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.
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.
Parties and voting behavior
The Electoral Appeal of Party Strategies in Post-Industrial Societies: When Can the Mainstream Left Succeed? (with Markus Wagner). Journal of Politics: Forthcoming. [Article]
Electoral Competition, Political Risks, and Parties' Responsiveness to Voters' Issue Priorities. Electoral Studies: Forthcoming. [Article]
The Causal Effect of Radical Right Success on Mainstream Parties' Policy Positions - a Regression Discontinuity Approach (with Werner Krause). British Journal of Political Science: Forthcoming. [Article]
How Immigration Reforms Affect Voting Behavior (with Marc Helbling). Political Studies: 66 (3):687-717. [Article]
It's not easy being green: Why voters punish parties for environmental policies during economic downturns (with Mark Kayser). Electoral Studies: 45 (2):201-207. [Article]
Moderate as Necessary. The Role of Electoral Competitiveness and Party Size in Explaining Parties' Policy Shifts (with Matthias Orlowski). Journal of Politics : 78 (3):868-881. [Article].
Niche Party Success and Mainstream Party Policy Shifts - How Green and Radical Right Parties Differ in Their Impact. British Journal of Political Science: 46 (2):417-436. [Article]
Voting Against the Establishment. The Effect of Government Congruence on Voting for Challenger Parties (with Eelco Harteveld). Under Review.
How Issue Saliency Makes Parties Change Their Positions (with Christoffer Green-Pedersen, Peter B. Mortensen). Under Review.
Linking Votes to Power. Measuring Electoral Competition at the Party Level (with Matthias Orlowski). Under Review.
Networked Populism: Characterizing the Public Rhetoric of Populist Parties in Europe (with Pablo Barbera, Whitney Hua). 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.
Public Opinion and Public Policy
Recalibrating Social Protection: Electoral Competition and the New Partisan Politics of the Welfare State (with Ellen M. Immergut). European Journal of Political Research: Accepted for publication.
Rights for Same-Sex Couples and Public Attitudes toward Gays and Lesbians in Europe (with Ryan Finnigan). Comparative Political Studies: Forthcoming. [Article]
Political and Institutional Determinants of Immigration Policies. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies : 42 (13):2087-2110. [Article]
Political Institutions and the Distributional Consequences of Suffrage Extension (with Matthias Orlowski). Political Studies : 63 (S1):55-72. [Article]
How electoral vulnerability affects pension politics: Introducing a concept, measure and empirical application (with Ellen Immergut). European Journal of Political Research : 53 (2):269-87. [Article]
Public Opinion, Institutions and Welfare State Change (with Ellen M. Immergut). Under Review.
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.
Parties and voting behavior
The Electoral Appeal of Party Strategies in Post-Industrial Societies: When Can the Mainstream Left Succeed? (with Markus Wagner). Journal of Politics: Forthcoming. [Article]
Electoral Competition, Political Risks, and Parties' Responsiveness to Voters' Issue Priorities. Electoral Studies: Forthcoming. [Article]
The Causal Effect of Radical Right Success on Mainstream Parties' Policy Positions - a Regression Discontinuity Approach (with Werner Krause). British Journal of Political Science: Forthcoming. [Article]
How Immigration Reforms Affect Voting Behavior (with Marc Helbling). Political Studies: 66 (3):687-717. [Article]
It's not easy being green: Why voters punish parties for environmental policies during economic downturns (with Mark Kayser). Electoral Studies: 45 (2):201-207. [Article]
Moderate as Necessary. The Role of Electoral Competitiveness and Party Size in Explaining Parties' Policy Shifts (with Matthias Orlowski). Journal of Politics : 78 (3):868-881. [Article].
Niche Party Success and Mainstream Party Policy Shifts - How Green and Radical Right Parties Differ in Their Impact. British Journal of Political Science: 46 (2):417-436. [Article]
Voting Against the Establishment. The Effect of Government Congruence on Voting for Challenger Parties (with Eelco Harteveld). Under Review.
How Issue Saliency Makes Parties Change Their Positions (with Christoffer Green-Pedersen, Peter B. Mortensen). Under Review.
Linking Votes to Power. Measuring Electoral Competition at the Party Level (with Matthias Orlowski). Under Review.
Networked Populism: Characterizing the Public Rhetoric of Populist Parties in Europe (with Pablo Barbera, Whitney Hua). 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.
Public Opinion and Public Policy
Recalibrating Social Protection: Electoral Competition and the New Partisan Politics of the Welfare State (with Ellen M. Immergut). European Journal of Political Research: Accepted for publication.
Rights for Same-Sex Couples and Public Attitudes toward Gays and Lesbians in Europe (with Ryan Finnigan). Comparative Political Studies: Forthcoming. [Article]
Political and Institutional Determinants of Immigration Policies. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies : 42 (13):2087-2110. [Article]
Political Institutions and the Distributional Consequences of Suffrage Extension (with Matthias Orlowski). Political Studies : 63 (S1):55-72. [Article]
How electoral vulnerability affects pension politics: Introducing a concept, measure and empirical application (with Ellen Immergut). European Journal of Political Research : 53 (2):269-87. [Article]
Public Opinion, Institutions and Welfare State Change (with Ellen M. Immergut). Under Review.