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

No news available.

Announcements

Vacancy Announcement: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiterin (w/m/d) - International Vergleichende Politische Ökonomie

Der Lehrstuhl für International Vergleichende Politische Ökonomie und Wirtschaftssoziologie (Professorin Dr. Christine Trampusch) schreibt aktuell eine Stelle als Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d) aus.

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

Şenol Arslantaş and Düzgün Arslantaş on "Ethno-regionalist parties beyond Western Europe: Kurdish parties in Turkey"

New Article published in Representation

Moritz Raykowski on "Disability Representation in Germany: The Role of Shared Experiences in District Disability Representatives"

New Article published in Journal of Theoretical Politics

Thorsten Giertz on "Distributive consequences of plurality voting versus proportional representation"

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

Contact

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

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

phone

+49 221 470 90880

address

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