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Overview

Markus Wagner is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria and specializes in the social sciences with a focus on political science and related interdisciplinary fields. Their research spans several subfields, including political science and international relations, sociology and political science, communication, economics and econometrics, and strategy and management.

The main topics addressed in their work include electoral systems and political participation, populism and right-wing movements, social media and politics, social policy and reform studies, social and intergroup psychology, fiscal policies and political economy, and political influence and corporate strategies.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Wagner are:

  • Affective polarization in multiparty systems, 2020, Electoral Studies
  • Electoral fortunes of social democratic parties: do second dimension positions matter?, 2020, Journal of European Public Policy
  • Voter Responses to Fiscal Austerity, 2020, British Journal of Political Science
  • The centre-right versus the radical right: the role of migration issues and economic grievances, 2021, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • Does affective polarisation increase turnout? Evidence from Germany, The Netherlands and Spain, 2022, West European Politics

Frequent coauthors with whom Wagner has collaborated multiple times include Thomas Sattler, Konstantin Glinitzer, Sylvia Kritzinger, Tarik Abou-Chadi, and Evelyne Hübscher.

Wagner's work appears regularly in specific publication venues. These include Harvard Dataverse, AUSSDA - The Austrian Social Science Data Archive, SSRN Electronic Journal, British Journal of Political Science, and The Journal of Politics. The diverse range of outlets indicates a broad engagement with various segments of the political science and social science research communities.

Best Publications

  • Defining and measuring niche parties

    Markus Wagner

  • Affective polarization in multiparty systems

    Markus Wagner

  • Which Issues do Parties Emphasise? Salience Strategies and Party Organisation in Multiparty Systems

    Markus Wagner;Thomas M. Meyer

  • Left-Authoritarians and Policy Representation in Western Europe: Electoral Choice across Ideological Dimensions

    Zoe Lefkofridi;Markus Wagner;Johanna E. Willmann

  • When do parties emphasise extreme positions? How strategic incentives for policy differentiation influence issue importance

    Markus Wagner

  • Mainstream or Niche? Vote-Seeking Incentives and the Programmatic Strategies of Political Parties:

    Thomas M. Meyer;Markus Wagner

  • One Bias Fits All? Three Types of Media Bias and Their Effects on Party Preferences

    Jakob-Moritz Eberl;Hajo G. Boomgaarden;Markus Wagner

  • Voting at 16: Turnout and the quality of vote choice

    Markus Wagner;David Johann;Sylvia Kritzinger

  • The Radical Right as Niche Parties? The Ideological Landscape of Party Systems in Western Europe, 1980–2014:

    Markus Wagner;Thomas M Meyer

  • How has Radical Right Support Transformed Established Political Conflicts? The Case of Austria

    Julian Aichholzer;Sylvia Kritzinger;Markus Wagner;Eva Zeglovits

  • Do Voters Polarize When Radical Parties Enter Parliament

    Daniel Bischof;Markus Wagner

  • Partisan Bias in Message Selection: Media Gatekeeping of Party Press Releases.

    Martin Haselmayer;Markus Wagner;Thomas M. Meyer

  • Corruption, accountability, and gender : do female politicians face higher standards in public life?

    Andrew C. Eggers;Nick Vivyan;Markus Wagner

  • Representative misconduct, voter perceptions and accountability: evidence from the 2009 House of Commons expenses scandal

    Nick Vivyan;Markus Wagner;Jessica Tarlov

  • Fear and Anger in Great Britain: Blame Assignment and Emotional Reactions to the Financial Crisis

    Markus Wagner

  • Fear, anger and enthusiasm about the European Union: Effects of emotional reactions on public preferences towards European integration:

    Sofia Vasilopoulou;Markus Wagner

  • The Electoral Appeal of Party Strategies in Postindustrial Societies: When Can the Mainstream Left Succeed?

    Tarik Abou-Chadi;Markus Wagner

  • Electoral fortunes of social democratic parties: do second dimension positions matter?

    Tarik Abou-Chadi;Markus Wagner

  • Legislator dissent as a valence signal

    Rosie Campbell;Philip Cowley;Nick Vivyan;Markus Wagner

  • Voter Responses to Fiscal Austerity

    Evelyne Hübscher;Thomas Sattler;Markus Wagner

  • Party Discipline and Parliamentary Politics

    Markus Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Hajo G. Boomgaarden
Hajo G. Boomgaarden University of Vienna
Wolfgang C. Müller
Wolfgang C. Müller University of Vienna
Rosie Campbell
Rosie Campbell King's College London
Philip Cowley
Philip Cowley Queen Mary University of London
Andrew C. Eggers
Andrew C. Eggers University of Chicago
Sara B. Hobolt
Sara B. Hobolt London School of Economics and Political Science
Herbert Kitschelt
Herbert Kitschelt Duke University
Silja Häusermann
Silja Häusermann University of Zurich

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