Jonathan Polk
@jonathanpolk.bsky.social
Political scientist working on parties, European politics, and representation.
1/ Happy to see @kaitlin-alper.bsky.social, myself, & Andreas Jozwiak's paper out @ejprjournal.bsky.social It's well-known that, on average, women support redistribution more than men. We find that the gender gap is conditional on household income & inequality within couples. tinyurl.com/3nrn53ej
New with @jacobgunderson.bsky.social , in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social (open access): "Positional Blurring in Context." Europe's populist parties typically blur their economic platforms but stay sharp on cultural issues. Does that hold everywhere? 🧵 doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Positional Blurring in Context: How Dimensionality and Ideology Constrain Strategy | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Positional Blurring in Context: How Dimensionality and Ideology Constrain Strategy
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NEW - Democratic Satisfaction and the Public Sphere - https://cup.org/4yP5gv2 "we find that higher levels of pluralism, information, and respect correlate with greater democratic satisfaction" - @agustingoenaga.bsky.social #OpenAccess
Today we launch the new version of The PopuList! The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026. Explore the new website here: popu-list.org
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The PopuList Interactive Version 4.0 Static Version 4.0 CSV Version 4.0 What is the PopuList? The PopuList offers researchers, journalists, […]
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It is almost 10 years since Hanspeter Kriesi published his seminal article on the politicization of European Integration @jcms-eu.bsky.social. A short thread on how things stand as of 2024, with @chesdata.bsky.social, looking at salience, clarity, and unity of party positions towards the EU 🧵:
Huge congratulations to the best @turnbulldugarte.com & @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social for getting Wallenberg fellowships (equivalent to two ERC grants!!!) So well-deserved!!
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation@kawresearch.bsky.social · 10mo agoAnother 27 promising researchers will now receive five-year basic research grants from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. This funding provides researchers in the beginning of their careers with the opportunity to contribute groundbreaking new knowledge #research #science tinyurl.com/yu4svfjh
My new article with @leberntzen.bsky.social out in @scandpolstud.bsky.social! Can politicians calm conflict as effectively as they can inflame it? Our experimental evidence from Norway suggests that they cannot. 🧵
Asymmetric Influence: Politicians Can Fuel but Not Dampen Conflict
Research from the deeply polarized United States suggests that the impact of elite communication is asymmetrical: antagonistic messages often heighten divisions, while positive appeals fail to dampen...
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🌟 JOB ALERT! 🌟 I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science PAR 2025/838
The Department of Political Science is an international academic environment that welcomes students, researchers and
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Check out chesdata.eu for the 1999-2024 CHES trend file, along with individual year surveys with both means and expert-level datasets. We are also happy to release an updated CHES Shiny (CHES Interactive on the website) at chesdata.shinyapps.io/Shiny-CHES/!
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Jonathan Polk@jonathanpolk.bsky.social · 10mo agoThe 2024 EU @chesdata.bsky.social has been added to both the trend file (1999-2024) and the Shiny app. Please take both for a spin! www.chesdata.eu/ches-europe chesdata.shinyapps.io/Shiny-CHES/
The 2024 EU @chesdata.bsky.social has been added to both the trend file (1999-2024) and the Shiny app. Please take both for a spin! www.chesdata.eu/ches-europe chesdata.shinyapps.io/Shiny-CHES/
We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI. We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research! Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025
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🔜 Join the next #ECPRHouseSeries Roundtable ☢️ European Nuclear Deterrence: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 🤝 Collab with @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 🗣️ @Susmonika.bsky.social @lindedesma.bsky.social, Valentina Cassar, July Decarpentrie & Mahmoud Javadi 📅 Tue 14 Oct, 16:00–17:30 BST
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European Nuclear Deterrence: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Online, 14 October, 16:00 – 17:30 BST
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🗓️ One week to go! 🗣️ Don't miss this fascinating roundtable featuring a panel of expert speakers from our ☢️#NuclearPowerPolitcs blog series. ⬇️
European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · 12mo ago🔜 Join the next #ECPRHouseSeries Roundtable ☢️ European Nuclear Deterrence: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 🤝 Collab with @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 🗣️ @Susmonika.bsky.social @lindedesma.bsky.social, Valentina Cassar, July Decarpentrie & Mahmoud Javadi 📅 Tue 14 Oct, 16:00–17:30 BST
So proud that this is out, the first results of our HITS project, on which we will present more at the plenary roundtable @ecpr.bsky.social in Thessaloniki
C-REX@crexuio.bsky.social · last yr.🚨 The first publication from the HITS project is now out: "Institutional Responses to Threats and Harassment of Academics: Evidence From a Survey Among Political Scientists in Norway" by @arjupskas.bsky.social, Iris B. Segers, & @audreygagnon.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The CHES EU team has published a new research note in @electoralstudies.bsky.social describing some trends across the 25 years now covered by our trend file and exploring two new items included in the 2024 wave of the survey: doi.org/10.1016/j.el... Here’s a summary thread: 1/
⭐ The blog post we wrote with Lida Ahmad for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social has been selected for the best blog award for 2024! We feel deeply touched and also, we extend this acknowledgement to the collective struggle of Afghan women, and to all people living under oppressive regimes.
