Schiller, Armin von
Armin von Schiller, PhD
Research programme
Transformation of Political (Dis-)order
Function
Project Lead & Senior Researcher
Specialization
Political Science
Work areas
- Tax systems and state-society relations
- Public administration and regime transformation
- Impact measurement in the governance sector
- Social cohesion, polarization, and democracy protection
Vita
| since 1/2018 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Researcher, Research Programme "Transformation of political (dis-)order: Institutions, values & peace" |
| since 1/2018 | London School of Economics and Political Science Guest Lecturer, Department of International Development |
| 9/2012-10/2016 | Hertie School of Governance (HSoG) PhD in Governance Programme Dissertation: "The importance of consent: The Politics of progressive taxation in developing countries" |
| 2/2011-12/2017 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher, department "Governance, Statehood, Security" |
| 9/2007-6/2010 | University of Konstanz, Germany Master of Arts in "Public Administration and Conflict Management" |
| 9/2008-3/2009 | German Development Agency (GTZ), Colombia Internship and Consultant for the programme CERCAPAZ |
| 10/2002-6/2007 | Complutense University of Madrid, Spain Graduate Studies in Political Science and Public Administration Major: Political Analysis |
| 8/2005-7/2006 | Stockholm University, Schweden Graduate Studies in Political Science and Public Administration |
Refereed Publications
- Leininger, Julia / Armin von Schiller / Charlotte Fiedler (2024)
Strengthening social cohesion to mitigate human insecurity: Promise and peril
in: Human Development Report 2023-24, Breaking the gridlock: reimagining cooperation in a polarized world, New York: UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), 163-166 - Leininger, Julia / Armin von Schiller (2024)
What works in democracy support? How to fill evidence and usability gaps through evaluation
in: Evaluation 30 (1), 7-26 - von Schiller, Armin (2024)
Triggers and strategies of revenue bargaining: evidence from Mozambican municipalities
in: Anne Mette Kjær / Marianne S. Ulriksen / Ane Karoline Bak (Hrsg.), The Politics of Revenue Bargaining in Africa, Oxford: Oxford University Press , 83-105 - van Vuuren, Detlef P. / Caroline Zimm / Sebastian Busch et al. (2022)
Defining a sustainable development target space for 2030 and 2050
in: One Earth 5 (2), 142-156 - von Schiller, Armin (2021)
Taxation and social protection
in: Esther Schüring & Markus Loewe (Hrsg.), Handbook on Social Protection Systems, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 276–288 - Burchi, Francesco / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Strupat (2020)
Social protection and revenue collection: how they can jointly contribute to strengthening social cohesion
in: International Social Security Review 73(3), 13-32 - von Schiller, Armin (2018)
Party system institutionalization and reliance on personal income taxation in developing countries
in: Journal of International Development 30 (2), 274-301 - Berens, Sarah / Armin von Schiller (2017)
Taxing higher incomes: what makes the high-income earners consent to more progressive taxation in Latin America?
in: Political Behavior 39 (3), 703-772 - Morrissey, Oliver / Christian von Haldenwang / Armin von Schiller / Maksym Ivanyna / Ingo Bordon (2016)
Tax revenue performance and vulnerability in developing countries
in: The Journal of Development Studies 52 (12), 1689-1703 - von Schiller, Armin (2016)
Business organisations, party systems and tax composition in developing countries: a comparison between Colombia and Peru
in: The Journal of Development Studies 52 (12), 1722-1743 - von Haldenwang, Christian / Armin von Schiller (2016)
The politics of taxation: introduction to the special section
in: The Journal of Development Studies 52 (12), 1685-1688 - von Haldenwang, Christian / Armin von Schiller / Melody Garcia (2014)
Tax collection in developing countries: new evidence on Semi-autonomous Revenue Agencies (SARAs)
published on The Journal of Development Studies DOI:10.1080/00220388.2013.875534
Non-refereed Publications
- Loewe, Markus / Armin von Schiller / Tina Zintl / Julia Leininger (2024)
Social contract and social cohesion: synergies and tensions between two related concepts
(Policy Brief 3/2024) - Getachew, Abis / Lisa Höckel / Jana Kuhnt / Abdirahman A. Muhumad / Armin von Schiller (2023)
ለስደተኞች እና ለስደተኛ ተቀባይ ማህበረሰቦች የስራ እድል እና ማህበራዊ ትስስርን ለማሻሻል የቴክኒክና ሙያ ስልጠና (TVET) ያለው ሚና፡፡ በኢትዮጵያ ከተካሄደው የተፅዕኖ ግምገማ (Impact Assessment) የተገኘ ማስረጃ
