This paper experimentally analyses the effects of in-person canvassing and postal reminders on the mobilization of non-respondents for a telephone panel survey in Germany. We compare the response rates among randomly selected individuals who were visited by canvassers and those reminded by an...

This paper provides an analysis of the political preferences of ethnic Germans who emigrated from the Soviet Union or its successor states. These resettlers (Aussiedler) and their descendants represent the biggest group of immigrant voters in Germany and reveal a rare combination of citizenship,...

Kaum eine Vorschrift aus jüngster Zeit ist wohl so umstritten wie die EU-Richtlinie 2019/790/EG des Europäischen Parlaments und des Europäischen Rates über das Urheberrecht und die verwandten Schutzrechte im digitalen Binnenmarkt, die einer Urheberrechtsreform in ganz Europa den Weg...

Despite being part of the original concept by Campbell et al. (1954, 1960), multiple party identifications are rarely analyzed as most studies use single items that do not allow to identify multiple identifications. I am able to overcome these flaws by using current German survey data. My...

The @German DeZIM.panel is an online access panel that provides data specifically for topics regarding migration and integration. It includes an oversampling for several migrant groups in Germany, and thus allows specific subgroup analyses. Due to its longitudinal structure, its long-term...

Is there an antagonism between young and old in the electoral arena that could lead to the obstruction of welfare-state reforms? This article argues that this notion is a myth and lacks empirical evidence for the case of Germany. It is true that (a) there are imminent majorities of voters aged...