Dr. Hendrik Träger

Dr. Hendrik Träger

Lecturer (LfbA)

Institute of Political Science
Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum
Beethovenstraße 15, Room H3 0.02
04107 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97-35621
Fax: +49 341 97-35694

Abstract

Dr. Hendrik Träger is Lecturer at the Institute of Political Science. His main research interests includes the parties and elections at the various political levels in Germany as well as decision-making processes in the federal system. He is the deputy chairman of the "Saxon Competence Center for State and Local Politics" (SKLK).

Professional career

  • since 04/2014
    Lecturer (LfbA) at the Institute of Political Science (work area "Political system of Germany and Politics in Europe") at Leipzig University
  • 04/2013 - 09/2016
    Research Assistant (04/2015 – 09/2016) resp. Lecturer (LfbA; 04/2013 – 03/2015) at the Institute of Political Science at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
  • 04/2008 - 02/2014
    Contract Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter or Honorarverträge) at Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014), TU Ilmenau (2008, 2009) and Free University of Berlin (2012)
  • 11/2007 - 03/2008
    Academic Assistant (wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft) at the Institute of Political Science at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Education

  • 10/2012 - 01/2013
    Additional qualification in the field of Public Relations (PR), Leipzig and Berlin
  • 04/2011
    Doctorate (Dr. phil.) at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, with a dissertation on East German state party associations
  • 04/2008 - 03/2011
    Doctorate scholarship, Graduate Academy of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
  • 04/2003 - 11/2007
    Study of political science, modern history and informatics at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, completed with a master's degree (Magister Artium)

main research areas

  • Parties in Germany
  • Elections at various levels in Germany and Europe
  • Coalition formation in Germany
  • Federalism and Bundesrat


memberships

  • German Association of Parliamentary Issues (DVParl)
  • German Political Science Association (DVPW)
  • Saxon Competence Center for State and Local Politics (SKLK)


  • Kommunalpolitik und Kommunalverwaltung in Wissenschaft und Praxis am Beispiel Migration und Integration
    Lorenz, Astrid
    Duration: 10/2015 – 06/2017
    Funded by: BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung; Haushaltsmittel (TG51, Overhead)
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Politisches System Deutschlands und Politik in Europa
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more projects

  • Träger, H.; Samstag, S. J.; Rustenbeck, H.
    'Kleinparteien mit schlagartiger landespolitischer Bedeutung' – ein Typologisierungsvorschlag
    Zeitschrift für Politik. 2023. 70 (2). pp. 115–129.
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  • Träger, H.; Matthies, C.
    ‚Unregierbarkeit‘ nach den ostdeutschen Landtagswahlen 2024?
    Gesellschaft - Wirtschaft - Politik (GWP). 2023. 72 (2). pp. 156–161.
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  • Träger, H.
    Klein- und Kleinstparteien bei der Bundestagswahl 2021: ein Mandat und Achtungserfolge trotz mancher "Stolpersteine"
    In: Jun, U.; Niedermayer, O. (Eds.)
    Die Parteien nach der Bundestagswahl 2021. Neueste Entwicklungen des Parteienwettbewerbs in Deutschland. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 2023. pp. 243–269.
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  • Träger, H.; Matthies, C.
    Erfolgreiche Herausforderer bei Landtagswahlen - eine Analyse der Kontextfaktoren der Ablösung von Amtsinhabern
    In: , E. Z. f. F.-F. T. (Ed.)
    Jahrbuch des Föderalismus 2023. Baden-Baden: Nomos. 2023. pp. 237–251.
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  • Träger, H.; Samstag, S. J.; Rustenbeck, H.
    Kleinparteien bei den Landtagswahlen in Österreich (1945-2023): eine Analyse der Erfolgsfaktoren
    Zeitschrift für Politik. 2024. 71 (1). pp. 15–35.
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more publications

Dr. Hendrik Träger teaches on the following topics:

  • Political system of the Federal Republic of Germany (e.g. parties, elections, security and defense policy)
  • Comparision of political systems (e.g. parliamentary vs. presidential systems, electoral and party systems)

Research fields

Politics, political science

Specializations

  • Parteien
  • Wahlen
  • Politisches System
  • Föderalismus

Contact for media inquiries

Phone: +49 341 97-35621