Univ.-Prof. Markus Wagner, PhD
Markus Wagner
Winter term 2026


Falcó-Gimeno, A., Jurado, I., & Wagner, M. (2026). Left-Wing Governments and Far-Right Success. British Journal of Political Science, 56, Article e5. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123425101208



Plescia, C., Boyer, M. M., Abdala, M. B., Brunetti, A. L., Kritzinger, S., Wagner, M., Tolochko, P., Le Gall, C., Zechmeister, E. J., & Blais, A. (2025). The Meanings of Voting for Citizens: A Scientific Challenge, a Portrait, and Implications. Oxford University Press (OUP). Comparative Politics https://doi.org/10.1093/9780198946335.001.0001

Iyengar, S., & Wagner, M. (2025). Conceptualizing affective polarization. In Handbook of Affective Polarization (pp. 22-34). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035310609.00007


Turnbull-Dugarte, S. J., & Wagner, M. (Accepted/In press). Heroes and villains: Motivated projection of political identities. Political Science Research and Methods. https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2025.10



Abou-Chadi, T., Häusermann, S., Mitteregger, R., Mosimann, N., & Wagner, M. (2025). Trade-offs of social democratic party strategies in a pluralized issue space: a conjoint analysis. World Politics, 77(3), 419-467. https://doi.org/10.1353/wp.2025.a964462



Hübscher, E., Sattler, T., & Wagner, M. (2024). Voters and the IMF: Experimental Evidence from European Crisis Countries. Comparative Political Studies, 57(11), 1870-1901. https://doi.org/10.1177/00104140231204229

Wagner, M. (2024). Affective Polarization in Europe. European Political Science Review, 16(3), 378-392. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773923000383


Wagner, M., & Praprotnik, K. (2024). Affective polarization and coalition signals. Political Science Research and Methods, 12(2), 336-353. https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2023.33

Abou-Chadi, T., & Wagner, M. (2024). Losing the Middle Ground: The Electoral Decline of Social Democratic Parties since 2000. In Beyond Social Democracy: The Transformation of the Left in Emerging Knowledge Societies (pp. 102-119). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009496810.004

Abou-Chadi, T., Häusermann, S., Mitteregger, R., Mosimann, N., & Wagner, M. (2024). Old Left, New Left, Centrist, or Left National? Determinants of Support for Different Social Democratic Programmatic Strategies. In Beyond Social Democracy: The Transformation of the Left in Emerging Knowledge Societies (pp. 249-276). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009496810.011

Why should we worry about affective polarization?

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

11 Nov 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science


Affective polarization and perceived understanding

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

31 Oct 2025

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Affective polarization and leadership change

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

24 Oct 2025

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Affective polarization and partisan stereotypes

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

11 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025

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Partisan discrimination

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2 Jul 2025 → 6 Jul 2025

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Affective polarization and political interest

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

26 Jun 2025 → 28 Jun 2025

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Group Pressure? The Dynamics of Party Competition over Social Identities

Stecker, M. (Speaker), Lind, F. (Contributor), Boomgaarden, H. (Contributor) & Wagner, M. (Contributor)

25 Apr 2025

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Affective polarization and political interest

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

20 Apr 2025 → 23 Apr 2025

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Partisan discrimination

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

4 Mar 2025

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Partisan discrimination

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

11 Feb 2025

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Partisan discrimination

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

4 Feb 2025

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Affective polarization and identity politics

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2023

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Coalition signals and affective polarization

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2023

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Conceptual debates and approaches

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2023

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Do left-wing governments fuel far-right success?

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2023

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Ideological identities and affective polarization

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2023

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Ideological identities and affective polarization

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2023

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Ideological identities and affective polarization

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2023

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Reducing affective polarization: The effect of challenging stereotypes

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

25 Oct 2022

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Reducing affective polarization: The effect of challenging stereotypes

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

1 Jul 2022

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Social Democratic Voting in a Pluralised Issue Space: Identifying Strategic Trade-offs across 6 European Countrie

Häusermann, S. (Speaker) & Wagner, M. (Contributor)

30 Jun 2022

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Affective polarization and stereotype reduction

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

25 Jun 2022

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Voters and the IMF: Experimental Evidence From European Crisis Countries

