Department of Political Science

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    Quellenstrasse 51 | A404

    1100 Vienna

    Austria

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The Department of Political Science invites students wishing to develop the analytical skills necessary to achieve excellence in their areas of study. With original scholarship, basic and applied research, and creative instructors constituting an essential core upon which to draw, graduate work at the Department attracts an outstanding selection of qualified students from throughout the region and the world. The curriculum is unique within Europe, covering almost all areas of political studies, and offers in-depth expertise in the comparative politics of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Representing a comprehensive range of academic approaches and expertise, faculty address questions of political philosophy, democratization and regime change, constitutional politics, political economy, media, voting behavior, party politics, human rights and Europeanization, in a comparative manner.

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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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  • CSES Module 5 Full Release

    McAllister, I. (Contributor), Sheppard, J. (Contributor), Müller, W. C. (Contributor), Kritzinger, S. (Contributor), Boomgaarden, H. (Contributor), Hooghe, M. (Contributor), Dassonneville, R. (Contributor), Okolikj, M. (Contributor), Stiers, D. (Contributor), Meneguello, R. (Contributor), Stephenson, L. (Contributor), Harell, A. (Contributor), Rubenson, D. (Contributor), Loewen, P. J. (Contributor), Segovia, C. (Contributor), Gamboa, R. (Contributor), Alfaro-Redondo, R. (Contributor), Alpizar, F. (Contributor), Guzman-Castillo, J. (Contributor), Hansen, K. M. (Contributor), Stubager, R. (Contributor), Gronlund, K. (Contributor), Sauger, N. (Contributor), Valentin, B. (Contributor), Wessels, B. (Contributor), Schoen, H. (Contributor), Rossteutscher, S. (Contributor), Schmitt-Beck, R. (Contributor), Wolf, C. (Contributor), Fieldhouse, E. (Contributor), Green, J. (Contributor), Evans, G. (Contributor), Mellon, J. (Contributor), Prosser, C. (Contributor), Andreadis, I. (Contributor), Chadjipadelis, T. (Contributor), Teperoglou, E. (Contributor), Pang-Kwong, L. (Contributor), Enyedi, Z. (Contributor), Todosijevic, B. (Contributor), Littvay, L. (Contributor), Onnudottir, E. H. (Contributor), Hardarson, O. O. (Contributor), Porisdottir, H. (Contributor), Helgason, A. F. (Contributor), Asgeirsdottir, T. L. (Contributor), Bowler, S. (Contributor), Kristinsson, G. H. (Contributor), Eyborsson, G. P. (Contributor), Indridoason, I. H. (Contributor), Bernburg, J. G. (Contributor), Olafsdottir, S. (Contributor), Marsh, M. (Contributor), Shamir, M. (Contributor), Shomer, Y. (Contributor), Sheffer, L. (Contributor), Yakter, A. (Contributor), Segatti, P. (Contributor), Vegetti, F. (Contributor), Yamada, M. (Contributor), Maeda, Y. (Contributor), Hino, A. (Contributor), Matsubayashi, T. (Contributor), Ramonaite, A. (Contributor), Komar, O. (Contributor), Zivkovic, S. (Contributor), Malesevic, I. (Contributor), Kandic, S. (Contributor), Batricevic, N. (Contributor), Stankov, N. (Contributor), Rekker, R. (Contributor), Van Der Brug, W. (Contributor), Van Der Meer, T. (Contributor), Van Der Kolk, H. (Contributor), Vowles, J. (Contributor), Greaves, L. (Contributor), Bergh, J. (Contributor), Aardal, B. (Contributor), Costa Lobo, M. (Contributor), Magalhaes, P. (Contributor), Gyarfasova, O. (Contributor), Bahna, M. (Contributor), Young Lee, N. (Contributor), Kim, W. (Contributor), Oscarsson, H. (Contributor), Tresch, A. (Contributor), Bernhard, L. (Contributor), Lauener, L. (Contributor), Huang, C. (Contributor), Bureekul, T. (Contributor), Sangmahamad, R. (Contributor), Mehrez, A. (Contributor), Schneider, C. Q. (Contributor), Carkoglu, A. (Contributor), Aytac, S. E. (Contributor), Hutchings, V. (Contributor), Brader, T. (Contributor), DeBell, M. (Contributor), Donakowski, D. (Contributor), Iyengar, S. (Contributor), Howell, D. (Contributor), Hillygus, S. (Contributor), Shaw, D. (Contributor), Valentino, N. (Contributor), Bottinelli, O. A. (Contributor), Bottinelli, E. (Contributor) & Selios, L. (Contributor), GESIS, 2023

