Till Weber

Education

Ph.D., Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute

M.Res., Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute

Dipl.-Pol. (B.A.+M.A.), Political Science, Free University of Berlin

Journal Articles

Grotz, F., & Weber, T. (2024). Prime Ministers and Party System Stability in Postcommunist Democracies. World Politics, in press.

Casal Bértoa, F., & Weber, T. (2024). Presidential Elections and European Party Systems (1848-2020). British Journal of Political Science, 54(3). 874-891.

Weber, T. (2024). Voice and Balancing in US Congressional Elections. Perspectives on Politics, 22(1). 229-246.

Angelucci, D., De Sio, L., Di Cocco, J., & Weber, T. (2024). Roads to Rome: How Visions of Elitism and Pluralism Shake Up the Goal Repertoire of Electoral Competition. Italian Political Science Review, in press.

Diehl, P., & Weber, T. (Eds.). (2022). Populism Symposium: Complex Concepts and Innovative Methods. Polity, 54(3). 503-564.

Weber, T. (2022). Quantitative Populism: Of Shapes and Shades. Polity, 54(3). 519-528.

Diehl, P., & Weber, T. (2022). Introduction to the Populism Symposium. Polity, 54(3). 503-508.

Weber, T. (2021). Negative Voting and Party Polarization: A Classic Tragedy. Electoral Studies, 71. 102335.

De Sio, L., & Weber, T. (2020). Issue Yield, Campaign Communication, and Electoral Performance: A Six-country Comparative Analysis. West European Politics, 43(3). 720-745.

Weber, T. (2020). Discreet Inequality: How Party Agendas Embrace Privileged Interests. Comparative Political Studies, 53(10-11). 1767-1797.

Casal Bértoa, F., & Weber, T. (2019). Restrained Change: Party Systems in Times of Economic Crisis. Journal of Politics, 81(1). 233-245.

van Spanje, J., & Weber, T. (2019). Does Ostracism Affect Party Support? Comparative Lessons and Experimental Evidence. Party Politics, 25(6). 745-758.

Vössing, K., & Weber, T. (2019). Information Behavior and Political Preferences. British Journal of Political Science, 49(2). 533-556.

Parsons, C., & Weber, T. (2019). Parties, Pluralism and the “Crisis” in American Representation. Chinese Political Science Review, 4(2). 200-220.

Götz, A., Grotz, F., & Weber, T. (2018). Party Government and Administrative Reform: Evidence from the German Länder. Administration & Society, 50(6). 778-811.

Weber, T., & Franklin, M. N. (2018). A Behavioral Theory of Electoral Structure. Political Behavior, 40(4). 831-856.

Grotz, F., & Weber, T. (2016). New Parties, Information Uncertainty, and Government Formation: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe. European Political Science Review, 8(3). 449-472.

Weber, T., & Parsons, C. (2016). Dynamic Party Unity: The US Congress in Comparative Perspective. European Political Science Review, 8(4). 637-662.

De Sio, L., Franklin, M. N., & Weber, T. (2016). The Risks and Opportunities of Europe: How 'Issue Yield' Explains (Non-)Reactions to the Financial Crisis. Electoral Studies, 44. 483-491.

Weber, T. (2015). Synergy in Spatial Models of Voting: How Critical Cases Show that 'Proximity', 'Direction' and 'Discounting' are Friends, not Foes. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 25(4). 504-529.

De Sio, L., & Weber, T. (2014). Issue Yield: A Model of Party Strategy in Multidimensional Space. American Political Science Review, 108(4). 870-885.

Grotz, F., & Weber, T. (2012). Party Systems and Government Stability in Central and Eastern Europe. World Politics, 64(4). 699-740.

Weber, T. (2011). Exit, Voice, and Cyclicality: A Micro-logic of Midterm Effects in European Parliament Elections. American Journal of Political Science, 55(4). 907-922.

Vassil, K., & Weber, T. (2011). A Bottleneck Model of E-voting: Why Technology Fails to Boost Turnout. New Media & Society, 13(8). 1336-1354.

Parsons, C., & Weber, T. (2011). Cross-cutting Issues and Party Strategy in the European Union. Comparative Political Studies, 44(4). 383-411.

Weber, T. (2009). When the Cat Is Away the Mice Will Play: Why Elections to the European Parliament Are About Europe After All. Politique Européenne, 28. 53-71.

