Political representation, democratic political institutions, party politics, parliamentary debates, political text analysis, and European politics

Sven‐Oliver Proksch is Professor of Political Science and Chair for European and Multilevel Politics at the Cologne Center for Comparative Politics at the University of Cologne. In 2008 he received his PhD from the University of California in Los Angeles; prior to that he studied Political Science at the University of Konstanz.

Published papers

• Nostalgia in European Party Politics: A Text-Based Measurement Approach

  Müller, S., & Proksch, S. O. (2024). Nostalgia in European party politics: a text-based measurement approach. British Journal of Political Science, 54(3), 993-1005. Doi: 10.1017/S0007123423000571

• Modulation of Democracy: Partisan Communication During and After Election Campaigns

  Silva, B. C., Schürmann, L., & Proksch, S. O. (2023). Modulation of Democracy: Partisan Communication During and After Election Campaigns. British Journal of Political Science.

• 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.

• Communicating the Rift: Voter Perceptions of Intra-Party Dissent in Parliaments

  Duell, D., Kaftan, L., Proksch, S. O., Slapin, J., & Wratil, C. (2022). Communicating the Rift: Voter Perceptions of Intra-Party Dissent in Parliaments. Journal of Politics.

• Politicians Unleashed? Political Communication on Twitter and in Parliament in Western Europe

  Castanho Silva, B., & Proksch, S. (2021). Politicians unleashed? Political communication on Twitter and in parliament in Western Europe. Political Science Research and Methods, 1-17.

• Fake It ‘Til You Make It: A Natural Experiment to Identify European Politicians’ Benefit from Twitter Bots

  SILVA, B. C., & PROKSCH, S. O. (2020). Fake It ‘Til You Make It: A Natural Experiment to Identify European Politicians’ Benefit from Twitter Bots. American Political Science Review, 1-7.