About

Marion Löffler is a political scientist and currently working as visiting professor of Politics and Gender at the University of Vienna, Austria. She teaches political theory, democracy research and gender in political science. Her research focuses on transformations of state and democracy using gender equality as a criterion of democratic quality. Recent research has been dealing with anti-Semitism in parliament and political masculinities in right-wing populism. In terms of methods, she integrates textual analyses and literary research, investigating political theorizing in political speeches and literary texts. In her current project she analyses parliamentary rhetoric and representative claims in plenary debates dealing with “crisis”.

Research Interests

Democracy, Gender, Institutions, Parliaments, Political Theory, Populism, Representation, Critical Theory, Feminism, Narratives

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Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Political Concepts
• Gender and Politics