(Policy Brief 27/2023) - Getachew, Abis / Lisa Höckel / Jana Kuhnt / Abdirahman A. Muhumad / Armin von Schiller (2023)
Improving employment and social cohesion among refugee and host communities through TVET: evidence from an impact assessment in Ethiopia
(Policy Brief 26/2023) - Leininger, Julia / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Strupat / Daniele Malerba (2022)
Policy responses to COVID-19: why social cohesion and social protection matter in Africa
(Discussion Paper 20/2022) - von Schiller, Armin (2022)
Trust in institutions and perceptions of the tax system among informally employed people
in: Traub-Merz, Rudolf / Manfred Öhm / Julia Leininger / Florence Bonnet / Henrik Maihack (Hrsg.), A majority working in the shadows: A six country opinion survey on informal labour in sub-Saharan Africa, Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung , 49-57 - Leininger, Julia / Francesco Burchi / Charlotte Fiedler / Karina Mross / Daniel Nowack / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Sommer / Christoph Strupat / Sebastian Ziaja (2021)
Social cohesion: a new definition and a proposal for its measurement in Africa
(Discussion Paper 31/2021) - Bante, Jana / Felix Helmig / Lara Prasad / Lea Deborah Scheu / Jean Christoph Seipel / Helge Senkpiel / Markus Geray / Armin von Schiller / David Sebudubudu / Sebastian Ziaja (2021)
E-government and democracy in Botswana: observational and experimental evidence on the effect of e-government usage on political attitudes
(Discussion Paper 16/2021) - von Schiller, Armin (2021)
Applying rigorous impact evaluation in GIZ governance programmes: results of a GIZ initiative on impacts in governance
Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH - von Schiller, Armin (2021)
How-to-note: rigorous impact evaluation in GIZ governance programmes - Why GIZ governance programmes should conduct impact assessments and how to get the most out of them
Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH - Leininger, Julia / Christoph Strupat / Yonas Adeto / Abebe Shimeles / Wilson Wasike (2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic and structural transformation in Africa: evidence for action
(Discussion Paper 11/2021) - Seelkopf, Laura / Armin von Schiller (2020)
A comparative analysis of tax system in the BRICs and the challenges ahead: informality and the fiscal contract
in: Santiago López-Cariboni (ed.) / Editor-in-chief: Edward D. Mansfield / Nita Rudra, The Political Economy of the BRICS Countries, Volume 3: Political economy of informality in BRIC countries, London: World Scientific Publishing, 31-51 - Burchi, Francesco / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Strupat (2020)
Steuer- und Sozialpolitik: ein unterschätzter Beitrag zur sozialen Kohäsion
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 4/2020) - Burchi, Francesco / Christoph Strupat / Armin von Schiller (2020)
Revenue collection and social policies: their underestimated contribution to social cohesion
(Briefing Paper 1/2020) - Associação Nacional dos Municípios de Moçambique (ANAMM) / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (DIE) / Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Económicos (IESE) (2019)
Survey on administrative challenges of Mozambican municipalities in the area of own revenue generation
Köln: GESIS - Funk, Evelyn / Lisa Groß / Julia Leininger / Armin von Schiller (2019)
Erkenntnisse aus der wirkungsorientierten Begleitforschung: Potential und Grenzen der rigorosen Wirkungsanalyse von Governance-Programmen
(Discussion Paper 13/2019) - Funk, Evelyn / Lisa Groß / Julia Leininger / Armin von Schiller (2018)
Lessons learnt from impact-oriented accompanying research: potentials and limitations to rigorously assessing the impact of governance programmes
(Discussion Paper 28/2018) - von Schiller, Armin / Salvador Forquilha / Saida Bunk / Dominique Klawonn / Jonathan Krull / Alina Sennewald / Conrad Steinhilber / Juliane von Boeselager (2018)
Aptos para alcançar os seus objectivos? Obstáculos de ordem administrativa à mobilização da receita local nos municípios moçambicanos
in: Forquilha, Salvador (ed.), Desafios para Moçambique 2018, Maputo: Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Económicos, 33-64 - Bunk, Saida / Salvador Forquilha / Dominique Klawonn / Jonathan Krull / Alina Sennewald / Conrad Steinhilber / Juliane von Boeselager / Armin von Schiller (2017)
Soziopolitische und administrative Determinanten der Mobilisierung kommunaler Eigeneinnahmen: Einblicke aus Mosambik
