Mirjam Dagef枚rde
Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics
- Department: History and Politics
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Mirjam Dagef枚rde is a researcher and author on failing representation, the relation of citizens and politics, party politics and inequality with a focus on Europe; France and Germany in particular.
She is currently Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at the听American University of Paris听and an Associate Researcher听at听听and at the听听(Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Center for Civil Society Research).
Previously, she worked as a Lecturer at听听(Department of Social and Political Science). She holds a听PhD from Sciences Po Paris. While completing her PhD, she听was awarded听a听听at the听听in Florence and was an OxPo Fellow at the听,听听&补尘辫;听. She was also chercheuse invit茅e at听the听听(invited by Jean-Fran莽ois Laslier and Thomas Piketty).听
Mirjam Dagef枚rde has an interdisciplinary background, holding degrees in Political Science, Economics and Empirical Social and Political Analysis.
Education/Degrees
- Ph.D., Political Science, Sciences Po Paris
- Master of Arts, Social and Political Empirical Analysis, University of Stuttgart
- Bachelor of Arts (double-degree), Political Science and Economics, Ruhr-University Bochum
Publications
- Dagef枚rde, Mirjam (2023): Do they get close? Party shifts and changes in parliamentary congruence on multiple issue dimensions in the wake of the crises. In:听搁别辫谤别蝉别苍迟补迟颈辞苍听(锘縪pen access锘).
- Dagef枚rde, Mirjam (2024): Repra虉sentation und das Verha虉ltnis von Bu虉rgern und Politik in Deutschland und Frankreich. In: Die Gesellschaften Europas und ihre Zukunft. Ein Blick auf die Herausforderungen unserer Zeit. Frankreich Jahrbuch 2023. Eds: Deutsch-Franz枚sisches Institut Ludwigsburg; Stefan Seidendorf. Baden-Baden: Nomos, S. 185-204.
- Dagef枚rde, Mirjam, Emiliano Grossman (2020):听听Paris,听Sciences Po. (Policy book)
- Dagef枚rde, Mirjam, Danny Schindler (2018): 鈥溾極h, That Is a Big Word.鈥 MPs鈥 and Citizens鈥 Perspectives on Parliamentary Representation鈥. In: Gabriel, Kerrouche, Sch眉ttemeyer (eds.):听Political Representation in France and Germany: Activities of MPs and Views of Citizens. London: Palgrave, 197-226.
- Dagef枚rde, Mirjam, Corentin Poyet, Eric Kerrouche (2018): 鈥淪ubstance or behavior as links? Explaining representational judgments鈥. In: Gabriel, Kerrouche, Sch眉ttemeyer (eds.):听Political Representation in France and Germany: Activities of MPs and Views of Citizens. London: Palgrave, 227-245.
- Brouard, Sylvain, Elisa Deiss-Helbig, Mirjam Dagef枚rde (2018): 鈥淒o candidates鈥 ethnic background and gender matter? An experimental approach鈥. In:听Gabriel, Kerrouche, Sch眉ttemeyer (eds.):听Political Representation in France and Germany: Activities of MPs and Views of Citizens. London: Palgrave, 309-339.
- Dagef枚rde, Mirjam (2016): 鈥淐oncepts of congruence and European鈥檚 evaluation of representation. A micro-level analysis鈥.听Cahiers europ茅ens de SciencesPo听03/2016, 1-21.听
- Dagef枚rde, Mirjam (2014): 鈥淶wischen Entfremdung und Verst盲ndigung: Interaktionsmuster zwischen B眉rgern und politischer Elite im deutsch-franz枚sischen Vergleich鈥 [Alienation and communication: modes of interaction between citizens and the political elite in a French-German comparison]. In: Heidenreich, Mineur, Schulz (eds.):听Die B眉rger und ihr Staat in Deutschland und Frankreich.听Berlin: LIT Verlag, 119-130.
- Dagef枚rde, Mirjam (2013): 鈥淲eit entfernt vom 鈥榠dealen Abgeordneten鈥? Zu Normen und Praxis parlamentarischer Repr盲sentation aus Sicht der B眉rger鈥 [The 鈥榠deal representative鈥: norms and practices of parliamentary representation from citizens鈥 perspective].听Zeitschrift f眉r Parlamentsfragen听44 (3): 522-534.
