معرفی
Verena Reidinger is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich’s Department of Political Science, focusing on political institutions, public opinion, and gender representation. Her work examines how descriptive representation affects perceptions of democratic legitimacy and elite responsiveness.
- Research Focus: Political institutions, public opinion, gender representation, social democratic parties, and democratic legitimacy
- Key Themes: Group consciousness, policy perception fairness, party-union ties, and institutional trust
Teaching: Courses on Parliaments and Democracy, European Integration, and Political Systems and Theories at the undergraduate level.
Publications: Analysis of gender representation dynamics, social democratic party evolution, and Austrian electoral campaigns. Recent work explores how men’s underrepresentation impacts institutional trust and how descriptive representation influences policy fairness.
Contact: verena.reidinger@ipz.uzh.ch | ORCID
