussfaktoren der Wahlbeteiligung in Vorarlbergs Gemeinden (1985–2020).
  In: Pallaver, Günther; Weber, Wolfgang; Jenny, Marcelo: Kommunalwahlen in Vorarlberg 1950–2020. Fakten, Prozesse, Perspektiven. Innsbruck, Wien u.a.: Studienverlag., ISBN 978-3-7065-5514-2, pp. 255 - 266.
  
  
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  Jenny, Marcelo; Weber, Wolfgang (2024): Politisches Angebot und Wahlkampf.
  In: Pallaver, Günther; Weber, Wolfgang; Jenny, Marcelo: Kommunalwahlen in Vorarlberg 1950–2020. Fakten, Prozesse, Perspektiven. Innsbruck, Wien u.a.: Studienverlag., ISBN 978-3-7065-5514-2, pp. 161 - 201.
  
  
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  Pallaver, Günther; Weber, Wolfgang; Jenny, Marcelo (2024): Die Funktion von Wahlen auf kommunaler Ebene.
  In: Pallaver, Günther; Weber, Wolfgang; Jenny, Marcelo: Kommunalwahlen in Vorarlberg 1950–2020. Fakten, Prozesse, Perspektiven. Innsbruck, Wien u.a.: Studienverlag., ISBN 978-3-7065-5514-2, pp. 9 - 24.
  
  
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  Pallaver, Günther; Weber, Wolfgang; Jenny, Marcelo (2024): Resümee und Perspektiven.
  In: Pallaver, Günther; Weber, Wolfgang; Jenny, Marcelo: Kommunalwahlen in Vorarlberg 1950–2020. Fakten, Prozesse, Perspektiven. Innsbruck, Wien u.a.: Studienverlag., ISBN 978-3-7065-5514-2, pp. 321 - 340.
  
  
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  Helms, Ludger (2023): Presidents and Prime Ministers – Then and Now.
  In: Keating, Michael; McAllister, Ian; Page, Edward C; Peters, B Guy: The Problem of Governing. Essays for Richard Rose. Houndmills [u.a.]: Palgrave Macmillan (= Executive Politics and Governance)., ISBN 978-3-031-40816-8, pp. 97 - 116. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Helms, Ludger; Umek, Philipp (2023): Der*die Bundespräsident*in.
  In: Prapotnik, Katrin; Perloth, Flooh: Das politische System Österreichs: Basiswissen und Forschungseinblicke. Wien [u.a.]: Böhlau., ISBN 978-3-205-21594-3, pp. 271 - 297. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  
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  Jenny, Marcelo (2023): Parteien und Parteiensystem.
  In: Prapotnik, Katrin; Perloth, Flooh: Das politische System Österreichs: Basiswissen und Forschungseinblicke. Wien [u.a.]: Böhlau., ISBN 978-3-205-21594-3, pp. 101 - 128. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  

Book Chapter (Reprint)

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  Helms, Ludger (2024): Pathways to the Chancellorship: The Making of Chancellor Scholz in Perspective.
  In: Langenbacher, Eric: Shifting Paradigms in German Politics and Sociecty. New York/Oxford: Berghahn Books., ISBN 978-1-80539-545-4, pp. 54 - 72. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  

(Book) Reviews

Journal Article (Book Review)

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  Willumsen, David (2023): John Gerring, Brendan Apfeld, Tore Wig, Andreas Forø Tollefsen (2022): The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy: Geography and the Diffusion of Political Institutions.
  In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft (OeZP) / Austrian Journal of Political Science 52/3, pp. 22 - 23. (DOI) (Web link)
  
  

Other Publications

Electronic Publication, Transfer-Oriented

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  Willumsen, David; Otjes, Simon (2024): The Netherlands shows the democratic pitfalls of proportional representation. (Web link)