^aDepartment of Politics and Management, University of Konstanz, Box D 86, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany

Correspondence: Gerald Schneider, E-mail: gerald.schneider@uni-konstanz.de

Abstract

This article analyses the ways in which the research management apparatus set up by the European Commission and national-level research foundations contributes to the publication gap of European political science vis-à-vis the United States. I identify four structural problems in the allocation of money to individuals and institutions and derive two main recommendations from them. First, reviewers should be members of a merit-oriented European Academy of Political Science rather than stem from a group of arbitrarily chosen scholars. Second, the European Consortium for Political Research should seriously consider the introduction of individual membership and competitive leadership elections.