Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Sylvia Kritzinger

T: +43-1-4277-49902

sylvia.kritzinger@univie.ac.at

http://staatswissenschaft.univie.ac.at/

Summer term 2022

210111 UE M2: Research Methods for Political Science

210152 SE M13: Master's Seminar

251327 SE M 10.1.2 Master's Thesis Seminar II

400001 FK Introduction Course: From Research Idea to a Successful Presentation

Plescia, C., Kritzinger, S., & Singh, S. P. (2023). Who would vote NOTA? Explaining a ‘None of the Above’ choice in eight countries. European Journal of Political Research, 62(1), 118-134. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12497

Kritzinger, S. (Author), Gründl, J. (Author), Brandl, D. (Author), Kvir, N. (Author), Meinel, J. (Author), Perner, W. M. (Author), Voith, V. (Author), Weitzel, D. (Author), & Windisch, F. (Author). (2022). Digitize! Online Panel Survey (SUF edition): Version 1.0. Software or database https://doi.org/10.11587/8SFV2L

Kritzinger, S. (Author), Gründl, J. (Author), Oberluggauer, P. (Author), Eberl, J-M. (Author), Glantschnigg, C. (Author), & Boomgaarden, H. (Author). (2022). AUTNES Manual Content Analysis of the Media Coverage 2013: Actors and Issues Add-on (SUF edition): Version 1. Software or database https://doi.org/10.11587/BTEFJH

Partheymüller, J., Plescia, C., & Kritzinger, S. (2022). Misinformedness about the European Union and the Preference to Vote to Leave or Remain. Journal of Common Market Studies, 60(5), 1449-1469. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13316

Kritzinger, S. (Author), Litvyak, O. (Author), Balluff, P. (Author), Müller, W. C. (Author), & Boomgaarden, H. (Author). (2022). AUTNES Manual Content Analysis of the Media Coverage 2019 (SUF edition). Software or database https://doi.org/10.11587/FVTDXG

Kritzinger, S., Bernauer, T., Detlef, J., Patrick M., K., & Walter, S. (2022). Einführung in die Politikwissenschaft.

Kritzinger, S. (Author), Litvyak, O. (Author), Rettenegger, G. (Author), Fischeneder, A. (Author), Galyga, S. (Author), Eberl, J-M. (Author), Müller, W. C. (Author), & Boomgaarden, H. (Author). (2022). AUTNES Automatic Content Analysis of the Media Coverage 2017 (SUF edition): Version 2. Software or database https://doi.org/10.11587/UCQBQQ

Kritzinger, S. (Author), Galyga, S. (Author), Litvyak, O. (Author), Balluff, P. (Author), Eberl, J-M. (Author), Rettenegger, G. (Author), Egelhofer, J. L. (Author), Aaldering, L. (Author), Lecheler, S. (Author), Müller, W. C. (Author), & Boomgaarden, H. (Author). (2022). AUTNES Manual Content Analysis of the Media Coverage 2017 (SUF edition): Version 2.0. Software or database

Plescia, C., Kritzinger, S., & Spoon, J-J. (2022). Who’s to Blame? How Performance Evaluation and Partisanship Influence Responsibility Attribution in Grand Coalition Governments. European Journal of Political Research, 61(3), 660-677. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12478

Krejca, F. (Author), Partheymüller, J. (Author), & Kritzinger, S. (Author). (2022). Vertrauen in der Corona-Krise: Ein Update. Web publication https://viecer.univie.ac.at/corona-blog/corona-blog-beitraege/blog-152-vertrauen-in-der-corona-krise-ein-update/

Stamm, T., Partheymüller, J., Mosor, E., Ritschl, V., Kritzinger, S., & Eberl, J-M. (2022). Coronavirus vaccine hesitancy among unvaccinated Austrians: Assessing underlying motivations and the effectiveness of interventions based on a cross-sectional survey with two embedded conjoint experiments. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 17, [100389]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100389

Kritzinger, S. (Editorial Journalist), Boomgaarden, H. (Editorial Journalist), Litvyak, O. (Editorial Journalist), Fischeneder, A. (Editorial Journalist), Balluff, P. (Editorial Journalist), & Müller, W. C. (Editorial Journalist). (2022). AUTNES Automatic Content Analysis of the Media Coverage 2019 (SUF edition). Software or database, . https://doi.org/10.11587/ZY7KSQ

Gangl, K., Juen, B. H., Kirchler, E., König, T., Korunka, C., Prinz, W., Schmidt, A., Schober, B., Stagl, S., Stamm, T., König, T., Kritzinger, S., & Wagner, M. (2022). Polarisierung in Österreich während der COVID-19-Pandemie: wie kann Solidarität gestärkt werden. Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS).

Kritzinger, S., Plescia, C., Partheymüller, J., & Brandl, D. (2022). The Future of the EU Post-Brexit: What do Citizens Want?. Paper presented at EPSA 2022: European Political Science Association general conference, Prague, Czech Republic.

Kritzinger, S., & Wagner, M. (2022). Wähler*innen und Wahlverhalten. In Das Politische System Österreichs. Basiswissen und Forschungseinblicke (pp. 387-412). Böhlau Verlag.

Plescia, C., & Kritzinger, S. (2022). When marriage gets hard: Intra-coalition conflict and electoral accountability. Comparative Political Studies, 55(1), 32-59. https://doi.org/10.1177/00104140211024307

Kritzinger, S. (Author), Kittel, B. (Author), Boomgaarden, H. (Author), Prainsack, B. (Author), Eberl, J-M. (Author), Kalleitner, F. (Author), Lebernegg, N. S. (Author), Partheymüller, J. (Author), Plescia, C. (Author), Schiestl, D. W. (Author), & Schlögl, L. (Author). (2021). Austrian Corona Panel Project (OA edition): Version 4.0. Software or database, .

Kritzinger, S., Boomgaarden, H., Eberstaller, P., Forgó, N., Götsch, K., Möller, T., Müller, W. C., Paspalj, F., Plant, C., Plescia, C., Wagner, M., & Waldherr, A. (2021, Oct 12). Stellungnahme zur Urheberrechts-Novelle 2021: 31/SN-143/ME, XXVII. GP. https://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXVII/SNME/SNME_110316/index.shtml

Kritzinger, S., Foucault, M., Lachat, R., Partheymüller, J., Plescia, C., & Brouard, S. (2021). Rally 'round the Flag: The COVID-19 Crisis and Trust in the National Government. West European Politics, 44(5-6), 1205-1231. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2021.1925017

Kritzinger, S. (Author), Johann, D. (Author), Thomas, K. (Author), Glantschnigg, C. (Author), Aichholzer, J. (Author), Glinitzer, K. (Author), Gründl, J. (Author), Oberluggauer, P. (Author), & Wagner, M. (Author). (2021). AUTNES Online Panel Study 2013 - 2015 (SUF edition): Version 4. Software or database https://doi.org/10.11587/RZ4GPB

Current Positions

Full Professor for Methods in the Social Sciences at the University of Vienna, Department of Government
Head of Department of the Department of Government
Deputy Director of the Research Centre ‘Vienna Centre for Electoral Research – VieCER’
Member of the Methods Advisory Board (MAB) of the European Social Survey ERIC
Deputy Director of the Research Network ‘Interdisziplinäre Werteforschung’
Member of the Commission for Appeal at the University of Vienna
Scientific Director of the Austrian Social Science Data Archive (AUSSDA)
Scientific Director of the Study Programme Library and Information Studies

Education

1998-2002	Doctorate, University of Vienna, Political Science
1998-2000	Postgraduate Scholar at the Department of Political Science, Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna
1993-1998	M.A. (Magisterium), University of Vienna, Political Science and Communication Science
1997-1999	Course on Market and Opinion Research at the University of Vienna

