On the Right Track? Improving Local Transport Provision and Its Political Consequences
joined work with Charlotte Kuberka.
Research
You can also find my work on my Google Scholar profile.
Working Papers
The Place-Based Consequences of Green Investments: Evidence from Germany’s Tesla Factory
to be presented at PoBI conference at Bocconi
Progressive Placeholders? How Party Perceptions Drive Vote Choice of Progressive Voters
joined work with Reto Mitteregger. Presented at SVPW Conference 2026 in Zurich.
Work in Progress (Selected)
Mind the Gap: Local Decline in Train Service Provision and Electoral Support for the Far-Right
Presented at the AK Wahlen in Berlin 2025.
Campaigning Will Not Stop The Far Right: Quasi-Experimental Evidence From Saxony
joined work with Daniel Kuhlen, Andreas Küpfer and Christian Stecker. Presented at the IASGP Conference 2024.
Mitigating Far-Right Support Through Rental Market Interventions? Evidence from Berlin’s Tenant-Protection Policies
joined work with Susanna Wirtghen and Dennis Cohen.
Publications
Industrial Employment and Populism in Germany—Exploring the Effect of Actual and Looming Decline
German Political Science Quarterly
Recommended citation: Bayerlein, Michael, Julius Kölzer, and Anne Metten. "Industrial Employment and Populism in Germany—Exploring the Effect of Actual and Looming Decline." Politische Vierteljahresschrift (2025): 1-32.
Geography of Shrinkage: Local Population Decline and Electoral Support for the Anti-establishment Parties AfD and BSW in East German State Elections
German Politics
Recommended citation: Höhne, Benjamin, Julius Kölzer, and Hendrik Träger. "Geography of Shrinkage: Local Population Decline and Electoral Support for the Anti-establishment Parties AfD and BSW in East German State Elections." German Politics (2025): 1-29.
Alte Wurzeln, neue Wurzeln? Zum Einfluss früherer rechtsradikaler Unterstützung auf den AfD-Wahlerfolg bei der Europawahl 2024
German Political Science Quarterly
Recommended citation: Kölzer, Julius, Marc Debus, and Christian Stecker. "Alte Wurzeln, neue Wurzeln? Zum Einfluss früherer rechtsradikaler Unterstützung auf den AfD-Wahlerfolg bei der Europawahl 2024." Politische Vierteljahresschrift (2025): 1-19.