Ugur Ozdemir
@ugurozdemir.bsky.social
Political scientist at the University of Edinburgh. Political behaviour, social psychology and all kinds of data. Mysticism, cosmology, football, jazz and tower defence games.
In short, heterogeneous coalitions do backfire electorally, but mainly because voters feel distant from the coalition’s overall composition, not just because they dislike a particular partner party. More here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.....
Voting for Pre-Electoral Coalitions
Pre-electoral coalitions can improve parties' electoral prospects but may lose appeal when they combine ideologically diverse members. To analyze when coalition
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We invite abstract submissions for the inaugural meeting of theScotland Workshop on Turkish Politics 📍School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Glasgow 📅 18 June 2025 Deadline :30 May @aykutozturk.bsky.social @ugurozdemir.bsky.social
My dear colleagues who are using MS Outlook reactions—please, I beg you, stop.
@mpsa.bsky.social The audio quality for remote attendees at #MPSA2024 is completely unacceptable. Given how high the registration fees, it's reasonable to expect better. It's a simple fix: ensure every speaker uses a microphone.