Mannheim Centre for European Social Research

Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung Research on Politics and Societies

Other News Prof. Marc Helbling, Prof. Irena Kogan Annual Report of the Expert Council on Integration and Migration published

Media coverage Rising in the polls: Why the AfD is currently benefiting Analysis by Prof. Marc Debus for AFP

Press release Eirliani Abdul Rahman Harvard researcher seeks refuge at the University of Mannheim

Migration and Integration

Social Inequality

Citizens and Democracy

Social Data and Methods

Communication and Digitalisation

New Publications

Journal referenced in the SSCI

Christian Schnaudt, Michael S. Lewis-Beck

A Political History Forecast of Bloc Support in the 2025 German Federal Election

PS: Political Science & Politics, pp. 61 - 67

Journal referenced in the SSCI

Pauline Kleinschlömer

Do kids see it coming? Analyzing children's school performance before and after parental separation in Norway

European Sociological Review

Journal referenced in the SSCI

Oliver Rittmann, Dominic Nyhuis, Tobias Ringwald

Gendered Patterns of Parliamentary Attention

The Journal of Politics

Journal referenced in the SSCI

Korinna O. Lindemann, António Valentim

Political socialization and immigrants’ support for progressive politics: the case of green parties

Political Science Research and Methods, pp. 1-23

Events

Tue 19.05.2026

MZES Speaker Series

[CANCELLED]: Equal or Less Than? How National Narratives Undermine or Uphold Democracy

Emmy Lindstam (IE University, Madrid)

Thu 21.05.2026

Mittelbaukolloquium

A Model of Lobbying Regulation with Strategic (Non-)Compliance

Roel J. Bos (Copenhagen Business School)

Thu 21.05.2026

Mittelbaukolloquium

Drawing the Line: National Identity, Belonging and Participation among Immigrants in the UK and Germany

Antonia May (University of Mannheim, MZES)

Tue 26.05.2026

MZES Speaker Series

Long-run Political Change after the Great Recession

Hanno Hilbig (University of California, Davis)

Tue 26.05.2026

MZES Speaker Series

Taking a Position in the Political Field, or, How the Nazis Became “Right”

John Levi Martin (University of Chicago)

all upcoming events

Ways to Access the MZES

People

Publications

News Highlights

Medienresonanz

Chancellor Merz less popular than Trump – how is that possible?

Analysis by Prof. Marc Debus (in German)

Sonstige Meldungen

Freedom of Speech in Germany: Subjective Perceptions and Actual Experiences.

GIP Policy Brief by Prof. Richard Traunmüller

Projektbewilligungen

Food decisions and social inequalities

DFG funding for Prof. Jutta Mata and Prof. Florian Keusch

Medienresonanz

Why don’t all immigrants support progressive parties?

LSE European Politics blog post by MZES Fellow Dr. Korinna Lindemann and Prof. António Valentim (LSE)

Medienresonanz

“I think the problem in the U.S. goes beyond the current administration”

"SZ" interview with Eirliani Abdul Rahman