Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter

Der vorliegende Forschungsbericht beschreibt für die vierte Welle von MiDInt, die im Juli und August 2023 im Feld war, das Erhebungsdesign, die erreichte Stichprobe sowie die erhobenen Konstrukte und die dazu verwendeten Messinstrumente.

Based on its guiding theme “Imagining Futures – Dealing with Disparity,” MECAM, the Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb in Tunis, aims to play a notable role in advancing both current and future knowledge production in the Humanities and Social Sciences within, from, and about the Maghreb.

Die Studie untersucht, welche Auswirkungen internationale Ereignisse und Entwicklungen auf Einstellungen innerhalb der Bevölkerung in Deutschland haben. Im März 2024 wurde dazu die insgesamt achte repräsentative Online-Befragung durchgeführt. In dieser Umfrage wurde der seit zwei Jahren andauernde Ukraine Krieg thematisiert.

This manuscript investigates how restrictions on CSOs affect the quality of horizontal accountability institutions like parliaments and courts. Our results imply that a crackdown on CSOs serves as a warning sign of deteriorating horizontal oversight.

In einem Artikel auf ZEIT online zur "Letzten Generation" wird auf Ergebnisse aus der repräsentativen Umfrage "Menschen in Deutschland: International" zurückgegriffen.

ECPR General Conference 2024, University College Dublin, Dublin Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels (Vortragende:r), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Vortragende:r), Dr. Katrin Brettfeld (Vortragende:r), Janosch Kleinschnittger (Vortragende:r)

GIGA expert Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter presents the "The use of violence in the Palestinian West Bank and attitudes toward protest behavior: Experimental findings from Germany" in the panel "Investigating violence, culture, and resilience in the Israel-Palestine conflict and their international implications" at the ECPR General Conference 2024.

ECPR General Conference 2024, University College Dublin, Dublin Dr. Martin Acheampong (Vortragende:r), Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos (Vortragende:r), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Vortragende:r), Dr. David Kuehn (Vortragende:r), Emilia Arellano (Vortragende:r)

Dr. Martin Acheampong presents the paper "The Hour of the Executive: Conceptualizing and Mapping the Personalization of Executive Power during the COVID-19 Pandemic" co-authored by him and GIGA researchers Emilia Arellano, Dr. David Kuehn, Prof. Dr Mariana Llanos, Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter.

Leuphana Universität Lüneburg Lüneburg Deutschland

In this seminar an extensive overview about research and debates on democratization and authoritarianism looking at all World regions will be given. How are democratic and authoritarian political regimes defined and measured? What have been drivers of democratization since World War II and what regional similarities and differences exist? Which political systems around the globe persisted to the rise of democracy? And what are the tools of authoritarian leaders to stay in power? How do we understand and explain the recent resurgence of authoritarian politics? And what does this mean for the future of democracy? The seminar puts special emphasis on regional and international sources of democratization and authoritarian resistance.

Universität Hamburg Hamburg Deutschland

In this seminar an extensive overview about research and debates on authoritarianism and authoritarian regimes looking at all World regions will be given. How is authoritarianism and how are authoritarian political regimes defined and measured? What have been the factors (de)stabilizing authoritarian regimes since World War II and what regional similarities and differences exist? In which political systems around the globe non-democratic rule has been maintained until today? And what are the tools of authoritarian leaders to stay in power? How do we understand and explain the recent resurgence of authoritarian politics? And what does this mean for the future of liberal democracy? The seminar puts emphasis on domestic, regional and international elements studying authoritarian regimes across all World regions.