- Dagef枚rde, Mirjam (2013): 鈥淚deologische Kongruenz, Parteiidentifikation und Policy-Pr盲ferenzen.听Das Beispiel der Gesundheitspolitik der 16. Legislaturperiode鈥 [Ideological congruence, party identification and policy preferences: the example of health policy in the 16th legislative period].听In: Gabriel, Tr眉dinger (eds.):听Einstellungen zu Reformen des Sozialstaates in Deutschland: Reformbereitschaft und Reformakzeptanz der Deutschen.听Baden-Baden: Nomos, 137-158.
- Dagef枚rde, Mirjam, Elisa Deiss-Helbig (2013): 鈥淒ie Unterst眉tzung des Parlaments: Bestimmt durch die Arbeit von Abgeordneten oder den Zugangs der B眉rger zum politischen System?听Ein deutsch-franz枚sischer Vergleich鈥 [Support for parliament: driven by the work of MPs or by the nearness of citizens to the political system?听A French-German comparison]. In:听I. Keil, Thaidigsmann (eds.):听Zivile B眉rgergesellschaft und Demokratie. Aktuelle Ergebnisse der empirischen Politikforschung.Wiesbaden: VS Verlag f眉r Sozialwissenschaften, 387-412.
- Gabriel, Oscar W., J眉rgen Bauknecht, Mirjam Dagef枚rde (2013): 鈥淒ie Einstellungen der Bundesb眉rger zur Reform des Sozialstaates als Bestimmungsfaktoren der Parteipr盲ferenz鈥 [Germans鈥 attitudes towards reforms of the welfare state as a predictor for party preferences]. In: Bernhard We脽els, Gabriel, Schoen (eds.):听Wahlen und W盲hler. Analysen aus Anlass der Bundestagswahl 2009.听Wiesbaden: VS Verlag f眉r Sozialwissenschaften, 174-205.
- Dagef枚rde, Mirjam (2012): 鈥淲ahlkampfkommunikation鈥 [Election campaigning]. In: Gabriel, Westle (eds.):听W盲hlerverhalten in der Demokratie.听Baden-Baden: Nomos, 275-295.
Conferences & Lectures
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roundtables, among others:听
- Roundtable participation 鈥淪uccessful citizens鈥 assemblies. Thoughts for Germany with Art O鈥橪eary, Chief Executive of Ireland鈥檚 Electoral Commission鈥, Bertelsmann Foundation & Irish Embassy, Berlin.
- Roundtable participation 鈥淭ackling Democracy Challenges: polarisation, disinformation and citizen alienation鈥, with Andreas Norl茅n, Speaker of the Riksdag (Sweden), Bertelsmann Foundation & Swedish Embassy, Berlin.
- Public interview with Jos茅 Manuel Barroso, 鈥淟eaders beyond the state鈥, School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute. Florence.
invited lectures/talks, among others:听
- German Historical Institute Paris (DHIP)
- Paris School of Economics (PSE),
- Higher School of Economics (HSE), Moscow听(cancelled)
- Freie Universit盲t Berlin (FU)
- Universit茅听Libre de Brussels (ULB),
- Sciences Po, Winter School, methods section
- University of Twente
Affiliations
Associate researcher Sciences Po Paris and Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB; Berlin Social Science Center, Center for Civil Society Research)听
Member of the Democracy Forum, European University Institute, Florence
Awards, Fellowships and Grants
- Max Weber Fellowship, European University Institute / European Commission
- OxPo Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Oxford & Sciences Po Paris
- OxPo Doctoral Fellowship, University of Oxford & Sciences Po Paris
- DFG grant, international cooperation
- Fellowship, Max Weber Stiftung
- Research Fellowship, Humboldt-Universit盲t zu Berlin, Centre Marc Bloch
- 鈥淓uropean Excellence Program鈥, German Academic Exchange Service
- 鈥淓xcellence Program鈥, Baden-Wu虉rttemberg Foundation
- DFH/UFA (French-German University)