Weber, T. (2007). Campaign Effects and Second-order Cycles: A Top-down Approach to European Parliament Elections. European Union Politics, 8(4). 509-536.

Book Chapters

Weber, T. (2024). Policy Issues and Vote Choice: Of the Tragic Quest for the Lesser Evil [in German: Sachfragen und Wahlentscheidung: Von der tragischen Suche nach dem geringsten Übel]. In Schoen, H., & Weßels, B. (Eds.), Wahlen und Wähler. Analysen aus Anlass der Bundestagswahl 2021 (pp. 233-256). Wiesbaden. Springer VS.

Weber, T. (2023). Populism by the Numbers? Toward a Quantitative Morphology. In Diehl, P., & Bargetz, B. (Eds.), The Complexity of Populism: New Approaches and Methods (pp. 178-195). London. Routledge.

Weber, T. (2021). Agenda Setting, Social Structure and Vote Potentials [in German: Themensetzung, Bevölkerungsstruktur und Stimmenpotenziale]. In Weßels, B., & Schoen, H. (Eds.), Wahlen und Wähler. Analysen aus Anlass der Bundestagswahl 2017 (pp. 163-178). Wiesbaden. Springer VS.

De Sio, L., & Weber, T. (2021). The Proof of the Pudding: Issue Yield at the Ballot Box. In De Sio, L., & Lachat, R. (Eds.), Conflict Mobilisation or Problem-solving? Issue Competition in Western Europe (pp. 212-238). London. Routledge.

Grotz, F., & Weber, T. (2017). Prime Ministerial Tenure in Central and Eastern Europe: The Role of Party Leadership and Cabinet Experience. In Harfst, P., Kubbe, I., & Poguntke, T. (Eds.), Parties, Governments and Elites: The Comparative Study of Democracy (pp. 229-248). Baden-Baden. Nomos.

Grotz, F., & Weber, T. (2016). Electoral Systems and Seat Distribution in the European Parliament [in German: Wahlsysteme und Sitzverteilung im Europäischen Parlament]. In Schoen, H., & Weßels, B. (Eds.), Wahlen und Wähler. Analysen aus Anlass der Bundestagswahl 2013 (pp. 493-515). Wiesbaden. Springer VS.

Vössing, K., & Weber, T. (2016). The Company Makes the Feast: Party Constellations, Campaign Context and Issue Voting in Multi-party Systems. In Blais, A., Laslier, J., & Van der Straeten, K. (Eds.), Voting Experiments (pp. 43-66). New York. Springer.

Grotz, F., & Weber, T. (2013). Normal or Special Actors of Coalition Politics? Government Participation of New Parties in Central and Eastern Europe [in German: Normale oder Besondere Akteure der Koalitionspolitik? Die Regierungsbeteiligung Neuer Parteien in Mittel- und Osteuropa]. In Decker, F., & Jesse, E. (Eds.), Die deutsche Koalitionsdemokratie vor der Bundestagswahl 2013 (pp. 521-541). Baden-Baden. Nomos.

Grotz, F., & Weber, T. (2011). Government Coalitions: Formation and Durability [in German: Regierungskoalitionen: Bildung und Dauerhaftigkeit]. In Grotz, F., & Müller-Rommel, F. (Eds.), Regierungssysteme in Mittel- und Osteuropa: Die neuen EU-Staaten im Vergleich (pp. 194-216). Wiesbaden. VS.

Franklin, M. N., & Weber, T. (2010). American Electoral Practices in Comparative Perspective. In Leighley, J. E. (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior (pp. 667-684). Oxford. Oxford University Press.

Grotz, F., & Weber, T. (2010). Coalition Structures and Coalition Stability in Central and Eastern Europe: An International Comparison [in German: Koalitionsstrukturen und Koalitionsstabilität in Mittel- und Osteuropa: Ein internationaler Vergleich]. In Schrenk, K., & Soldner, M. (Eds.), Analyse demokratischer Regierungssysteme (pp. 525-543). Wiesbaden. VS.

Weber, T. (2009). Mode Effects and Sample Bias. In Schmitt, H., Loveless, M., Adam, S., & Braun, D. (Eds.), European Election Study 2004. Design, Data Description and Documentation (pp. 10-13). Mannheim. MZES.

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