Dr Isabel Kusche, Aarhus University Denmark

Kusche

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)