Prof. Dr. Bernd Schlipphak

• Religion and Politics
• Political Communication
• Political Psychology / Research on Political Attitudes and Actions (Topics: Globalization, Sustainability)
• Empirical Methods (especially Survey Design and Data Linkage)

Academic Education

2005 – 2009

PhD Political Science at University of Freiburg

1999 – 2004

MA in Political Science (Major), German Literature and Musicology (Minors)

Positions

since 2016

Professor (Quantitative Methods)

2013 – 2016

"Juniorprofessor" (Assistant Professor w/o Tenure Track) for Quantitative Methods at University of Münster, Department of Political Science

2012 – 2013

Postdoc (International Politics) at University of Goettingen, Department of Political Science

2009 – 2012

Postdoc (International Politics) at University of Salzburg, Department of Political Science

2005 – 2009

(Predoc) Research Assistant at University of Freiburg, Department of Political Science

• Books
• Articles
• Working Papers

Books

Books (Monographs)

2022

• Back, Mitja, Echterhoff, Gerald, Müller, Olaf Pollack Detlef, and Schlipphak, Bernd. 2022. essentials, Von Verteidigern und Entdeckern: Ein neuer Identitätskonflikt in Europa Wiesbaden: Springer VS. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-36808-1.

2018

• Schlipphak, B, and Isani, M. 2018. Muslim Attitudes toward the European Union Routledge.

2011

• Schlipphak, Bernd. 2011. Framing Ideology - Die Vermittlung ideologischer Positionierungen zwischen Parteien, Medien und Wählern Baden-Baden: Nomos.

Books (Edited Collections)

2018

• Schlipphak, B, ed. 2018. Professionalisierte politische Kommunikation VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

2008

• Schlipphak, Bernd Bastian Corina, Gunkel, Anne Leistert Hannes, and Menniken, Timo Rhodius Regina, eds. 2008. Wasser - Konfliktstoff des 21. Jahrhunderts Heidelberg: Carl Winter Verlag.

Articles

Articles in Scientific Journals, Newspapers or Magazines

Research Articles (Journals)

2025

• Stecker, J., Bollwerk, M., Schlipphak, B., Hellmann, J.H., Echterhoff, G., and Back, M.D. 2025. “Feeling threatened by middle eastern immigrants: The role of RWA, SDO, subjective societal status, and religiosity in Germany.” Personality Science 6. doi: 10.1177/27000710241309807.
• Farkhari, F., Scharbert, J., Kroencke, L., Schwarzer, C., Koch, J.F., Van Zalk, M.H. W., Schlipphak, B., and Back, M.D. 2025. “Right-wing authoritarianism and perceptions that minoritized groups pose a threat: The moderating roles of individual- and country-level religiosity and marginalization.” British Journal of Social Psychology 64 e12830. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12830.

2024

• Schlipphak, Bernd, Schäfer, Constantin, and Treib, Oliver. 2024. “Cosmopolitan Identity, Authority, and Domestic Support of International Organizations.” Review of International Organizations 19. doi: 10.1007/s11558-024-09573-0.
• Bollwerk, M., Wetzel, E., Schlipphak, B., and Back, M.D. 2024. “Who feels marginalized? A latent class analysis of perceived societal marginalization.” Group Processes & Intergroup Relations 27 (3): 597–618. doi: 10.1177/13684302231182924.

2023

• Schäfer, Constantin, Treib, Oliver, and Schlipphak, Bernd. 2023. “What kind of EU do citizens want? Reform preferences and the conflict over Europe.” Journal of European Public Policy 30 (9): 1738–1761. doi: 10.1080/13501763.2022.2102670.
• Schlipphak, Bernd, Meiners, Paul, Treib, Oliver, and Schäfer, Constantin. 2023. “When are governmental blaming strategies effective? How blame, source and trust effects shape citizens’ acceptance of EU sanctions against democratic backsliding.” Journal of European Public Policy 30 (9): 1715–1737. doi: 10.1080/13501763.2022.2102671.
• Bollwerk, Michaek, Wetzel, Eunike, Schlipphak, Bernd, and Back, Mitja. 2023. “Who feels marginalized? A latent class analysis of perceived societal marginalization.” Group Processes & Intergroup Relations in press. doi: 10.1177/1368430223118292.
• Isani, Mutjaba, and Schlipphak, Bernd. 2023. “Who is asking? The effect of survey sponsor misperception on political trust: evidence from the Afrobarometer.” Quality and Quantity 57: 3453–3481. doi: 10.1007/s11135-022-01517-3.

