Democracy Research Lecture Series

The WZB Berlin Social Science Center is an interdisciplinary research institute that conducts research on fundamental societal questions. One of its core issues is and will remain democracy research. On this topic, the WZB is currently setting up a lecture series to which we would like to invite you.

When Representation Fails. The Government-Citizen Disconnect

Armin Schäfer

Euroscepticism and the Future of European Integration

Catherine de Vries

How Can Democracies Facilitate the Integration of Necomers? Building an Evidence and Innovation Agenda for Applied Migration Research

Jens Hainmueller

Not in Our Name! Rejecting Coercive Claims of Representative Violence

Andreas Schedler

Does Party Rhetoric Affect the Accuracy and Certainty of Voter Perceptions of Party Positions?

Zeynep Somer-Topcu

A Tale of Culture-bound Regime Evolution: The Centennial Democratic Trend and Its Recent Reversal

Christian Welzel

The Changing Gender Gap(s) in Voting: An Occupational Realignment

Orit Kedar