Erste EPSS Konferenz

16.07.2026

Zahlreiche unserer Mitglieder nahmen vom 18. bis 20. Juni 2026 an der ersten Konferenz der European Political Science Society in Belfast teil um ihre Forschung zu präsentieren und sich mit internationalen Forscher*innen auszutauschen.

 

Sessions:

  • EL13: Strategic and Coalition Voting
    • Chair: Martin Rosema
    • Discussant: Carolina Plescia
 
  • EU08: Politics in the European Council and the Council of the EU
    • Chair: Christel Koop
    • Discussant: Christopher Wratil
 
  • PC06: Media and Government
    • Chair: Patrick van Erkel
    • Discussant: Christina Gahn
 
  • PC16: Campaign Strategies and Their Effectiveness
    • Chair: Julia Partheymüller
    • Discussant: Irene Rodriguez Lopez
 
  • PO20: Perceptions of Groups and States
    • Chair: Klaudia Wegschaider
    • Discussants: Jonne Kamphorst, Klaudia Wegschaider 
 
  • PP13: The Consequences of Intra-Party Politics
    • Chair: Gideon Rahat
    • Discussant: Michael Imre
 
  • RE01: Voter Responses to Government Formation in Multiparty Systems
    • Chair: Alejandro Ecker
    • Discussant: Carolina Plescia
 
  • RE13: Representation and Responsiveness in Local Government
    • Chair: Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik 
    • Discussant: Nicolai Berk

 

Roundtables und Symposien:

  • The Politics of Fiscal Reform
    • Chair: Thomas Sattler
    • Discussants: Matthew DiGiuseppe, Reto Bürgisser
 
  • Data Harmonization in Political Science and Related Fields: Innovations, Challenges, and Visions for the Future
    • Chair: Sylvia Kritzinger
    • Discussant: Carolina Plescia
 
  • EPSS Roundtable 4: Meet-the-Editors — Publishing in and Editing Journals in Political Science
    • Chair/Discussants: Phillip Ayoub, Andrew Eggers, Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien, John Griffin, Zeynep Somer-Topcu, Markus Wagner

 

Präsentationen: 

  • Tarik Abou-Chadi, Leonardo Carella - Consequences of Voter Flow Narratives for Party Perceptions
  • Ming Boyer, Carolina Plescia, Daniel Thiele - Far-Right Voting: An Aversion of Mainstream parties or a Rejection of Voting Altogether?
  • Björn Bremer, Fabio Bulfone, Reto Bürgisser, Donato Di Carlo, Timo Seidl - How Do People Think About Industrial Policy? Survey Evidence from Germany and the United States
  • Semih Cakir, Markus Wagner - Privilege and Prejudice: Social Status as a Driver of Out-Partisan Dislike and Discriminatory Attitudes
  • Bartolomeo Cappellina, Lóránt Ó hAnnracháin, Klara Pernsteiner, Christopher Wratil - How Do Citizens Evaluate Political Representatives? Criteria and Inferred Ideal-Types
  • Bartolomeo Cappellina, Judith de Jong, Christopher Wratil - Replacement, Not Inducement: Why Citizens Dislike Politicians Who Care about Re-Election
  • Leonardo CarellaElectoral Systems’ Effects on Participation beyond Turnout: Evidence from Heterogeneity-in-Discontinuity Analysis from Italy and Poland
  • Alejandro Ecker, Thomas M. Meyer, Carolina PlesciaDoes the bargaining clock tick? How time and rewards influence voter attitudes in coalition negotiations
  • Christina Gahn, Tristan Klingelhöfer - The Geography of Electioneering in Multi-Party Systems: Evidence from Campaign Poster Locations in Central Berlin
  • Bence Hamrak, Christopher WratilCitizens’ Motivations for Political Representation: A Unified Theory of Preferences toward Representatives
  • Matthias Kaltenegger, Wolfgang C. Müller, Benjamin RieschUnderstanding the Voices from Within: Measuring Intra-Party Preferences through Party Congress Speeches
  • Haylee Kelsall, Linda Bos, Katjana Gattermann, Thomas M. MeyerTo govern or not to govern: How media shape mandate perceptions during the government formation process
  • Sylvia Kritzinger, Hajo Boomgaarden, Georg Lutz - Visions for the Future: Challenges and Opportunities for Creating Sustainable Scholarly Infrastructures for Data Harmonization and linking
  • Beatriz Lasheras MasThey Find Their Way: Unpacking the Role of Voters' Preference Issue Position Certainty in Voter-Party Congruence
  • Sarah Ledoux, Klara Pernsteiner, Christopher WratilNear, Far, Wherever They Are? Measuring Politicians’ Rhetorical Self-positioning Towards Groups
  • Sofia Marini, Matthias Kaltenegger, Henrik Bech Seeberg, Andrea Ceron -  Representatives and rebels: Youth politics at party congress
  • Koichi Osamura, Thomas M. Meyer, Ulrich Sieberer, David Schmuck - Tailoring ministerial office to office holders: The impact of gender on portfolio reforms in Western Europe
  • Julia PartheymüllerCommunicating Climate Change in Polarized Times: Revisiting the “Honest Broker” Model
  • Julia Partheymüller, Sylvia Kritzinger - When Populists Win but Are Excluded from Power
  • Francesco Raffaelli, Leonardo CarellaImmigration as a Mirror: Immigration Politics and Shifting Social Identities
  • Manuel Wagner, Julian Garritzmann, Laurenz Ennser-JedenastikThe education of Europe's political elites
  • Jens Wäckerle, Hauke Licht, James Cross, Julian Hoerner, Sven-Oliver Proksch, Christopher WratilGlimpsing Behind Closed Doors: Debates in the Council of the European Union
  • Klaudia Wegschaider, Carolina Plescia, Alberto Stefanelli - Sharing the vote: what shapes public support for enfranchisement?
  • Franziska WindischHow Economic Elites Shape Public Tax Debates