Bio

Since 2022 I am a Lecturer for Political Education at Bundesamt für Familie und zivilgesellschaftliche Aufgaben.

From 2018 - 2022 I was a researcher based at the University of Göttingen. My research is focused on parties and especially small and marginal parties. I obtained a PhD (Dr. disc. pol) in political science in 2023.

Furthermore, I am interested in party competition, party membership, niche parties and quantitative research (especially using R).

My university page can be found here.

Now I am a lecturer for political education for citizens engaged in the federal volunteers service!

This blog is meant to document certain aspects of my research and the innumerable struggles (as well as accomplishments) with data science using R.

Publications

• Bartels J-E and Springer F (2024) Parties with Limited Resources? On the Social Structure of the Membership of Small and Marginal Parties. Representation: 1-20. DOI: 10.1080/00344893.2024.2365678.
• Bartels J-E (2023) Are European Elections Second‐Order Elections for Everyone? Swiss Political Science Review: 1–20. DOI: 10.1111/spsr.12559.
• Bartels J-E and Springer F (2021) Der Gang in den Schatten der Macht. Warum engagiert man sich überhaupt in einer Klein(st)partei? Politische Vierteljahresschrift. DOI: 10.1007/s11615-021-00322-1.
• Bartels J-E and Remke ML (2021) ‘Parties in the Shadows’ –Do Small and Marginal Parties Cater to a Niche? German Politics. DOI: 10.1080/09644008.2021.1913725..
• Fink S, Bartels J-E, Hagendorf W, et al. (2019) Determinants of subnational party positions on electricity grid expansion in Germany: Economic over political interests. Utilities Policy 58: 145–157.DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2019.05.007

Blog Posts

• Bartels J-E (2023) Warum Kleinstparteien bei Wahlen irrational sind. DeFacto