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International QS Ranking: The University of Mannheim has climbed 45 places in the “Social Sciences and Management” category worldwide. In Germany, it is the second-best in this category (press release)
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Is the political centre still capable of compromise? Prof Marc Debus reflects on the question in light of the shifting balance of power following the German election (podcast in German)
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Prof. Thomas Bräuninger argues that the CDU/CSU and SPD enter the coalition negotiations with unequal bargaining positions (in German)
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Dr Sandra Morgenstern on recent US government actions: ‘Only free science can be good science’ (in German)
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Tuttnauer, Or, and Gideon Rahat (2025): Institutional Personalism and Personalised Behaviour: Electoral Systems, Candidate Selection Methods, and Politicians' Campaign Strategy. Electoral Studies, 94 (article no. 102909)
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Kölzer, Julius, Marc Debus and Christian Stecker (In Press): Alte Wurzeln, neue Wurzeln? Zum Einfluss früherer rechtsradikaler Unterstützung auf den AfD-Wahlerfolg bei der Europawahl 2024. Politische Vierteljahresschrift (publ. online before print)
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Soiné, Hannah, and Bram Lancee (In Press): Diverging Ethnic Hierarchies? Cultural Distance, Right-Wing Authoritarianism, and Social Distance Perceptions in the Netherlands. Journal of International Migration and Integration (publ. online before print)
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Heckmann, Leon, Constantin Wurthmann und Sarah Wagner (2025): Who’s afraid of Sahra – Understanding the shift in votes towards Germany’s Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht. Research & Politics
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