Professional Experience

10/2022-12/2022	Visiting Professor at LUISS, Rome, Italy
2021-present	Member of the GESIS Coordination Group ‘International Surveys’
2021-present	Scientific Director of the Study Programme Library and Information Studies
2020-2022	Co-Principal Investigator of the Austrian Corona Panel Project (ACPP)
2019-2022	Deputy Director of the Department of Government
2018-2022	Member of the Methods Advisory Board (MAB) of the European Social Survey ERIC
2017-present	Deputy Director of the Research Centre “Vienna Centre for Electoral Research – VieCER”
2017-present	Deputy Director of the Research Network 'Interdisziplinäre Werteforschung'
2017-2019	Co-Principal Investigator of the Austrian Cooperative Infrastructure for Electoral Research (ACIER)
2016-present	Scientific Director of the Austrian Social Science Data Archive (AUSSDA)
2016-2019	Member of the Senate of the University of Vienna
2008-present	Professor at the Summer School of the University of Vienna (SHS, Strobl)
2007-present	Full Professor for Methods in the Social Sciences at the University of Vienna
2007-2015	Head of Department of Methods in the Social Sciences, University of Vienna
06/2015-07/2015	Guest-Researcher at the University of Landau-Koblenz
09/2012-01/2013	Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS)
2012-2014	Local Academic Convenor of the ECPR Winter School in Methods and Techniques
2009-2011	Director of the Ph.D. Study Programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna
4/2011	Visiting Professor at the Danube-University Krems
2009	Erasmus Exchange Professor at the University of Keele and at Trinity College DublinGuest Professor at the University of Podgorica (Montenegro) (Programme by the Austrian Development Agency)
2003-2007	Assistant Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Department of Political Science
10/2005	Visiting Professor at the Danube-University Krems
2005-2006	Lecturer at the Department of Government, University of Vienna
2002-2003	Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Dublin University, Trinity College
2001-2002	Research Fellow, Department of Political Science, Dublin University, Trinity College
2000	TMR young scholar candidate of the research unit ‘Institutions and Social Change’, WZB (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin)
2000	Assistant at the Department of Government, University of Vienna
1998-2000	Teaching Assistant at the Department of Government, University of Vienna

Other Academic Activities

2022-present	Board Member of the Austrian Society for European Politics (ÖGfE)
2022-present	Board Member of the Future Panel Upper Austria
2021	Co-Organizer of the Workshop Early Voting and Electoral Integrity at the ECPR Joint Sessions (virtual) (together with Aiko Wagner, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin)
2020	Co-Organizer of the RECONNECT Workshop The European Elections and Beyond (virtual event) (together with Carolina Plescia and Felix Krejca, University of Vienna)
2020-present	Member of the Covid-19 Future Operations Platform, Working Group “Society / Psycho-Social Aspects”
2019-2021	Member of SSHOC (Social Sciences & Humanities Open Cloud project)
2017-2019	Referee Representative for the Social Sciences and the Humanities at the Austrian National Bank (Jubiläumsfonds)
2018	Organizer of the PUMA-Symposium 2018 (Platform for Survey, Methods and Empirical Analysis)
2016-2021	Associated Editor Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties (JEPOP)
2013	Panel Chair at the ECPR General Conference in Bordeaux/France (Panel: Attribution of Blame) Co-Organizer of the Workshop Electoral Competitiveness in Cross-National Research: Challenges and New Directions at the ECPR Joint Sessions in Mainz/Germany (together with Susan Banducci, University of Exeter, and Heiko Giebler, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin)
2012-present	Steering Committee Member of the Working Group on Financial Crisis of the Austrian Research Association (Chair: Thomas Gehrig)
2012	Co-Organizer of the Workshop Overtime Analysis in Comparative Research at the University of Vienna within the network program Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences 2 of the European Science Foundation (together with Karen Phalet)
2011-2015	Co-Convenor of the ECPR-Standing Group on Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour in a Comparative Perspective (together with Oddbjørn Knutsen)
2011	Panel Chair at the ECPR General Conference in Reykjavik/Iceland (Panel: Issue and EP Elections)
2010-present	Steering Committee Member of the Working Group on the Future of Democracy in Austria of the Austrian Research Association (Chair: Reinhard Heinisch)
2010	Co-Director of the Workshop Electoral Change in the 21th century: de-alignment or re-alignment at the ECPR Joint Sessions in Münster/Germany (together with Wouter van der Brug, University of Amsterdam)
2009-2013	Steering Committee Member of the COST-Action The True European Voter: A Strategy For Analysing the Prospects of European Electoral Democracy That Includes the West, the South and the East of the Continent
2009	Section Co-Chair at the ECPR General Conference in Potsdam/Germany (Section: Policy Representation Comparative Perspective) (together with Gail McElroy, Trinity College Dublin) Co-Organizer of the Workshop Quality and Comparability of Measures for Constructs in Comparative Research: Methods and Applications at the University of Bolzano (Italy) within the network program Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences 2 of the European Science Foundation (together with Willem Saris and Eldad Davidov)
2008	Board Member ‚Sozialwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung für Wien’ (Research in Social Sciences in Vienna) Board Member ‘Studie zur sozialökonomischen Situation von Doktoratsstudierenden an der sozialwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Wien’ (Study on the social and economic situation of Doctoral students at the Social Sciences Faculty of the University of Vienna)
2008-2012	Steering Committee Member of the European Science Foundation scientific programme ‘Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences 2’ (QMSS2)
2006/2007	Steering Committee Member of the European Science Foundation scientific programme ‘Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences’ (QMSS)
Autumn 2005	Panel Chair and Discussant at the ECPR-General Conference, Budapest, in the Section “Europeanisation, Governance and Political Changes: Empirical Investigation and Theoretical Reflections”
2004/2005	Secretary General of the Austrian Political Science Association
April 2004	Member of the platform ‘EU research infrastructure’ initiated by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture
Autumn 2004	Expert in the ex-post evaluation procedure of the Belgian Federal Science Policy office
2003/2004	Expert of the EU-working group ‘Research Infrastructure in Social Sciences and Humanities’
Referee	American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Acta Politica, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education,
	Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), European Integration online Papers (EioP), European Journal of Political Research, European Political Science Review, Electoral Studies, European Union Politics, Austrian Journal of Political Science (Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft),
	International Journal of Press/Politics, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of Politics, National Endowment for the Humanities, The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Oxford University Press, Party Politics, Political Analysis, Political Behavior, Political Communication, Political Psychology, Political Studies, Politische Vierteljahresschrift, Public Opinion Quarterly, Representation, Research and Politics, West European Politics, Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group), Pluto Press, Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS), European Research Council, DG-Research – Horizon 2020.
Editor	Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica (RISP)/Italian Politial Science Review (together with Lorenzo de Sio)
Editorial Board Member	West European Politics, European Union Politics, Elections and Representation (Special Section of Frontiers in Political Science)
Advisory Board Member	University of Exeter Q-Step Centre, Quaderni dell’Osservatorio Elettorale – Italian Journal of Electoral Studies
Scientific Council Member	BLUE – Elections in Europe
Board Member	Austrian Society for European Politics, Future Panel Upper Austria

Additional Academic Training

Summer 2005	Participation in the ECPR Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis in Essex, UK (Course on Time Series Analysis)
Jan.2002	Participation in the TMR Winter School on Comparative Electoral Research, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium
Summer 2001	Participation in the ICPSR Summer School in Statistics and Mathematics in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (Courses on Regression Analysis and Minimum Likelihood Analysis)
Jan. 2001	Participation in the TMR Winter School on Comparative Electoral Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
July 2000	Participation in the European Summer School in Comparative Politics 1998-2000 on ‘Europeanisation of national politics: challenges and opportunities for European Institutions’, Certosa di Pontignano, Siena, Italy
July 1998	Participation in the IES-Summer School on ‘Europe and Liberty’, Gummersbach, Germany

