MZES Research Projects:

• Parliamentary Rules and Institutional Design
• Integrated and United: A Quest for a Citizenship in an Ever Closer Europe (IntUne)
• Personal Campaign Strategies and Political Representation
• The Austrian National Election Study (AUTNES). The Supply Side: Party Records, Party Positions, and Candidates

• The Ideological Cohesion of Western European Political Parties
• Comparative Phasing-Out Nuclear Energy: Public Policies, Party Competition and Public Opinion in European Countries

• Network of Excellence on "Efficient and Democratic Governance in a Multi-level Europe" (CONNEX)

MZES Publications:

• Strøm, Kaare, Wolfgang C. Müller and Torbjörn Bergman (Eds.) Cabinets and Coalition Bargaining. Oxford: 2008. [Comparative Politics]    more
• Dachs, Herbert, Peter Gerlich, Herbert Gottweis, Helmut Kramer, Volkmar Lauber, Wolfgang C. Müller and Emmerich Tálos (Eds.) Politik in Österreich: Das Handbuch. Wien: 2006.
• Mair, Peter, Wolfgang C. Müller and Fritz Plasser (Eds.) Political Parties and Electoral Change. Party Responses to Electoral Markets. London: 2004.    more
• Strøm, Kaare, Wolfgang C. Müller and Torbjörn Bergman (Eds.) Delegation and Accountability in Parliamentary Democracies. Oxford , New York: 2003.

• Müller, Wolfgang C.: The snap election in Austria, September 2008, Electoral Studies, 2009: 28, Issue 3, p. 492-517.
• Andeweg, Rudy B., Lieven De Winter and Wolfgang C. Müller: Parliamentary Opposition in Post-Consociational Democracies: Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands, Journal of Legislative Studies, 2008: 14, Issue 1, p. 77-112.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: The surprising election in Austria, October 2006, Electoral Studies, 2008: 27, Issue 1, p. 175–179. full text (PDF)
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Warum Große Koalitionen? Antworten aus koalitionstheoretischer Sicht, Zeitschrift für Staatswissenschaft und Europafragen, 2008: 6, Issue 3, p. 499-523.
• Müller, Wolfgang C., and Marcelo Jenny: "Business as usual" mit getauschten Rollen oder Konflikt- statt Konsensdemokratie? Parlamentarische Beziehungen unter der ÖVP-FPÖ-Koalition, Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 2004: 33, Issue 3, p. 309-326.     show Abstract
• Müller, Wolfgang C., and Franz Fallend: Changing Patterns of Party Competition in Austria: From multipolar to bipolar System, West European Politics, 2004: 27, Issue 5, p. 801-835.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Politische Delegation und Strategien der Problemlösung: das Beispiel westlicher Demokratien, Zeitschrift für Staats- und Europawissenschaften, 2004: 2, Issue 4, p. 527-547. full text (PDF)  show Abstract
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: The parliamentary election in Austria, November 2002, Electoral Studies, 2004: 23, Issue 2, p. 346-353.

• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Government Formation. pp. 227–245 in: Todd Landman, Neil Robinson (Eds.): Handbook of Comparative Politics. London: 2009.
• Müller, Wolfgang C. , and Kaare Strøm: Coalition Agreements and Cabinet Governance. pp. 159-200 in: Kaare Strøm, Wolfgang C. Müller, Torbjörn Bergman (Eds.): Cabinets and Coalition Bargaining. Oxford: 2008.
• Müller, Wolfgang C., Torbjörn Bergman and Kaare Strøm: Coalition Theory and Cabinet Governance: An Introduction. pp. 1-50 in: Kaare Strøm, Wolfgang C. Müller, Torbjörn Bergman (Eds.): Cabinets and Coalition Bargaining. Oxford: 2008.
• Strøm, Kaare, Torbjörn Bergman, Wolfgang C. Müller and Benjamin Nyblade: Conclusion: Cabinet Governance in Parliamentary Democracies. pp. 403-430 in: Kaare Strøm, Wolfgang C. Müller, Torbjörn Bergman (Eds.): Cabinets and Coalition Bargaining. Oxford: 2008.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Governments and bureaucracies. pp. 189-216 in: Daniele Caramani (Ed.): Comparative Politics. Oxford: 2008.
• Strøm, Kaare, and Wolfgang C. Müller: Parliamentary Democracy, Agency Problems, and Party Politics. pp. 25–49 in: Daniela Giannetti and Kenneth Benoit (Eds.): Intra-party Politics and Coalition Governments in Parliamentary Democracies. London: 2008.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Zur (angeblichen) Alternativlosigkeit der großen Koalition in Österreich: koalitionstheoretische und politisch-historische Perspektiven. pp. 301-324 in: Franz Schausberger (Ed.): Festschrift für Robert Kriechbaumer. Vienna: 2008.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Political Institutions and Linkage Strategies. pp. 251-­275 in: Herbert Kitschelt, Steven I. Wilkinson (Eds.): Patrons or Policies? Patterns of Democratic Accountability and Political Competition. Cambridge: 2007.
• Müller, Wolfgang C. : The changing role of Austrian civil service: the impact of politicisation, public sector reform, and Europeanisation. pp. 38-62 in: Edward C. Page (Ed.): From the active to the enabling state. The changing role of top officials in European nations. Basingstoke: 2007.
• Müller, Wolfgang C., and Franz Fallend: Dal multipolarismo al bipolarismo: il cambiamento del sistema partitico in Austria. pp. 287-311 in: Luciano Bardi (Ed.): Partiti e sistemi di partito. Bologna: 2006.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Das Regierungssystem. pp. 105-118 in: Herbert Dachs, Peter Gerlich, Herbert Gottweis, Helmut Kramer, Volkmar Lauber, Wolfgang C. Müller, Emmerich Tálos (Eds.): Politik in Österreich: Das Handbuch. Wien: 2006.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Der Bundespräsident. pp. 188-200 in: Herbert Dachs, Peter Gerlich, Herbert Gottweis, Helmut Kramer, Volkmar Lauber, Wolfgang C. Müller, Emmerich Tálos (Eds.): Politik in Österreich: Das Handbuch. Wien: 2006.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Die Österreichische Volkspartei. pp. 341-363 in: Herbert Dachs, Peter Gerlich, Herbert Gottweis, Helmut Kramer, Volkmar Lauber, Wolfgang C. Müller, Emmerich Tálos (Eds.): Politik in Österreich: Das Handbuch. Wien: 2006.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Parteiensystem: Rahmenbedingungen, Format und Mechanik des Parteienwettbewerbs. pp. 279-304 in: Herbert Dachs, Peter Gerlich, Herbert Gottweis, Helmut Kramer, Volkmar Lauber, Wolfgang C. Müller, Emmerich Tálos (Eds.): Politik in Österreich: Das Handbuch. Wien: 2006.
• Müller, Wolfgang C., and Ulrich Sieberer: Party Law. pp. 435-445 in: Richard S. Katz, William Crotty (Eds.): Handbook of Party Politics. London: 2006.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Party Patronage and Party Colonization of the State. pp. 189-195 in: Richard S. Katz, William Crotty (Eds.): Handbook of Party Politics. London: 2006.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Regierung und Kabinettsystem. pp. 168-187 in: Herbert Dachs, Peter Gerlich, Herbert Gottweis, Helmut Kramer, Volkmar Lauber, Wolfgang C. Müller, Emmerich Tálos (Eds.): Politik in Österreich: Das Handbuch. Wien: 2006.
• Strøm, Kaare, Wolfgang C. Müller and Torbjörn Bergman: The (Moral) Hazards of Parliamentary Democracy. pp. 27-51 in: Dietmar Braun, Fabrizio Gilardi (Eds.): Delegation in Contemporary Democracies. London: 2006.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Austria: A Complex Electoral System with Subtle Effects. pp. 397-416 in: Michael Gallagher, Paul Mitchell (Eds.): The Politics of Electoral Systems. Oxford: 2005.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Die Relevanz von Institutionen für Koalitionstreue: Theoretische Überlegungen und Beobachtungen zur Bundesrepublik Deutschland. pp. 73-107 in: Steffen Ganghof, Philip Manow (Eds.): Mechanismen der Politik. Strategische Interaktion im deutschen Regierungssystem. Frankfurt am Main: 2005.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Parteiensysteme und Muster des Parteienwettbewerbs. pp. 90-104 in: Tanja Hitzel-Cassagnes, Thomas Schmidt (Eds.): Demokratie in Europa und europäische Demokratien. Festschrift für Heidrun Abromeit. Wiesbaden: 2005.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Conclusion: Political Parties in Changing Electoral Markets. pp. 264-274 in: Peter Mair, Wolfgang C. Müller, Fritz Plasser (Eds.): Political Parties and Electoral Change. London: 2004.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Introduction: Electoral Challenges and Party Responses. pp. 1-19 in: Peter Mair, Wolfgang C. Müller, Fritz Plasser (Eds.): Political Parties and Electoral Change. London: 2004.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Koalitionstheorien. pp. 267-301 in: Ludger Helms, Uwe Jun (Eds.): Politische Theorie und Regierungslehre. Frankfurt a.M.: 2004.
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Party Responses to the Erosion of Voter Loyalties in Austria: Weakness as an Advantage and Strength as a Handicap. pp. 145-178 in: Peter Mair, Wolfgang C. Müller, Fritz Plasser (Eds.): Political Parties and Electoral Change. London: 2004.
• Müller, Wolfgang C., and Kaare Strom: Servants or Oligarchs? Politicians and Parties in Parliamentary Democracies. pp. 421-458 in: Hanne Marthe Narud, Anne Krogstad (Eds.): Elections, Parties and Political Representation. Oslo: 2004.

• Miller, Bernhard, and Wolfgang C. Müller: Koalitionsmechanismen in einer Großen Koalition: Das Beispiel der Regierung Merkel. Bremen: 2009. [ Bilanz der Großen Koalition, Bremen, 26./27. März 2009.]  show Abstract
• Müller, Wolfgang C.: Intra-party Conditions for Power-sharing: Comparing Power-sharing Post-War and Conflict Inter-War Austria. Oslo: 2006. [ Paper prepared for the Workshop Power-sharing and Democratic Governance in Divided Societies, Center for the Study Of Civil War, 22 August 2006.]
• Müller, Wolfgang C., and Hermann Schmitt: Representation. A Review of the Literature and the Role of Representation in the IntUne Research Design.. 2006. [ Report delivered to the IntUne Steering Committee on August 15.]

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