Peter Selb

Prof. Peter Selb is a Professor of Research Methodology at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz. He leads the AG Selb research group focusing on survey methodology and chairs the interdisciplinary Master's program in Social and Economic Data Science (SEDS). Previously, he served as head of Swiss Electoral Studies (Selects) and was an assistant professor at the same department. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Zurich and a Master's in Political Science, Media/Communication, and Economic History from the University of Mannheim.

• Affiliations: Center for Data and Methods (CDM), Konstanz
• Roles: Deputy Equal Opportunities Officer, Study Commission member for Politics-Law-Economics programs
• Teaching: Advanced survey methods, causal inference, statistical modeling

His research focuses on political behavior, public opinion, and methodological innovations in survey research. Key areas include election polling accuracy, pandemic response behaviors, and graphical causal models for survey inference. He has led projects on polling errors, international redistribution preferences, and digital divide implications of AI adoption.

Recent publications include work on:

• COVID-19 contact tracing app usage (Nature Human Behavior, 2021)
• Survey methods for measuring pandemic compliance (Survey Research Methods, 2020)
• Causal modeling frameworks for survey data analysis (Sociological Methods & Research, 2025)
• Ethnic minority parliamentary representation in Eastern Europe

He advises on grants including EU-funded studies on redistribution preferences and online information inequities. His lab (AG Selb) explores cutting-edge methodological challenges in political science research.