Awards, Grants and Scholarships

2023-2027	Research Grant by the EU’s MSCA Training Network “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Politics of Adolescence & Democracy” [Lead: University of Amsterdam (Uva); with Markus Wagner, Claus Lamm and Giorgia Silani]
2022	Contract Research by the Parlamentsdirektion of the Austrian National Council on “Open Data Kooperation” [with Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik, Torsten Möller, Laura Koesten]
2022-2025	Research Grant from the EU’s Horizon Europe Research & Innovation Programme on “Neo-authoritarianisms in Europe and the liberal democratic response - AUTHLIB” [Lead: Central European University; with Hajo Boomgaarden]
2022-2024	Research Grant of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research on ‘MEDem: Monitoring Electoral Democracy’ [with Hajo Boomgaarden]
2021	Research Grant by the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) on „The Future of Demcoracy in the Digital Era” [with Hajo Boomgaarden, Sophie Lecheler, Carolina Plescia, Carsten Schneider and Reinhard Heinisch]
2020-2022	Research Grant of the Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF) on “Logistics Decision Support in the Pandemic Crisis” [with Karl Dörner (PI), Immanuel Bomze, Radu Ioan Bot, Margaretha Gansterer and Daniele Vigo]
2020-2022	Research Grant of the Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF) on “Austrian Corona Panel Project“ [with Bernhard Kittel (PI), Barbara Prainsack and Hajo Boomgaarden]
2020-2024	Research Grant of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research on ‘Digitize! Computational Social Sciences in the Social and Digital Transformation’ [with Universities of Graz, Linz and Salzburg]
2019-2020	Contract Research by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research on ‘Mapping social science research infrastructures in Austria’
2018-2022	Research Grant from the EU’s Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation Programme on ‘Reconciling Europe with its Citizens through Democracy and Rule of Law – Reconnect” (GA No. 770142) [18 Partners, Lead: University of Leuven]
2017-2019	Research Centre “Vienna Centre for Electoral Research – VieCER” at the University of Vienna [with Wolfgang C. Müller and Hajo G. Boomgaarden]
2017	Contract Research by the Parlamentsdirektion of the Austrian National Council on ‘Voting at 16’
2017-2019	Research Grant of the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy on ‘Austrian Cooperative Infrastructure for Electoral Research’ (ACIER) (Hochschulraum-Strukturmittel) (Co-Principal Investigator) [with University of Salzburg and University of Innsbruck]
2017-2019	Research Grant of the Austrian National Bank (Jubiläumsfonds) on ‘Voters in Turmoil: Immigration, Political Discontent, Populism and Vote Choice in the 2018 National Election in Austria’ [with Carolina Plescia and Markus Wagner (Department of Government)]
2016-2019	Research Grant of the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy on ‘Austrian Social Science Data Archive’ (AUSSDA) [with University of Graz and University of Linz]
2015-2019	Research Grant of the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy on ‘European Value Study’ (EVS) [with Roland Verwiebe (Department of Sociology) and Christian Friesl (Department of Practical Theology)]
2014-2018	Research Grant of the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy on ‘Platform for survey research, methods and empirical analyses’ (PUMA) (Hochschulraum-Strukturmittel) [with Statistics Austria, University of Linz and University of Innsbruck]
2013	Research Grant of the Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth on ‘Voting at 16’
2013	Contract Research by the Parlamentsdirektion of the Austrian National Council on ‘Voting at 16’
9/2012-1/2013	Fellowship at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS), Wassenaar, The Netherlands
2012	Sponsorship Award of the Futura-Foundation, Bolzano, Italy
2011-2012	Research Grant of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) on ‘Informationskrieg im Internet: Monitoring zur Datensicherheit in Österreich’ (‘Information war’ in the web space: monitoring of data security in Austria) (Call ‘Security Research’ (KIRAS)) [Partner Organizations: Technical University of Vienna, Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Austrian Federal Chancellery] – Responsible to study Austrian public opinion towards data security in the web.
2009-2013	ELECDEM-Project (Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN)): FP7 People Project (Training Network in Electoral Democracy) [Partner Organizations: University of Exeter, University of Amsterdam, University of Mannheim, Oxford, University, Institute for Public Affairs (Bratislava), Central European University, Sabanci University, TNS Opinion, Kieskompas, European University Institute]
2009-2010	Research Grant of the Federal Ministry of Science and Research on CESSDA-ERIC (I and II) [with WISDOM, Vienna]
2009	Research Grant of the Federal Ministry of Science and Research on a pre-election study for the European Parliament Elections 2009 (EPELC)
2009-2016	Research Grant of the Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF) on ‘Austrian National Election Study’ (AUTNES) (National Research Network)
2008-2009	Research Grant of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour on ‘Effects of Unemployment’ (EFDA)
2008-2011	Research Grant of the Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF) on ‘Representation in Europe: Policy Congruence between Citizens and Elites’ (REPCONG)
2008-2013	PIREDEU-Project (Providing an Infrastructure for Research on Electoral Democracy in the European Union): FP7 Infrastructure Project (Design Study for research infrastructure in all S&T fields)
2008	Research Grant of the Federal Ministry of Science and Research on ‘Feasibility Study for a Qualitative Data Archive in Austria’ (QUALARCH)
2001-2002	TMR-Doctoral Studies’ Grant, European Commission
1998-2000	Doctoral Studies’ Grant, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna

Service at the University of Vienna and to the Scientific Community

Head of Department of the Department of Government (2022-2024)

Deputy Head of the Department of Government (2019-2022)

Member of the Commission for Legal Appeals (2019-2022; 2022-2025)

Member of the Senate (2016-2019)

Head of Department of the Department of Methods in the Social Sciences (2007-2015)

Member of the Doctoral Advisory Board ‘Political Science II’ (since 2010)

Director of the Ph.D. Study Programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences (2009-2011)

Supervisor of MA und Ph.D. students in the field of Comparative European Politics, special focus on political behaviour and particularly on voting behaviour

Member of the selection committee for students’ research grants, University of Vienna (2008-2017)

Member of the uni:docs committee (doctoral research grants), University of Vienna (2013-2014, 2016)

Member of Dissertation Committees

Member of Habilitation-committees

Reviewer of Habilitation-theses

Chairperson and Member of Appointment Committees

Internal Reviewer for Appointments of Professors

External Reviewer for Appointments of Professors at foreign universities

Member of the ‘Strategy Team’, Faculty of Social Sciences (2010-2011)

Member of the work group ‘Doctorate New’, Faculty of Social Sciences (2007-2008)

ECPR-representative of the University of Vienna

Presentations and Media Appearance

21.11.2022 Interview with Today FM, New Zealand on “Voting at 16 – Insights from Austria”.

16.11.2022 “Voting at 16 in Practice” Presentation at the LUISS Lunchtime Seminar, Rome, Italy.

10.11.2022 “Voting at 16 in Practice”, Presentation at the 2022 Seoul International Forum on Elections, online.

29.09.2022 „Wertewandel wegen Covid-19? Erste Ergebnisse der Europäischen Wertestudie 2018-2021”, Presentation at Annual Conference of Interessengsgemeinschaft Politische Bildung (Association of Political Education) on ‚Changing Democracy: which Values do we need in political education?, Graz, Austria.

15.09.2022 „Wertewandel: Wie die Pandemie veränderte, was uns wichtig ist“, Interview with Profil, https://www.profil.at/wertewandel-wie-die-pandemie-veraenderte-was-uns-wichtig-ist/402145134

10.09.2022 “Wertestudie: So hat Corona uns alle verändert“, Interview with Kurier, https://kurier.at/leben/gesellschaft/wertestudie-so-hat-corona-uns-alle-veraendert/402140988

08.08.2022 „The Austrian Corona Panel Project: Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft”, Interview in Ars Boni Episode 312 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=advDky1eVrs

03.08.2022 „Pluralism and Social Cohesion?“, Keynote at the Sommerdiskurs of the University of Vienna, Strobl, Austria.

22.07.2022 „Rissen in der Gesellschaft auf der Spur: Panel-Studie droht das Aus”, Interview with Tiroler Tageszeitung.

05.07.2022 “Brauchen wir Corona-Maßnahmen?”, Videotalk „STANDARD mitreden“, https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000137123597/epidemiologe-stoehr-zu-corona-das-allgemeinwohl-ist-nicht-gefaehrdet

27.06.2022 “Measurement”, Presentation in the Digital iLAB of the University of Vienna.

