Till Weber

Till Weber holds a Ph.D. in political science from the European University Institute in Florence (2011) and a Master's degree from the Free University of Berlin (2006). His research centers on electoral behavior, party competition, legislative politics, coalition government and public administration. Most of his work is comparative with a focus on Europe (both Western and Eastern) and the United States. Methodologically he has specialized in advanced quantitative analysis with more recent interests in mixed-method studies, experimental approaches and formal modeling. He teaches research methods, political behavior and comparative institutions.

Courses

“Understanding Politics through Statistics”
Spring term 2013, ECLA of Bard

“Electoral Politics: Models of Voters, Parties, and Governments”
Summer term 2012, Humboldt University of Berlin

“Colloquium on Political Behavior”
Fall 2007 - Summer 2010, European University Institute, Florence

“Political Competition in Europe”
Summer term 2007, Free University of Berlin

Publications

Journal Articles

2012. Party Systems and Government Stability in Central and Eastern Europe. World Politics, 64(4), pp. 699-740 (with Florian Grotz).

2011. A Bottleneck Model of E-voting: Why Technology Fails to Boost Turnout. New Media & Society, 13(8), pp. 1336-1354 (with Kristjan Vassil).

2011. Exit, Voice, and Cyclicality: A Micro-Logic of Midterm Effects in European Parliament Elections. American Journal of Political Science, 55(4), pp. 907-922.

2011. Cross-Cutting Issues and Party Strategy in the European Union. Comparative Political Studies, 44(4), pp. 383-411 (with Craig A. Parsons).

2009. When the Cat Is Away the Mice Will Play: Why Elections to the European Parliament Are About Europe After All. Politique Européenne, 28, pp. 53-71.

2007. Campaign Effects and Second-Order Cycles: A Top-Down Approach to European Parliament Elections. European Union Politics. 8(4), pp. 509-536.

Book Chapters

2013. Government Participation of New Parties in Central and Eastern Europe [Die Regierungsbeteiligung neuer Parteien in Mittel- und Osteuropa]. In Die deutsche Koalitionsdemokratie vor der Bundestagswahl 2013, ed. Frank Decker and Eckhard Jesse. Baden-Baden: Nomos, forthcoming (with Florian Grotz).

2011. Government Coalitions: Formation and Durability [Regierungskoalitionen: Bildung und Dauerhaftigkeit]. In Regierungssysteme in Mittel- und Osteuropa: Die neuen EU-Staaten im Vergleich, ed. Florian Grotz and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel. Wiesbaden: VS, pp. 194-216 (with Florian Grotz).

2010. American Electoral Practices in Comparative Perspective. In The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior, ed. Jan E. Leighley. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 667-684 (with Mark N. Franklin).

2010. Coalition Structures and Coalition Stability in Central and Eastern Europe: An International Comparison [Koalitionsstrukturen und Koalitionsstabilität in Mittel- und Osteuropa: Ein internationaler Vergleich]. In Analyse demokratischer Regierungssysteme, ed. Klemens Schrenk and Markus Soldner. Wiesbaden: VS, pp. 525-543 (with Florian Grotz).

2009. Mode Effects and Sample Bias. In European Election Study 2004. Design, Data Description and Documentation, 2nd ed., ed. Hermann Schmitt, Matthew Loveless, Sascha Adam and Daniela Braun. Mannheim: MZES, pp. 10-13.