Dr. Fabian Engler
Contact & Office Hours
Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg
Institute of Political Science
Bergheimer Straße 58 | 69115 Heidelberg
Office: 03.041
Phone: +49-6221-54-2880
E-Mail: fabian.engler[at]ipw.uni-heidelberg.de
Office hours are held digitally in the online office.
Office hours in the winter term 2025/2026: monday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Research Profile
Dr. Fabian Engler ist seit 2014 Akademischer Mitarbeiter am IPW. Nach seinem Studium der Politikwissenschaft und Volkswirtschaftslehre an der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg wurde er an der Universität Bremen promoviert.
Seine Schwerpunkte in Lehre und Forschung liegen in den Bereichen Politische Ökonomie, Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik in etablierten Demokratien, Politik und Parteienwettbewerb in Deutschland, Abstimmungsverhalten von Abgeordneten sowie quantitative Methoden.
Curriculum Vitae
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since 04/2022 | Senior lecturer and research fellow at the Institute of Political Science, University of Heidelberg |
10/2020 – 03/2021 | Stand-in for the Chair of Political Science (especially Comparative Analysis of Political Systems), University of Heidelberg (part-time) |
04/2020 – 03/2022 | Senior research fellow in the research project ‚ The Transformation of Government Intervention in the Economy in Advanced Democracies’, University of Heidelberg |
10/2019 | PhD in political science (Dr. rer. pol.), University of Bremen |
03/2016 – 03/2020 | Member of the committee for the selection of applicants for the BA and MA degree programs, Institute of Political Science, University of Heidelberg |
03/2014 – 02/2020 | Lecturer and research associate, University of Heidelberg |
03/2014 – 02/2016 | Member of the commission for the use of quality assurance funds, Institute of Political Science, University of Heidelberg |
03/2014 – 03/2015 | Assistant to the head of the department, Institute of Political Science, University of Heidelberg |
09/2011 – 02/2014 | Master of Arts in political science (major) and economics (minor), University of Heidelberg |
10/2008 – 08/2011 | Bachelor of Arts in political science (major) and economics (minor), University of Heidelberg |
Teaching
Courses in the winter term 2025/2026
- S: Introduction to Public Policy Research (five courses) (BA)
- S: Deindustrialization, Globalization, Migration – Political Conflicts in Western Democracies from a Micro-macro Perspective (MA)
- S: Presenting Research Findings (MA)
- K: Colloquium (BA/MA)
Supervision of theses
If you are interested in the supervision of your thesis, please visit my office hours in advance of the respective lecture term.
Possible topics:
- Explanation of policy-making (individual cases or international comparison)
- Policy preferences and vote intention of individuals’
- Politics and party competition in Germany
- Voting behavior of members of parliament
Selected Publications
- Zohlnhöfer, R. & Engler, F. (Hg.). (i.E.). Die Ampel-Koalition zwischen Fortschrittsversprechen, Dauerkrise und Polarisierung. Eine Bilanz der Regierung Scholz, 2021-2025. Springer VS.
- Engler, F., Jathe, J. & Zohlnhöfer, R. (2025). Partisan politics and economic intervention: evidence from an aggregating approach. West European Politics, 48(6), 1361-1388.
- Zohlnhöfer, R., Jathe, J. & Engler, F. (2025). A return of economic intervention in advanced democracies after the financial and economic crisis (2008/2009)? Governance, 38(1), 1-22.
- Engler, F. & Voigt, L. (2023). There is power in a union? Union members’ preferences and the conditional effect of labour unions on left parties in different welfare state programmes. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 61(1), 89-109.
- Zohlnhöfer, R. & Engler, F. (Hg.). (2022). Das Ende der Merkel-Jahre. Eine Bilanz der Regierung Merkel 2018-2021. Springer VS.
- Engler, F. (2021). Political parties, globalization, and labour strength: assessing differences across welfare state programs. European Journal of Political Research, 60(3), 670-693.
- Engler, F. & Zohlnhöfer, R. (2019). Left parties, voter preferences, and economic policy-making in Europe. Journal of European Public Policy, 26(11), 1620-1638.
- Engler, F. & Herweg, N. (2019). Of Barriers to Entry for Medium and Large n Multiple Streams Applications: Methodological and Conceptual Considerations. Policy Studies Journal, 47(4), 905-926.
- Zohlnhöfer, R., Engler, F. & Dümig, K. (2018). The Retreat of the Interventionist State in Advanced Democracies. British Journal of Political Science, 48(2), 535-562.
- Engler, F. & Dümig, K. (2017). Political Parties and MPs’ Morality Policy Voting Behaviour: Evidence from Germany. Parliamentary Affairs, 70(3), 548-568.