20.06.2022 “Wählen ab 16 in Österreich: Motivationen, Erfahrungen, Ausblick“, Presentation at the Expert Hearing to lower the voting age to 16 in Germany at KomJC (Kompetenzzentrum Jugend-Check, Berlin, Germany.

26.04.2022 „Support for European Integration in historical perspective”, Presentation at the Diplomatic Academy on the conference “Alcide De Gaspari”.

22.04.2022 Podcast on „Warum ist Wählen so wichtig?“, Podcast for the Chamber of Architects and Engineers.

20.04.2022 „Citizen Perceptions: Findings and Recommendations and Treaty Changes to Strengthen Democracy in Europe“, Presentation on the RECONNECT final conference on “The
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Future of Europe. How to strengthen the EU’s fundamental values’, Brussels and Online (19-21 April).

07.12.2021 Follow me: Wie politisch ist das Persönliche?, Interview with Ö1 Radiokolleg, https://oe1.orf.at/programm/20211207/665300/Radiokolleg-Follow-me-Wie-politisch-ist-das-Persoenliche

02.12.2021 ‘Demokratische Grundrechte im Spannungsfeld’, Audimax Podcast University of Vienna, https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/uniview/wissenschaft-gesellschaft/podcast-detail/artikel/audimax-demokratische-grundrechte-im-spannungsfeld/

21.10.2021 ‘Misinformedness About the European Union and the Preference to Vote to Leave or Remain’, Presentation at University of Bern, Seminar Series (online).

18.10.2021 ‘Wechsel auf dem Wiener Kanzlerstuhl – für wie lange?‘ Interview with Euronews https://de.euronews.com/2021/10/15/wechsel-auf-dem-wiener-kanzlerstuhl-fur-wie-lange

12.10.2021 Government Crisis in Austria, Interview with Bayern2, Germany.

05.10.2021 ‘Misstrauen in den Staat‘, Radio Talk with Ö1 (Punkt eins), https://oe1.orf.at/programm/20211005/654883/Misstrauen-in-den-Staat

22.09.2021 ‘Voting at 16’, Guest in the Radio Talk Show “Tagesgespräch” of Bayern2, Germany.

26.08.2021 ‘Österreichs Grüne im Dilemma’, Interview with ARD on Austrian Government Party The Greens, https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/oesterreich-fluechtlinge-afghanistan-101.html

24.08.2021 ‘Was eine EU-weite Wahlpflicht bringen soll‘, Interview with DerStandard on compulsory voting at the EU-level, https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000128883869/was-eine-eu-weite-wahlpflicht-bringen-soll?ref=rss

08.08.2021 ‘Austria – Episode 10’, Interview with ‘How My Country Works Podcast’, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-my-country-works-episode-10-austria/id1561573685?i=1000531364492

05.08.2021 ‘Pandemic Repercussions on Democracy’, Workshop Presentation at the Sommerdiskurs of the University of Vienna, Strobl, Austria.

03.07.2021 ‘Allein das Wahlalter abzusenken, wäre naiv’, Interview with the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” (FAZ) on Voting at 16, https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/wie-sinnvoll-ist-ein-wahlrecht-ab-16-17396047.html

02.07.2021 ‘Rethinking Democracy and the Democratic Future of Europe’, Panel Discussant at the RECONNECT Conference ‘Earning EU Citizens’ Trust: Rethinking Democracy and Strengthening Rule of Law’, virtual.

21.05.2021 „A general Knowledge Gap?, Presentation at the 1st Vienna Economic Dialogue ‚Gender, Money and Finance’ (May 20-21, 2021).

29.04.2021 „Wie wir wählen mit Sylvia Kritzinger“, Alexandria Podcast, https://www.alexandria-magazin.at/magazin/wie-wir-waehlen-mit-sylvia-kritzinger.php

13.04.2021 amPUNKT - Podcast mit Sylvia Kritzinger: Wird die Coronakrise zu einer Vertrauenskrise?, https://soundcloud.com/am_punkt/ampunkt-podcast-mit-sylvia-kritzinger-wird-die-coronakrise-zu-einer-vertrauenskrise

28.03.2021 ‚30 Prozent haben sich noch nie testen lassen‘, Interview with the newspaper “Kleine Zeitung“ on the Corona measures

15.03.2021 ‘Rally ‘Round the Flag: The COVID-19 Crisis and Trust in the National Government’, Presentation at the workshop of the Austrian Biologist Association.

10.03.2021 ‘COVID-19: “Viele sehen keine persönliche Gefahr”’, Interview with uni:view Magazin, https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/uniview/wissenschaft-gesellschaft/detailansicht/artikel/covid-19-viele-sehen-keine-persoenliche-gefahr/

08.03.2021 ‚Stimmung im Keller: „Politik ist mit schuld“‘, Interview with the newspaper “Kleine Zeitung“ on the Corona measures

05.03.2021 ‘Explaining possibilities for dealing with survey data: data science and political science in partnership?’, Presentation at the Research Network ‘Data Science’ at the University of Vienna, online.

03.03.2021 ‘Who would vote NOTA? Explaining a ‘None Of The Above’ choice in eight countries’, Presentation at the Central European University (CEU), online.

27.02.2021 Radio interview with the public broadcaster ORF in Ö1-Mittagsjournal on the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria.

04.02.2021 ‘Die Österreicher*innen und ihre Demokratie: die Balance zwischen Freiheit und Gleichheit’, Keynote at the Conference ‘Narrative gelungener Demokratie? Geschichte – Politik – Recht’, University of Salzburg and State Parliament Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.

28.01.2021 Interview with private TV station PULS 24 on current Corona measures in Austria

12.02.2021 ‘CESSDA Podcast with Sylvia Kritzinger’, https://anchor.fm/cessda/episodes/CESSDA-Podcast-with-with-Sylvia-Kritzinger-eosi7b

09.01.2021 ‘Die Coronakrise hat mögliche Konflikte zwischen Grünen und ÖVP verdeckt’, Interview with fm4.orf.at on the first year of the coalition between ÖVP and the Greens, https://fm4.orf.at/stories/3010884/

06.11.2020 Interview with the Austrian public broadcaster ORF-Konkret on the Corona measures

27.10.2019 ‘Votes for all!’, Interview with Flashforwardpod, https://www.flashforwardpod.com/2020/10/27/everybody-votes/

22.10.2020 ‚“Unsere Werte“ Welche Werte sind das eigentlich?‘, Presentation at Stadt Wien „Integration and Diversität“ (City of Vienna ‚Integration and Diversity‘), Vienna, Austria.

20.10.2020 ‚The Austrian Corona Panel Project – ACPP’, Presentation at the EOSC Governance Symposium 2020, virtual.

19.10.2020 ‚Zukunfsstrategie Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschungsinfrastrukturen Österreich‘, Presentation at the Workshop ‚Weiterentwicklung der GSK-Forschungsinfrastrukturen in Österreich of the BMBWF, virtual.

07.10.2020 Interview with the magazine „Woman“ on the Corona crisis.

22.09.2020 ‘Besorgt und doch nicht bereit für den Stopp des Klimawandels? Die Österreicher*innen und ihr Verhältnis zum Klimawandel’ , Presentation at the 2. ORF Klimadialog, virtual.

21.09.2020 ‘Kreuzerl Machen: Gespräche über die Wien Wahl 2020’, Interview with Radio NJOY 91.3FM, http://wien.njoyradio.at/kreuzerl-machen-gespraeche-ueber-die-wien-wahl-2020/

03.07.2020 ‘Reconnect Survey on the EP Elections 2019’, Presentation at the RECONNECT Conference ‘What Future for the European Union? Discussions on the Rule of Law and Democracy in the EU after COVID’, virtual.

01.07.2020 ‘Zukunftsstrategie. Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschungsinfrastrukturen Österreich’, Presentation at the IHS-conference ‚Was Sozialwissenschaften leisten‘, Vienna, Austria.

