Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
► Comparative presidencies, presidential politics, elections, and veto power
► Party politics, party system change, and electoral candidates
► European politics, particularly Central and Eastern Europe
► Research design and mixed-methods
Teaching
► Comparative government and executives
► Constitutions, institutions and 'New Institutionalism'
► Logic and design of political science research
Research output
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Party People: Candidates and Party Evolution
Sikk, A. & Köker, P., 19 Oct 2023, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 272 p. (Comparative Politics)Research output: Book/Report › Monograph › Research › peer review
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Presidential Activism and Veto Power in Central and Eastern Europe
Köker, P., 2017, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. (Palgrave Studies in Presidential Politics)Research output: Book/Report › Monograph › Research › peer review
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Presidential Politics
Köker, P., 22 Jan 2026, The Oxford Handbook of Polish Politics. Walecka, K., Guerra, S. & Casal Bertoa, F. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 185-202Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Contribution to book/anthology › Research › peer review
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Wie sich lokale Demokratie verändert: und warum sie gerade jetzt unverzichtbar ist
Köker, P., 19 Feb 2026, In: Die Niedersächsische Gemeinde. 78, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Transfer
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Book Review: Why Presidents Fail. Political Parties and Government Survival in Latin America
Köker, P., Jan 2025, In: Party Politics. 31, 1, p. 203 - 204Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review in journal › Research
Open Access
Datasets
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DATA SET: Electoral closeness and voter turnout in presidential run-off elections
Köker, P. (Creator) & Springer, F. P. (Creator), Figshare, 4 Jun 2025
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.15042678, https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/DATA_SET_Electoral_closeness_and_voter_turnout_in_presidential_run-off_elections/15042678
Dataset
Prizes
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Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Köker, P. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
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Activities
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Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Köker, P. (Visiting researcher)
1 Apr 2025 → 30 Sept 2026Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Ist der Populismus eine Gefahr für die Demokratie?
Köker, P. (Speaker)
6 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Party People: Candidates and Party Evolution
Köker, P. (Speaker) & Sikk, A. (Speaker)
1 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA)
Köker, P. (Visiting researcher)
May 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Party People: Candidates and Party Evolution
Köker, P. (Speaker) & Sikk, A. (Speaker)
12 Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk