My research focuses on electoral competition as a determinant of change and persistence in advanced democracies and relates to the fields of political behavior, comparative politics and political economy. In my dissertation I investigated the impact of electoral competition on the strategies and behavior of political parties as well as the effect of politicians' electoral vulnerability on policy outcomes.
My post-doctoral research explores parties’ and voters’ reactions to the transformations of post-industrial societies. It analyzes policy responsiveness to changing electoral demands as well as feedback effects of policies and elite behavior on public opinion and voting. Conceptualizing and measuring type and intensity of electoral competition remains at the core of my research.
An overview of my research papers can be found here:
My post-doctoral research explores parties’ and voters’ reactions to the transformations of post-industrial societies. It analyzes policy responsiveness to changing electoral demands as well as feedback effects of policies and elite behavior on public opinion and voting. Conceptualizing and measuring type and intensity of electoral competition remains at the core of my research.
An overview of my research papers can be found here:
- Public Opinion, Institutions and Welfare State Change (with Ellen M. Immergut). Under Review.
- Electoral Competition and the New Party Politics of Welfare State Recalibration (with Ellen M. Immergut). Under Review.
- The Causal Effect of Radical Right Success on Mainstream Parties’ Policy Positions - a Regression Discontinuity Approach (with Werner Krause). Under Review.
- How Issue Saliency Makes Parties Change Their Positions (with Christoffer Green-Pedersen, Peter B. Mortensen). Under Review.
- Social democratic party strategies in post-industrial societies (with Markus Wagner). Under Review.
- Rights for Same-Sex Couples and Public Attitudes toward Gays and Lesbians in Europe (with Ryan Finnigan). Under Review.
- Linking Votes to Power. Measuring Electoral Competition at the Party Level (with Matthias Orlowski). Under Review.
- Incentives and Constraints: How Parties Emphasize Issues in Response to the State of the Economy (with Nicolas Merz). Conference Paper.
- Voting Against the Establishment. The Effect of Government Congruence on Voting for Challenger Parties (with Eelco Harteveld). Conference Paper.
- Electoral Competition, Political Opportunities, and Parties' Responsiveness to Voters' Issue Priorities. Conference Paper.
- Adaptive Behavior of Close Competitors - How Parties React to Voter Transitions (with Lukas Stoetzer). Conference Paper.
- Luxury Good Policies and Electoral Accountability for the Economy (with Mark Kayser). Conference Paper.