Personal profile
Curriculum
- Since 09/2022: Professor in Comparative Politics, Leuphana University Lüneburg
- 09/2021 – 08/2022: Interim Professor for Direct Democracy and Participation, University of Zurich
- 01/2019 – 08/2021: Senior researcher at the Department of Political Science and the Center for Democracy Studies, University of Zurich
- 02/2017 – 07/2017: Guest researcher at the European University Institute (EUI), Florence, Italy
- 2014 - 2018: Research and teaching assistant at the Chair of European and Comparative Politics, University of Bern
- 2014 - 2018: Doctoral student at the Department of Political Science, University of Bern
- 08/2012-12/2012: Visiting Student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- 2009 - 2014: Student assistant at the Chair of European and Comparative Politics, University of Bern
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Political Science, Doctorate
2014 → 2018
M.A. in Political Science, Master, University of Bern
2012 → 2014
B.A. in Political Science, Bachelor, University of Bern
2008 → 2012
Keywords
- Politics
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Research collaborations from the last five years
Projects
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The (un)suspicious plutocrats: The impact of radical right elite’s socio-economic background on voter support
Engler, S. (Project manager, academic) & Weisstanner, D. (Project manager, academic)
01.03.22 → 31.12.23
Project: Research
Research output
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Parteien und Parteiensysteme in der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft
Engler, S., 31.12.2025, Handbuch Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. Kneuer, M., Pickel, G. & Pickel, S. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 1-15 15 p. 92Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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The electoral appeal of symbolic class signalling through cultural consumption
Weisstanner, D. & Engler, S., 11.07.2025, In: British Journal of Political Science. 55, 12 p., e90.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Populism and corruption
Engler, S., 02.05.2024, Elgar Encyclopedia of Corruption and Society. Coroado, S. & Sousa, L. D. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 273-275 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Centrist Anti-Establishment Parties and Their Struggle for Survival
Engler, S., 19.10.2023, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 208 p. (Comparative Politics)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus) -
Democracy challenged: how parties politicize different democratic principles
Engler, S., Gessler, T., Abou-Chadi, T. & Leemann, L., 2023, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 30, 10, p. 1961-1983 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access21 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Workshop presentation "How inflation shifts politics towards the right"
Engler, S. (Speaker)
09.03.2026 → 11.03.2026Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
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How inflation shifts politics to the right
Engler, S. (Speaker)
16.01.2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Wandel oder Umbruch: Wohin entwickelt sich das Parteienspektrum in Deutschland und Europa?
Engler, S. (Speaker)
19.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
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Presentation at the research seminar, University of Geneva
Engler, S. (Speaker)
17.03.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
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Presentation at the research seminar, University of Bern
Engler, S. (Speaker)
10.03.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Prizes
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CES/JEPP Political Economy and Welfare Best Paper Prize
Engler, S. (Recipient) & Weisstanner, D. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Excellence in Reviewing Award 2025 at the British Journal of Political Science (BJPolS)
Engler, S. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Peter Mair Best Paper Prize
Engler, S. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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The Frank Cass Prize
Engler, S. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Young Scholar Award for best dissertation
Engler, S. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
Press/Media
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Migrationskurs und Votum mit der AfD. So riskant ist die neue Merz-Strategie
04.02.25
1 item of Media coverage
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Datasets
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Comparative Political Data Set
Armingeon, K. (Creator), Engler, S. (Creator), Leemann, L. (Creator) & Weisstanner, D. (Creator), Universität Zürich, 23.06.2025
Dataset
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Expert Survey on Party Claims on Corruption and Anti-Establishment Rhetoric (ESCAE)
Engler, S. (Creator), Armingeon, K. (Creator) & Deegan-Krause, K. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 21.01.2021
DOI: 10.7910/DVN/ENUICM
Dataset