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Alexander H. Trechsel

Alexander H. Trechsel

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Political Science

D-Index
27
Citations
3928
World Ranking
1447
National Ranking
38

Overview

Alexander H. Trechsel is affiliated with the University of Lucerne in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the domain of social sciences, with a focus on political science and international relations. Within these fields, the scientist has explored multiple subfields, including communication and strategy and management.

Trechsel's work broadly covers topics such as electoral systems and political participation, populism and right-wing movements, social media influence in politics, European Union policy and governance, political influence and corporate strategies, social policy and reform studies, as well as European and international law.

The scientist has published in several academic venues, reflecting a range of interests within political science and related disciplines. These venues include:

  • American Political Science Review
  • Journal of European Public Policy
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Data in Brief
  • Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal

Some of the recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Trechsel include:

  • Patterns of Affective Polarization toward Parties and Leaders across the Democratic World (2023), American Political Science Review
  • Three sides of the same coin? Comparing party positions in VAAs, expert surveys and manifesto data (2021), Journal of European Public Policy
  • Mapping Parties' Positions on Foreign and Security Issues in the EU, 2009-2014 (2020), Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Longitudinal dataset of political issue-positions of 411 parties across 28 European countries (2009-2019) from voting advice applications EU profiler and euandi (2020), Data in Brief
  • Continued Confinement of Those Most Vulnerable to COVID-19 (2020), Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Diego Garzia
  • Andres Reiljan
  • Frederico Ferreira da Silva
  • Lorenzo Cicchi
  • Samia Hurst

Best Publications

  • The Politics of Switzerland: Continuity and Change in a Consensus Democracy

    Hanspeter Kriesi;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • Internet Voting in Comparative Perspective: The Case of Estonia

    R. Michael Alvarez;Thad E. Hall;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • Responsive and Responsible? The Role of Parties in Twenty-First Century Politics

    Luciano Bardi;Stefano Bartolini;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • Joining the EU? Explaining Public Opinion in Switzerland

    Thomas Christin;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • The Politics of Switzerland: Frontmatter

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  • Evaluation of the use of new technologies in order to facilitate democracy in Europe

    Raphaël Kies;Fernando Mendez;Philippe Schmitter;Alexander Trechsel

  • Direct democracy in switzerland: do elites matter?

    Alexander H. Trechsel;Pascal Sciarini

  • When Parties (Also) Position Themselves: An Introduction to the EU Profiler

    Alexander H. Trechsel;Peter Mair

  • The diffusion of internet voting. Usage patterns of internet voting in Estonia between 2005 and 2015

    Kristjan Vassil;Mihkel Solvak;Priit Vinkel;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • How to federalize the European Union … and why bother

    Alexander H. Trechsel

  • Switzerland: the referendum and initiative as a centrepiece of the political system

    Alexander H. Trechsel;Hanspeter Kriesi

  • Party adaptation and change and the crisis of democracy

    Luciano Bardi;Stefano Bartolini;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • Die Zukunft der Demokratie

    Norbert Kersting;Philippe C. Schmitter;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • First or Second Order Referendums? Understanding the Votes on the EU Constitutional Treaty in Four EU Member States

    Andrew Richard Glencross;Alexander Trechsel

  • The European Union and E-Voting. Addressing the European Parliament's Internet Voting Challenge

    Alexander H. Trechsel;Fernando Mendez

  • Party preferences in the digital age The impact of voting advice applications

    R. Michael Alvarez;Ines Levin;Peter Mair;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • A look into the mirror: Preferences, representation and electoral participation

    Elias Dinas;Alexander H. Trechsel;Alexander H. Trechsel;Kristjan Vassil

  • Institutional Openness and the Use of Referendums and Popular Initiatives: Evidence from Swiss Cantons

    Iwan Barankay;Iwan Barankay;Pascal Sciarini;Pascal Sciarini;Alexander H. Trechsel;Alexander H. Trechsel

  • Feuerwerk Volksrechte : die Volksabstimmungen in den schweizerischen Kantonen 1970-1996

    Alexander Trechsel

  • Voting Advice Applications and Electoral Participation: A Multi-Method Study

    Diego Garzia;Alexander H. Trechsel;Andrea De Angelis

  • Voting Advice Applications: How Useful and for Whom?

    R. Michael Alvarez;Ines Levin;Alexander H. Trechsel;Kristjan Vassil

  • The Euro crisis and the state of European democracy

    B. de Witte;A. Héritier;A. Trechsel

Frequent Co-Authors

Hanspeter Kriesi
Hanspeter Kriesi European University Institute
Richard Rose
Richard Rose University of Strathclyde
R. Michael Alvarez
R. Michael Alvarez California Institute of Technology
Philippe C. Schmitter
Philippe C. Schmitter European University Institute
Peter Mair
Peter Mair European University Institute
Bernard Grofman
Bernard Grofman University of California, Irvine
Pascal Sciarini
Pascal Sciarini University of Geneva
Mark N. Franklin
Mark N. Franklin European University Institute
Adrienne Héritier
Adrienne Héritier European University Institute
Elias Dinas
Elias Dinas European University Institute

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