Philipp Köker
Biographic Data
| ID | 4036951 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philipp Köker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philipp |
| FAMILY NAME | Köker |
| SIGNATURE | KÖKER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leibniz University Hannover |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2529-6947 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
How Centralized is Party Communication on Social Media
Social media has become an indispensable tool for politicians, allowing them to bypass traditional media and party filters to directly communicate with voters. This presents both opportunities and challenges for political parties. On the one hand, politicians can personalize their message to resonate with local constituents. On the other, parties risk appearing disjointed with potential electoral consequences when they fail to present a clear mes…
Presidential Activism on Social Media
Since the advent of mass media, ‘going public’ has been a key tool in the strategic inventory of presidents seeking to promote their policies to politicians and the public. Over the last decade, social media has offered presidents and their office with a new platform to address the nation directly without relying on traditional media gatekeepers. Nevertheless, both ‘going public’ strategies and presidents’ use of social media have almost exclusiv…
Populists before power
The Gender Gap in Civil State Decorations
Systems of state decorations have often been overlooked by political scientists. However, they are highly indicative of dominant social norms and power differentials. While historical research has highlighted gender disparities in award bestowals in individual countries, comparative perspectives and cross-national analyses are still missing. This article provides the most comprehensive comparative analysis of the gender gap in state decorations. …
Remembering Robert Elgie
[No abstract available]
Dominating the debate
Brexit has been the most important issue in British politics in recent years. Whereas extra-parliamentary actors dominated the run-up to the 2016 referendum, the issue moved back to Parliament after the vote. This paper analyses newspaper reporting on Brexit in major British outlets during the post-referendum phase from July 2017 to March 2019. We study the visibility of Members of Parliament to assess whether the debate was balanced between part…
Why dictators veto
Why do authoritarian presidents still use their legislative power? Although recent studies have argued that authoritarian legislatures are more than “rubberstamps” and can serve as arenas for elite bargaining over policy, there is no evidence that legislators would pass bills that go against presidential preferences. This article investigates this apparent paradox and proposes a theoretical framework to explain presidential activism in authoritar…
Party novelty and congruence
We propose a new three-dimensional approach to party newness and an interval index of party congruence/novelty. Building on this, we also propose a split-vote-by-congruence (SBC) approach to electoral volatility that employs the index. Four elections from different countries that exhibited different forms of party change are used to illustrate the approach. The congruence/novelty index corresponds to our qualitative case knowledge, and the SBC ap…
Risk vs Reward Strategies in Indirect Presidential Elections
Parties across parliamentary republics compete fiercely over capturing the presidential office. However, they are often torn between seeing their preferred candidate elected and exploiting the election for publicity purposes. The German case, specifically parties’ ability to nominate extra-parliamentarian electors (EPEs) as part of the electoral college, offers a particularly interesting perspective on how parties balance these competing goals. W…
The effects of majority requirements, selectorate composition and uncertainty in indirect presidential elections
This article assesses the effects of common features in the indirect election of presidents in parliamentary republics. In particular, it examines the influence of majority requirements, selectorate composition and uncertainty on party strategies, using Estonia (1996-2016) as a crucial case for analysis. The analysis demonstrates that the lack of a plurality run-off effectively eliminated incentives for inter-party cooperation and strategic votin…
Presidential Activism and Veto Power in Central and Eastern Europe
Corruption Studies for the Twenty-First Century
The key question currently driving innovations in corruption studies is \nwhy anti-corruption reforms do not work. The explanatory factors for \nthe disappointing outcomes of anti-corruption interventions over the last \ntwenty-five years include those associated with: 1) understanding and \nmodelling of corrupt practices; 2) measurement and monitoring; and 3) \npolicy design and implementation. \nThis special issue emerges from the international…
Democracy in Poland. Representation, participation, competition and accountability since 1989