2022

• Bollwerk, M, Schlipphak, B, and Back, M. 2022. “Development and validation of the Perceived Societal Marginalization Scale.” European Journal of Psychological Assessment 38 (2): 137–149. doi: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000651.
• Schlipphak, Bernd, Meiners, Paul, and Kiratli, Osman Sabri. 2022. “Crisis affectedness, elite cues and IO public legitimacy.” Review of International Organizations 1 (1): 1–22. doi: 10.1007/s11558-021-09452-y.
• Schlipphak, Bernd, and Isani, Mujtaba. 2022. “Attitudes Towards the European Union in the MENA Region: The Case of Saudi Arabia.” European Foreign Affairs Review 27 (1). doi: 10.54648/eerr2022007.
• Schlipphak, Bernd, Isani, Mujtaba, and Back, Mitja. 2022. “Conspiracy Theory Beliefs and Political Trust: The Moderating Role of Political Communication.” Politics and Governance 10 (4): 157–167. doi: 10.17645/pag.v10i4.5755.
• Farkhari, Fahima, Schlipphak, Bernd, and Back, Mitja. 2022. “Individual‐Level Predictors of Conspiracy Mentality in Germany and Poland.” Politics and Governance 10 (4): 203–215. doi: 10.17645/pag.v10i4.5865.

2021

• Schlipphak, B. 2021. “Threat perceptions, blame attribution, and political trust.” Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Online first. doi: 10.1080/17457289.2021.2001474.
• Schlipphak, B, Bollwerk, M, and Back, M. 2021. “Beliefs in conspiracy theories (CT): the role of country context.” Political Research Exchange 3 (1). doi: 10.1080/2474736X.2021.1949358.

2020

• Fuchs, Doris, Schlipphak, Bernd, Treib, Oliver, Nguyen Long, LeAnh, and Lederer, Markus. 2020. “Which Way Forward in Measuring the Quality of Life? A Critical Analysis of Sustainability and Wellbeing Indicator Sets.” Global Environmental Politics 20 (2): 12–36. doi: 10.1162/glep_a_00554.
• Schlipphak, B, and Isani, M. 2020. “The role of societal cues in explaining attitudes toward international organizations: the least likely case of authoritarian contexts.” Political Research Exchange 2(1). doi: 10.1080/2474736X.2020.1771189.
• Schlipphak, B, and Dür, A. 2020. “Elite cueing and attitudes towards trade agreements: the case of TTIP.” European Political Science Review OnlineFirst. doi: 10.1017/S175577392000034X.

2019

• Treib, Oliver Schlipphak Bernd. 2019. “Who Gets Committee Leadership Positions in the European Parliament? Evidence from the 2014 Selection Process.” European Union Politics 20 (2): 219–238. doi: 10.1177/1465116518824029.
• Schlipphak, Bernd Treib Oliver. 2019. “Legitimiert eingreifen: Das Interventionsparadox der EU und wie man es vermeiden könnte.” Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte 69 (04-05): 26–31.
• Jetschke, Anja Schlipphak Bernd. 2019. “MILINDA: A new dataset on UN-led and non-UN-led peace operations.” Conflict Management and Peace Science NN. doi: 10.1177/0738894218821044.
• Dellmuth, Lisa Schlipphak Bernd. 2019. “Legitimacy beliefs towards global governance institutions: a research agenda.” Journal of European Public Policy NN. doi: 10.1080/13501763.2019.1604788.