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 17/2017) - Bunk, Saida / Salvador Forquilha / Dominique Klawonn / Jonathan Krull / Alina Sennewald / Conrad Steinhilber / Juliane von Boeselager / Armin von Schiller (2017)
Determinantes sociopolíticos e administrativos dos resultados das receitas municipais: perceções de Moçambique
(Briefing Paper 17/2017) - Bunk, Saida / Salvador Forquilha / Dominique Klawonn / Jonathan Krull / Alina Sennewald / Conrad Steinhilber / Juliane von Boeselager / Armin von Schiller (2017)
Socio-political and administrative determinants of municipal revenue performance: insights from Mozambique
(Briefing Paper 14/2017) - von Schiller, Armin (2017)
Party system institutionalization and reliance on personal income tax: exploring the relationship using new data
Helsinki: United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER’s Working Paper 32/2017) - von Haldenwang, Christian / Armin von Schiller (2016)
The mobilisation of sub-national revenues is a decisive factor in the realisation of the 2030 Agenda
(Briefing Paper 21/2016) - von Haldenwang, Christian / Armin von Schiller (2016)
Die Mobilisierung subnationaler Einnahmen ist ein entscheidender Faktor für die Umsetzung der Agenda 2030
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 11/2016) - von Schiller, Armin (2015)
Party system institutionalization and reliance on personal income tax in developing countries
Washington, D.C: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB Working Paper Series 628) - von Schiller, Armin (2012)
Revenue structures and the question of who pays taxes: understanding the conditions under which elites pay taxes in developing countries
(Discussion Paper 17/2012)
Opinion Pieces
- Leininger, Julia / Armin von Schiller (2021)
About the need for a public debate about social cohesion and democracy
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 28 April 2021 - von Haldenwang, Christian / Sabine Laudage / Armin von Schiller (2020)
A fundamental transformation of tax systems is needed in the wake of Covid-19
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 29 June 2020 - Kuhnt, Jana / Julia Leininger / Armin von Schiller (2019)
The commendation of experimental designs are well-deserved yet there is still a lot to do
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 9 December 2019 - Rudolph, Alexandra / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Strupat (2017)
Evidence for Learning – How to use impact assessments more effectively
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 2 October 2017) - von Haldenwang, Christian / Armin von Schiller (2015)
Greater mobilisation of domestic revenue in developing countries – a key issue for the post-2015 agenda
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 2 February 2015) - von Haldenwang, Christian / Oliver Morrissey / Maksym Ivanyna / Ingo Bordon / Armin von Schiller (2013)
Study on the vulnerability and resilience factors of tax revenues in developing countries
The European Union - FED - von Schiller, Armin / Alejandro Guarín (2013)
What will peace demand from Colombia?
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 12 August 2013)
Projects
- Protecting Democracy in times of Autocratization and Polarization
- TEFISCON – Tax Expenditures and the Fiscal Contract
- Social cohesion in Africa
- E-government and democracy in Botswana: Observational and experimental evidence on the effect of e-government usage on political attitudes
- Impact Initiative Governance
- Stärkung von Eigeneinnahmen in Entwicklungsländern
- Transformative Potential of Civil Society Networks on Regional Governance in the SADC Region
- The Political Economy of Local Tax Collection in Mozambique
- The Political Economy of Inclusive Growth
- Mobilising domestic revenue in developing countries
- Zukunftsfragen nach 2015
Highlight
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Strengthening social cohesion to mitigate human insecurity: Promise and peril
Leininger, Julia / Armin von Schiller / Charlotte Fiedler (2024)
in: Human Development Report 2023-24, Breaking the gridlock: reimagining cooperation in a polarized world, New York: UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), 163-166
Highlight
What works in democracy support? How to fill evidence and usability gaps through evaluation
Leininger, Julia / Armin von Schiller (2024)
in: Evaluation, first published 21.12.2023
Highlight
Triggers and strategies of revenue bargaining: evidence from Mozambican municipalities
von Schiller, Armin (2024)
in: Anne Mette Kjær / Marianne S. Ulriksen / Ane Karoline Bak (Hrsg.), The Politics of Revenue Bargaining in Africa, Oxford: Oxford University Press , 83-105