Uwe Remer

Uwe Remer is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Computational Social Science at the University of Stuttgart. His work focuses on the intersection of political science and computational methods, with particular emphasis on citizen participation mechanisms across various political levels. Remer has established himself as a leading researcher in dialogue-oriented forms of citizen participation in Baden-Württemberg, contributing significantly to understanding how these processes function within democratic systems.

Remer's research interests center on political participation, particularly examining dialogue-oriented citizen engagement, political attitudes, and voting behavior through advanced quantitative methods. He specializes in applying computational social science techniques including automated data generation from online sources, georeferenced data analysis, Text-as-Data approaches, machine learning, and time series analysis. His methodological expertise spans both R and Python programming environments, which he integrates into his teaching and research workflows to analyze complex political phenomena.

Analysis of Remer's recent publications reveals a consistent focus on participatory democracy at the municipal level, particularly in Baden-Württemberg. His work demonstrates sophisticated methodological approaches combining traditional political science frameworks with computational techniques. The research shows particular interest in how different forms of participation (electoral, direct democratic, and dialogic) interact and influence each other within local governance structures. His scholarship increasingly incorporates machine learning and natural language processing methods to analyze citizen participation data at scale.