Profile
Abstract
Dr. Hendrik Tr?ger is Lecturer at the Institute of Political Science. His main research interests includes the parties and elections at the various political levels in Germany as well as decision-making processes in the federal system. He is the deputy chairman of the "Saxon Competence Center for State and Local Politics" (SKLK).
Professional career
- since 04/2014
Lecturer (LfbA) at the Institute of Political Science (work area "Political system of Germany and Politics in Europe") at Leipzig University - 04/2013 - 09/2016
Research Assistant (04/2015 – 09/2016) resp. Lecturer (LfbA; 04/2013 – 03/2015) at the Institute of Political Science at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg - 04/2008 - 02/2014
Contract Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter or Honorarvertr?ge) at Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014), TU Ilmenau (2008, 2009) and Free University of Berlin (2012) - 11/2007 - 03/2008
Academic Assistant (wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft) at the Institute of Political Science at Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Education
- 10/2012 - 01/2013
Additional qualification in the field of Public Relations (PR), Leipzig and Berlin - 04/2011
Doctorate (Dr. phil.) at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, with a dissertation on East German state party associations - 04/2008 - 03/2011
Doctorate scholarship, Graduate Academy of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena - 04/2003 - 11/2007
Study of political science, modern history and informatics at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, completed with a master's degree (Magister Artium)
main research areas
- Parties in Germany
- Elections at various levels in Germany and Europe
- Coalition formation in Germany
- Federalism and Bundesrat
memberships
- German Association of Parliamentary Issues (DVParl)
- German Political Science Association (DVPW)
- Saxon Competence Center for State and Local Politics (SKLK)
- Kommunalpolitik und Kommunalverwaltung in Wissenschaft und Praxis am Beispiel Migration und IntegrationLorenz, AstridDuration: 10/2015 – 06/2017Funded by: BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung; Haushaltsmittel (TG51, Overhead)Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Politisches System Deutschlands und Politik in Europa
- Tr?ger, H.; Matthies, C.?Unregierbarkeit‘ nach den ostdeutschen Landtagswahlen 2024?Gesellschaft - Wirtschaft - Politik (GWP). 2023. 72 (2). pp. 156–161.DOI: 10.3224/gwp.v72i2.04
- Tr?ger, H.; Matthies, C.Erfolgreiche Herausforderer bei Landtagswahlen - eine Analyse der Kontextfaktoren der Abl?sung von AmtsinhabernIn: , E. Z. f. F.-F. T. (Ed.)Jahrbuch des F?deralismus 2023. Baden-Baden: Nomos. 2023. pp. 237–251.ISBN: 978-3-7560-1348-7
- Tr?ger, H.; Samstag, S. J.; Rustenbeck, H.Kleinparteien bei den Landtagswahlen in ?sterreich (1945-2023): eine Analyse der ErfolgsfaktorenZeitschrift für Politik. 2024. 71 (1). pp. 15–35.
- Tr?ger, H.Parteiensysteme und Regierungsformate: Unterschiede zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland mit dem Osten als heterogene GruppeIn: Vogel, L.; Lorenz, A.; Pates, R. (Eds.)Ostdeutschland. Identit?t, Lebenswelt oder politische Erfindung?. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 2024. pp. 211–235.
- Tr?ger, H.; Aust, M.; Beetz, S.; Br?unig, L.; Elsner, M.; Fell, P.; G?cht, T.; J?ger, H.; von Elsner, P.Regieren in hochfragmentierten Parteiensystemen – eine vergleichende Analyse europ?ischer L?nderZeitschrift für Politik. 2024. 71 (3). pp. 241–263.
Dr. Hendrik Tr?ger teaches on the following topics:
- Political system of the Federal Republic of Germany (e.g. parties, elections, security and defense policy)
- Comparision of political systems (e.g. parliamentary vs. presidential systems, electoral and party systems)
Research fields
Politics, political science
Specializations
- Parteien
- Wahlen
- Politisches System
- F?deralismus
Contact for media inquiries
Phone: +49 341 97-35621