Dr Isabel Kusche from Aarhus University in Denmark has research interests in Political sociology and Sociological theory:
Political sociology, in particular political clientelism, political corruption, linkages between politicians and voters, policy advice and political consulting, consequences of digital media
Sociological theory, in particular communication theory, differentiation theory, orders of justification.
Selected Publications
Monographs
2016 Politischer Klientelismus. Informelle Macht in Griechenland und Irland. Frankfurt a.M.: Campus
2008 Politikberatung und die Herstellung von Entscheidungssicherheit im politischen System. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag
Peer-reviewed journal articles
2017 Reflection on Political Representation: Constituency Service as Topic in Irish and British Parliamentary Debates. In: Comparative Sociology 16(5) (in press)
2017 Struktur als Generalisierung. Systemtheorie und Konventionen der Rechtfertigung im Zusammenhang mit digitalem Filesharing. In: Soziale Welt, Sonderheft „Struktur – Institution – Regelmäßigkeit“ (in press)
2017 Constituency Orientation in Irish Politics. Video Statements of the Candidates in the Irish General Election 2016. In: Irish Political Studies 32(3): 498-520
2017 Rationalizing Localism and Brokerage. The Deputy’s Role in Irish Democracy. In: European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology 4(1): 52-75
2014 Political Clientelism and Democracy. Clientelistic Power and the Internal Differentiation of the Political System. In: Acta Sociologica 57(3): 207-221
Education and Positions
Current position
Associate Professor and Marie Curie COFUND Junior Fellow
Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark (since October 2015)
Previous academic positions
Researcher and lecturer at Osnabrück University, Kiel University, Bielefeld University and Jena University in Germany
Academic degrees
Privatdozentin (Habilitation in Sociology at Osnabrück University, 2015)
Doctor of Philosophy (Dissertation in Sociology at Bielefeld University, 2008)
Diploma in Sociology (Dresden University, 2002)