Christina Eder
Biographic Data
| ID | 3588477 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christina Eder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christina |
| FAMILY NAME | Eder |
| SIGNATURE | EDER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7703-4108 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 146 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Disentangling different types of sexist attitudes and vote choice in Germany
With a woman as head of German government for 16 years, many hoped (or feared) for significant progress in the areas of gender equality. Rather than progress, however, contributors have noticed a rising backlash against norms of gender equality worldwide, but also in Germany. These developments have sparked a renewed interest in sexism as an explanation for (political) attitudes and behaviours. The context of the 2021 Bundestag election offers a …
The times they are changing? Support for green policy measures in Germany in times of uncertainty
Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequences of the war in Ukraine, environmental protection continues to rank high on the list of most important problems in Germany. The public and political discourse is dominated by debates around energy supply (e.g., green energy infrastructure), CO 2 -reduction efforts (e.g., taxes on fossil fuels), reaching the Paris goals, as well as the perennial issues of transition costs, sustainable diets, and…
Social Media, Misinformation, and Attitudes Towards Democracy in Germany During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Together we stand? Transnational solidarity in the EU in times of crises
After more than a decade of consecutive crises, the issue of transnational solidarity is becoming increasingly relevant for the European Union. This research note compares the current coronavirus disease-2019 crisis to previous ones and investigates the willingness of European Union citizens to show solidarity towards fellow member states. We test the influence of socio-political attitudes of citizens on solidarity preferences in three crisis sce…
A framework for social tipping in climate change mitigation
In the natural sciences, the concept of “(natural) tipping points” has become a hot topic in climate change research. To better understand and evaluate the possibilities for and the barriers to the fundamental societal transformations necessary for climate change mitigation, we suggest a social tipping dynamics framework. We contrast this framework with previous accounts of stability and change and show that integrating these approaches under the…
Social tipping processes towards climate action
Public opinion in policy contexts. A comparative analysis of domestic energy policies and individual policy preferences in Europe
Recent research and real-world processes suggest that effective climate change mitigation policies are not feasible without at least a certain degree of public support. Hence, we investigate the link between existing domestic energy policies and individual policy instrument preferences in 21 European countries. We assume a policy feedback perspective and, thus, start from the idea that the current domestic energy context influences what future po…
On thinning ice
Global climate change has the potential to cause rapid changes throughout the world, particularly in the polar regions. While much is known about attitudes towards climate change in general, relatively little is understood about individual orientations towards earth systems affected by climate change, and in particular, polar ice loss. Utilizing novel data from Germany, this study presents a first of its kind analysis of the relationship between …
How Party Systems Shape Local–National Gender Gaps
Women’s representation is highest in local assemblies in some countries, while others display the largest share of female office-holders at the national level. Drawing on a new data set mapping the representation of women at all four levels of government in Germany during the 2000s, we argue that differences in party system configurations across echelons explain these distinct patterns and provide evidence for this claim. We show that left-wing p…
How Party Systems Shape Local–National Gender Gaps– Erratum
Fair national election studies
Election studies are an important data pillar in political and social science, as most political research investigations involve secondary use of existing datasets. Researchers depend on high-quality data because data quality determines the accuracy of the conclusions drawn from statistical analyses. We outline data reuse quality criteria pertaining to data accessibility, metadata provision, and data documentation using the FAIR Principles of res…
Still a glass ceiling? Tracing the limits to women’s representation in elected office
The Higher the Fewer? Patterns of Female Representation Across Levels of Government in Germany
Women's representation in elected assemblies across varying levels of government is often theorised to be shaped as a pyramid, with the highest proportion of women at the local level, where barriers to entry are minimal. Mapping women's representation in Germany, however, we find contradictory evidence, since the pyramid is spun on its head. Looking at the representation of women in legislatures across three levels of government reveals relativel…
Vote, party, or protest
Political Trust and Disenchantment with Politics
Political Trust and Disenchantment with Politics
Towards a Gender-Equal Bundestag? The Impact of Electoral Rules on Women’s Representation
