Contact
Email:
J.Goedeking@lmu.de
Doctoral Project
Anti-establishment politics and parties in Central and Eastern Europe
Anti-establishment parties have been a significant political force in many political systems of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) since the transition to democracy until today. Some of these parties have even entered government immediately after their first electoral participation. Jan’s cumulative dissertation seeks to explore this phenomenon by contributing to three overarching research questions: What drives the success of anti-establishment parties in CEE? What are the consequences of their success? And what broader insights can we gain from anti-establishment politics in CEE in a broader comparative politics perspective?
A common strategy for anti-establishment parties is to use populist anti-corruption claims aimed at undermining the integrity of established political actors. The first paper in the dissertation examines which party strategies and characteristics - such as how anti-corruption claims are framed or the role of government participation - affect the credibility of these claims. This analysis sheds light on the key factors and strategies that determine credibility, and whether, and to what extent, established parties can credibly use anti-corruption claims that are framed in a non-populist manner.
Curriculum Vitae
Since 2023, Jan Goedeking has been a researcher in the junior research group MORE Eastern Europe ("Mobilization and Representation under Adverse Conditions: Political Parties in Post-Soviet Eastern Europe") at LMU Munich. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Political Science with a minor in Central and Eastern European Studies at Heidelberg University during which he studied abroad for a semester at Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He continued his graduate studies in Heidelberg, spending a semester at KU Leuven, and earned a Master's degree in Political Science, specializing in public policy research. His Master's thesis focused on how party competition affects voting behavior for new political parties in Central and Eastern Europe.
Awards
- Alumni Award 2020 of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at Heidelberg University for achievements in the Bachelor's degree program in Political Science (2021)
- Scholarship of the Baden-Württemberg Foundation to support the stay at Jagiellonian University in Kraków (10/2018 – 01/2019)
Teaching
- 2023/24: Electoral behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe (in German, undergraduate level)