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Credit: Electoral Studies

New publication: Candidate awareness in mixed-member electoral systems: a data-driven approach

Oliver Rittmann, Marie-Lou Sohnius, Thomas Gschwend

Credit: Lion Behrens

Lion Behrens has defended his dissertation

After the successful defense of his thesis in August 2023 Lion celebrated with our chair.

“Jugendliche sind kompetent genug”

Interview mit Professor Geschwend zum neuen Kommunal-Wahlrecht im Mannheimer Morgen

Credit: British Journal of Political Science

New Publication: Legislators’ Emotional Engagement with Women’s Issues: Gendered Patterns of Vocal Pitch in the German Bundestag

A new study in the British Journal of Political Science analyses the sound of politicians’ voices.

Exam Review Data Analysis on June 19, 2023

Students who would like to look at their Data Analysis exam should come to room B221 in A5,6 on Monday, 19 June 2023, from 9:00 to 10:00.

Oliver Rittmann gives a talk at the CCSE at Purdue University on 10 March 2023

Don't miss this interesting talk by Oliver Rittmann about new ways to use audio and video as data.

Credit: Verfassungsblog

Mythos des Direktmandats

Im Verfassungsblog schreibt Thomas Gschwend zum Mythos des Direktmandats

Und raus bist du! Artikel zur Wahlrechtsreform

erschienen im Mannheimer Morgen am 27.1.2023

Credit: Pressefoto

Ehemaliger Doktorand Jens Brandenburg wird Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär

Wir sind alle sehr stolz auf Dr. Jens Brandenburg, ehemaliger Doktorand unseres Lehrstuhls, der in der kommenden Ampel-Regierung Parmalentarischer Staatssekretär des BMBF wird. Herzlich Glückwünsch für diese Auszeichnung und viel Erfolg im neuen Amt.

Credit: Tsvetina Tsonkova

Our master's student Yu-Han Mao featured in myUniMA story

Yu-Han Mao, whose master thesis is supervised by Thomas Gschwend, was interviewed for the university's myUniMA story.