Cross-sectional research designs show that proportional representation (PR) tends to produce more equitable outcomes in terms of gender representation. While existing research provides valuable insights into the covariates of gender representation, such cross-sectional designs fail to provide a definitive test of the influence of electoral rules both over time and in the case of mixed systems. Addressing this gap, this article proposes a longitud…
Institutional Design and the Use of Direct Democracy
Despite growing interest in direct democratic institutions, the empirical evidence on the relationship between institutional design and the actual use of popular rights remains rather sparse. The authors use a novel data set on institutional openness and test its link to the number of popular initiatives in the German Länder for the period of 1997 2005. Their empirical analysis reveals a strong and robust negative effect of higher institutional r…
Together we stand? Transnational solidarity in the EU in times of crises
After more than a decade of consecutive crises, the issue of transnational solidarity is becoming increasingly relevant for the European Union. This research note compares the current coronavirus disease-2019 crisis to previous ones and investigates the willingness of European Union citizens to show solidarity towards fellow member states. We test the influence of socio-political attitudes of citizens on solidarity preferences in three crisis sce…
Social tipping processes towards climate action
Public opinion in policy contexts. A comparative analysis of domestic energy policies and individual policy preferences in Europe
Recent research and real-world processes suggest that effective climate change mitigation policies are not feasible without at least a certain degree of public support. Hence, we investigate the link between existing domestic energy policies and individual policy instrument preferences in 21 European countries. We assume a policy feedback perspective and, thus, start from the idea that the current domestic energy context influences what future po…
The Higher the Fewer? Patterns of Female Representation Across Levels of Government in Germany
Women's representation in elected assemblies across varying levels of government is often theorised to be shaped as a pyramid, with the highest proportion of women at the local level, where barriers to entry are minimal. Mapping women's representation in Germany, however, we find contradictory evidence, since the pyramid is spun on its head. Looking at the representation of women in legislatures across three levels of government reveals relativel…
Towards a Gender-Equal Bundestag? The Impact of Electoral Rules on Women’s Representation
Cross-sectional research designs show that proportional representation (PR) tends to produce more equitable outcomes in terms of gender representation. While existing research provides valuable insights into the covariates of gender representation, such cross-sectional designs fail to provide a definitive test of the influence of electoral rules both over time and in the case of mixed systems. Addressing this gap, this article proposes a longitud…
Institutional Design and the Use of Direct Democracy
Despite growing interest in direct democratic institutions, the empirical evidence on the relationship between institutional design and the actual use of popular rights remains rather sparse. The authors use a novel data set on institutional openness and test its link to the number of popular initiatives in the German Länder for the period of 1997 2005. Their empirical analysis reveals a strong and robust negative effect of higher institutional r…
How Party Systems Shape Local–National Gender Gaps
Women’s representation is highest in local assemblies in some countries, while others display the largest share of female office-holders at the national level. Drawing on a new data set mapping the representation of women at all four levels of government in Germany during the 2000s, we argue that differences in party system configurations across echelons explain these distinct patterns and provide evidence for this claim. We show that left-wing p…
Still a glass ceiling? Tracing the limits to women’s representation in elected office
Vote, party, or protest
A framework for social tipping in climate change mitigation
In the natural sciences, the concept of “(natural) tipping points” has become a hot topic in climate change research. To better understand and evaluate the possibilities for and the barriers to the fundamental societal transformations necessary for climate change mitigation, we suggest a social tipping dynamics framework. We contrast this framework with previous accounts of stability and change and show that integrating these approaches under the…
Fair national election studies
Election studies are an important data pillar in political and social science, as most political research investigations involve secondary use of existing datasets. Researchers depend on high-quality data because data quality determines the accuracy of the conclusions drawn from statistical analyses. We outline data reuse quality criteria pertaining to data accessibility, metadata provision, and data documentation using the FAIR Principles of res…
Institutional Design and the Use of Direct Democracy
Despite growing interest in direct democratic institutions, the empirical evidence on the relationship between institutional design and the actual use of popular rights remains rather sparse. The authors use a novel data set on institutional openness and test its link to the number of popular initiatives in the German Länder for the period of 1997 2005. Their empirical analysis reveals a strong and robust negative effect of higher institutional r…
Towards a Gender-Equal Bundestag? The Impact of Electoral Rules on Women’s Representation
