Sebastian U Bukow
Biographic Data
| ID | 4378667 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sebastian U Bukow |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sebastian U |
| FAMILY NAME | Bukow |
| SIGNATURE | BUKOW S U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Party Research Institute, Germany |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Consequences of membership growth – the case of the German Green Party
Despite the frequent debate about membership decline, some established political parties in Western Europe are experiencing a significant increase in membership. This article examines how institutionalised parties handle this growth and highlights how the sheer number of new members and their otherness create potential pressure to adapt both organisationally and culturally. Based on a multitude of qualitative interviews with local party officials…
Strategic choices and electoral gains
Election campaigns are a critical component of democratic competition, and existing literature has extensively discussed the rise in personalization and localization in recent campaigns. However, the extent to which campaign strategies influence electoral success remains controversial. Therefore, our study examined the impact of candidate – and constituency-centred campaigns on nominal and party-list votes in mixed-member electoral systems and in…
Travelling concepts of party institutionalization? A comparative perspective
Three Faces of Constituency Campaigns in Mixed-Member Electoral Systems. Parties and Candidates in Germany, 2005–13
Constituency campaigns are multidimensional and complex: parties and candidates are deeply entangled, and, at least in mixed-member electoral systems, local constituency campaigns are embedded within national party campaigns. Recent discussions have focused on aspects of campaign change in European democracies, especially disentanglement in terms of individualisation, personalisation, and/or localisation. This study contributes to the discussion …
Civil Liberties vs. Security
Fundamental changes to security policy in European democracies raise the question of the acceptance of new security measures. This paper aims to explain why new measures are accepted (or not). It combines three core elements that are typically analysed separately in the literature: individual attitudes (especially trust), social context and cost/benefit balancing. Comparing Germany and the UK, the model is tested using data from two countries wit…
Consequences of membership growth – the case of the German Green Party
Despite the frequent debate about membership decline, some established political parties in Western Europe are experiencing a significant increase in membership. This article examines how institutionalised parties handle this growth and highlights how the sheer number of new members and their otherness create potential pressure to adapt both organisationally and culturally. Based on a multitude of qualitative interviews with local party officials…
Three Faces of Constituency Campaigns in Mixed-Member Electoral Systems. Parties and Candidates in Germany, 2005–13
Constituency campaigns are multidimensional and complex: parties and candidates are deeply entangled, and, at least in mixed-member electoral systems, local constituency campaigns are embedded within national party campaigns. Recent discussions have focused on aspects of campaign change in European democracies, especially disentanglement in terms of individualisation, personalisation, and/or localisation. This study contributes to the discussion …
Strategic choices and electoral gains
Election campaigns are a critical component of democratic competition, and existing literature has extensively discussed the rise in personalization and localization in recent campaigns. However, the extent to which campaign strategies influence electoral success remains controversial. Therefore, our study examined the impact of candidate – and constituency-centred campaigns on nominal and party-list votes in mixed-member electoral systems and in…
Civil Liberties vs. Security
Fundamental changes to security policy in European democracies raise the question of the acceptance of new security measures. This paper aims to explain why new measures are accepted (or not). It combines three core elements that are typically analysed separately in the literature: individual attitudes (especially trust), social context and cost/benefit balancing. Comparing Germany and the UK, the model is tested using data from two countries wit…
Travelling concepts of party institutionalization? A comparative perspective
Three Faces of Constituency Campaigns in Mixed-Member Electoral Systems. Parties and Candidates in Germany, 2005–13
Constituency campaigns are multidimensional and complex: parties and candidates are deeply entangled, and, at least in mixed-member electoral systems, local constituency campaigns are embedded within national party campaigns. Recent discussions have focused on aspects of campaign change in European democracies, especially disentanglement in terms of individualisation, personalisation, and/or localisation. This study contributes to the discussion …
Strategic choices and electoral gains
Election campaigns are a critical component of democratic competition, and existing literature has extensively discussed the rise in personalization and localization in recent campaigns. However, the extent to which campaign strategies influence electoral success remains controversial. Therefore, our study examined the impact of candidate – and constituency-centred campaigns on nominal and party-list votes in mixed-member electoral systems and in…
Consequences of membership growth – the case of the German Green Party
Despite the frequent debate about membership decline, some established political parties in Western Europe are experiencing a significant increase in membership. This article examines how institutionalised parties handle this growth and highlights how the sheer number of new members and their otherness create potential pressure to adapt both organisationally and culturally. Based on a multitude of qualitative interviews with local party officials…
Political science (5 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Populism, Right-Wing Movements (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)