Sattler, T. (Speaker), Hübscher, E. (Contributor) & Wagner, M. (Contributor)

24 Jun 2022

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Affective polarization in Germany

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

29 Apr 2022

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Affective polarization in multiparty systems

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

10 Mar 2022

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Affective polarization and coalition signals

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

10 Dec 2021

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Social Democratic Voting in a Pluralized Issue Space: Identifying Strategic Trade-Offs across 6 European Countries

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

9 Dec 2021

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science


Affective polarization and coalition signals

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

6 Dec 2021

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Affective polarization and political stereotypes

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

7 Oct 2021

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Why do people dislike some parties more than others

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

23 Jun 2021

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Voters and the IMF: Experimental Evidence From European Crisis Countries

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

25 Mar 2021

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Why do people dislike some parties more than others

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

4 Dec 2020

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Why do people dislike some parties more than others

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

13 Nov 2020

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Xenophobic hate crimes in Germany

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

6 Nov 2020

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Why do people dislike some parties more than others

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

21 Oct 2020

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Does austerity cause political polarization?

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2 Mar 2020

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Does austerity cause political polarization?

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

20 Feb 2020

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Affective Polarization in Multiparty Democracies

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

16 Dec 2019

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Does Austerity Cause Political Polarization

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

4 Dec 2019

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Losing the Middle Ground: The electoral decline of Social Democratic parties since 2000

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

29 Nov 2019

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Affective Polarization in Multiparty Democracies

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

31 Aug 2019

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Experiments on Social Norms and Democracy

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

23 Aug 2019

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Mainstream Party Decline in Europe

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

8 Aug 2019

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How parties compete: how positional and issue change affect political con ict in modern democracies

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

26 Jul 2019

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Elections as information: evidence from Google Trends

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

21 Jun 2019

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Learning Facts about Migration: Politically Motivated Learning of Polarizing Information about Refugees

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

20 Jun 2019

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Affective Polarization in Multiparty Systems

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

9 May 2019

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Electoral Fortunes of Social Democratic Parties: Do Second Dimension Positions matter?

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

7 May 2019

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Closer to the Elites? How emotions and information influence populist attitudes

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

15 Feb 2019

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Mainstream Party Decline in Europe

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

4 Feb 2019

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Social Democratic Party Strategies: What Works?

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

29 Nov 2018

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Information, Emotions and Populism

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

21 Sept 2018

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When do parties politicize new issues? The Impact of Losing Power

Wagner, M. (Speaker), Abou-Chadi, T. (Speaker) & Bischof, D. (Speaker)

20 Apr 2018

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When do parties politicize new issues?

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

22 Mar 2018

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When do parties politicize new issues?

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

15 Mar 2018

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Abgrenzen oder Annähern – Wie sollen etablierte Parteien den Populismus schwächen?

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2018

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Conjoint experiment: welfare, immigration & deservingness

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2018

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Emotions and populism

Wagner, M. (Speaker) & Morisi, D. (Speaker)

2018

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Voter responses to fiscal austerity

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2018

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Flawed elections and young voters' trust in democracy

Eberl, J.-M. (Speaker), Glinitzer, K. (Speaker), Heider, V. (Speaker), Kritzinger, S. (Speaker) & Wagner, M. (Speaker)

1 Dec 2017

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Improving Recall of Past Political Behaviour: Results from a question-wording Experiment in Austria, Germany and the UK

Plescia, C. (Contributor), Kritzinger, S. (Speaker) & Wagner, M. (Contributor)

6 Sept 2017 → 9 Sept 2017

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Does social distance decrease support for politicians? Evidence from conjoint experiments in three countries

Vivyan, N. (Speaker), Wagner, M. (Speaker), Glinitzer, K. (Speaker) & Eberl, J.-M. (Speaker)

24 Jun 2017

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Flawed elections and young voters’ trust in democracy: The case of the 2016 Austrian presidential election

Eberl, J.-M. (Speaker), Glinitzer, K. (Speaker), Heider, V. (Speaker), Kritzinger, S. (Speaker) & Wagner, M. (Speaker)

22 Jun 2017

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Does social distance decrease support for politicians? Evidence from conjoint experiments in three countries

Glinitzer, K. (Speaker), Wagner, M. (Contributor), Eberl, J.-M. (Contributor) & Vivyan, N. (Contributor)

25 Apr 2017

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Why do people dislike some parties more than others?

