Researcher Publications

Publications of Achim Goerres

Book (1)

2009
Book
The Political Participation of Older People in Europe: The Greying of Our Democracies. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Contribution to a Collected edition (2)

2018
Contribution to a Collected edition
Alt gegen Jung? Die Wahrnehmung eines Alterskonflikts in Deutschland zwischen 1978 und 2010. In: Marco Giesselmann, Katrin Golsch, Henning Lohmann, Alexander Schmidt-Catran (eds.), Lebensbedingungen in Deutschland in der Längsschnittperspektive. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2018, 133–148.
2011
Contribution to a Collected edition
Politik in alternden Gesellschaften: Ein Forschungsüberblick. In: MPI for the Study of Societies, Max Planck Society (ed.), MPIfG Jahrbuch 2011–2012. Köln: Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung, 2011, 61–66.

Journal Article (9)

2017
Journal Article
Lambach, Daniel, Caroline Kärger, Achim Goerres
Inverting the Large Lecture Class: Active Learning in an Introductory International Relations Course. In: European Political Science 16(4), 2017, 553–569.
2016
Journal Article
GRÜNE NRW-Räte: Soziales Zerrbild der Gesellschaft?. In: Forum Kommunalpolitik, 3, 2016, 26–27.
2011
Journal Article
Searching for Electoral Irregularities in an Established Democracy: Applying Benford’s Law Tests to Bundestag Elections in Unified Germany. In: Electoral Studies 30(3), 2011, 534–545.
2009
Journal Article
Attitudes Towards Redistributive Spending in an Era of Demographic Ageing: The Rival Pressures from Age and Income in 14 OECD Countries. In: Journal of European Social Policy 19(3), 2009, 195–212.
Journal Article
Kinder an die Macht? Die politischen Konsequenzen des stellvertretenden Elternwahlrechts. In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift 50(1), 2009, 50–74.
2008
Journal Article
The Grey Vote: Determinants of Older Voters' Party Choice in Britain and West Germany. In: Electoral Studies 27(2), 2008, 285–304.
Journal Article
Reforming the Welfare State in Times of Grey Majorities: The Myth of an Opposition between Younger and Older Voters in Germany. In: German Policy Studies 4(2), 2008, 131–156.
2007
Journal Article
Why Are Older People More Likely to Vote? The Impact of Ageing on Electoral Turnout in Europe. In: British Journal of Politics and International Relations 9(1), 2007, 90–121.
2006
Journal Article
Goerres, Achim, Andreas Warntjen
Requiem for a Dream? Academic Career Opportunities for Young Political Scientists in Germany. In: European Political Science 5(3), 2006, 253–263.

Working Paper (4)

2016
Working Paper
Goerres, Achim, Hayfat Hamidou, Alexander Baudisch, Maximilian Schmelzer, Shari Tegeler, Florian Rabuza
Die soziale, wirtschaftliche und politische Herkunft lokaler politischer Eliten in NRW im Jahr 2015: Ergebnisse einer telefonischen Befragung von Mitgliedern aus zehn Gemeinde- und Stadträten: Teil 1 der Studie „Politisches Leben auf kommunaler Ebene in NRW im Jahr 2015“. Social Science Research Network, 2016.
2008
Working Paper
Demands for Redistributive Policies in an Era of Demographic Aging: The Rival Pressures from Age and Class in 15 OECD Countries. MPIfG Discussion Paper 08/3. Köln: Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung, 2008.
Working Paper
Allam, Miriam S., Achim Goerres
Adopting the Euro in Post-Communist Countries: An Analysis of the Attitudes toward the Single Currency. MPIfG Discussion Paper 08/1. Köln: Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung, 2008.
2007
Working Paper
Can We Reform the Welfare State in Times of "Grey" Majorities? The Myth of an Electoral Opposition between Younger and Older Voters in Germany. MPIfG Working Paper 07/5. Köln: Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung, 2007.
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