I am an assistant professor in Positive Political Theory / Political Economy in the Social Science Department at the University of Oldenburg. I hold a Dr. rer. pol. in Economics from the Freie Universität (FU) Berlin and a MA in Political Science, Public Law and Economic Policy from the University of Münster. My research is focused on political decision making in public policies and social science research methods.

What's New

Study Group "Dynamik von kollektiven Entscheidungen" at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK) Institute for Advanced Study

Study cited in the Newspapers:

"Dr. Right and Dr. Wrong: The Impact of a PhD Title on the Electoral Success of District Candidates in the German Federal Election 2009" cited in the FAZ 02. Nov. 2011 and RP 16. Dez. 2011.

A forthcoming publication:

"Parties, Unions, and Activation Strategies: The Context-Dependent Politics of Active Labor Market Policy Spending", with Pieter Vanhuysse, Political Studies (accepted)

A recent publication:

"The Public/Private Sector Cleavage Revisited. The impact of government employment on political attitudes and behavior in eleven West European countries", Public Administration (doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.01961.x).

Contact Information

Jun. Prof. Dr. Markus Tepe
Positive Political Theory / Political Economy
Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg
Ammerländer Heerstraße 114 - 118
26129 Oldenburg, GER
Phone: +49441798-4563      
E-Mail: markus.tepe@uni-oldenburg.de