Political Representation, Party Nominations, Representation of Women, Legislative Behaviour

Jens Wäckerle is a post-doctoral researcher at the Chair for European Politics (Department of Political Science) at the University of Cologne. His research focuses on the European Union, legislative politics, and women’s representation. He is currently employed at the ERC project Minorityrule and responsible for the work package studying citizens’ attitudes towards minority governments. He completed his PhD in Political Science at the University of Cologne in 2022.

Published papers

• Blending in or Standing Out? Gendered Political Communication in 24 Democracies

  Castanho Silva, B., Pullan, D., & Wäckerle, J. (2025). Blending in or standing out? Gendered political communication in 24 democracies. American Journal of Political Science, 69(2), 653-668.

• Distinctive Voices: Political Speech, Rhetoric, and the Substantive Representation of Women in European Parliaments

  Wäckerle, J., & Castanho Silva, B. (2023). Distinctive Voices: Political Speech, Rhetoric, and the Substantive Representation of Women in European Parliaments. Legislative Studies Quarterly.

• Government Rhetoric and the Representation of Public Opinion in International Negotiations

  Wratil, C., Wäckerle, J., & Proksch, S. (2022). Government Rhetoric and the Representation of Public Opinion in International Negotiations. American Political Science Review.

Discussion papers

• The CMD: A Comparative Dataset on Parliamentary Committee Membership in 14 Countries

• Determinants of Public Opinion Support for a Full Embargo on Russian Energy in Germany