2017

• Schlipphak, B, and Isani, M. 2017. “In the European Union we trust: European Muslim attitudes toward the European Union.” European Union Politics online first. doi: 10.1177/1465116517725831.
• Schlipphak, Bernd Freise Matthias, and Förster, Jan. 2017. “Legitimationsstrategien autoritärer Rentierstaaten in Zeiten der Krise.” Zeitschrift für Politik 64 (1): 3–20. doi: 10.5771/0044-3360-2017-1-3.
• Schlipphak, Bernd Treib Oliver. 2017. “Playing the Blame Game on Brussels: The Domestic Political Effects of EU Inverventions against Democratic Backsliding.” Journal of European Public Policy 24 (3): 352–365. doi: 10.1080/1350163.2016.1229359.

2016

• Poppenborg, T, and Schlipphak, B. 2016. “Haben islamistische Parteien wirklich einen politischen Vorteil?” Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft 45 (3): 13–27.
• Isani, M, and Schlipphak, B. 2016. “The Desire for Sovereignty: An Explanation of EU Attitudes in the Arab World.” Journal of Common Market Studies OnlineFirst. doi: 10.1111/jcms.12485.

2014

• Schlipphak, B. 2014. “MEASURING ATTITUDES TOWARD REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE EUROPE.” Review of International Organizations NN. doi: 10.1007/s11558-014-9205-5.
• Schlipphak, Bernd Heinisch Reinhard. 2014. “Wenn Europa zum Problem wird – die Effekte der Finanzkrise auf Euroskeptizismus und nationales Wahlverhalten in Mittel- und Osteuropa.” Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschft 8 (Special Issue 5): 177–196.

2013

• Schlipphak, Bernd. 2013. “Actions and attitudes matter: International Public Opinion towards the European Union.” European Union Politics. doi: 10.1177/1465116513482527.

2012

• Schlipphak, Bernd. 2012. “Verdrossen über PolitikerInnen und die Demokratie? Der Effekt des Vertrauens in PolitikerInnen auf die individuelle Demokratiezufriedenheit in Österreich.” Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft 41 (3): 345–361.

Review Article (Journal)

• Şimşek, C., Limão, J., Campos, I., Fuchs, D., and Schlipphak, B. 2025. “Recent insights on direct democracy: Arguments, drivers, effects and conditions.” Preprint. Open Research Europe 5 5-171. doi: 10.12688/openreseurope.20444.1.

Research Article (Book Contributions)

2026

• Treib, Oliver, Schäfer, Constantin, and Schlipphak, Bernd. 2026. “The Sweet Spot of EU Reform: How to Improve Citizens’ Perceptions of EU Legitimacy.” in The Promise of EU Democracy, edited by Jan Wouters, Julie Smith, Kolja Raube and Ben Crum. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/9780191996191.003.0012.

2023

• Treib, Oliver, Schäfer, Constantin, and Schlipphak, Bernd. 2023. “Anti-pluralist Reactions to an Anti-pluralist Party: The 'Alternative for Germany' and the German Party System.” in Populist Parties and Democratic Resilience: A Cross-National Analysis of Populist Parties' Impact on Democratic Pluralism in Europe, edited by Ben Crum and Alvaro Oleart. London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003271321-4.

2020

• Partheymüller, Julia, Schlipphak, Bernd, and Treib, Oliver. 2020. “The 2019 EP Election in Germany: Between Migration and the Climate Crisis.” in Assessing the 2019 European Parliament Elections, edited by Sylvia Kritzinger, Carolina Plescia, Kolja Raube, James Wilhelm and Jan Wouters. Abingdon: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780367816926-14.
• Isani, M, Schlipphak, B, and Silverman, D. 2020. “A troubled pair? The MENA region and the EU after Brexit.” in Changing Perceptions of the EU at Times of Brexit, edited by N Chaban, A Niemann and J Speyer. Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429317064.

