Prof. Dr. Michael Koß

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C4.022
Fon +49.4131.677-2480, michael.koss@leuphana.de
Professor*in, Professorship for Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany and the EU
Institute of Political Sciences
Assoziierte/r, Leuphana Center for Cooperative Security (LCCS)

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Vita

Prof. Dr. Michael Koß is Professor of the Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany and the EU at the Institute of Political Science (IPW). His research focuses on political parties, parliaments, and democracy in a comparative perspective. As a political systems expert, Michael Koß is a frequent guest and author in non-academic media settings, including articles for Die Zeit and contributions for Deutschlandfunk (dlf).

  • Since 10/2019: Professor of the Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany and the EU at Leuphana University Lüneburg
  • 4/2019-9/2019: Substitute professorship for political systems and system comparison, Technical University of Dresden
  • 10/2018-3/2019: Substitute professorship for comparative political science, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
  • 2018: Habilitation at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
  • 2014: Visiting scholar at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • 2013: Visiting scholar at the Constitution Unit, University College London
  • 2013: Visiting scholar at the Department of Political Science, Stockholm University
  • 2013: Visiting scholar at the Centre des Études Éuropéennes, Sciences Po Paris
  • 2013-18: Associate professor at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute for Political Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
  • 2012-18 Schumpeter Fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation
  • 2009-13: Research assistant at the Chair of Politics and Governance in Germany and Europe, University of Potsdam
  • 2008: PhD at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Georg-August-University Göttingen
  • 2007-09: Research fellow at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford and at the Department of Political Science, University of Göttingen
  • 2005-06: Research fellow at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Sussex
  • 1996-2002: Magister Artium, Political Science, Medieval and Modern History and Law at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen

Furthermore

  • 2023 Member of "Kommission für die Geschichte des Parlamentarismus und der politischen Parteien (KGParl)"
  • 2012 Schumpeter Fellowship of the Volkswagen Foundation (EUR 500,000)
  • 2011 Brandenburg Junior Researcher Prize (EUR 20,000)

Projects

Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Demokratie ohne Mehrheit?: Die Volksparteien von gestern und der Parlamentarismus von morgen
    Michael Koß (Author) , 2021 München , 270 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Transfer

  2. Parliaments in time: The evolution of legislative democracy in Western Europe, 1866-2015
    Michael Koß (Author) , 2018 Oxford, New York , 306 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research

  3. The Politics of Party Funding: State Funding to Political Parties and Party Competition in Western Europe
    Michael Koß (Author) , 2011 Oxford , 261 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research

  4. Left parties in national governments
    Michael Koß (Editor) , Dan Hough (Editor) , Jonathan Olsen (Editor) , 2010 , 207 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research

  5. Staatliche Parteienfinanzierung und politischer Wettbewerb: die Entwicklung der Finanzierungsregimes in Deutschland, Schweden, Großbritannien und Frankreich
    Michael Koß (Author) , 2008 1. ed. Wiesbaden , 347 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research

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Journal contributions

  1. Abschied von den Allerweltsparteien?: Die Volksparteien der Mitte nach dem Wegfall ihrer Voraussetzungen
    Michael Koß (Author) , 27.06.2025 , in: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, 75, 27-28 , p. 26-31 , 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer

  2. When (and how) ideas become arguments: the regulation of party donations in Germany
    Michael Koß (Author) , 01.03.2025 , in: Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica, 55, 1 , p. 25-38 , 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. Der Brand hinter der Brandmauer: Zur politischen Epistemologie der Trampeltiergesellschaft
    Michael Koß (Author) , 01.02.2025 , in: Zeitschrift fur Religions- und Geistesgeschichte, 77, 1 , p. 27-44 , 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. ‘Void’ democrats? The populist notion of ‘democracy’ in action
    Michael Koß (Author) , Jakob Schwörer (Author) , 01.01.2025 , in: Party Politics, 31, 1 , p. 72-85 , 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Weisskircher, Manès (Hrsg.) (2023): Contemporary Germany and the Fourth Wave of Far-Right Politics. From the Streets to Parliament
    Michael Koß (Author) , 01.12.2024 , in: Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 65, 4 , p. 823-825 , 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Der lange Schatten fauler Kompromisse. Das Beispiel des Kongresses der USA
    Michael Koß (Author) , 01.01.2024 1 ed. Düsseldorf , p. 79-100 , 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research

  2. Parlamentarische Minderheitenrechte in Zeiten der Polarisierung
    Michael Koß (Author) , 01.06.2023 Tübingen , p. 73-95 , 23 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  3. Fehler und Versuch. Parteispenden und ihre Regulierung
    Michael Koß (Author) , 15.07.2022 1 ed. Wiesbaden , p. 283-306 , 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research

  4. Time Rules and Time Budgets in Legislatures
    Michael Koß (Author) , 04.04.2019 Oxford , p. 111-130 , 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

  5. Parteienfinanzierung
    Michael Koß (Author) , 01.02.2019 Wiesbaden , p. 1-6 , 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Articles for encyclopedia › Education

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Activities

  1. International experience and recommendations
    Michael Koß (Oral presentation)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  2. Erhalt und Zusammenbruch der legislativen Demokratie. Frankreich und Deutschland im Vergleich
    Michael Koß (Oral presentation)

    Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education

  3. Reform der Politikfinanzierung
    Michael Koß (Oral presentation)

    Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research

  4. Vergleichende Parlamentarismusforschung
    Michael Koß (Speaker)
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    Activity: Guest lectures › Research

  5. Politikberatung
    Michael Koß (Consultant)

    Activity: Consultancy ›

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Press / Media

  1. Böse aus dem transatlantischen Traum erwacht
    1 discussion

    Press/Media: Press/Media

  2. »Millionenspenden untergraben das Vertrauen in die Demokratie«
    1 Media contribution

    Press/Media: Press/Media

  3. Koalitionen Lob des Kompromisses
    Interviewed once

    Press/Media: Press/Media

  4. In Gottes Namen, A(t)men
    Interviewed once

    Press/Media: Press/Media

  5. Der Tag mit Michael Koß: Merz macht auf Bismarck für Arme
    1 Media contribution

    Press/Media: Press/Media

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Prizes

  1. The Best Paper Award 2020
    Michael Koß (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  2. Brandenburgischer Nachwuchswissenschaftlerpreis
    Michael Koß (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  3. Friedrich-Christoph-Dahlmann-Preis
    Michael Koß (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  4. Promotionsstipendium
    Michael Koß (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Teaching