Univ.-Prof. Thomas Moritz Meyer, PhD
Professorship for Political Institutions in comparison at the Faculty of Social Sciences
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Curriculum Vitae:
born in 1983 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
2003-2007 studied political science and mathematics (state examination), University of Mannheim
2007-2010 Doctoral student at the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS), University of Mannheim 2008-2009 Research assistant at the Chair of Political Science III, University of Mannheim 2009-2010 Research assistant at the Mannheim Center for European Social Research (MZES), Mannheim
2010–2014 University assistant and project assistant (postdoc) in the Austrian election study (AUTNES), Institute for Political Science, University of Vienna
2014–2017 Assistant Professor at the Institute for Political Science, University of Vienna
2017–2019 Associate Professor at the Institute for Political Science, University of Vienna
2019–2021 W3 Professor for Comparative Analysis of Political Systems, Humboldt University of Berlin since January 2022 Professor for Political Institutions in Comparison at the Institute for Political Science, University of Vienna
Research areas:
* Governments and government formation
* Political competition
* Elections and voters
* Political institutions of representative democracies
* Political communication
"Political decisions in representative democracies are often made according to rules that were introduced decades ago and under completely different conditions. Developments such as dwindling ties to political parties, changing values or changes in political communication can require changes to the institutional rules of the game. My research revolves around this Therefore, the question is how political institutions impact society and how well they continue to fulfill their function in changing societies." (Thomas M Meyer)