2018

• Schlipphak, B, Cordero, A, and Terhaar, J. 2018. “Zentral organisiert oder individuelle Vorlieben? Die Nutzung von Social Media durch Kandidaten im Wahlkampf.” in Professionalisierte politische Kommunikation. Empirische Analysen der Wahlkampfkommunikation auf Ländereben, edited by B Schlipphak. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-20656-7.
• Schlipphak, B, and Isani, M. 2018. “Designing Survey Questionnaires and Choosing Survey Modes.” in Handbuch Methoden der Politikwissenschaft, edited by C Wagemann, M Siewert and A Goerres. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-16937-4_19-1.
• Schlipphak, B, and Garbe, S. 2018. “Die Professionalisierung von Wahlkämpfen auf der Landesebene: Eine erweiterte Shopping-These.” in Professionalisierte politische Kommunikation, edited by B Schlipphak. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
• Schlipphak, B, and Garbe, S. 2018. “Die Professionalisierung der Wahlkampfkommunikation auf Länderebene.” in Professionalisierte politische Kommunikation, edited by B Schlipphak. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

2017

• Fuchs, Doris, Gumbert, Tobias, and Schlipphak, Bernd. 2017. “Euroscepticism and Big Business.” in The Routledge Handbook of Euroscepticism, edited by Benjamin Leruth, Nicholas Startin and Simon Usherwood.

2016

• Mause, Karsten Schlipphak Bernd. 2016. “Increasing Winners-Losers Gap? Increasing Euroscepticism? Exploring the Economic Crisis' Conflict Potential.” in Europe's Crisis: The Conflict-Theoretical Perspective, edited by Tim Krieger, Bernhard Neumärker and Diana Panke. Baden-Baden: Nomos.

2011

• Schlipphak, Bernd Menniken Timo. 2011. “Assessing Attitudes towards Regional Integration Processes.” in The Regional Integration Manual, edited by Lombaerde P et al. De. London: Routledge.

2010

• Schlipphak, Bernd Eith Ulrich. 2010. “Deutsche Kontraste – Politische Lagerbildung versus fluider Wettbewerb.” in Deutsche Kontraste 1990-2010, edited by Weidenfeld Werner Glaab Manuela and Michael Weigl. Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag.

2009

• Schlipphak, Bernd Brechon Pierre. 2009. “Les grandes tendances du comportement électoral.” in L'avenir des partis politiques en France et en Allemagne, edited by Claire Demesmay and Manuela Glaab.

2008

• Schlipphak, Bernd Eith Ulrich. 2008. “Die baden-württembergische Landtagswahl 2006 im Einflussfeld der Bundespolitik: Auswirkungen und Rückwirkungen.” in 100 Tage Schonfrist. Politik in Deutschland zwischen Bundestagswahl 2005 und Landtagswahlen 2006., edited by Jens Tenscher and Helge Batt. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

2007

• Schlipphak, Bernd Eith Ulrich. 2007. “Zwischen Protestanten, Weinbauern und Sozialliberalen - die FDP in Baden-Württemberg und Rheinland-Pfalz.” in Wahlkämpfe in Baden-Württemberg und Rheinland-Pfalz, edited by Josef Schmid and Udo Zolleis.

Working Papers

• Back, M, Echterhoff, G, Müller, O, Pollack, D, and Schlipphak, B. 2021. “Von Verteidigern und Entdeckern: Ein Identitätskonflikt um Zugehörigkeit und Bedrohung.” Münster. doi: 10.17879/97049506223.
• Schlipphak, B, Schäfer, C, and Treib, O. 2021. “The ideal setting of the EU in the mind of European citizens (Deliverable 9.2 RECONNECT Europe).”
• Back, MD, Echterhoff, G, Müller, O, Pollack, D, and Schlipphak, B. 2021. “Of Defenders and Explorers: An identity conflict over belonging and threat.” doi: 10.17879/97049506223.

• Meiners, Paul (2022): Understanding Global Governance: The Role of Information
• Bollwerk, Michael (2021): Perceived Societal Marginalization: Scale Development Latent Subgroups, and Political Outcomes

  Supervisors

  Back, Mitja

  van Zalk, Maarten

  Schlipphak, Bernd

• Isani, Mujtaba (2017): Muslim Attitudes towards International Organizations

• Meiners, Paul; Schlipphak, Bernd 2019: „Domestic Politics and Regional Organizations: Analyzing Domestic Elite (De)Legitimization, Public Knowledge and Citizens’ Attitudes“. Jahrestagung Arbeitskreis Europa- und Regionalismusforschung der DVPW, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Gießen, Deutschland, May 3, 2019.