Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter

Etwa ein Viertel der Menschen in Deutschland lehnen jegliche Form einer Dienstpflicht ab; dies gilt insbesondere für Frauen und jüngere Menschen unter 30 Jahren. Knapp die Hälfte (47%) aller Menschen befürwortete eine einjährige allgemeine Dienstpflicht für Personen unter 21 Jahren, die entweder bei der Bundeswehr oder in einer zivilen Einrichtung abgeleistet werden kann.

Die Energiewende trifft die arabischen Golfstaaten ins Mark – struktureller Wandel jedoch vollzieht sich zögerlich, selektiv und politisch aufgeladen. Die Kluft zwischen struktureller Reform und autoritärer Machtstabilisierung ist weiterhin groß und könnte zukünftig weiter ansteigen.

This dashboard examines how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced executive personalization in 32 countries. Each bubble represents a country and its number of personalization events. Select one or two, then use the buttons to explore the events and their underlying mechanisms.

In diesem Beitrag des MOTRA-Monitor 2023/2024 wird der Frage nachgegangen, wie sich die Prävalenzraten von antisemitischen und muslimfeindlichen Vorurteilen innerhalb der in Deutschland lebenden Bevölkerung nach dem Überfall der Hamas auf Israel am 7. Oktober 2023 entwickelt haben.

In einem Artikel auf ZEIT online zur "Letzten Generation" wird auf Ergebnisse aus der repräsentativen Umfrage "Menschen in Deutschland: International" zurückgegriffen.

ECPR General Conference 2024, University College Dublin, Dublin Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Vortragende:r)

GIGA researcher Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter presents his paper "The Influence of Threat Perception on Political Attitudes: Measuring the Acceptance of Autocracy in Germany" at the ECPR General Conference 2025. The presentation is part of the panel "Democratic Backsliding and the Struggle Against Autocracy".

ECPR General Conference 2024, University College Dublin, Dublin Dr. Martin Acheampong (Vortragende:r), Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos (Vortragende:r), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Vortragende:r), Dr. David Kuehn (Vortragende:r), Emilia Arellano (Vortragende:r)

GIGA researchers Dr. Martin Acheampong, Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos, Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter, Dr. David Kuehn, and Emilia Arellano present their paper "Executive Personalization and Constraints Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic" at the ECPR General Conference 2025. The presentation is part of the panel "Presidential Leadership in Crisis: Comparative Institutional Approaches to Defense and Security Threats and Policies, Geopolitical Challenges, and Strategic Competition".

Leuphana Universität Lüneburg Lüneburg Deutschland

In this seminar an extensive overview about research and debates on democratization and authoritarianism looking at all World regions will be given. How are democratic and authoritarian political regimes defined and measured? What have been drivers of democratization since World War II and what regional similarities and differences exist? Which political systems around the globe persisted to the rise of democracy? And what are the tools of authoritarian leaders to stay in power? How do we understand and explain the recent resurgence of authoritarian politics? And what does this mean for the future of democracy? The seminar puts special emphasis on regional and international sources of democratization and authoritarian resistance.

Universität Hamburg (UHH) Hamburg Deutschland

In this seminar an extensive overview about research and debates on authoritarianism and authoritarian regimes looking at all World regions will be given. How is authoritarianism and how are authoritarian political regimes defined and measured? What have been the factors (de)stabilizing authoritarian regimes since World War II and what regional similarities and differences exist? In which political systems around the globe non-democratic rule has been maintained until today? And what are the tools of authoritarian leaders to stay in power? How do we understand and explain the recent resurgence of authoritarian politics? And what does this mean for the future of liberal democracy? The seminar puts emphasis on domestic, regional and international elements studying authoritarian regimes across all World regions.