27.06.2020 ‚Meinungsforschung in Corona-Zeiten‘, Interview with Kitchen-Talk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz9Di39Ebtw

15.06.2020 ‘Corona: Ein Blick aus sozialwissenschaftlicher Sicht‘, Interview in Ars Boni Episode 32, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a13dn3_9eA&list=PLNsQQZ-Ar_sZJHiOKgs18mZ774J21DUDh&index=32

09.06.2020 ‚Wie können wir der Zukunft eine Stimme geben?‘, Interview with Die Presse, https://www.diepresse.com/5822716/wie-konnen-wir-der-zukunft-eine-stimme-geben

28.05.2020 ‘Warum Menschen (nicht) wählen gehen’, Demokratie 21 Podcast, https://demokratie21.at/podcast-kritzinger/

12.05.2020 ‘L’Autriche sauvée par les masques‘, Interview the La vie (N° 3898), http://www.lavie.fr/actualite/monde/l-autriche-sauvee-par-les-masques-12-05-2020-106180_5.php

05.03.2020 ‘National Identity Profiles and Support for the European Union’, Presentation at the Interdisciplinary Seminar at the Diplomatic Academy, Vienna, Austria.

29.01.2020 ‘Warum brauchen wir Demokratie?’, Interview with the big simple, https://www.a1now.tv/de-int/playerpage/111577

14.01.2020 ‘Why people turn away from politics and how to regain trust’, Discussion at the Politische Akademie, Vienna, Austria.

11.01.2020 ‘National Identity Profiles and Support for the European Union’, Presentation at the Webster University, Vienna, Austria

13.11.2019 ‘Voting at 16 in Austria: Motivations, Experiences, Outlook’, Presentation at the conference ‘Redefining Power: Strengthening the rights of the child as the key to a future-proof Europe’, Council of Europe (in the framework of the French Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe), Strasbourg, France.

07.11.2019 ‘Austria and Hungary: The European Parliament Elections 2019 and Citizens’ Perspectives’, Presentation at the CEU-Roundtable ‘Trend, coincidence, or not even remotely similar? Setbacks and advances for liberal democracy in recent elections Austria, Hungary, Poland, and Romania’, Vienna, Austria.

18.10.2019 ‘The 2019 European Parliament Elections’, Presentation at Liaison Office of the European Parliament in Austria, Vienna.

17.10.2019 ‚“Unsere Werte“ Welche Werte sind das eigentlich?‘, Presentation at Stadt Wien „Integration and Diversität“ (City of Vienna ‚Integration and Diversity‘), Vienna, Austria.

15.10.2019 ‚Wertewandel? Die Europäische Wertestudie 1990-2018‘, Presentation at Bund Sozialdemokratischer Akademiker (Union of Social-democratic University Graduates), Vienna, Austria. https://www.idealismprevails.at/die-republik-im-umbruch-quo-vadis-osterreich/

03.10.2019 ‚Vom Ende des Rechtspopulismus zu sprechen, scheint verfrüht‘, Interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/oesterreich-wahl-warum-der-rechtspopulismus-nicht-am-ende-ist-16415001.html

02.10.2019 ‚Kurz vertritt lediglich seine Wähler‘, Interview with BARFUSS – Südtiroler Onlinemagazin, https://www.barfuss.it/leben/%E2%80%9Ekurz-vertritt-lediglich-seine-w%C3%A4hler%E2%80%9C

30.09.2019 Interview with DW Europe on the Austrian National Election 2019, https://twitter.com/dw_europe/status/1178698341686927360

27.09.2019 Postcast ‚#78 Erklär mir die Demokratie 9 – das Wählen‘, https://erklaermir.simplecast.com/episodes/78

19.09.2019 Interview on the meaning of left and right, Dok1, ORF.

11.09.2019 ‘Das Kreuz mit dem Kreuzerl‘, Radio Talk with Ö1 (Punkt eins) https://oe1.orf.at/programm/20190911/572379/Das-Kreuz-mit-dem-Kreuzerl

31.08.2019 ‘Frauen wählen anders’, Interview with Wiener Zeitung, https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/politik/oesterreich/2025221-Frauen-waehlen-anders.html?em_cnt_page=3

31.07.2019 ‚European Citizens and the Future: European Parliament Elections and Citizens’ Perspectives’, Keynote at the Sommerdiskurs of the University of Vienna, Strobl, Austria.

10.07.2019 ‘Representation challenged: responsiveness, responsibility and populist parties’, Lecture at the Jean Monnet Module and Summer Program on Parliamentary Democracy in
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Europe, 8th edition, “Parliamentary Elections and Democratic Accountability in the Age of Populism” 8-19 July 2019, LUISS, School of Government, Rome, Italy.

05.07.2019 Participation in the Policy Roundtable ‘Democracy in the European Union’ at the RECONNECT-Conference ‘Democracy and the Rule of Law in the EU’, Brussels, Belgium.

19.06.2019 ‘Die EU-Wahl hat die Politik verändert’, Interview with Falter-Heureka, https://www.falter.at/heureka/FALTER_2019061948622AA677/die-eu-wahl-hat-die-politik-verandert

28.05.2019 ‘Austria readies for ‚fierce campaign after Kurz fall‘, Interview with Agence France-Press, https://www.france24.com/en/20190528-austria-readies-fierce-campaign-after-kurz-fall, https://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/monde/autriche-sebastian-kurz-lance-la-bataille-des-legislatives_2080825.html

24.05.2019 ‘Europawahlen sind nicht mehr zweitranging’, Interview with uni:view, https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/uniview/wissenschaft-gesellschaft/detailansicht/artikel/europawahlen-sind-nicht-mehr-zweitrangig/

21.05.2019 ‘Sebastian Kurz hat das rhetorisch brilliant gelöst’, Interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/politikwissenschaftlerin-ueber-oesterreich-kurz-hat-das-brillant-geloest-16198533-p2.html?printPagedArticle=true#pageIndex_1

20.05.2019 ‘Krise in Wien’, Interview with heute journal, ZDF, https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute-journal/heute-journal-vom-20-mai-2019-100.html

19.04.2019 ‘Europa-Talk’, Interview with w24 on the European Parliament Election 2019, https://www.w24.at/Sendungen-A-Z/Europa-Talk/Alle-Folgen.

08.03.2019 ‘Women’s perspectives over time: Findings from the European Value Survey 2018’, Keynote at The Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of Austria, Vienna.

19.11.2018 ‘Interdisciplinary Value Research’, Keynote at the conference ‘European values, rule of law and security’ by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Vienna, Austria.

21.10.2018 ‘Value study: Who is a real Austrian?’ cover story in Kurier https://kurier.at/politik/inland/wertestudie-wer-ist-ein-echter-oesterreicher/400151376

20.10.2018 ‘In what Austrians believe’, cover story in the magazine Profil https://www.profil.at/oesterreich/titelgeschichte-woran-oesterreich-glaubt-10422507

11.09.2018 ‘What does voting at 16 change? The case of Austria’, Interview with Euronews https://www.euronews.com/2018/09/11/what-does-voting-at-16-change-the-case-of-austria

06.09.2018 ‘Pushing Authoritarianism and Populism? A Citizen Perspective’, Keynote at the Conference ‘1918-1938-2018 – Dawn of an Authoritarian Century?’, University of Vienna and Federal Agency for Civic Education, Schloss Eckertsau, Austria.

06.06.2018 ‘Populism in Austria’, Presentation at the Workshop ‘Parties, Populism and Participation: Hungarian elections in a comparative perspective’, Central European University and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Budapest, Hungary.

16.05.2018 ‚Publizieren in den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften‘, Presentation at the Center for Doctoral Studies of the University of Vienna.

09.03.2018 ‘Wahlalter: Mit 16 besonders motiviert’, Interview with Die Presse https://diepresse.com/home/science/5385390/Wahlalter_Mit-16-besonders-motiviert

21.12.2017 ‘Leben, wählen, mit(b)estimmen – Wahlrecht im Fluss’, Interview for the APA Dossier on Democracy http://science.apa.at/dossier/Leben_waehlen_mit_be_stimmen_-_Wahlrecht_im_Fluss/SCI_20171221_SCI77894348839735800

21.12.2017 ‘FPÖ-Wähler stehen ökonomisch weiter links als die Partei’, Interview with derStandard http://derstandard.at/2000070788364-2000020665585/FPOe-Waehler-stehen-oekonomisch-weiter-links-als-die-Partei

15.12.2017 ‘Erste Analysen zur Nationalratswahl 2017’, Presentation at the ‘FachMittage’ of the Parliament Board of the Austrian Parliament.