Democracy in Poland. Representation, participation, competition and accountability since 1989." East European Politics, 32(3), pp. 401–402
Institutional Design and Party Government in Post-Communist Europe
Institutional Design and Party Government in Post-Communist Europe." Europe-Asia Studies, 67(10), pp. 1727–1728
Semi-Structured Elite Interviews in a Nested-Analysis Framework
My PhD research deals with the use of presidential powers in Central and Eastern Europe during the first 20 years since the end of Communism. While previous research mostly debated the nature of the new regime types and measured presidents' powers, I wanted to explore and explain how presidents actually use their constitutional prerogatives. My study uses a mixed-methods approach that combines statistical analysis of an original data set on the u…
Corruption Studies for the Twenty-First Century
The key question currently driving innovations in corruption studies is \nwhy anti-corruption reforms do not work. The explanatory factors for \nthe disappointing outcomes of anti-corruption interventions over the last \ntwenty-five years include those associated with: 1) understanding and \nmodelling of corrupt practices; 2) measurement and monitoring; and 3) \npolicy design and implementation. \nThis special issue emerges from the international…
Party novelty and congruence
We propose a new three-dimensional approach to party newness and an interval index of party congruence/novelty. Building on this, we also propose a split-vote-by-congruence (SBC) approach to electoral volatility that employs the index. Four elections from different countries that exhibited different forms of party change are used to illustrate the approach. The congruence/novelty index corresponds to our qualitative case knowledge, and the SBC ap…
Why dictators veto
Why do authoritarian presidents still use their legislative power? Although recent studies have argued that authoritarian legislatures are more than “rubberstamps” and can serve as arenas for elite bargaining over policy, there is no evidence that legislators would pass bills that go against presidential preferences. This article investigates this apparent paradox and proposes a theoretical framework to explain presidential activism in authoritar…
Populists before power
How Centralized is Party Communication on Social Media
Social media has become an indispensable tool for politicians, allowing them to bypass traditional media and party filters to directly communicate with voters. This presents both opportunities and challenges for political parties. On the one hand, politicians can personalize their message to resonate with local constituents. On the other, parties risk appearing disjointed with potential electoral consequences when they fail to present a clear mes…
Presidential Activism on Social Media
Since the advent of mass media, ‘going public’ has been a key tool in the strategic inventory of presidents seeking to promote their policies to politicians and the public. Over the last decade, social media has offered presidents and their office with a new platform to address the nation directly without relying on traditional media gatekeepers. Nevertheless, both ‘going public’ strategies and presidents’ use of social media have almost exclusiv…
Risk vs Reward Strategies in Indirect Presidential Elections
Parties across parliamentary republics compete fiercely over capturing the presidential office. However, they are often torn between seeing their preferred candidate elected and exploiting the election for publicity purposes. The German case, specifically parties’ ability to nominate extra-parliamentarian electors (EPEs) as part of the electoral college, offers a particularly interesting perspective on how parties balance these competing goals. W…
The effects of majority requirements, selectorate composition and uncertainty in indirect presidential elections
This article assesses the effects of common features in the indirect election of presidents in parliamentary republics. In particular, it examines the influence of majority requirements, selectorate composition and uncertainty on party strategies, using Estonia (1996-2016) as a crucial case for analysis. The analysis demonstrates that the lack of a plurality run-off effectively eliminated incentives for inter-party cooperation and strategic votin…
Democracy in Poland. Representation, participation, competition and accountability since 1989
Democracy in Poland. Representation, participation, competition and accountability since 1989." East European Politics, 32(3), pp. 401–402
Semi-Structured Elite Interviews in a Nested-Analysis Framework
My PhD research deals with the use of presidential powers in Central and Eastern Europe during the first 20 years since the end of Communism. While previous research mostly debated the nature of the new regime types and measured presidents' powers, I wanted to explore and explain how presidents actually use their constitutional prerogatives. My study uses a mixed-methods approach that combines statistical analysis of an original data set on the u…
Institutional Design and Party Government in Post-Communist Europe
