{"id":16,"date":"2023-03-02T11:28:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:42:20","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The Inequality and Distributive Politics is an initiative of researchers from the Institute of Political Science and the Centre for Conflict Studies at Marburg University. We are interested in furthering research on inequality, distributive politics, and political behavior and to reach out to researchers and other stakeholders. For our mission statement, please see Blog Nr.1 on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/119\/\" target=\"_blank\">Inequality and distributive politics<\/a>. To stay updated on our work, you can follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/inqdp.bsky.social\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/inqdp.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1499\" height=\"1999\" src=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Leticia-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Leticia-edited.jpeg 1499w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Leticia-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Leticia-edited-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Leticia-edited-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1499px) 100vw, 1499px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-marburg.de\/en\/staff-info?dn=chhunopwln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Let\u00edcia Barbabela<\/a><\/strong><br>Postdoctoral Research Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\">Research Focus:<br>&#8211; Attitudes towards Corruption<br>&#8211; Inequality<br>&#8211; Distributive Politics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"mailto:leticia.barbabela@uni-marburg.de\">Contact<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/BARBABELA_CV_NOV2023.pdf\">CV<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG-20260526-WA0016-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG-20260526-WA0016-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG-20260526-WA0016-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG-20260526-WA0016-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG-20260526-WA0016-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG-20260526-WA0016-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>Jannes Werner<\/strong><br>Research Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\">Research Focus:<br>\u2013 Political Economy<br>\u2013 Policy and Stakeholder Analysis<br>\u2013 Regulatory Frameworks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pellicer_picture_crop1-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pellicer_picture_crop1-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pellicer_picture_crop1-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pellicer_picture_crop1-edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pellicer_picture_crop1-edited-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pellicer_picture_crop1-edited-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-marburg.de\/en\/conflict-studies\/research-groups\/research-group-pellicer\/prof-dr-miquel-pellicer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Miquel Pellicer<\/a><\/strong><br>Professor of Inequality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\">Research Focus: <br>&#8211; Inequality<br>&#8211; Distributive Politics<br>&#8211; Political Behavior&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"mailto:miquel.pellicer@uni-marburg.de\">Contact<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pellicer_CV.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CV<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lukas_Raedle_picture-943x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1742\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lukas_Raedle_picture-943x1024.jpg 943w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lukas_Raedle_picture-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lukas_Raedle_picture-768x834.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lukas_Raedle_picture-1414x1536.jpg 1414w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lukas_Raedle_picture-1886x2048.jpg 1886w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>Lukas R\u00e4dle<\/strong><br>PhD Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\">Research Focus:<br>&#8211; Right-wing Populism<br>&#8211; Social Policy<br>&#8211; Inequality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"mailto:lukas.raedle@uni-marburg.de\">Contact<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-9d118c57 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/eva_idp-edited-767x1024.jpg ,https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/eva_idp-edited.jpg 780w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/eva_idp-edited.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/eva_idp-edited-767x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-864\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" title=\"RemasterDirector_22abe5b5f\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-marburg.de\/de\/fb03\/politikwissenschaft\/fachgebiete\/vergleichende-politikwissenschaft\/prof-dr-eva-wegner\" target=\"_blank\">Eva Wegner<\/a><\/strong><br>Professor of Comparative Politics<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\">Research Focus:<br>&#8211; Distributive Politics<br>&#8211; Development<br>&#8211; Accountability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"mailto:eva.wegner@uni-marburg.de\">Contact<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1318\" height=\"1758\" src=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Strecker_Picture3-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Strecker_Picture3-edited.jpg 1318w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Strecker_Picture3-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Strecker_Picture3-edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Strecker_Picture3-edited-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1318px) 100vw, 1318px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-marburg.de\/en\/conflict-studies\/center\/staff-pages\/nils-strecker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nils Strecker<\/a><\/strong><br>PhD Student<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\">Research Focus:<br>&#8211; Local Politics<br>&#8211; Public Good Allocation<br>&#8211; Distributive Politics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"mailto:nils.strecker@uni-marburg.de\">Contact<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/CV_Strecker_IDP.pdf\">CV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/profileimage_545-mp8qrjqZ9Rhwrx4w-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2426\" style=\"width:230px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/profileimage_545-mp8qrjqZ9Rhwrx4w-1.jpg 299w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/profileimage_545-mp8qrjqZ9Rhwrx4w-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-marburg.de\/en\/staff-info?dn=tr7tjpy5y4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ibrahim Kuran<\/a><\/strong><br>Postdoctoral Research Fellow<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\">Research Focus:<br>&#8211; Clientelism<br>&#8211; Universal Basic Income<br>&#8211; Distributive Politics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"mailto:ibrahim.kuran@uni-marburg.de\">Contact<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kuran_CV.pdf\">CV<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1263\" height=\"1685\" src=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/professional-photo-LevonMuller.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/professional-photo-LevonMuller.png 1263w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/professional-photo-LevonMuller-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/professional-photo-LevonMuller-768x1025.png 768w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/professional-photo-LevonMuller-1151x1536.png 1151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1263px) 100vw, 1263px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>Levon M\u00fcller<\/strong><br>Research Assistant<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\">Research Focus:<br>&#8211; Law-Politics Relations<br>&#8211; Inequality<br>&#8211; Political Economy and Power Structures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"mailto:Muelleg8@students.uni-marburg.de\">Contact<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aidan-Headshot-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aidan-Headshot-3.png 427w, https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aidan-Headshot-3-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-marburg.de\/de\/konfliktforschung\/zentrum\/personenseiten\/aidan-gnoth\">Aidan Gnoth<\/a><\/strong><br>Postdoctoral Research Fellow<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\">Research Focus:<br>&#8211; contestation, transmission and utilisation of knowledge<br>&#8211; inequality and justice<br>&#8211; text-as-data methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"mailto:eva.wegner@uni-marburg.de\"><a href=\"aidan.gnoth@uni-marburg.de\">Contact<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-7bc38189\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-bba4d23c\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-19a68083\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><br><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Inequality and Distributive Politics is an initiative of researchers<a href=\"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/index.php\/about-us\/\">Read More<i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rise-blocks_excerpt":"The Inequality and Distributive Politics is an initiative of researchers from the Institute of Political Science and the Centre for Conflict Studies at Marburg University. We are interested in furthering research on inequality, distributive politics, and political behavior and to reach out to researchers and other stakeholders. For our mission statement, please see Blog Nr.1 on Inequality and distributive politics...","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Team","author_link":"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/index.php\/author\/ineqdispol\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Inequality and Distributive Politics is an initiative of researchersRead More","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":135,"href":"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2785,"href":"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/2785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inq-dp.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}