Forschungsagenda der Professuren

• Political Theory and History of Political Thought (Reese-Schäfer)
  

  The research priority of Prof. Walter Reese-Schäfer's chair is the contemporary political theory of North America and Europe, and intercultural political philosophy. Political Theory is explicitly seen as an attempt to find answers to contemporary political questions.

  
  Further information can be found on the websites of the employees.



• Comparative Politics and Political Economy (Busch)
  

  Prof. Andreas Busch and his research staff work on the analysis of political institutions in liberal democracies and their influence on outcomes of political processes. A central research focus lies on the interaction between the political and economic sphere.

  
  Further information can be found on the websites of the employees and on the website of the chair.



• Didactics of Political Science (Oberle)
  

  Prof. Monika Oberle empirically studies teaching and learning processes in political education; the teaching of European politics is of particular interest.

  
  Further information can be found on the websites of the employees.



• International Relations (Jetschke)
  

  The employees of the chair of International Relations, held by Prof. Anja Jetschke, is particularly interested in comparative studies on regionalism, international institutions, institutional design, and research on transitional justice.

  
  Further information can be found on the new website of the chair of International Relations and on the websites of the employees.



• German Politics ()



• Fundamentals of Social Sciences (Salzborn)
  

  The research of Prof. Samuel Salzborn and his team focuses on the areas of political and social theory, political sociology, as well as political culture and democracy. Their current emphasis lies on theories of state and sovereignty, integrative democracy research, and the methodological nexus of theory and empiricism in the social sciences.

  
  Further information can be found on the websites of the employees.


• Global Governance and Comparative Regionalism (Lenz)
  

  Prof. Tobias Lenz conducts comparative research in the field of international regional organizations and also analyzes the role of the EU as an actor in the International Relations. Currently, he is especially concerned with questions of institutional design and processes of institutional change.

  
  Further information can be found on the website of Prof. Lenz