Prof. Dr. Sarah Engler
Vita
- Since 09/2022: Professor in Comparative Politics, Leuphana University Lüneburg
- 09/2021 – 08/2022: Interim Professor for Direct Democracy and Participation, University of Zurich
- 01/2019 – 08/2021: Senior researcher at the Department of Political Science and the Center for Democracy Studies, University of Zurich
- 02/2017 – 07/2017: Guest researcher at the European University Institute (EUI), Florence, Italy
- 2014 - 2018: Research and teaching assistant at the Chair of European and Comparative Politics, University of Bern
- 2014 - 2018: Doctoral student at the Department of Political Science, University of Bern
- 08/2012-12/2012: Visiting Student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- 2009 - 2014: Student assistant at the Chair of European and Comparative Politics, University of Bern
Projects
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The (un)suspicious plutocrats: The impact of radical right elite’s socio-economic background on voter support
Sarah Engler (Project manager, academic) , David Weisstanner (Project manager, academic)
→Project: Research
Publications
Books and anthologies
- Centrist Anti-Establishment Parties and Their Struggle for Survival
Sarah Engler (Author) , 2023 Oxford , 208 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
Journal contributions
- The electoral appeal of symbolic class signalling through cultural consumption
Sarah Engler (Author) , David Weisstanner (Author) , 11.07.2025 , in: British Journal of Political Science, 55 , 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Democracy challenged: how parties politicize different democratic principles
Sarah Engler (Author) , Theresa Gessler (Author) , Tarik Abou-Chadi (Author) , Lucas Leemann (Author) , 01.01.2023 , in: Journal of European Public Policy, 30, 10 , p. 1961-1983 , 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Book Review: Political Entrepreneurs: The Rise of Challenger Parties in Europe
Sarah Engler (Author) , 01.05.2022 , in: Party Politics, 28, 3 , p. 580-581 , 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
- Democracy in times of the pandemic: explaining the variation of COVID-19 policies across European democracies
Sarah Engler (Author) , Palmo Brunner (Author) , Romane Loviat (Author) , Tarik Abou-Chadi (Author) , Lucas Leemann (Author) , Andreas Glaser (Author) , Daniel Kübler (Author) , 19.09.2021 , in: West European Politics, 44, 5-6 , p. 1077-1102 , 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- The threat of social decline: income inequality and radical right support
Sarah Engler (Author) , David Weisstanner (Author) , 01.04.2021 , in: Journal of European Public Policy, 28, 2 , p. 153-173 , 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Contributions to collected editions/anthologies
- Parteien und Parteiensysteme in der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft
Sarah Engler (Author) , 31.12.2025 Wiesbaden , p. 1-15 , 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review
- Populism and corruption
Sarah Engler (Author) , 02.05.2024 Cheltenham , p. 273-275 , 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
- Income inequality, status decline and support for the radical right
Sarah Engler (Author) , David Weisstanner (Author) , 01.01.2020 Wiesbaden , p. 383-400 , 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research
- Vom Aufstieg zum Niedergang der Demokratie?
Sarah Engler (Author) , Daniel Kübler (Author) , 01.01.2019 Baden , p. 18-35 , 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research
- Polarisierung als Strategie. Die Polarisierung des Schweizer Parteiensystems im internationalen Vergleich
Sarah Engler (Author) , Klaus Armingeon (Author) , 01.01.2015 Zürich , p. 355-379 , 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
Activities
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How inflation shifts politics to the right
Sarah Engler (Speaker)
Activity: Conference Presentations › Research
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Wandel oder Umbruch: Wohin entwickelt sich das Parteienspektrum in Deutschland und Europa?
Sarah Engler (Speaker)
Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
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Presentation at the research seminar, University of Geneva
Sarah Engler (Speaker)
Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
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Presentation at the research seminar, University of Bern
Sarah Engler (Speaker)
Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
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“The electoral appeal of symbolic class signaling”
Sarah Engler (Speaker)
Activity: Guest lectures › Research
Press / Media
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Migrationskurs und Votum mit der AfD. So riskant ist die neue Merz-Strategie
1 Media contributionPress/Media: Press/Media
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Original und Kopie: "Das geht selten gut"
1 Media contributionPress/Media: Press/Media
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Die da oben?
1 Media contributionPress/Media: Press/Media
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Regierungskoalitionen im Ausland stossen an Grenzen
1 Media contributionPress/Media: Press/Media
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Abstiegsangst: Sorge um den eigenen Status
1 time citedPress/Media: Press/Media
Prizes
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Excellence in Reviewing Award 2025 at the British Journal of Political Science (BJPolS)
Sarah Engler (Recipient) ,Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Young Scholar Award for best dissertation
Sarah Engler (Recipient) ,Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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The Frank Cass Prize
Sarah Engler (Recipient) ,Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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CES/JEPP Political Economy and Welfare Best Paper Prize
Sarah Engler (Recipient) ,Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Peter Mair Best Paper Prize
Sarah Engler (Recipient) ,Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research