14.11.2017 ‘Zehn Jahre Wählen mit 16: Österreichs Vorreiterrolle in Europa’, Interview with thema Vorarlberg http://themavorarlberg.at/gesellschaft/zehn-jahre-waehlen-mit-16-oesterreichs-vorreiterrolle-europa

19.10.2017 Interview with New York Times on the Austrian National Election 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/style/sebastian-kurz-austria-branding-style.html

17.10.2017 ‘Ist die Demokratie im Umbruch?’ User article for Der Standard http://derstandard.at/2000065873280/Ist-die-Demokratie-tatsaechlich-im-Umbruch

16.10.2017 Interview with Washington Post on the Austrian National Election 2017 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/austrian-election-yields-a-hard-right-turn-as-conservative-and-nationalist-parties-gain/2017/10/15/d1dce850-ad22-11e7-9b93-b97043e57a22_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.2b8dbcf705d6

16.10.2017 Interview with France 24 on the Austrian National Election 2017 http://www.france24.com/fr/20171014-legislatives-autriche-sebastian-kurz-conservateurs-ovp-immigration-macron-fpo and https://www.france24.com/en/20171016-sebastian-kurz-austrian-wonder-kid-poised-make-history

October 2017 – Interviews on the Austrian national election 2017 with Al-Jazeera, Austrian Press Agency, SverigesRadio, Deutsche Welle, Bloomberg Bulgaria.

12.10.2017 ‘Nationalratswahl in Österreich: Jung, männlich, rechts?’ Interview with Die Zeit. http://www.zeit.de/campus/2017-10/nationalratswahl-oesterreich-junge-waehler-fpoe-oevp

27.09.2017 ‘Veränderungen der Parteienlandschaft und deren Auswirkungen auf das politische System’, Presentation at the Frauenrat (www.frauenrat.co.at), Vienna.

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11.09.2017 Interview with uni:view ‚Unehrlichkeit können wir nie ausschließen‘ http://medienportal.univie.ac.at/uniview/wissenschaft-gesellschaft/detailansicht/artikel/wahlumfragen-unehrlichkeit-koennen-wir-nie-ausschliessen/

14.04.2017 Interview with MDR (Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk) on ‘Voting rights for children’

31.03.2017 Interview on ‘The Young, Right Europe’ for Zeit Campus [http://www.zeit.de/campus/2017-03/rechtspopulismus-europa-wahlen-frankreich-interessen-jung-rechts/seite-5].

03.03.2017 ‘How has the radical right transformed established conflict lines?, Presentation at the Gründungstag of the Mainzer Zentrum für empirische Demokratieforschung.

19.01.2017 Interview on Political Opinion Polls for the Radio Programme ‚Dimensionen – die Welt der Wissenschaft‘, Ö1.

5.12.2016 ‘Ein Monitoring für die österreichische Demokratie‘, Interview with Die Presse.

21.10.2016 ‘Wahlalter ab 16?, Presentation at Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung – Gesprächskreis “Zukunft der Parteiendemokratie“, Berlin, Germany.

23.05.2016 ‘Wahl des kleineren Übels’, Interview with Deutsche Welle in the aftermath of the Austrian presidential election.

05.11.2015 ‘Wählen mit 16’, Presentation at “Dialog Jugendforschung on tour”, Akzent, Salzburg, Austria.

21.10.2105 Participation in panel discussion ‘Shift to the right in Austria: an analysis of the Austrian elections in 2015’, Social Academy, Austrian Chamber of Labour.

21.10.2015 ‘Data Quality in Statistical Surveys: Survey Methodology in the Social Science’, Presentation at the Statistics Days of the Austrian Statistical Association (ÖSG), Vienna, Austria.

12.10.2015 Interview ‘Local Elections in Vienna’ with NDR (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) ‘Mittagsecho’

01.10.2015 ‘The Platform for Surveys, Methods and Analyses’, Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Austrian Society of Sociology, Innsbruck, Austria.

22.09.2015 ‘Media and Party Communication Effects on Intra-Campaign Vote Switching’. Talk at the Rotary Club Vienna, Austria.

06.08.2015 ‘More Pragmatic than Utopian? Public Perceptions of Europe’, Presentation at the Summer Discourse of the University of Vienna, Strobl, Austria.

08.07.2015 ‘Implicit attitudes and inconsistent issue voting: the example of the radical right vote’. Presentation at University of Koblenz-Landau, Forschungskolloquium.

24.06.2015 ‘Media and Party Communication Effects on Intra-Campaign Vote Switching’. Presentation at the Conference of the Research Group ‘Communication, Media, Politics‘ of the University of Koblenz/Landau, Germany.

28.05.2015 ‘Media and Party Communication Effects on Intra-Campaign Vote Switching’. Presentation at University of Bern, Seminar Series.

15.05.2015 ‘Types of electoral accountability and electoral behavior’. Presentation at the EUI-Workshop ‘Beyond the Democratic Deficit: Political Representation & Differential Policy Responsiveness in the European Union’, Florence, Italy.

12.05.2015 Radio interview with Rai Sender Bozen ‘The decline in voter turnout’.

29.04.2015 Participation in panel discussion ‘The British Election System: Analytical Comparison with Austria’, The Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and the British Embassy in Vienna.

24.11.2014 ‘Wählen mit 16’, Presentation at “Dialog Jugendforschung on tour”, Province of Bolzano/Bozen (Italy).

18.11.2014 ‘Support for Europe? Media attention and implicit attitudes’ [together with David Johann], Presentation at Workshop ‘Campaigning for Europe 2014: Parties, Mass Media and Voters in the European Parliamentary Elections 2014’, Annweiler, Germany.

13.11.2014 ‘Wählen mit 16: Erkenntnisse aus der Nationalratswahl 2013’, Presentation at “Fokus Jugendforschung”, Region of Styria (Land Steiermark).

07.11.2014 Radio transmission ‘Ansichtssache’, RAI Sender Bozen

22.09.2014 ‘5 things you should know when doing a PhD’, Presentation at the Welcome Days 2014, University of Vienna, Centre for Doctoral Studies.

07.07.2014 ‘Europawahl 2014: Bleibt alles anders?’, Commentary for ‘Der Standard’ [together with David Johann and Paul Schmidt] (http://derstandard.at/2000002770196/Europawahl2014-Bleibt-alles-anders).

06.06.2014 Participation in panel discussion ‘Digitalisierung der Demokratie – Untergang der politischen Parteien’, win2 conference, Uni Management Club, Eisenstadt.

28.05.2014 ‘Ready to Vote? Voting @16 and experiences from Austria’, Presentations in the Vote@16 conference, University of Tallinn.

14.05.2014 ‘Neue Methodenansätze zur Reduzierung von Overreporting in Fragen zur Wahlbeteiligung und ihre Effekte’, Presentation in Science & Drinks, University of Vienna.

30.03.2014 ‘Bilanz: Wählen mit 16’, Interview in the TV-program Hohes Haus, ORF.

27.03.2014 Radio transmission ‘Die Qual der Wahl: Wählen mit 16’, ORF Ö1 Journal Panorama.

25.03.2014 ‘Wählen mit 16: Erreichen Politik und Medien die junge Generation?’, Presentation at FORUM MEDIEN.MACHT.DEMOKRATIE at the Austrian Parliament.

13.03.2014 ‚Wählen mit 16 bei der Nationalratswahl 2013‘, Presentation at the Dialog Jugendforum of the Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth

31.01.2014 ‘AUTNES – Die österreichische nationale Wahlstudie. Die Nationalratswahl 2013 – Erste Ergebnisse’, Presentation at the ‘FachMittage’ of the Parliament Board of the Austrian Parliament [with Eva Zeglovits].

