Research
- Comparative Studies on the Functional Logic and Transformations of Systems of Government
- Comparative Research on Political Cultures
- Democracy Research and Research on Crises of Democracies
- Autocracies, Authoritarianism, and Democracies
- Comparative Party Research and Party System Research (with a special focus on Germany, Europe, and the US)
- Political Science and Media Research
- The Political Economy of Globalization and Europe
- Global Political Theory and Critical Political Theory
- Research on Populism and the Radical Right
- Populist Parties in Government
- Antisemitism and Racism in Global Context
- Global Politics and Sports