Tilko Arne Swalve
Assistant Professor
- Name
- Dr. T.A. Swalve
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2727
- t.a.swalve@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0009-0001-4848-4011
Tilko Swalve is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at the Institute of Political Science.
Tilko Swalve is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University. His research interests lie in the interactions between politics and law, with a focus on the role of courts in the political process and the behavior of judges. He is also broadly interested in comparative political institutions, comparative political behavior, and political economy.
His most recent work examines how the interpersonal relations between judges influence judicial decision-making and how populist governments affect judicial institutions and the rule of law.
Prior to joining Leiden in 2024, he held postdoctoral positions at the Leibniz University Hannover and the University of Hamburg. He received a PhD in Political Science from the University of Mannheim in 2020 and holds an M.A. from the University of Mannheim and a B.A. from Free University Berlin.
PhD supervision
Tilko Swalve is available to supervise PhD students and invites PhD candidates to send research proposals in the areas of:
- judicial politics/behavior
- political economy
- comparative political institutions
See more information on PhD positions:
Assistant Professor
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Instituut Politieke Wetenschap
- Nyhuis D., Harmening M. & Swalve T. (2024), Wie institutionelle Hürden die soziale Selektivität der Wahl verschärfen: Das Beispiel von Formfehlern bei der Briefwahl, Swiss Political Science Review 30(3): 309-324.
- König Jasmin & Swalve Tilko, Populists in power, constitutional change, and democratic backsliding. The Loop - ECPR’s political science blog. [blog entry].
- König Jasmin & Swalve Tilko (2023), Zum Verhältnis von demokratischer und konstitutioneller Regression unter populistischen Regierungen - Eine empirische Analyse , Leviathan 40: 225-281.
- Swalve Tilko (2022), Does Group Familiarity Improve Deliberations in Judicial Teams? Evidence from the German Federal Court of Justice, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 19: 223-249.
- KÖNIG JASMIN SARAH SWALVE TILKO (2022), Do populist parties in government produce unconstitutional policies? Evidence from Austria, 1980–2021, European Journal of Political Research 62: 806-829.
- Bräuninger Thomas & Swalve Tilko (2020), Theory Building for Causal Inference: EITM Research Projects. In: Curini Luigi & Franzese Robert (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations. London: Sage.