18.12.2013 ‘Knowing Left from Right and More from Less: Information Environments and Knowledge of Party Positions’, Presentation at University of Bern, Seminar Series.

28.11.2013 ‘The Outcome of the Austrian Elections in Times of Crisis’, Presentation at the EUDO Dissemination Conference 2013, EUI, Florence, Italy.

20.11.2103 ‘Nationalratswahl 2013: Was hat Österreich bewegt?‘, Presentation at AmPuls organized by the Austrian Science Fund.

07.11.2013 ‚Wählen mit 16 bei der Nationalratswahl 2013 – Erste Ergebnisse‘, Presentation at the Dialog Jugendforum of the Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth

29.09.2013 Österreichische Wähler sind ein seltsames Vok, Presse am Sonntag

19.09.2913 Interview for DIE ZEIT on Green voters in Austria

18.09.2013 Interview for Agence France-Presse on ‘Autriche: les classes populaires courtisées avant les élections’, http://www.liberation.fr/monde/2013/09/18/autriche-les-classes-populaires-courtisees-avant-les-elections_932743 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGetwoI_bG8

18.09.2013 Radio transmission ‘Reality Check: Who votes for whom‘, ORF FM4.

12.09.2013 ‘The Austrian Voter’, Interview in ORF Magazin Heute Mittag.

11.09.2013 ‚Studie zum Wahlverhalten der Österreicher‘, Interview for ORF2 ZIB2.

11.09.2013 Radio transmission ‘Von Tag zu Tag: Was österreichische Wählerinnen und Wähler beeinflusst’, Ö1-ORF.

05.09.2013 ‚Aussagekraft der Zeitungsumfragen gering’, Interview for the radio programme Ö1 Morgenjournal.

03.09.2013 ‚Ein Porträt der Nichtwähler’, Interview for ORF1 ZiB Magazin.

12.04.2013 ‘Umfrageforschung in der Politik: Theorie und Praxis’, Presentation at the ‘FachMittage’ of the Parliament Board of the Austrian Parliament.

02.02.2013 Interview with the Irish Times on ‘At 16 you can leave school, work, pay tax - why not vote?’

22.11.2012 ‘Support for the FPÖ and its repercussion for the established mainstream parties SPÖ and ÖVP’, Presentation at the Script Seminar ‘Populism, Extremism and the Mainstream’, Policy Network and the Wiardi Beckman Stichting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

01.11.2012 ‘Issue Voting in the EU’, Presentation at the Internal Seminar of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS), Wassenaar, The Netherlands.

17.10.2012 Radio transmission ‘Lowering voting age across the UK and whether 16-year old-people are mature enough to vote’, Discussion in the Global Russian Radio Se

03.10.2012 Interview ‚Wahlvolk ist nicht so manipulierbar’ in Arbeit & Wirtschaft 10/2012.

27.04.2012 ‘Demokratie, Repräsentation, Wahlen: Umfragetechnische Erfassung und vorhandene Datensätze’, Presentation at the Workshop ‘Theorie, Messung, Daten und Interpretation: Sozial- und rechtswissenschaftlicher Methodenworkshop‘, Österreichische Forschungsgemeinschaft, Graz.

16.01.2012 ‘Forschungsmethoden in der Wahlforschung’, Presentation at the commemoration of Anton K. Formann, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna.

17.10.2011 ‘Voting at 16: Turnout and the Quality of Vote Choice’, Presentation at the MZES Seminar Series, Mannheim, Germany. Paper also presented at the PSAI Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, October 2011, 21-23.

13.09.2011 ‘The State of Electoral Studies in Europe’, Presentation at the FORS-Symposium held in honour of Peter Farago's 60th birthday, Lausanne,Switzerland.

06.05.2011 ‘Zum Politikverständnis der ÖsterreicherInnen’ [together with Markus Wagner and Eva Zeglovits], Presentation at the Conference ‘Zukunft der Demokratie in Österreich’, Österreichische Forschungsgemeinschaft, Vienna.

05.04.2011 ‘Regional Impact on Congruence’, Presentation at University of Bern, Seminar Series.

23.03.2011 ‘Meaningful Choice?’ Presentation at University of Twente, Seminar Series.

18.02.2011 ‘The State of Electoral Studies in Europe’, Presentation at Conférence Grand Public Rapport Elections 2009, Unversité du Luxembourg.

14.12.2010 Interview on ‘The Italian Budget 2011’ for SAT1 Austria.

25.06.2010 Radio transmission ‘South Tyrol’, Panel Discussant at Talking-History-Programme, Newstalk 106-108fm, Ireland.

29.04.2010 ‘Checks and Balances in Modern Democracy: The Case of Italy in the Berlusconi Area’, Discussant at the Public Lecture Series ‘Human Rights in the European Context’, University of Vienna.

28.01.2010 ’15 Jahre Europäische Union und Österreich’, Discussant at the panel discussion, Haus der Europäischen Union, Vienna.

24.11.2009 ‘The Dimensionality of the Political Space’, Presentation at the Nuffield Seminar Series, University of Oxford.

12.10.2009 ‚Governance Modi und Interessen’, Presentation at the Wiener Wissenschafts-, Forschungs- und Technologiefonds.

08.08.2009 ‘Innovation und Governance: Der Einfluss von Interessen’, Presentation at the Sommerdiskurs of the University of Vienna.

22.10.2008 Radio transmission ‘Von Tag zu Tag: Europa am Meer – wie sich Binnenstaaten und Küstenländer in ihren Auslandsbeziehungen unterscheiden’, Ö1-ORF.

01.09.2008 ‘Applied Policy Research: Conflicts between Methods or Pluralism of Methods?’, Speech at the ESF-EUROQUAL Conference ‘Using Multi-methods in Social Sciences’.

13.06.2008 ‘Die Entwicklung einer Europäische Identität: eine statistische Analyse’, Speech at Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Statistics and Mathematics.

07.05.2008 ‘Changes in the Political Space? Parties’ Positions due to European Integration’, Speech at the University of Konstanz, Department of Politics and Management, Germany.

14.04.2008 Interview on ‘The Italian elections on April, 13-14 2008’ for ProSieben Austria.

25.03.2008 ‘Public Opinion and European Identity’, Speech at High School Sterzing, Italy.

25.01.2008 ‘Kausalität und Gesellschaft’, Discussant at the Methodenforum, University of Vienna.

25.01.2008 Interview on ‘The government crisis in Italy’ for ProSieben Austria.

27.01.2007 Discussant ‚Von Neumann’s Play Off – Zur Seetauglichkeit von Wahlen, Spielen und Theorien im Wellenschlag selbstverwalteter Fördertöpfe’, Plattform Netznetz, Depot, Vienna.

19.12.2006 Interview on ‘Public opinion in the EU’ for Radio Berlin-Brandenburg (broadcasted at 18:30).

19.12.2006 ‚Europäische Identität – Für junge Leute ist die EU Alltag’, Interview with ‚die Tageszeitung, berlin’ (taz)

20.11.2006 ‘Wie demokratisch ist die EU? Die Sicht der Bevölkerung’, Speech at the Austrian-Slovak Workshop on ‘Democratic deficit in the EU?’, Bratislava, Slovakia.

01.11.2006 ‘National Interests in Common Agricultural Policy?’, Lecture at the Seminar Series of the European Commission Representation in Ireland on ‘EU policies important to Ireland’.

01.11.2006 ‘The difficult birth of a European Social Policy’, Lecture at the Seminar Series of the European Commission Representation in Ireland on ‘EU policies important to Ireland’.

24.10.2006 Interview on ‘A Growing European Identity’ for BBC Europe Today (broadcasted at 17:00).

24.10.2006 ‘Is there a European Identity?’, Speech at the ‚Austria – Sagitta’.

20.10.2006 Interview on ‘Demographic Aspects of European Identity’ for ORF-International.

20.10.2006 ‘Perspektiven Europäischer Identität – Aspekte, Fakten, Meinungen’, Speech at the IAO-Meeting (International Alumni Organisation IHS).

