Invited Talks
11.2021 | Universität Belgrad, RS, Acting President and Temporary Presidential Succession in Europe [Watch on Vimeo] |
03.2019 | Karls-Universität Prag, CZ, Indirect presidential elections in international comparison |
04.2017 | University of Kent, UK, Explaining presidential activism under authoritarianism |
05.2016 | University of Warwick, UK, Innovations in research and practice in anti-corruption |
10.2012 | University College London, UK, The practice of research interviews in CEE |
Conference and workshop presentations
2021 | Köker, Philipp, Harmening, Morten. Und wo sind die Wahlfrauen? Defizite deskriptiver Repräsentation bei der Wahl der deutschen Bundespräsidenten. Jahrestagung des DVPW AK Parteienforschung, Jena, 15. - 16. Oktober. Köker, Philipp. Roundtable: Robert Elgie’s contributions to presidential studies: The Presidential Power Blog. APSA Annual Meeting, Online, 30. September - 3. Oktober. Köker, Philipp, Weiher, Nele, & Schollmeyer, Anja. The gender gap in civil state decorations: New evidence from the Baltic states. UACES Annual Conference, Online, 6. - 8. September. Köker, Philipp. & Jahnke, Paul. Beyond “Considerable Powers”: Concepts of Presidential Power in Comparative Presidential Studies. ECPR General Conference, 30. August - 3. September. Köker, Philipp, Hönnige, Christoph & Aumann, Malte. Legislative Chamber Design, Regime Type and Democracy. IPSA World Congress, Online, 10. - 15. Juli. Köker, Philipp. & Jahnke, Paul. Beyond “Considerable Powers”: Concepts of Presidential Power in Comparative Presidential Studies. IPSA World Congress, Online, 10. - 15. Juli. Köker, Philipp. Signature requirements and ballot access restrictions in popular presidential elections: A global overview and analysis. Electoral Management Network Workshop, Online, 9. Juli. Köker, Philipp & Springer, Frederik. Closeness and voter turnout in European presidential elections. EPSA Annual Conference, 24. - 25. Juni. Köker, Philipp & Springer, Frederik. Closeness and voter turnout in European presidential elections. DVPW-Sektionstagung des AK Wahlen und politische Einstellungen, Online, 20. - 21. Mai. |
2020 | Köker, Philipp. Signature requirements and ballot access restrictions in popular presidential elections: A global overview and analysis. ECPR General Conference, Online, 24. - 28. August. |
2019 | Köker, Philipp. Indirect presidential elections: A global summary and comparison, 1945-2018. ECPR General Conference, Wroclaw, 4. - 7. September. Bode, E. & Köker, Philipp. Common trends or diverging trajectories: The Austrian and French presidential elections 2016/2017 and their consequences. ECPR General Conference, Wroclaw, 4. - 7. September. Sikk, Allan. & Köker, Philipp. Candidate Turnover and Party Policy Change in Central and Eastern Europe. APSA Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., 29. August - 1. September. Bode, E. & Köker, Philipp. Common trends or diverging trajectories: The Austrian and French presidential elections 2016/2017 and their consequences. Norddeutsches Kolloquium der Sozialwissenschaften, Hannover, 5 Juli. Köker, Philipp. Indirect presidential elections: A global summary and comparison, 1945-2018. EPSA Annual Conference, Belfast, 20. - 22. Juni. Sikk, Allan. & Köker, Philipp. Candidate Turnover and Party Policy Change in Central and Eastern Europe. EPSA Annual Conference, Belfast, 20. - 22. Juni. Köker, Philipp. The role of presidents in illiberal democracies: Hungary and Poland compared. BASEES Annual Conference, Cambridge, 31. März - 2. April. |
2018 | Köker, Philipp. Why dictators veto: Legislation, legitimation and control in Kazakhstan and Russia. ECPR General Conference, Hamburg, 22. - 25. August. |
2017 | Köker, Philipp. ‘Presidential veto power in post-Soviet authoritarian regimes’. BASEES Annual Conference, Cambridge, 31. März - 2. April. |
2016 | Sikk, Allan. & Köker, Philipp. Electoral candidates as Difficult Political Data. Annual Conference of the Political Methodology Group of the Political Studies Association, London, 27. Juni. Köker, Philipp. Risk or Reward: Party strategies and extra-parliamentarian electors in German presidential elections, 1949-2012. EPSA Annual Conference, Brüssel, 23. - 25. Juni. Sikk, Allan. & Köker, Philipp. Corruption and candidate turnover in Central and Eastern Europe. PSA Annual Conference, Brighton, 21. - 23. March. |
2015 | Sikk, Allan. & Köker, Philipp. Replacing the rascals? Corruption and candidate turnover in Central and Eastern Europe. ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops. Warschau, 29. März - 2. April. |
2014 | Köker, Philipp. Presidential activism in Central and Eastern Europe: The question of popular elections. BASEES Annual Conference, Cambridge, 5. - 7. April. |
2013
| Köker, Philipp. Predecessors and constitutions: The evolution of Central and Eastern European presidents’ perceptions of their office. ISPP Annual Meeting, Herzliya, 8. - 11. Juli. Köker, Philipp. Presidential Activism in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE): A statistical analysis of the use of presidential vetoes in the CEE EU member states, 1990-2010. PSA Annual Conference, Cardiff, 25. - 27. März. Köker, Philipp. The next generation: Presidential predecessors, constitutions and the evolution of incumbents’ vision of the presidency. BASEES Annual Conference, Cambridge, 5. - 8. April. |
2012 | Köker, Philipp. Office, Policy or Popularity? Motivations for presidential action in parliamentary and semi- presidential systems. ISPP Annual Meeting, Chicago, 6. - 9. Juli. Köker, Philipp. Presidential Activism in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE): A statistical analysis of the use of presidential vetoes in the CEE EU member states, 1990-2010. EPSA Annual Conference, Berlin, 21. - 23. Juni. Engst, Benjamin G. & Köker, Philipp. A way out of the crisis? Constitutional Courts as instruments of intra-executive conflict resolution. International Postgraduate Conference on Central and Eastern Europe, London, 15. - 17. Februar. Köker, Philipp. Presidential Activism in Central and Eastern Europe: How Presidents' Background and Perception Shape the Use of their Powers. BASEES Annual Conference, Cambridge, 31. März - 2. April. |
2011 | Köker, Philipp. The role of president-related factors in influencing the activism of Post-Communist presidents. ISPP Networking Conference, Budapest, 25. - 27. November. |
Full CV available on my website