My research focuses on the interplay of electoral competition and political institutions as a determinant of change and persistence in advanced democracies and relates to the fields of comparative politics, political behavior and political economy.
My ongoing 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.
Since August 2019, I am the principle investigator of a project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation that investigates how economic and cultural perceptions of social status affect electoral behavior.
My ongoing 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.
Since August 2019, I am the principle investigator of a project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation that investigates how economic and cultural perceptions of social status affect electoral behavior.