working papers

2026

  1. Working Paper
    Imagined Political Geographies: Political Misperceptions and Affective Polarization Along the Urban-Rural Divide
    Sven Hegewald, and Dominik Schraff
    2026
    In Preparation
  2. Working Paper
    Rooted or Routed: Residential Mobility and the Cosmopolitan-Communitarian Divide
    Arndt Leininger, and Sven Hegewald
    2026
    In Preparation
  3. Working Paper
    No Snow No Show: Climate Change, Ski Lift Closures and Community Life in Switzerland
    Jana Lipps, and Sven Hegewald
    2026
    In Preparation

2025

  1. Working Paper
    The Effects of Territorial Reforms on Political Disaffection
    Sven Hegewald, and Michael A. Strebel
    2025
    Revise and Resubmit: American Political Science Review
  2. Working Paper
    The Positive Roots of Localism: How Place-Based Identity Drives the Preference for Hometown Candidates
    Julia Schulte-Cloos, and Sven Hegewald
    2025
    Available on Request
  3. Working Paper
    When the Springs Run Dry: Local Electoral Consequences of a German Spending Reform
    Michael Bayerlein, Lukas Haffert, Sven Hegewald, and Dominik Schraff
    2025
    Available on Request
  4. PAP
    The Effect of Regional Accents on Voting Behavior: Experimental Evidence From Germany
    Sven Hegewald
    2025
    Pre-Analysis Plan

2024

  1. Working Paper
    Do Stringent Climate Policies Influence Rural Political Attitudes and Behavior? Evidence From the Nitrogen Crisis in the Netherlands
    Sven Hegewald, Diane Bolet, and Tarik Abou-Chadi
    2024
    Available on Request