Institutional Design and Party Government in Post-Communist Europe." Europe-Asia Studies, 67(10), pp. 1727–1728
Democracy in Poland. Representation, participation, competition and accountability since 1989
Democracy in Poland. Representation, participation, competition and accountability since 1989." East European Politics, 32(3), pp. 401–402
Presidential Activism and Veto Power in Central and Eastern Europe
Corruption Studies for the Twenty-First Century
The key question currently driving innovations in corruption studies is \nwhy anti-corruption reforms do not work. The explanatory factors for \nthe disappointing outcomes of anti-corruption interventions over the last \ntwenty-five years include those associated with: 1) understanding and \nmodelling of corrupt practices; 2) measurement and monitoring; and 3) \npolicy design and implementation. \nThis special issue emerges from the international…
Party novelty and congruence
We propose a new three-dimensional approach to party newness and an interval index of party congruence/novelty. Building on this, we also propose a split-vote-by-congruence (SBC) approach to electoral volatility that employs the index. Four elections from different countries that exhibited different forms of party change are used to illustrate the approach. The congruence/novelty index corresponds to our qualitative case knowledge, and the SBC ap…
Risk vs Reward Strategies in Indirect Presidential Elections
Parties across parliamentary republics compete fiercely over capturing the presidential office. However, they are often torn between seeing their preferred candidate elected and exploiting the election for publicity purposes. The German case, specifically parties’ ability to nominate extra-parliamentarian electors (EPEs) as part of the electoral college, offers a particularly interesting perspective on how parties balance these competing goals. W…
The effects of majority requirements, selectorate composition and uncertainty in indirect presidential elections
This article assesses the effects of common features in the indirect election of presidents in parliamentary republics. In particular, it examines the influence of majority requirements, selectorate composition and uncertainty on party strategies, using Estonia (1996-2016) as a crucial case for analysis. The analysis demonstrates that the lack of a plurality run-off effectively eliminated incentives for inter-party cooperation and strategic votin…
Dominating the debate
Brexit has been the most important issue in British politics in recent years. Whereas extra-parliamentary actors dominated the run-up to the 2016 referendum, the issue moved back to Parliament after the vote. This paper analyses newspaper reporting on Brexit in major British outlets during the post-referendum phase from July 2017 to March 2019. We study the visibility of Members of Parliament to assess whether the debate was balanced between part…
Why dictators veto
Why do authoritarian presidents still use their legislative power? Although recent studies have argued that authoritarian legislatures are more than “rubberstamps” and can serve as arenas for elite bargaining over policy, there is no evidence that legislators would pass bills that go against presidential preferences. This article investigates this apparent paradox and proposes a theoretical framework to explain presidential activism in authoritar…
Remembering Robert Elgie
[No abstract available]
The Gender Gap in Civil State Decorations
Systems of state decorations have often been overlooked by political scientists. However, they are highly indicative of dominant social norms and power differentials. While historical research has highlighted gender disparities in award bestowals in individual countries, comparative perspectives and cross-national analyses are still missing. This article provides the most comprehensive comparative analysis of the gender gap in state decorations. …
How Centralized is Party Communication on Social Media
Social media has become an indispensable tool for politicians, allowing them to bypass traditional media and party filters to directly communicate with voters. This presents both opportunities and challenges for political parties. On the one hand, politicians can personalize their message to resonate with local constituents. On the other, parties risk appearing disjointed with potential electoral consequences when they fail to present a clear mes…
Presidential Activism on Social Media
Since the advent of mass media, ‘going public’ has been a key tool in the strategic inventory of presidents seeking to promote their policies to politicians and the public. Over the last decade, social media has offered presidents and their office with a new platform to address the nation directly without relying on traditional media gatekeepers. Nevertheless, both ‘going public’ strategies and presidents’ use of social media have almost exclusiv…
Populists before power
Political science (13 works) · Law (12 works) · Politics (12 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (7 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Populism, Right-Wing Movements (5 works) · Presidential system (5 works) · Economics (4 works)