    DOI: 10.7804/cses.module5.2023-07-25, https://cses.org/data-download/cses-module-5-2016-2021/

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  • CSES Module 5 Advance Release 4

    McAllister, I. (Contributor), Sheppard, J. (Contributor), Müller, W. C. (Contributor), Kritzinger, S. (Contributor), Boomgaarden, H. (Contributor), Hooghe, M. (Contributor), Dassonneville, R. (Contributor), Okolikj, M. (Contributor), Stiers, D. (Contributor), Meneguello, R. (Contributor), Stephenson, L. (Contributor), Harell, A. (Contributor), Rubenson, D. (Contributor), Loewen, P. J. (Contributor), Segovia, C. (Contributor), Gamboa, R. (Contributor), Alfaro-Redondo, R. (Contributor), Alpizar, F. (Contributor), Guzman-Castillo, J. (Contributor), Gronlund, K. (Contributor), Sauger, N. (Contributor), Valentin, B. (Contributor), Wessels, B. (Contributor), Schoen, H. (Contributor), Rossteutscher, S. (Contributor), Schmitt-Beck, R. (Contributor), Wolf, C. (Contributor), Fieldhouse, E. (Contributor), Green, J. (Contributor), Evans, G. (Contributor), Mellon, J. (Contributor), Prosser, C. (Contributor), Andreadis, I. (Contributor), Chadjipadelis, T. (Contributor), Teperoglou, E. (Contributor), Pang-Kwong, L. (Contributor), Enyedi, Z. (Contributor), Todosijevic, B. (Contributor), Littvay, L. (Contributor), Onnudottir, E. H. (Contributor), Hardarson, O. O. (Contributor), Porisdottir, H. (Contributor), Helgason, A. F. (Contributor), Asgeirsdottir, T. L. (Contributor), Bowler, S. (Contributor), Kristinsson, G. H. (Contributor), Eyborsson, G. P. (Contributor), Indridoason, I. H. (Contributor), Bernburg, J. G. (Contributor), Olafsdottir, S. (Contributor), Marsh, M. (Contributor), Segatti, P. (Contributor), Vegetti, F. (Contributor), Ramonaite, A. (Contributor), Komar, O. (Contributor), Zivkovic, S. (Contributor), Malesevic, I. (Contributor), Kandic, S. (Contributor), Batricevic, N. (Contributor), Stankov, N. (Contributor), Vowles, J. (Contributor), Bergh, J. (Contributor), Aardal, B. (Contributor), Costa Lobo, M. (Contributor), Magalhaes, P. (Contributor), Young Lee, N. (Contributor), Kim, W. (Contributor), Oscarsson, H. (Contributor), Tresch, A. (Contributor), Bernhard, L. (Contributor), Lauener, L. (Contributor), Huang, C. (Contributor), Carkoglu, A. (Contributor), Aytac, S. E. (Contributor), Hutchings, V. (Contributor), Brader, T. (Contributor), DeBell, M. (Contributor), Donakowski, D. (Contributor) & Iyengar, S. (Contributor), GESIS, 2022

    DOI: 10.7804/cses.module5.2022-03-01, https://cses.org/data-download/cses-module-5-2016-2021/

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  • CSES Module 5 Advance Release 3

    Müller, W. C. (Contributor), Kritzinger, S. (Contributor), Boomgaarden, H. (Contributor), Segovia, C. (Contributor), Gamboa, R. (Contributor), Wessels, B. (Contributor), Schön, H. (Contributor), Rossteutscher, S. (Contributor), Schmitt-Beck, R. (Contributor), Wolf, C. (Contributor), Andreadis, I. (Contributor), Chadjipadelis, T. (Contributor), Teperoglou, E. (Contributor), Pang-Kwong, L. (Contributor), Enyedi, Z. (Contributor), Todosijevic, B. (Contributor), Littvay, L. (Contributor), Marsh, M. (Contributor), Segatti, P. (Contributor), Vegetti, F. (Contributor), Ramonaite, A. (Contributor), Komar, O. (Contributor), Zivkovic, S. (Contributor), Malesevic, I. (Contributor), Kandic, S. (Contributor), Batricevic, N. (Contributor), Stankov, N. (Contributor), Lee, N. Y. (Contributor), Kim, W. (Contributor), Huang, C. (Contributor), Hutchings, V. (Contributor), Brader, T. (Contributor), Debell, M. (Contributor), Donakowski, D. (Contributor) & Iyengar, S. (Contributor), CSES - Comparative Study of Electoral Systems, 2021

    DOI: 10.7804/cses.module5.2021-07-20, https://cses.org/data-download/cses-module-5-2016-2021/

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