PD Dr Philipp Köker

@philippkoeker.bsky.social

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Interim Professor at Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg | PhD from @uclssees.bsky.social | Expert on Presidents, Parties, Elections, CEE | Occasionally on TV | www.philippkoeker.com | New book -> l.uol.de/partypeople

Screenshot des aus dem Video - Dr. Philipp Köker sitzt vor einer Bücherwand
A screenshot from the interview, showing TVP journalist Sascha Fahrbach on the left panel and political scientist Philipp Köker on the right panel.
Bild einer Justitia-Statue mit dem Text “Bedrohte Justiz. Politisierung als Gefahr für den Rechtsstaat”
PD Dr. Philipp Köker holding a copy of the Oxford Handbook of Polish Politics
Screenshot der ersten Seite des Beitrags mit Fotos der Autorin und Autoren mit folgendem Text: Carolin Luksche, Christoph Hönnige & Philipp Köker Vetospieler bei der Tenure-Track-Evaluation Neue Akteure und ihre Bedeutung für die Qualitätssicherung Abstract: Tenure track professorships have become commonplace at many German universities in recent years. This changes the mechanisms of quality assurance in academic staff selection as evaluating academic achievements before granting tenure requires the participation of new actors and committees, such as tenure committees/boards and external reviewers, and the definition of tenure criteria. Using the ‘veto player’ approach that is widely used in political science, we reconstruct the decision-making process of final tenure evaluations at 84 German universities. Our analysis assesses the extent to which different actor constellations and procedures for setting tenure criteria contribute to a greater quality in tenure track appointment procedures.
"Populists before power: delegitimization strategies against independent judiciaries" by Philipp Köker, Tilko Swalve, Merle Huber, Christoph Hönnige and Dominic Nyhuis Abstract: Research on the dangers of authoritarian populism for liberal democracy has almost exclusively focused on “populists in power” and those cases where dramatic changes have occurred. However, there is a notable gap in understanding the strategies and dangers of “populists before power”. We argue that authoritarian populists also pose a threat where they cannot effect constitutional change. By using “delegitimization strategies” they can significantly weaken liberal democratic institutions through a systematic erosion of public trust. Focusing on independent judiciaries as targets, we illustrate how attacks that link criticism of decisions, judges and judicial institutions with narratives of systemic failure may unfold and highlight the value of delegitimization within the larger populist tool kit. Thereby, the paper lays the conceptual foundation for an integrated research agenda on “populist before power”, including counter-reactions to delegitimization attempts, and contributes to the growing literature on the relationship between populism and democracy.
Screenshot der Produktseite für das Buch "Studentisches Publizieren in den Sozialwissenschaften: Von der Haus- und Abschlussarbeit zur wissenschaftlichen Publikation" von Philipp Köker und Morten Harmening
Abstract für den Aufsatz "Qualifizierungsmerkmale von Habilitation und Tenure-Track Juniorprofessur im Vergleich" von Carolin Luksche und Philipp Köker (veröffentlicht in der Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung): Das deutsche Wissenschaftssystem steht vor der Herausforderung, traditionelle und moderne Qualifikationswege zur Professur miteinander in Einklang zu bringen. Die historisch gewachsene Habilitation und die neu eingeführte Tenure-Track-Juniorprofessur haben dabei eine zentrale Bedeutung für das akademische Karrieresystem, unterscheiden sich aber erheblich in Struktur und Anforderungen. Dieser Beitrag kontrastiert die beiden Karrierewege und zeigt auf, welche Faktoren die Vergleichbarkeit der beiden Wege einschränken. Im Ergebnis wird deutlich, dass eine Überprüfung und Harmonisierung der bestehenden Regelungen notwendig ist.
A table summarising important outliers in the data based on predicted values.
A graph showing the association between the frontrunner margin and changes in voter turnout.
Abstract for the paper "Electoral closeness and voter turnout in presidential elections" by Philipp Köker and Frederik Springer published in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (JEPOP). An open access version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2025.2513300
Table showing how the majority status of authoritarian populist parties influences how they can counter-majoritarian institutions
Figure showing how populist delegitimization strategies against independent judiciaries unfold.
Title page and abstract for the paper "Populists before power: delegitimization strategies against independent judiciaries" by Philipp Köker, Tilko Swalve, Merle Huber, Christoph Hönnige and Dominic Nyhuis. An open access version of the paper is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2025.2470765
A "Certificate of Reviewing" from the journal "Ekonomista"
[…] Party People makes important contributions to the political parties and party systems literature with a new measure of party change, an original party-candidates dataset that covers a long period across nine CEE democracies, and in-depth discussions of different parties/party systems in CEE. And, the contributions and implications of Party People are not unique to CEE. The convincing argument for studying candidate changes to better understand party change is generalizable to all other democracies with political parties and elections and makes this book a must-read for all political party scholars. Zeynep Somer-Topcu, The University of Texas at Austin European Political Science
Screenshot of Dr. Philipp Köker on TV
Philipp Köker (links) und Morten Harmening (mitte) halten ihr neues Buch in die Kamera; rechts im Bild ist das Cover des Buchs