Political Science, University of Marburg

Digitalisation has opened up entirely new possibilities in the social sciences for generating empirical insights and research findings, with citizens leaving digital traces every day on social media and other online platforms. Julia Schulte-Cloos draws on this data for her political science research. In innovative study designs, she combines different datasets and analyses them using AI to address key questions of our time. What are the consequences of voters’ political dissatisfaction in terms of democratic decision-making processes? To what extent do political crises contribute to the rise of anti-democratic actors and movements? What types of identity shape voting behaviour in modern societies? Her research into populism and far-right parties in Europe makes a key contribution to understanding the determinants of support for such parties and the consequences of their growing success for political participation.

Further Information

• Research Funding > Programmes > Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize(interner Link)
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