Markus Tepe

Welcome.

I am a Professor of Political Science / Political System of Germany at the SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy at the University of Bremen. I hold a Dr. rer. pol. from the Freie Universität Berlin, and a MA in Political Science, Public Law, and Economic Policy from the University of Münster. 

I spent more prolonged research stays at Yale University in the Leitner Program and the European Center at Stanford University. My research focuses on political decision-making in comparative public policies, behavioral public administration, political sociology, and research methods (see ORCID, Scopus, Google Scholar, Research Gate, SSRN).

I have volunteered for the German Political Science Association (GPSA) since starting my academic work. I served as a spokesperson for the GPSA Working Group on Analytical Political Theory (2016-2022) and currently serve as a vice-chair of the GPSA (2021-2024, 2024-).

Recent publications / forthcoming / accepted

• "Motivated Reasoning about Artificial Intelligence in Public Policy. Comparative Evidence from Germany" with Sebastian Hemesath, Behavioural Public Policy 1–21. doi:10.1017/bpp.2025.2..

• "Experimental Research Designs for Studying Social Policy and its Implementation" with Michael Jankowski and Mareike Sirman-Winkler, in  T. Klenk and L. Lahat (Eds.) Handbook of Social Policy Implementation, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing (EE) 2025. forthcoming.

• "Public Value Positions and Design Preferences toward AI-based Chatbots in e-Government. Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment with Citizens and Municipal Front Desk Officers" with Sebastian Hemesath, Government Information Quarterly 2024. 41(4): 101985.

• "Multidimensional preference for technology risk regulation. The role of political beliefs, technology attitudes, and national innovation cultures" with Sebastian Hemesath, Regulation & Governance 2024. 18(4): 1264–1283.

• "Voting Against Parties: Populist Attitudes, Party Supply, and Support for Non-Partisan Actors" with Michael Jankowski and Christina-Marie Juen, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties 2024. 34(4): 746-769.

• "Prioritizing Exceptional Social Needs. Experimental Evidence on the Role of Discrimination and Client Deservingness in Public Employees’ and Citizens’ Discretionary Behavior" with Brian Dietrich, Michael Jankowski and Kai-Uwe Schnapp, Public Policy and Administration 2023. (online first).

• "Electoral System Preferences of Citizens Compared: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom" with Eric Linhart and Michael Jankowski, European Political Science Review 2023. 15(4): 671-689.

• "Did that AI just Charge me a Fine? Citizens’ Perceptions of AI-based Discretion in Public Administration" with Saja Aljuneidi, Wilko Heuten and Susanne Boll, Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT '23) 57–67.

• "Framing the approval to test self-driving cars on public roads. The effect of safety and competitiveness on citizens’ agreement", with Sebastian Hemesath, Technology in Society  2023. 72: 102177.