Kai Arzheimer
About
I am professor of Political Science at the University of Mainz.
My main research interests are the comparative analysis of micro data and comparative political sociology,elections and electoral behaviour, Extreme Right / Radical Right / Populist Right parties in Europe, German Politics, and Research Methods and the Sociology of Knowledge.
Consultancy
- Media: I regularly comment on German and European parties and their voters, and on political extremism
- Research Methods: I have been teaching methods, statistics and software in academic settings since 1996 and offer consultancy and in-house seminars
Contact
- Email arzheimer@politik.uni-mainz.de
- Phone +49-6131-39-21051
- Fax +49-6131-39-27109
- Twitter kai_arzheimer
- Sprechstunde/Office hours
Videos
From the blog
4 quick takes on the result of the 2019 European Elections in Germany
It will take some time to get nearly-final results for Germany, let alone for the EU, but the picture emerging from the exit polls in Germany is reasonably clear. So, in time honoured tradition, here are my hot takes: News of a far-right takeover were exaggerated, to say the least. The only relevant Eurosceptic party, […]
The EP 2019 brings all the (neo-fascist) boys to the yard
Germany – no EP electoral threshold for the last time There are currently 111 ‘political associations’ registered with Germany’s federal electoral commission. 41 of them (counting the CDU and the CSU separately) are fielding candidates in the upcoming European elections.Why are they doing it? Narcissism aside, this is a national election that is held without […]
Countdown to campaign poster hell
Our local party system may have collapsed, giving way too much room to the officers & gentlemen / wannabe parish priests. But just when I thought I had seen the worst, the regional CDU got it in their head to prove that even with the benefit of professionally designed templates and logos, things can go […]