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Research output per year
Personal profile
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Adam Scharpf is an Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics at the Department of Political Science.
You can find out more about him and his research at: www.adamscharpf.net
Scharpf’s work focuses on political regimes and their production of loyalty and allegiance, both nationally and internationally.
He studies why regimes and their agents behave the way they do and what impact this has on society.
A significant part of his work examines the inner workings of autocracies and their security apparatus.
Areas of research
Comparative politics, international relations, autocracies, dictatorships, bureaucracy, security apparatus, military, secret police, repression, coups, subversion, civil wars, sports and autocratic politics.
Office hours: Wednesdays 16.00-17.00
Keywords
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Comparative politics
- international relations
- autocracies
- dictatorships
- bureaucracy
- security apparatus
- military
- secret police
- repression
- coups
- subversion
- civil wars
- sports and autocratic politics
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Does Sportswashing Work? First Insights from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Gläßel, C., Scharpf, A. & Pearce, E. J., 1 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Politics. p. 1-11Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Foreign Training, Course Content, and Political Militarization
Savage, J. D. & Scharpf, A., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: World Politics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Authoritarian Security Apparatus: Officer Careers and the Trade-offs in Command
Gläßel, C., González, B. & Scharpf, A., 2024, Research Handbook on Authoritarianism. Lindstaedt, N. & den Bosch, J. J. J. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 111–126Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Who Gets Targeted with Soft Power? Evidence from Kissinger's International Seminar
Scharpf, A., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: World Politics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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International Sports Events and Repression in Autocracies: Evidence from the 1978 FIFA World Cup
Scharpf, A., Gläßel, C. & Edwards, P., 2023, In: American Political Science Review. 117, 3, p. 909-926Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Political Effects of Witnessing State Atrocities: Evidence from the Nazi Death Marches
De Juan, A., Gläßel, C., Haass, F. & Scharpf, A., 1 Jun 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Comparative Political Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Career Pressures and Organizational Evil: A Novel Perspective on the Study of Organized Violence
Scharpf, A. & Gläßel, C., 2022, In: International Studies Review. 24, 3, 23 p., viac009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Pro-Government Militias and Conflict
Carey, S. C., Mitchell, N. & Scharpf, A., 2022, In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review