Christoph Hönnige is Professor of Comparative and German Politics at Leibniz University Hannover. He was previously Professor of German Politics at the University of Göttingen, Assistant Professor of Comparative and German Politics at the University of Kaiserslautern. He received his PhD from the University of Potsdam and his MA from the University of Konstanz. His research interests include legislative politics in Europe, constitutional courts in comparative perspective, administrative reforms in Germany, and comparative public policies. He specialises in the analysis of the impact of preferences and institutional rules on individual and group behaviour as well as policy outcomes. His peer-reviewed publications include the Journal of Common Market Studies, West European Politics, European Political Science, Regional and Federal Studies, and German Politics. He has won several research grants and is convener of the Standing Group on Law and Politics of the ECPR.