Research

The chair has secured many externally funded projects:

SYNCPOL: The Sync-Pol Project analyses the challenges associated with European Policy-Making with regard to how time plays a significant role in the distribution of power in Europe’s multi-level system. Click here for more information about the Project.

Right-Wing extremism and racism – framing and policy making in Bavaria: A new ForGeRex research network (2024-2027). The project analyses policy making in the field of “right-wing extremism and racism” in Bavaria. The aim is to gain insights into the characteristics and functioning of state policy making. The subproject analyses the influence of (1) institutions and actors as well as (2) ideas and discourse patterns – framing – on policy making. Based on this, we identify challenges and potentials in dealing with the topic area by politics and administration. Project managed by Prof. Dr. Klaus H. Goetz and Britta Schellenberg.

New Project from PD Dr. Martin Gross: “The Politicisation of Sports”(POLSPO) (01.01.2024-31.12.2024). This project seeks to offer a comparative perspective of the politicisation of sports. It does so outside high-profile, worldwide visible events, and with a particular focus on both the electoral arena (i.e., campaigns and citizens’ perceptions) and the governmental arena (i.e., day-to-day policymaking, portfolio allocation). Key questions that this project addresses and answers include: How and to what extent do political actors deal with issues related to sports? Where is sports attached to within the organisation of supranational, national, and regional portfolios? How is the political discourse shaped by political actors regarding sports in day-to-day policymaking? How do voters perceive sports and does it impact their attitudes towards politics?

The project ‘The People of Munich in Focus,’ supported by the City of Munich and led by Dr. Britta Schellenberg, analyses diversity and discrimination in the urban society and assesses the needs related to personnel and organizational development to further professionalize the city’s own competences and structures in addressing racism and discrimination.