Welcome to the Department of Government !

The Department of Government covers a wide range of political science topics in Austrian and Comparative Politics. Research and teaching mainly focus on political representation, party competition, political institutions, political economy and political behavior.

Further information on our team, current research projects and teaching can be found on the following pages.

Information on research of the research center 'Vienna Center for Electoral Research (VieCER)' can be found on the webpage of VieCER.

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Assoz. Prof. Christopher Wratil is looking for a Postdoc in Political Text Analysis within the MULTIREP project:
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Assoz. Prof. Christopher Wratil is looking for MA/MSc students with experience and interest in public opinion surveys for his MULTIREP Project.
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In an increasingly interconnected world, migration continues to transform societies, economies, and political landscapes. With around 300 million...
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You enjoy working with students, you are curious, and you want to share your knowledge? As a Senior Lecturer, you play a key role in the education of...
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We’re proud! Christina Gahn, Benjamin Riesch and Luca Conte have received the ÖGPW Early Career Awards 2025.

 
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Der Data Science Talk am 3. November 2025 mit Julia Partheymüller vom Institut für Staatswissenschaft: Spannende Einblicke, wie digitale Innovationen...
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We are happy to welcome Julius Diener as a Visiting PhD at our Department and wish him a good time at the University of Vienna.
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We are happy to welcome David Sánchez Perez to our department from September til December 2025 and wish him a nice time at the University of Vienna.

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Im Zeitalter sozialer Medien nutzen Politikerinnen und Politiker Plattformen wie Twitter oder Facebook, um Nähe zu ihren Wählerinnen und Wählern...
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We are pleased to welcome Koen Wijnen as University Assistant Predoc at our department and wish him every success in his new position!
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We are delighted to welcome Janna Holthizen as an intern in our department from September 1st to October 24th, and wish her a good time at the...
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In July 2025, APSA awarded 11 projects for the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grant for Early Career Scholars.
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12.06.2020
 

Pitch a Thesis - online: Forschung und (Berufs-)Praxis für Sozialwissenschaftler*innen

Am 16. Juni, 13:00 bis 14:30 Uhr stellen Studierende aus dem Sowi-Bereich den Forschungszweck ihrer Abschlussarbeit vor.
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24.04.2020
 

Announcement: post doc position for 4,25 years; application deadline: 30.05.

For a person with excellent knowledge of quantitative methods in the social sciences and interest in data science.
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09.03.2020
 

The Effects of a Wall: Gender Attitudes and Political Gender Gaps in Unified Germany

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