When the Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts
In a new study, now published with the American Political Science Review, we show how established operationalization strategies of multi-dimensional concepts ca...
Autor: Alexander Wuttke
New publication: ‚Political engagement’s non‑political roots: examining the role of basic psychological needs in the political domain‘
Why do some grow into liking politics where other couldn’t care less about the current events in Washington, Brussels or Berlin. In a new study I argue fo...
Poster: Why do some people enjoy politics while others do not?
Political Psychologists will gather in beautiful Lisbon this week. Against the backdrop of uheaval in contemporary democracies, psychology and political science...
Democracy without democrats?
One-third of the world population lives in countries that move away from liberal democracy. Apparently, liberal self-governance is under stress. Democracy’s une...
Politics is back – Interview with local newspaper [german]
In Germany’s province of Baden-Württemberg, the European Elections were held concurrently with the municipal elections, leading to long queues at the voti...
Publication in West European Politics: New political parties through the voters’ eyes
Why do citizens at the ballot box prefer new political parties over established political parties? Scholars mainly studied the formation of political parties on...
Interviews on Assessing and Improving the Credibility of Social Science Research
The MZES Open Social Science Conference 2019 is over. 80 participants from all world continents (except Oceania) have participated, discussing and practicing &#...
Talking about politics: When, with whom and to what effect?
When you talk to your spouse or friends, what do you talk about? Talk has political ramifications. According to moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt, human beings ...
New publication in PVS: Why too many political science findings cannot be trusted and what we can do about it
For several months or years now I have been learning and thinking about the credibility of social scientific research. In the wake of this progress, I thoroughl...
Open Science Talk in Zurich: Warum wir sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschungsbefunden oft nicht trauen können
The IKMZ (Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung) invited me for a talk on the credibility of social scientific research. The presentation ...