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

30 Sept 2016

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Fear, anger and enthusiasm about the EU: Effects of emotional reactions on public preferences towards European integration

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

Jun 2016

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Who gets into the papers? Media attention to party communication in election campaigns

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

Sept 2015

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Explaining Voter Preferences for Local Legislators: Evidence from a Conjoint Analysis Survey Experiment

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

Jun 2015

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Immigrants, Political Parties, and Motivated Reasoning: How Political Attitudes Shape Inaccurate Evaluations

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2015

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Selective exposure and the decision to watch televised debates

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

2015

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How parties move: shifting policy or emphasis?

Wagner, M. (Invited speaker)

2014

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How parties move: shifting policy or emphasis?

Wagner, M. (Invited speaker)

2014

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How parties move: shifting policy or emphasis?

Wagner, M. (Invited speaker)

2014

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Immigrants, Political Parties, and Motivated Reasoning. How Political Attitudes Shape Inaccurate Evaluations

Wagner, M. (Invited speaker)

2014

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Negative issue ownership

Wagner, M. (Invited speaker)

2014

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Partisanship and corruption: evidence from a survey experiment

Wagner, M. (Invited speaker)

2014

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What do voters expect from their MP?

Wagner, M. (Invited speaker)

2014

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Why do voters like independent-minded MPs?

Wagner, M. (Invited speaker)

2014

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The dynamics of issue engagement in multiparty systems

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

30 Nov 2012

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Sequencing Effekte: Links‐Rechts‐Positionierung und weitere Instrumententests in AUTNES

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

9 Nov 2012

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Questions about party competence: insights from cognitive interviews

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

7 Sept 2012

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Party issue competition in Austria: Party competence, voter issue importance and the moderating role of party popularity

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

14 Jul 2012

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Fear and anger in Great Britain: blame assignment and emotional reactions to the financial crisis

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

21 Jun 2012

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The dynamic effects of politician misconduct on satisfaction with democracy: evidence from the UK Expenses Scandal

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

21 Jun 2012

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The narcissism of small differences? Distinguishing between spatial models of vote choice and the role of political sophistication

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

21 Jun 2012

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Competence or Relevance? Explaining party programmatic profiles

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

15 Apr 2012

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Explaining parties’ salience strategies: the moderating role of party popularity

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

12 Apr 2012

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How are they different? Comparing supporters of the radical right and mainstream parties in Austria

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

2 Dec 2011

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Instrumententests mit kognitiven Pretest Interviews

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

24 Nov 2011

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Instrumententest Wahlbeteiligungsreporting

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

24 Nov 2011

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Voting at 16: Turnout and the Quality of Vote Choice

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

20 Oct 2011

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Voting at 16: Turnout and the Quality of Vote Choice

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

17 Oct 2011

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Representative misconduct, voter perceptions and accountability: evidence from the 2009 House of Commons expenses scandal

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

10 Sept 2011

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Explaining party positions on decentralization

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

26 Aug 2011

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Do knowledgeable voters take more complex decisions? The compensatory vote and political knowledge

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

25 Aug 2011

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Mainstream or niche? Vote-seeking incentives and the programmatic strategies of political parties

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

25 Aug 2011

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Representative misconduct, voter perceptions and accountability: evidence from the 2009 House of Commons expenses scandal

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

20 Jun 2011

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Zum Politikverständnis der ÖsterreicherInnen

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

6 May 2011

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Left-Authoritarian Citizens in Europe: Seeking Policy Representation across Issue Dimensions?

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

12 Apr 2011

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Explaining perceptions of party polarization: the effects of politicization and information

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

9 Apr 2011

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Mainstream or niche? Vote-seeking incentives and the programmatic strategies of political parties

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

31 Mar 2011

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Die politische Partizipation von Migranten in Österreich

Wagner, M. (Speaker)

17 Mar 2011

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Do voters reward rebellion?

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

10 Sept 2010

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Voting at 16

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

11 Jun 2010

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Do voters reward rebellion?

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

13 May 2010

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Do MPs reward rebellion?

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

29 Mar 2010

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Issue voting in Austria

Wagner, M. (Contributor)

22 Mar 2010

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Department of Government

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markus.wagner@univie.ac.at