Recent Research Projects

Causes and Consequences of Prime Ministerial Replacements

• Principle investigator: Roni Lehrer
• Research question 1: When and why do PMs leave office?
• Research question 2: How do parties respond to change in the PM position?
• Research question 3: How do voters respond to changes in the PM position?
• Sponsor: German Research Council (DFG)
• Duration: 36 months
• Status: Ongoing since September 2024

Party Policy Ambiguity and its Consequences for Political Representation and Satisfaction with Democracy

• Principle investigator: Roni Lehrer
• Research question 1: When do voters realize that party policy positions are ambiguous?
• Research question 2: How do party policy ambiguity perceptions affect political representation?
• Research question 3: How do party policy ambiguity perceptions affect satisfaction with democracy?
• Sponsor: Baden-Württemberg Stiftung
• Duration: 18 months
• Status: 01/2023-04/2025