Ludwig Schulze

Ludwig Schulze is a Researcher at the European University Institute, affiliated with the Department of Political and Social Sciences. He joined the institution as part of the 2022 cohort and is supervised by Elias Dinas. His research explores the roots and resilience of illiberalism in Communist Europe, with a focus on themes like political economy, historical political economy, authoritarianism, and the long-term imprint of history and state policies on political identities.

• Email: ludwig.schulze@eui.eu

Research Interests include:

• Political economy
• Economic history
• United Germany
• Comparative political economy
• Authoritarianism
• Historical political economy
• Political identities (long-term imprint of history and state policies on them)

As a doctoral researcher, his work contributes to understanding the interplay between historical legacies and contemporary political dynamics in post-authoritarian contexts.