election

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07NOV 2024
comparative
US Election: Info and Discussion Event with Students
On the evening of the U.S. election, we invited students to an information and discussion evening titled “America Votes: The 2024 Presidential Election in Focus.” The event was organized by the FSI Politics, Dr. Simon Primus from the Chair of Comparative Political Science, and Dr. Kristina Maul, an American Studies specialist and head of the […]
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11JUL 2024
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Panel Discussion on European Elections: A Crisis of Power and Democracy
A panel discussion bringing together political scientists from different subfields in order to address the outcome and significance of this year’s European elections took place on 1st July in the FAU Senate Hall as part of the series “The EU before the elections” (organized by Prof. Dr. Sandra Eckert and Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel). The […]
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06JUN 2024
comparative
New Research Project on European Elections: Motivations in Electoral Decision-Making
The European elections 2024 raise exciting questions for political scientists. Current forecasts see Eurosceptic and populist parties on the left and right of the political spectrum making significant gains. This is a development across Europe which is currently particularly visible in Germany and Austria. The right-wing parties Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and the Alternative […]
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23JUL 2021
human rights
New releases on elections
The monograph “Free and fair elections?” (2021) by Prof. Dr. Michael Krennerich has now also been published in English: “Free and fair elections? Standards, Curiosities, Manipulations“. At the same time, the study “Wahlrecht von wohnlosen Menschen” (“Voting Rights of Homeless People”, available in German language only), which he authored, was published by the German Institute […]The monograph “Free and fair elections?” (2021) by Prof. Dr. Michael Krennerich has now also been published in English: “Free and fair elections? Standards, Curiosities, Manipulations“. At the same time, the study “Wahlrecht von wohnlosen Menschen” (“Voting Rights of Homeless People”, available in German language only), which he authored, was published by the German Institute […]
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