People's support for authoritarian leaders spreads through social influence—living near or learning about peers who favor strongmen increases your own support. 👥🏛️📉

Is Lebanon at the dawn of a genuine opening with the coincidence of a new reformist executive, a weakened Hezbollah and a state apparatus with access to international financing?

The Review of International Organizations - Qatar’s “unconditional” gift of a $400 million Boeing 747-8 to Donald Trump serves as a reminder that states have long used diplomatic...

At the end of May and with spring in full bloom, Berlin became a hub for a growing and influential community of women scholars in political methodology. For three days, the Visions in Methodology conference turned the Hertie School into a space of research exchange, mentorship and collaboration

Cambridge Core - Latin American Government, Politics and Policy - Lawmaking under Authoritarianism

Cost- and time-efficient web surveys potentially help covering the increasing survey data demand. However, since web surveys face low response rates, researchers consider social media platforms for...

This article is the first to take a global perspective on parliamentary administrations, which are vital for democratic governance. Basic facts like what drives the number of parliamentary staffers a...

Politics & Gender

World leaders' first foreign trips reveal more than diplomatic protocol. They are carefully crafted political stories. Meray Maddah and Max Heermann analyse inaugural diplomatic journeys to uncover st...

2 years postdoc with a thematic focus on Migration, Diaspora, Citizenship