Markus Tepe
Political System | SOCIUM | University of Bremen
Political System | SOCIUM | University of Bremen
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-).
Foto: Klose / Universität Bremen
ESPAnet 2025: Excited to present two novel studies at the ESPAnet Annual Conference 2025 in Milan this August, exploring causal inference in social policy analysis (Stream 21) and solidarity behavior (Stream 13).
DVPW Sektionstagung: Presented two novel papers at the Sektionstagung Policy-Analyse und Verwaltungswissenschaft on the theme 'Resilienz in Politik und Verwaltung,' March 20–21, 2025. A big thank you to the local organizers!
DFG Research Unit "Big Structural Change: Presented a new draft of our study on the political economy of carbon taxation at the kick-off workshop of the DFG Research Unit "Big Structural Change" - a joint work with Sebastian Fehrler and Olexandr Nikolaychuk. March 2025.
FIS-Forum & Social Policy Biennale 2024: Presented novel results from a lab and survey experiment on public support for different allocations of revenues from carbon taxation presented at the FIS Forum 06.-08.11.2024 Berlin.
DVPW Board Elections 2024: I look forward to continuing to serve as deputy chairman of the new German Political Science Association (DVPW) board.
"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.