Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis (Thurner)
We offer courses in the following fields:
- Fundamentals of Methodology and Statistics
- Formal Mathematical Models of Politics and Political Economy
- Methodology in International Relations Research and Comparative Politics
- Research Design in Quantitative and Qualitative Policy Analysis
Our key research interests are:
- Electoral Research
- Discrete Choice Analysis & Network Analysis
- Energy Policy
- Foreign Policy, Defence and Security Policy
- Transgovernmental Administrative Cooperation
Head
Address
Geschwister-Scholl-Institut für Politikwissenschaft
Oettingenstraße 67
80538 München
Secretary
Phone: + 49 (0) 89 / 2180 9080
Email: sekretariat.thurner@gsi.uni-muenchen.de
Opening hours: Monday – Friday: 9.30 -12.30 am
Team
- Atehortúa Cardona, Maria Camila M.A.
- Haggerty, Fabian M.A.
- Mehltretter, Andreas M.Sc.
- Miess, Cuichi M.A.
- Dr. Pamp, Oliver
- Dr. Schäfer, Jerome PhD
Student Assistants
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News
- How Can We Monitor the Global Armament? Analyzing Data on Arms Transfers, Military Spending and Arms Industry
- Computational Conflict Research - LMU CAS
- Publications at the Chair of Professor Thurner in 2021
- Professor Paul W. Thurner will chair the session on Data Science in War (Prevention) and Conflict Research at the German Data Science Days 2023
- New publication on Global Weapons Transfers
- Dr. Jérôme Schäfer awarded a junior fellowship by the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
- Lecture with Prof. Havard Hegre on 10 May 2023 as part of the CAS Research Focus "Next Generation AI" and "Prevention of Conflict".
- New Project: Fundamental Measurement of Party Preference Orders in the German Multiparty System 2021
- Postdoctoral researcher (m/f/d)
- Publications at the Chair of Professor Thurner in 2022
- New Publication in Top Journals International Journal of Forecasting und European Journal of Political Research
- Prof. Thurner receives Bruce Russet Award for Article of the Year
- Appointments with Prof. Thurner
- Lecture Series on Conflict Prevention
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Former Staff
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Online Resources
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Research
- Energy Policies
- Ecological Inference, Hybrid Models, and Voter Transitions
- The social acceptance of arms exports in the main EU and NATO countries: A conjoint experiment
- Publications at the Chair for Empirical Political Research in 2021
- Publications at the Chair of Professor Thurner in 2022
- Fundamental Measurement of Party Preference Orders in the German Multiparty System 2021
- International Arms Trade and Intrastate Conflict (IATIC)
- Network Analysis of Arms Trade
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Lectures/Seminars
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Bachelor and Master theses, doctoral dissertations