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

Not all the news below can be provided in English. We apologize for any inconveniences.

Research Seminar of the Chair of Comparative Politics and German Government

The Chair of Comparative Politics and German Government is pleased to present its research seminar for the winter term 2026/2027.

more

Online Talk: Alessandro Di Biagio on Party System Institutionalization and Populist Parties

On 13 October 2026, Alessandro Di Biagio from IPS will present his research on populist parties at the University of Siena. The talk can also be followed online via Google Meet.

more

New Publication: “The Long Coup: How Decree-Laws Rewired the Turkish State”

Zehn Jahre nach dem gescheiterten Putschversuch vom 15. Juli 2016 untersucht Özgür Salmanoğ in seinem neuen Open-Access-Artikel, wie die während und nach dem Ausnahmezustand erlassenen Dekrete zur langfristigen institutionellen Transformation des türkischen Staates beitrugen.

more

New Publication by Alessandro Di Biagio: Technocracy or not, this is the question: can party system predict the number of technocrats in governments?

Alessandro Di Biagio has published a new article in Party Politics examining the appointment of technocrats in 30 European Countries.

more

More News Archives

Wittelsbacherplatz 1

Institute of Political Science and Sociology

Other Research Projects

Research Seminar of the Chair of Comparative Politics and German Government

Online Talk: Alessandro Di Biagio on Party System Institutionalization and Populist Parties

New Publication: “The Long Coup: How Decree-Laws Rewired the Turkish State”

New Publication by Alessandro Di Biagio: Technocracy or not, this is the question: can party system predict the number of technocrats in governments?

Picture credits