Cologne Center for Comparative Politics

Welcome

Welcome to the Cologne Center for Comparative Politics at the University of Cologne. The Center brings together junior and senior political scientists at the University of Cologne, who work on comparative research related to political institutions and comparative political economy. André Kaiser is Professor for Comparative Politics and Christine Trampusch is Professor for International Comparative Political Economy and Economic Sociology. Her professorship is also the Liaison Chair (Brückenprofessur) to the Max Planck Institute for the Study of the Society (MPIfG).

Our website provides a comprehensive overview of who we are and details our Ongoing and Past Research Projects. On our site you will also find the latest News, our most recent Publications, upcoming Events, and current Vacancy Announcements. For prospective and current students, there is a dedicated section with important information about Studying and Teaching, including guidelines for theses and other academic work.

Events

Cologne Center for Comparative Politics: Lecture Series (Summer Term 2026)

July 21st : Prof. Dr. Mareike Beck University of Warwick "Extroverted Financialisation : Finance, History and Comparative Political Economy"

Cologne Center for Comparative Politics: Lecture Series (Summer Term 2026)

July 7th : Prof. Dr. Regine Paul Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies "A World of Wannabe Leapfrogs? Digital Technology and Competition Statehood beyond the Sino American Race"

Cologne Center for Comparative Politics: Lecture Series (Summer Term 2026)

June 30th : Moritz Walter University of Cologne "Income Inequality in the Digital Economy"

Announcements

Project funding granted

We are pleased to announce that the project “International Security in the Post-Conflict Context: A Comparative Analysis of Western Balkan States” has been awarded funding from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye

Thesis Supervisions at the Chair for Comparative Politics

Important: Prof. Dr. André Kaiser and his team are only available for MA and BA thesis supervisions until 2026. The thesis will only be supervised if the final thesis is submitted until the first week of December 2026. Later submissions and extensions are not possible.

Publications

New article published in Party Politics

Alessandro Di Biagio on "Technocracy or not, this is the question: can party system predict the number of technocrats in governments?"

New article published in Turkish Studies

Düzgün Arslantas on "The puzzle of exceptionalism: why is there no strong radical left party in Turkey?"

New article published in New Political Economy

Hanna Doose on "The governance of climate-mitigating assets and the diverging power of landowners"

Chair for Comparative Politics and Chair for International Comparative Political Economy and Economic Sociology

Contact

Prof. Dr. Christine Trampusch and Prof. Dr. André Kaiser

Note: the office will be closed from August 6 to August 16. We will resume our regular opening hours from August 17.

E-Mail

comparative.office(at)wiso.uni-koeln(dot)de

Telefon

+49 221 470 90880

Adresse

IBW Gebäude, Herbert-Lewin-Straße 2
50931 Köln, Germany