Tarik Abou-Chadi Curriculum Vitae 31 st October, 2017 Contact Information Affolternstrasse 56 Office: AFL-H-359 8050 Zurich Switzerland E-mail: tarik.abou-chadi@hu-berlin.de Website: www.tarikabouchadi.net Tel: +41 44 634 52 03 Academic Employment 10/2017 - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Zurich 10/2015-10/2017 Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer, Department of Social and Political Sciences, Humboldt University Berlin 05/2015-09/2015 Visiting Fellow, University of Amsterdam 03/2013-09/2015 Research Associate, DFG project The Impact of Electoral Vulnerability on Policy Recalibration, Humboldt University Berlin Education 2015 PhD (summa cum laude) in Political Science, Humboldt University Berlin 2011 2012 Global Visiting Scholar at New York University 2012 M.A. in Social and Political Sciences, Humboldt University Berlin 2007 2008 Visiting Student Université Libre de Bruxelles 2009 B.A. in Social and Political Sciences, Humboldt University Berlin 1
Publications Articles (Peer Review) 2017 How Immigration Reforms Affect Voting Behavior (with Marc Helbling). Political Studies: Forthcoming 2017 It s not easy being green: Why voters punish parties for environmental policies during economic downturns (with Mark Kayser). Electoral Studies: 45 (2):201-207 2016 Political and Institutional Determinants of Immigration Policies. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies: 42 (13):2087-2110 2016 Moderate as Necessary. The Role of Electoral Competitiveness and Party Size in Explaining Parties Policy Shifts (with Matthias Orlowski). The Journal of Politics: 78 (3):868-881 Winner of the 2017 APSA Lawrence Longley Award for Best Article on Representation and Electoral Systems 2016 Niche Party Success and Mainstream Party Policy Shifts - How Green and Radical Right Parties Differ in Their Impact. British Journal of Political Science: 46 (2):417-436. 2015 Political Institutions and the Distributional Consequences of Suffrage Extension (with Matthias Orlowski). Political Studies: 63 (S1):55-72. 2014 How electoral vulnerability affects pension politics: Introducing a concept, measure and empirical application (with Ellen Immergut). European Journal of Political Research: 53 (2):269 87. Chapters in Edited Volumes 2015 Das Thema europäische Integration und die Wahlentscheidung bei der Bundestagswahl 2013. In: Heiko Giebler/Aiko Wagner (eds.): Wirtschaft, Krise und Wahlverhalten. Nomos: p. 84-106. 2015 The Sustainability of Democracy: The Impact of Electoral Incentives on the Input and Output Legitimacy of Democracies (with Ellen Immergut and Matthias Orlowski). In: Volker Schneider/Burkhard Eberlein (eds.): Complex Democracy. Varieties, Crises, and Transformations.. Springer: p. 247-262. 2
Work in Progress The Causal Effect of Radical Right Success on Mainstream Parties Policy Positions - a Regression Discontinuity Approach (with Werner Krause). Revise and Resubmit at British Journal of Political Science. The Electoral Appeal of Party Strategies in Post-Industrial Societies: When Can the Mainstream Left Succeed? (with Markus Wagner). Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Politics. Public Opinion, Institutions and Welfare State Change (with Ellen M. Immergut). Revise and Resubmit at American Journal of Sociology. Electoral Competition and the New Party Politics of Welfare State Recalibration (with Ellen M. Immergut). Under Review. How Issue Saliency Makes Parties Change Their Positions (with Christoffer Green-Pedersen, Peter B. Mortensen). Under Review. Linking Votes to Power. Measuring Electoral Competition at the Party Level (with Matthias Orlowski). Under Review. Rights for Same-Sex Couples and Public Attitudes toward Gays and Lesbians in Europe (with Ryan Finnigan). Under Review. Incentives and Constraints: How Parties Emphasize Issues in Response to the State of the Economy (with Nicolas Merz). Conference Paper. Voting Against the Establishment. The Effect of Government Composition on Voting for Challenger Parties (with Eelco Harteveld). Conference Paper. Electoral Competition, Political Opportunities, and Parties Responsiveness to Voters Issue Priorities. Conference Paper. Adaptive Behavior of Close Competitors - How Parties React to Voter Transitions (with Lukas Stoetzer). Conference Paper. Luxury Good Policies and Electoral Accountability for the Economy (with Mark Kayser). Conference Paper. 3
Teaching Summer 2017 Winter 2016/2015/2012 Summer 2016 Winter 2015-16 March 2015 Winter 2014-15 Summer 2014 Winter 2013-14 Understanding the US Presidential Election 2016 (BA Level), Humboldt-University Berlin. Introduction to Comparative Politics and International Relations (BA Level), Humboldt-University Berlin. The Radical Right as a Political Challenger in Western Europe (BA Level), Humboldt-University Berlin. The Politics of Post-Industrial Societies (Graduate Level), Humboldt-University Berlin. Analyzing Time-Series Cross-Section Data Using Stata (with Matthias Orlowski). Three day workshop, WZB Berlin. Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis Using Stata (with Matthias Orlowski). One-week summer course for incoming MA and PhD students, Humboldt-University Berlin. Applied Data Analysis (Teaching Assistant for Prof. Mark A. Kayser, PhD). Hertie School of Governance. Elections and political competition in democracies (BA Level), Humboldt-University Berlin. Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis Using Stata (with Matthias Orlowski). Two-week summer course for incoming MA and PhD students, Humboldt-University Berlin. Applied Data Analysis (Teaching Assistant for Prof. Mark A. Kayser, PhD). Hertie School of Governance. Awards/Fellowships 2011-2012 Fulbright Travel Grant for academic year at New York University 2011-2014 Doctoral scholarship, Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences 2010-2011 Scholarship holder of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Conference Papers APSA 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 CES 2012, 2017 EPSA 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 MPSA 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 4
Service to the Profession Reviewer Co-Organizer American Journal of Political Science, American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Electoral Studies, European Journal of Political Research, Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties, Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of European Social Policy, Journal of Politics, Journal of Social Policy, Party Politics, Political Studies, West European Politics Workshop ECPR Joint Session (2016), BGSS Research Working Group on Party Competition (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Berlin Summer School in Social Sciences (2013) 5
References Prof. Ellen M. Immergut Prof. Mark Kayser Prof. Christoffer Green-Pedersen Humboldt-University Berlin Hertie School of Governance Berlin Aarhus University 6