Cross-sectional research designs show that proportional representation (PR) tends to produce more equitable outcomes in terms of gender representation. While existing research provides valuable insights into the covariates of gender representation, such cross-sectional designs fail to provide a definitive test of the influence of electoral rules both over time and in the case of mixed systems. Addressing this gap, this article proposes a longitud…
Political Trust and Disenchantment with Politics
Political Trust and Disenchantment with Politics
Vote, party, or protest
The Higher the Fewer? Patterns of Female Representation Across Levels of Government in Germany
Women's representation in elected assemblies across varying levels of government is often theorised to be shaped as a pyramid, with the highest proportion of women at the local level, where barriers to entry are minimal. Mapping women's representation in Germany, however, we find contradictory evidence, since the pyramid is spun on its head. Looking at the representation of women in legislatures across three levels of government reveals relativel…
Fair national election studies
Election studies are an important data pillar in political and social science, as most political research investigations involve secondary use of existing datasets. Researchers depend on high-quality data because data quality determines the accuracy of the conclusions drawn from statistical analyses. We outline data reuse quality criteria pertaining to data accessibility, metadata provision, and data documentation using the FAIR Principles of res…
Still a glass ceiling? Tracing the limits to women’s representation in elected office
How Party Systems Shape Local–National Gender Gaps
Women’s representation is highest in local assemblies in some countries, while others display the largest share of female office-holders at the national level. Drawing on a new data set mapping the representation of women at all four levels of government in Germany during the 2000s, we argue that differences in party system configurations across echelons explain these distinct patterns and provide evidence for this claim. We show that left-wing p…
How Party Systems Shape Local–National Gender Gaps– Erratum
On thinning ice
Global climate change has the potential to cause rapid changes throughout the world, particularly in the polar regions. While much is known about attitudes towards climate change in general, relatively little is understood about individual orientations towards earth systems affected by climate change, and in particular, polar ice loss. Utilizing novel data from Germany, this study presents a first of its kind analysis of the relationship between …
A framework for social tipping in climate change mitigation
In the natural sciences, the concept of “(natural) tipping points” has become a hot topic in climate change research. To better understand and evaluate the possibilities for and the barriers to the fundamental societal transformations necessary for climate change mitigation, we suggest a social tipping dynamics framework. We contrast this framework with previous accounts of stability and change and show that integrating these approaches under the…
Social tipping processes towards climate action
Public opinion in policy contexts. A comparative analysis of domestic energy policies and individual policy preferences in Europe
Recent research and real-world processes suggest that effective climate change mitigation policies are not feasible without at least a certain degree of public support. Hence, we investigate the link between existing domestic energy policies and individual policy instrument preferences in 21 European countries. We assume a policy feedback perspective and, thus, start from the idea that the current domestic energy context influences what future po…
Together we stand? Transnational solidarity in the EU in times of crises
After more than a decade of consecutive crises, the issue of transnational solidarity is becoming increasingly relevant for the European Union. This research note compares the current coronavirus disease-2019 crisis to previous ones and investigates the willingness of European Union citizens to show solidarity towards fellow member states. We test the influence of socio-political attitudes of citizens on solidarity preferences in three crisis sce…
Social Media, Misinformation, and Attitudes Towards Democracy in Germany During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Disentangling different types of sexist attitudes and vote choice in Germany
With a woman as head of German government for 16 years, many hoped (or feared) for significant progress in the areas of gender equality. Rather than progress, however, contributors have noticed a rising backlash against norms of gender equality worldwide, but also in Germany. These developments have sparked a renewed interest in sexism as an explanation for (political) attitudes and behaviours. The context of the 2021 Bundestag election offers a …
The times they are changing? Support for green policy measures in Germany in times of uncertainty
Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequences of the war in Ukraine, environmental protection continues to rank high on the list of most important problems in Germany. The public and political discourse is dominated by debates around energy supply (e.g., green energy infrastructure), CO 2 -reduction efforts (e.g., taxes on fossil fuels), reaching the Paris goals, as well as the perennial issues of transition costs, sustainable diets, and…
Political science (11 works) · Politics (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (5 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works)