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Dr. Alexander Horn serves as research group leader of the Emmy Noether Group 'Varieties of Egalitarianism' and Principal Investigator (PI) for the Cluster of Excellence 'The Politics of Inequality' at the University of Konstanz, Germany. His work bridges political science and inequality studies through interdisciplinary collaboration within one of Germany's premier research initiatives.
His research centers on Comparative Politics, Politics of Inequality, Welfare State dynamics, Party Ideology influences, and how Economic Pressure shapes policy outputs. Horn pioneers innovative methodologies like online crowdcoding to analyze historical party concepts of equality dating back to 1970, mapping their impact on policy formation and societal inequalities across temporal and geographical contexts.
Horn's scholarly contributions are recognized through prestigious awards including the Emmy Noether Grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and a Kennedy Fellowship at Harvard University's Center for European Studies. These accolades support his independent research trajectory and international academic engagement.
As an integral member of the Cluster of Excellence, Horn collaborates within a vibrant research ecosystem at the University of Konstanz, leveraging digital tools to advance understanding of inequality mechanisms. His current project 'Varieties of Egalitarianism' establishes comprehensive datasets for cross-national analysis of egalitarian concepts in political discourse.
