Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE)
Prof. Dr. Michael Kaeding
Liesa Döpcke
Dr. Kristina Weissenbach
Ruth Berkowitz
The Team of University Duisburg-Essen has been/continues to work very much on the issues related to ActEU. The following are examples for projects related to ActEU at UDE:
Summer School of the Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy
Between the 1st and 5th of July Ruth Berkowitz participated in the summer school of the standing group on extremism and democracy on concepts and methods for research on far-right politics. The ActEU focus group data was relevant for her paper presentation and the discussion.
Find further information on the summer school https://ecpr.eu/Events/261
ECPR General Conference
How can we measure trust beyond the question „How much do you trust“? What do we know about trust-participation patterns and the emotional side of trust? Under which circumstances do citizens trust political parties and how can we make citizens feel part of decision-making and policy-making?
With regard to these questions Ruth Berkowitz and Kristina Weissenbach presented first insights of ActEU at this year’s ECPR General Conference in Dublin:
Ruth Berkowitz: More than populist Party-cipation? https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/PaperDetails/77014
Kristina Weissenbach: Activating European Citizens – process-related, informal and emotional aspects of trust in representative democracy. https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/PaperDetails/77262
Kristina Weissenbach @ European Political Science Review – Roundtable „Renewing Democracy. Political Trust and Political Institutions“ https://ecpr.eu/ContentPage.aspx?ID=129 https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/PanelDetails/15617
European Elections Review
On tuesday the 11th of June, the Institute of Political Science of the University Duisburg-Essen is inviting to a European elections review. Mainly organized by Prof. Michael Kaeding and his team the event will include a discussion with Prof. Michael Kaeding (UDE), Prof. Susanne Pickel (UDE) and moderated by Ruth Berkowitz (UDE) about the effects of the election on the future of Europe and the main characteristics of the 2024 election.
Dr. Kristina Weissenbach on the ActEU project on WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk is a german public broadcaster)
19th of March 2024
What is the state of our democracy? What do citizens miss? In an interview with WDR, Dr. Kristina Weissenbach answers questions about citizens‘ trust in politics.
Find the full interview here.
WDR 5 Podcast „Politikum“ with Dr. Kristina Weissenbach
5th of March 2024
Dr. Kristina Weissenbach was a guest on the WDR 5 podcast “Politikum”. Tractors are mostly green, just like the Green Party. But the similarities stop there, especially when it comes to the views of many farmers. The anger against this political orientation cannot be overlooked. In a discussion with host Philipp Anft, Dr. Kristina Weissenbach sheds light on the issue. The question arises as to whether the Greens are really only acting according to their world view. The answer: no, but it seems that the party lacks a presence in the places where these views are disseminated.
Find the podcast here.
WDR „Lokalzeit Ruhr“ with Dr. Kristina Weissenbach
3rd of March 2024
How to deal with new parties in parliament? In Gelsenkirchen’s local politics, there was almost a strong dispute recently. Dr. Kristina Weissenbach was a guest on WDR and spoke about the potential for conflict.
Find the interview here.