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
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Research collaborations from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Finished
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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
15 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 Access25 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Institute of Political Sciences (Organisational unit)
Engler, S. (Chair)
01.04.2026 → 30.09.2026Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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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
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