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Dr. Carsten Wegscheider

Current affiliations

Academic profiles

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Research Focus

  • Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
  • Demokratieforschung
  • Parteien- und Wahlforschung
  • Populismus und Euroskeptizismus

Academic Education

2018 - 2022Promotion in Politikwissenschaft – Universität Salzburg, Österreich
2019Visiting Researcher – EUROLAB, GESIS – Leibniz Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Köln, Deutschland
2016 - 2017Erasmus+ Visiting Student in M.A. Research Design and Social Data Analysis – Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Rumänien
2014 - 2017M.A. in Theorie und Vergleich politischer Systeme im Wandel – Universität Duisburg-Essen, Deutschland
2011 - 2014B.A. in Politikwissenschaft – Universität Duisburg-Essen, Deutschland

Work Experience

since 10/2022Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Münster, Deutschland
2018 - 2022Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Salzburg, Österreich
2014 - 2018Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft am Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Deutschland

Publications

Gendered dynamics in representation: Examining candidates' policy congruence with parties and voters
Lefkofridi, Zoe; Wegscheider, Carsten; Zwiener-Collins, Nadine (2026)
In: Party Politics, 32(2), 259-273. doi:10.1177/13540688251332188
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
More social, less material, more influenced by family ties: Why young women join political parties
Ammassari, Sofia; McDonnell, Duncan; Werner, Annika; Heinisch, Reinhard; Valbruzzi, Marco; Wegscheider, Carsten (2026)
In: European Journal of Political Research, 65, 1-21. doi:10.1017/S1475676526100978
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
The added value of youth wings: Do they nurture the members their parties want?
Bolin, Niklas; McDonnell, Duncan; Ammassari, Sofia; Werner, Annika; Valbruzzi, Marco; Heinisch, Reinhard; Jungar Ann-Cathrine; Wegscheider, Carsten (2026)
In: Political Studies, 74. doi:10.1177/00323217261444654
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Party youth wings as forces of renovation: A study of young women members’ efficacy and ambition
Ammassari, Sofia; McDonnell, Duncan; Bolin, Niklas; Werner, Annika; Valbruzzi, Marco; Wegscheider, Carsten; Heinisch, Reinhard; Jungar, Ann-Cathrine (2026)
In: Politics & Gender, 22. doi:10.1017/S1743923X26100774
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Capable but not empowered? How emancipative values affect protest participation across different contexts
Wegscheider, Carsten; Mauk, Marlene (2025)
In: Political Studies, 73(1), 391-411. doi:10.1177/00323217241247377
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
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Projects

Mapping (Anti-)Globalization Attitudes (MAGA): An Exploratory Geo-Coded Survey Analysis
Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2025
Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Ideas Lab
Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project