Research

Current Projects

  • “Perceptions of Corruption in Bulgaria” in cooperation with the Basel Institute on Governance, 2023 Link
  • “POLPOP II: Politicians and Public Opinion” in cooperation with Prof. Stefan Walgrave (University of Antwerp), Prof. Christian Breunig (University of Konstanz), et al., 2021-2023 Link
  • “When and why do citizens distrust politicians? The role of the representative function” (Swiss National Science Foundation and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, 465 101 CHF) in cooperation with Prof. Thomas Zittel, University of Frankfurt, 2022-2025 Link

Completed Projects

  • “Visual Politician” (Research Commission of the University of Basel, 49 185 CHF) in cooperation with Prof. Heiko Schuldt, University of Basel, Prof. Nathalie Giger, University of Geneva, and Marius Lucas Floyd Sältzer, University of Basel, 2020-2022 Link
  • “New Relations Between Voters and Representatives in the Age of Social Media” (Swiss National Science Foundation, 198 655 CHF) in cooperation with Prof. Nathalie Giger, University of Geneva, 2018-2020 Link
  • “Parliamentary Careers in Comparison” (Swiss National Science Foundation, 657 000 CHF) in cooperation with Prof. Simon Hug, University of Geneva, and Prof. Philip Manow, University of Bremen, 2016-2019 Link
  • “The Choice for Europe since Maastricht. Member States Preferences for Economic and Financial Integration” (EU, Horizon 2020, 170 000 CHF) in cooperation with University of Salzburg, CEU Budapest, University of Konstanz, University Stockholm, University of East Anglia, LUISS Rome, CNRS Paris, Sciences Po Grenoble, 2015-2019 Link
  • “Perceptions of Politics” in cooperation with Prof. Christian Breunig, University of Konstanz, 2018-2019 Link
  • “Political Youth Organisations” in cooperation with Dr. Tamaki Ohmura, 2016-2017 Link
  • “Parliamentary Voting in the German Bundestag” (Fritz Thyssen Foundation, 70 000 Euro) in cooperation with Prof. Thomas Saalfeld, University of Bamberg, and Dr. Ulrich Sieberer, University of Konstanz, 2012-2014
  • “Recruitment and Competencies of Parliamentarians” (BMW Foundation, 15 000 Euro) in cooperation with Prof. Peter Selb, University of Konstanz, 2010-2013
  • “Negotiating Climate Change” (Swiss Network for International Studies, 180 000 Euro) in cooperation with Prof. Katja Michaelowa, University of Zurich, 2009-2011
  • “European Party Group Discipline in Comparison (UK, Germany, European Parliament, Switzerland, Netherlands)” (Swiss National Science Foundation, 136 000 Euro) in cooperation with Prof. Simon Hug, University of Geneva, 2007-2009