31.07.2006 ‘The Public View on the EU over Time: an Increase of the Sceptics?’, Presentation at the Interdisciplinary Seminar Series, International Summer Program of the University of Vienna, Strobl, Austria.

16.03.2006 ‘The Demography of Growing European Identity’, Internal Presentation at the Departmental Research Seminar, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna (IHS).

18.03.2005 ‘Regional Integration and Domestic Structures: The (Non-)Europeanisation of Political Parties’, Presentation at the Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

29.04.2004: ‘Continuities and Changes in Attitudes Towards Europe within the Italian Political Parties: an Examination of Parties’ manifestos’, Internal Presentation at the Departmental Research Seminar, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna (IHS).

02.05.2003: ‘The Role of the Nation State on Individual Support for the European Union’ Internal Presentation at the Departmental Research Seminar, Trinity College, Dublin.

Teaching

Summer term 2022	MA-Seminar ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’ (with Bettina Stadler), General Graduate Seminar, Master Thesis Seminar, Lecture ‘European Political Systems in Comparative Perspective’ (Summer School)
Winter term 2021/22	Lecture ‘Quantitative Data Collection and Type of Data’, Research Practice Seminar ‘Representation and Inequality’, Master Thesis Seminar
Summer term 2021	MA-Seminar ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’ (with Bettina Stadler), MA-Seminar ‘Political Communication, Lecture ‘Theories on Public Opinion and Electoral Behaviour’, General Graduate Seminar, Lecture ‘European Political Systems in Comparative Perspective’ (Summer School)
Winter term 2020/21	Lecture ‘Quantitative Data Collection and Type of Data’, Lecture ‘Theories on Public Opinion and Electoral Behaviour’, MA-Seminar ‘Political socialization’, Graduate Seminar ‘Research Design and Causal Models in the Social Sciences’
Summer term 2020	MA-Seminar ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’ (with Bettina Stadler), MA-Seminar ‘Political socialization’, MA-Seminar ‘Politics and Populism’, Lecture ‘Theories on Public Opinion and Electoral Behaviour’
Winter Term 2019/20	Lecture ‘Quantitative Data Collection and Type of Data’, Research Practice Seminar ‘Political Communication’, Graduate Seminar ‘Research Design and Causal Models in the Social Sciences’
Summer term 2019	MA-Seminar ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’ (with Bettina Stadler), General Graduate Seminar, MA-Seminar ‘Representation and Inequality’, MA-Seminar ‘Political socialization, political communication and political participation’, Lecture ‘European Political Systems in Comparative Perspective’ (Summer School)
Winter term 2018/19	Lecture ‘Quantitative Data Collection and Type of Data’, Lecture ‘Theories on Public Opinion and Electoral Behaviour’, MA-Seminar ‘Politics and Polarization’, Graduate Seminar ‘Research Design and Causal Models in the Social Sciences’
Summer term 2018	MA-Seminar ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’ (with Bettina Stadler), General Graduate Seminar, MA-Seminar ‘Politics and Populism’, Doctoral Research Colloquium ‘Media and Politics’, Lecture ‘European Political Systems in Comparative Perspective’ (Summer School)
Winter Term 2017/18	Lecture ‘Quantitative Data Collection and Type of Data’, Research Practice Seminar ‘Representation and Inequality’, Graduate Seminar ‘Research Design in the Social Sciences’
Summer term 2017	MA-Seminar ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’ (with Bettina Stadler), General Graduate Seminar, MA-Seminar ‘Politics and Polarization’, Lecture ‘European Political Systems in Comparative Perspective’ (Summer School)
Winter Term 2016/17	Lecture ‘Quantitative Data Collection and Type of Data’, Research Practice Seminar ‘Representation and Inequality’, Graduate Seminar ‘Research Design in the Social Sciences’
Summer term 2016	Doctoral Research Colloquium ‘Media and Politics’, Lecture ‘European Political Systems in Comparative Perspective’ (Summer School)
Winter term 2015/16	Lecture ‘Quantitative Data Collection and Type of Data’, General Graduate Seminar, Graduate Seminar ‘Research Design in the Social Sciences’
Summer term 2015	MA-Seminar ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’ (with David Johann), PhD Seminar ‘Theories of Political Representation and Empirical Application, MA Research Practice ‘Electoral Behaviour in Europe – From a Research Proposal to Empirical Analysis’, Lecture ‘European Political Systems in Comparative Perspective’ (Summer School)
Winter term 2014/15	Lecture ‘Quantitative Data Collection and Type of Data’, General Graduate Seminar, Graduate Seminar ‘Research Design in the Social Sciences’
Summer term 2014	MA-Seminar ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’ (with David Johann), General Graduate Seminar, Lecture ‘European Political Systems in Comparative Perspective’ (Summer School)
Winter term 2013/14	Lecture ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’, General Graduate Seminar, Graduate Seminar ‘Research Design in the Social Sciences’
Summer term 2013	MA-Seminar ‘Electoral Behaviour’, MA-Seminar ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’ (with David Johann), General Graduate Seminar, Lecture ‘European Political Systems in Comparative Perspective’ (Summer School)
Summer term 2012	MA-Seminar ‘Electoral Behaviour’, MA-Seminar ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’ (with David Johann), General Graduate Seminar, Lecture ‘European Political Systems in Comparative Perspective’ (Summer School)
Winter term 2011/12	Lecture ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’, General Graduate Seminar, Graduate Seminar ‘Research Design in the Social Sciences’
Summer term 2011	General Graduate Seminar, Lecture ‘European Political Systems in Comparative Perspective’ (Summer School), Doctoral Seminar ‘Theories in Political Behaviour’
Winter term 2010/11	Lecture ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’, General Graduate Seminar
Summer term 2010	General Graduate Seminar, Lecture ‘European Political Systems’ (Summer School)
Winter term 2009/10	Lecture ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’, General Graduate Seminar
Summer term 2009	Lecture ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’, Lecture ‘European Parliament Elections: Voters’ Decisions and Media Analysis’, General Graduate Seminar
Winter term 2008/09	Lecture ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’, Lecture ‘European Parliament Elections: Voters’ Decisions and Media Analysis’, General Graduate Seminar, Graduate Seminar ‘Regression Models in Social Sciences’
Summer term 2008	Lecture ‘European Political Systems’ (Summer School), Lecture ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’, Graduate Seminar ‘Research Design in Empirical Social Research’, Graduate Seminar ‘Regression Models in Social Sciences’.
Winter term 2007/08	Undergraduate Course ‘Quantitative Methods in Political Science’, Graduate Seminar ‘Research Design in Social Science’, University of Vienna, Institute of Political Science
Academic year 2006/07	PhD-Coaching, Institute for Advanced Studies, Department of Political Science.
Summer term 2006	Undergraduate Seminar ‘Political Parties and European Integration. The Europeanisation of national and European political parties’, University of Vienna, Department of Governance.
Academic year 2005/06	PhD-Coaching, Institute for Advanced Studies, Department of Political Science.
Summer term 2005	Graduate Seminar ‘Quantitative Methods in Theory and Practice’, Institute for Advanced Studies, Department of Political Science. Undergraduate Seminar ‘Public Opinion in the European Integration Process: Factors of support’, University of Vienna, Department of Governance. PhD-Coaching, Institute for Advanced Studies, Department of Political Science. Graduate seminar (approx. 20 sessions with discussions of participants’ draft dissertation outlines), Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna (in collaboration with Gerda Falkner, Irina Michalowitz and Oliver Treib).
Winter term 2004/05	Graduate Seminar ‘Research Design’, Institute for Advanced Studies, Department of Political Science. Graduate Seminar ‘Qualitative Methods in Political Science’, Institute for Advanced Studies, Department of Political Science (with Gerda Falkner, Irina Michalowitz and Oliver Treib). Course ‘The political system of the EU’, Danube-University Krems.

Additional Skills

Languages
German: Native Speaker
Italian, English: fluent
French: basic knowledge

Computer Skills: Power Point, Word, Excel, Stata, E-views, SPSS
Media Training for Print and Electronic Media

Memberships

Member of European Political Science Association (EPSA)