Dr. Julian Erhardt

Postdoc

Institute of Political Science

E-Mail
julian.erhardt@unibe.ch
Office
A 147
Postal Address
University Bern
Institute of Political Science
Fabrikstrasse 8
3012 Bern
Switzerland
Short Portrait
Short Portrait
Since 04/23 Postdoc at the Institute of Political Science, University of Bern
10/18 - 03/23
Assistant and Doctoral Candidate at the Institute of Political Science, University of Bern
04/18 – 09/18
Research Associate at the Institute of Political Science, Prof. Dr. Reimut Zohlnhöfer, Heidelberg University (as parental leave replacement)
10/16 – 03/18
Research Assistant at the Chair of Political Science at Heidelberg University (Prof. Dr. Jale Tosun)
10/16 – 03/17
Research Assistant at the Chair of Comparative Politics at Heidelberg University (Prof. Dr. Aurel Croissant)
04/16 – 09/17
Stata tutorial, “Statistics for economists and social scientists”
04/15 – 03/16
Research Assistant at the GESIS Social Indicators Research Centre
04/15 – 03/18
M.A., Political Science (major), Economics (minor), Heidelberg University
11/14 – 02/15
Research Internship at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Dept. of Criminology in Freiburg
10/13 – 09/14
Research Assistant at the Chair of Comparative Government at the University of Freiburg (Prof. Dr. Uwe Wagschal)
10/12 – 03/14
Tutorial, “Methods and Statistics”
10/11 – 03/15
B.A., Political Science (major), English and American Studies (minor), University of Freiburg
  • BA Seminar, Fall Semester 2023, „Attitudes towards the political system, its actors and institutions“ (in German)
  • BA Seminar, Spring Semester 2022, „Public Opinion Research“ (in German)
  • BA Seminar, Spring Semester 2021, „Attitudes towards the political system, its actors and institutions“ (in German)
  • BA Seminar, Spring Semester 2020, „Political ideology and political attitudes“ (in German)
  • BA Seminar, Spring Semester 2019, „Survey Research“ (in German)
  • BA Seminar, Summer Semester 2018, “Social policy in comparative perspective” (in German), Heidelberg University
  • BA Seminar, Summer Semester 2018, “Representation and responsiveness – The congruence between voter interests, representatives and policies” (in German), Heidelberg University

Dissertation

  • Erhardt, Julian (2023): The political-psychological foundations of support for the regime and its institutions, Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Institute of Political Science, University of Bern.

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • Erhardt, Julian (2023): The democratic personality? The big five, authoritarianism and regime preference in consolidated democracies, in: Political Studies, Online First, https://doi.org/10.1177/02633957231172056.
     
  • Erhardt, Julian (2023): Political support through representation by the government. Evidence from Dutch panel data, in: Swiss Political Science Review, 29(2): 202–222, https://doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12561.
     
  • Erhardt, Julian/Freitag, Markus/Filsinger, Maximilian (2023): Leaving democracy? Pandemic threat, emotional accounts and regime support in comparative perspective, in: West European Politics, 46(3): 477–499, https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2022.2097409.
     
  • Ackermann, Kathrin/Erhardt, Julian/Freitag, Markus (2023): Crafting Social Integration? Welfare State and Volunteering Across Social Groups and Policy Areas in 23 European Countries, in: Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, Online First, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11577-023-00881-8.
     
  • Wamsler, Steffen/Freitag, Markus/Erhardt, Julian/Filsinger, Maximilian (2023): The Pandemic and the Question of National Belonging: Exposure to Covid-19 Threat and Conceptions of Nationhood, in: European Journal of Political Research, 62(2): 510–529, https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12515.
     
  • Erhardt, Julian/Freitag, Markus/Wamsler, Steffen/Filsinger, Maximilian (2022): What drives political support? Evidence from a survey experiment at the onset of the corona crisis, in: Contemporary Politics, 28(4): 429–446, https://doi.org/10.1080/13569775.2021.2010345.
     
  • Erhardt, Julian/Freitag, Markus/Filsinger, Maximilian/Wamsler, Steffen (2021): The Emotional Foundations of Political Support: How Fear and Anger Affect Trust in the Government in Times of the Covid‐19 Pandemic, in: Swiss Political Science Review, 27(2): 339–352, https://doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12462.
     
  • Erhardt, Julian/Wamsler, Steffen/Freitag, Markus (2021): National identity between democracy and autocracy: a comparative analysis of 24 countries, in: European Political Science Review, 13(1): 59–76, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773920000351.
     
  • Erhardt, Julian/Freitag, Markus (2021): The Janus-Face of Digitalization: The Relation Between Internet Use and Civic Engagement Reconsidered, in: Social Science Computer Review, 39(3): 315–334, https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439319861966.
     
  • Filsinger, Maximilian/Freitag, Markus/Erhardt, Julian/Wamsler, Steffen (2021): Rally around your fellows: Information and social trust in a real-world experiment during the corona crisis, in: The Social Science Journal, Online First, https://doi.org/10.1080/03623319.2021.1954463.
     
  • Filsinger, Maximilian/Wamsler, Steffen/Erhardt, Julian/Freitag, Markus (2021): National identity and populism: The relationship between conceptions of nationhood and populist attitudes, in: Nations and Nationalism, 27(3): 656–672, https://doi.org/10.1111/nana.12689.
     
  • Hörisch, Felix/Tosun, Jale/Erhardt, Julian/Maloney, William (2020): Varieties of Capitalism and Labour Market Opportunities for the Youth: A Comparison of Attitudes Towards Skill Formation, in: European Journal of Government and Economics, 9(3): 232–251, https://doi.org/10.17979/ejge.2020.9.3.5966.

Articles in Edited Volumes

  • Erhardt, Julian/Freitag, Markus (2024): Political institutions and political support, in: Vatter, Adrian/Freiburghaus, Rahel, Handbook of Comparative Political Institutions, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publ., forthcoming.
  • Public opinion research, survey research, survey experiments
  • Political support (support for democracy, political trust, national identity)
  • COVID-19 pandemic threat and emotions
  • Social capital (social trust, civic engagement)
  • Representation and responsiveness
  • Tenure of governments and political elites