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Welcome to Team German Politics
Studying politics in Germany and abroad in the context of comparative politics, public policy, and democratic theory.
Main Research Areas
Our main research areas are political representation and party competition, federalism and regionalism, and the politics and policies of migration and integration.
Research Focus
We study how societal diversity affects democratic government and are particularly interested in the political mobilization and representation of ethnic and national identities.
Diversity of Perspectives
Different perspectives, backgrounds and experiences are the basis of successful research - contact us if you would like to add yours!
Book: Ideational Legacies and the Politics of Migration in European Minority Regions
Christina's recent book develops a new theory of ideational policy stabilization.
Based on qualitative data from two European minority regions, Catalonia and South Tyrol she demonstrates that differences in policy can be explained by the political economy of historical industrialization and internal migration.
More information on the book can be found here