Comparative Politics and German Government - Institute of Political Science and Sociology

Chair of Comparative Politics and German Government

The field of comparative politics applies methodical, theoretical and empirical approaches to the comparison of governmental systems.

As a main field of focus, empirical democracy research spans various regions of the world (areas) i.e. Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe. Formal and informal Institutions are included in the analysis. The Chair of Comparative Politics and German Government also incorporates the analysis of the political system of the German Democratic Republic utilizing comparative categories.

Research

Holder of the Chair

Prof. Dr. Elena Semenova

Room 00.106
Telefon: +49 (0)931 / 31 89304
E-mail: elena.semenova@uni-wuerzburg.de

Senior Professor

Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Lauth
E-mail: hans-joachim.lauth@uni-wuerzburg.de

Administrative Office

Tetyana Schmitt
Room 00.105
Telephone: +49 (0)931 / 31 84802
E-mail: l-polwiss@uni-wuerzburg.de

Academic Staff

Democracy Matrix

The DFG funded research project "The democracy matrix as an alternative to the democracy indices of Freedom House and Polity: Implementation of the Varieties-of-Democracy-Data by using the 15-Field-Matrix of Democracy” is developing a new measurement tool of democracy based on the Varieties of Democracy project.

Democracy Matrix

Other Research Projects

LoSAM (DFG)

Fiscal Citizenship

Staatlichkeitsindex StIx

News

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Research Seminar of the Chair of Comparative Politics and German Government: Comparative Perspectives on Political Elites and Party Systems

The Chair of Comparative Politics and German Government is pleased to present its research seminar for the Summer Term 2026. The seminar brings together innovative research on political elites, party systems, and governance across different regions of the world.

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Neu erschienen: Beiträge zu deutschen Parteien

Im Rahmen der neusten Auflage des Handbuchs der deutschen Parteien sind zwei Beiträge von Christoph Mohamad-Klotzbach erschienen.

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Neue Publikation: "Demokratie unter populistischer Herrschaft: Verändert sich die Qualität der Demokratie?"

Kürzlich ist eine neue Publikation von Hans-Joachim Lauth und Oliver Schlenkrich im Sammelband "Populismus an der Macht" erschienen.

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Other Research Projects

Research Seminar of the Chair of Comparative Politics and German Government: Comparative Perspectives on Political Elites and Party Systems

Neu erschienen: Beiträge zu deutschen Parteien

Neue Publikation: "Demokratie unter populistischer Herrschaft: Verändert sich die Qualität der Demokratie?"

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