Markus Kollberg

Welcome!

I am a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Comparative Political Behaviour at the Institute of Social Sciences, Humboldt University of Berlin.

My research examines how the success of populist parties is transforming European politics. In particular, I analyse how growing fragmentation in party systems and electorates challenges mainstream parties, constrains the capacity of both national governments and the European Union to govern, and ultimately shapes democratic resilience.

Before coming to Berlin, I completed my PhD at University College London and held visiting appointments at Yale University, Nuffield College (Oxford), and the University of Vienna.

Publications

Green but Cautious. How Preferences on Fiscal Integration and Redistribution shape Public Opinion of the European Green Deal (with Tarik Abou-Chadi, Jannik Jansen and Nils Redeker)
Journal of European Public Policy | Paper

Communicating a Common Front: Mainstream Party Rhetoric and Affective Polarisation Towards the Radical Right (with Ivo Bantel)
West European Politics | Paper

Winning Votes and Changing Minds: Do Populist Arguments Affect Candidate Evaluations and Issue Preferences? (with Benjamin Lauderdale and Christopher Wratil)
British Journal of Political Science | Paper

United in Success, Fragmented in Failure. The Moderating Effect of Government Satisfaction on Affective Polarization between Coalition Partners (with Jochem Vanagt)
European Journal of Political Research | Paper

Does Mainstream Populism Work? Populist Rhetoric and the Electoral Fortunes of Mainstream Parties
Political Science Research & Methods | Paper

The Challenger Advantage – How Challenger Parties disrupt Mainstream Party Dominance in the European Parliament
Journal of European Public Policy | Paper

Reports & Policy Briefs

Potenziale konservativer Narrative für den Klimaschutz
In collaboration with heimatwurzeln e.V. | Paper

Debunking the Backlash - Uncovering European Voters‘ Climate Preferences (with Tarik Abou-Chadi, Jannik Jansen and Nils Redeker)
Jacque Delors Centre Policy Paper | Paper & Data

Projects

What Works Against Populist Rhetoric? The Effects of Pluralist and Democratic Elitist Counter-Arguments on Democratic Attitudes and Vote Choice (with Julia Leschke)
Revise & Resubmit

Economic Concerns, Far-Right Mobilization, and the Polarization of Green Policy Preferences (with Tarik Abou-Chadi)
Working Paper

Conservative Reframing of the Green Transformation - Persuasion Asymmetries and Voter Demobilization
Working Paper

Media and Outreach

My work has featured in national and international media outlets, including

I also have experience advising NGOs, political parties, private enterprises, and government institutions based on my research.

Teaching

I teach broadly across comparative politics and political behaviour at undergraduate and graduate level. My teaching covers democratic politics, voting behaviour, political parties, and comparative political systems, with a particular focus on Europe.

At Humboldt University, I currently lecture an MA course on Voting Behaviour and Public Opinion. Previously, I have taught and assisted courses at University College London and the London School of Economics, including introductory and advanced courses in comparative politics. I also bring quantitative and data-driven approaches into the classroom, drawing on experience teaching courses in text analysis, causal inference, and applied data analysis.

In addition, I regularly teach and organise workshops for civic education programmes in Germany and Eastern Europe.

Markus Kollberg

Welcome!

I am a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Comparative Political Behaviour at the Institute of Social Sciences, Humboldt University of Berlin.

My research examines how the success of populist parties is transforming European politics. In particular, I analyse how growing fragmentation in party systems and electorates challenges mainstream parties, constrains the capacity of both national governments and the European Union to govern, and ultimately shapes democratic resilience.

Before coming to Berlin, I completed my PhD at University College London and held visiting appointments at Yale University, Nuffield College (Oxford), and the University of Vienna.

Publications

Green but Cautious. How Preferences on Fiscal Integration and Redistribution shape Public Opinion of the European Green Deal (with Tarik Abou-Chadi, Jannik Jansen and Nils Redeker)
Journal of European Public Policy | Paper

Communicating a Common Front: Mainstream Party Rhetoric and Affective Polarisation Towards the Radical Right (with Ivo Bantel)
West European Politics | Paper

Winning Votes and Changing Minds: Do Populist Arguments Affect Candidate Evaluations and Issue Preferences? (with Benjamin Lauderdale and Christopher Wratil)
British Journal of Political Science | Paper

United in Success, Fragmented in Failure. The Moderating Effect of Government Satisfaction on Affective Polarization between Coalition Partners (with Jochem Vanagt)
European Journal of Political Research | Paper

Does Mainstream Populism Work? Populist Rhetoric and the Electoral Fortunes of Mainstream Parties
Political Science Research & Methods | Paper

The Challenger Advantage – How Challenger Parties disrupt Mainstream Party Dominance in the European Parliament
Journal of European Public Policy | Paper

Reports & Policy Briefs

Potenziale konservativer Narrative für den Klimaschutz
In collaboration with heimatwurzeln e.V. | Paper

Debunking the Backlash - Uncovering European Voters‘ Climate Preferences (with Tarik Abou-Chadi, Jannik Jansen and Nils Redeker)
Jacque Delors Centre Policy Paper | Paper & Data

Projects

What Works Against Populist Rhetoric? The Effects of Pluralist and Democratic Elitist Counter-Arguments on Democratic Attitudes and Vote Choice (with Julia Leschke)
Revise & Resubmit

Economic Concerns, Far-Right Mobilization, and the Polarization of Green Policy Preferences (with Tarik Abou-Chadi)
Working Paper

Conservative Reframing of the Green Transformation - Persuasion Asymmetries and Voter Demobilization
Working Paper

Media and Outreach

My work has featured in national and international media outlets, including

I also have experience advising NGOs, political parties, private enterprises, and government institutions based on my research.

Teaching

I teach broadly across comparative politics and political behaviour at undergraduate and graduate level. My teaching covers democratic politics, voting behaviour, political parties, and comparative political systems, with a particular focus on Europe.

At Humboldt University, I currently lecture an MA course on Voting Behaviour and Public Opinion. Previously, I have taught and assisted courses at University College London and the London School of Economics, including introductory and advanced courses in comparative politics. I also bring quantitative and data-driven approaches into the classroom, drawing on experience teaching courses in text analysis, causal inference, and applied data analysis.

In addition, I regularly teach and organise workshops for civic education programmes in Germany and Eastern Europe.