Carsten Anckar

Carsten Anckar is a Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Law at Abo Akademi University, specializing in comparative politics and political regimes. His primary research focuses on electoral systems, death penalty policies, presidential power dynamics, and global political comparisons.

• Academic Role: Full-time Professor
• Institution: Abo Akademi University

Research interests include analyzing how countries reintroduce capital punishment, studying dual executive systems in republics, and investigating the diffusion patterns of death penalty abolition. He has contributed to the development of the Political Regimes of the World Database and the Comparative Death Penalty Database (CDPD), demonstrating expertise in data-driven political analysis.

Recent publications (2024-2025) highlight his work on global political systems, presidential power structures, and the socio-legal factors influencing penal policy. His collaborative projects span multiple countries, emphasizing cross-national research methodologies.