The Loop@ecprtheloop.bsky.social · last yr.🎉 Congratulations to our winners of the Loop Best Blog prize 2024, @priscyll.bsky.social and Lida Ahmad! 🥇 Read their winning article selected by our jury Benjamin Carver, @alexspalinska.bsky.social and 2023 prize winner, Brandon Mack. #SupportAfghanWomen ➡️ ow.ly/W6zz50W3gpU
🏠 #EuropeanLeaders are inviting US academics to seek refuge in Europe. 🗣️ But, as @joenoonan.se argues, their policies don't always match the rhetoric. 🧲 If Europe really wants to attract global talent, it must back up its words with tangible support ➡️ ow.ly/enJ450W8aUh
Europe’s call to international scholars must come with real support
European leaders are inviting American academics to seek refuge in Europe. But as Joseph Noonan argues, the policies do not always match the rhetoric. If Europe truly wants to attract global talent, i...
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I wrote a post on attracting non-EU academics to Europe. I argue that: (1) we need to be transparent about our internal political discussions on higher ed (2) recognize that immigration policy and academic freedom are linked for international scholars and...
The Loop@ecprtheloop.bsky.social · last yr.🏠 #EuropeanLeaders are inviting US academics to seek refuge in Europe. 🗣️ But, as @joenoonan.se argues, their policies don't always match the rhetoric. 🧲 If Europe really wants to attract global talent, it must back up its words with tangible support ➡️ ow.ly/enJ450W8aUh
⏰ Ahead of tomorrow's roundtable on electoral integrity, the Eds of our Political Data Yearbook compiled key data on recent elections in the countries covered – CZ, DE, PL, PT & RO 🗳️ 📊⬇️ Download your snapshot here: bit.ly/4mYxKwp #ECPRHouseSeries #Elections #Polisky @raulgomez.bsky.social
European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · last yr.🔜 FREE #ECPRHouseSeries Roundtable 🗳️ Electoral Integrity & Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding 💻 Thu 12 Jun, 13:00 BST 👇 Speakers @cristinachiva.bsky.social @hferrinholopes.bsky.social @alesmichal.bsky.social @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social @sarahwagner.bsky.social Jonathan Polk
Still time to sign up for tomorrow's discussion of recent elections in Europe: @cristinachiva.bsky.social on Romania 🇷🇴, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social on Portugal 🇵🇹 @alesmichal.bsky.social for Czechia 🇨🇿 @sarahwagner.bsky.social takes Germany 🇩🇪 and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social on Poland 🇵🇱 Join us!
Jonathan Polk@jonathanpolk.bsky.social · last yr.Please join me online this Thursday afternoon for an #ECPRHouseSeries discussion of recent elections across Europe, featuring expert input from: @cristinachiva.bsky.social, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social, @alesmichal.bsky.social, @sarahwagner.bsky.social, and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social. Details 👇
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European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · last yr.🔜 FREE #ECPRHouseSeries Roundtable 🗳️ Electoral Integrity & Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding 💻 Thu 12 Jun, 13:00 BST 👇 Speakers @cristinachiva.bsky.social @hferrinholopes.bsky.social @alesmichal.bsky.social @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social @sarahwagner.bsky.social Jonathan Polk
🔜 FREE #ECPRHouseSeries Roundtable 🗳️ Electoral Integrity & Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding 💻 Thu 12 Jun, 13:00 BST 👇 Speakers @cristinachiva.bsky.social @hferrinholopes.bsky.social @alesmichal.bsky.social @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social @sarahwagner.bsky.social Jonathan Polk
ECPR House Series: Electoral Integrity and Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding
Online and FREE, Thursday 12 June 2025
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Please join me online this Thursday afternoon for an #ECPRHouseSeries discussion of recent elections across Europe, featuring expert input from: @cristinachiva.bsky.social, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social, @alesmichal.bsky.social, @sarahwagner.bsky.social, and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social. Details 👇
Electoral Integrity and Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding, Online, 12 June 2025
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Two weeks left to apply for a post-doctoral position in my project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe. Thanks for helping me alert interested researchers!
Jonathan Polk@jonathanpolk.bsky.social · 2y agoI am looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work with me in a project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!
📢 Become the voice of the ECPR Council 📢 📍 In this key leadership position, you will: 🎙️ Guide Council meetings 🎙️ Oversee elections 🎙️ Act as the essential link between our Council and Executive Committee ✅ Put yourself forward by Wed 12 Mar #Polisky #AcademicSky #PoliticalScience
Become the Voice of the ECPR Council
Nominate yourself for the Speaker of Council role by 12 March
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CHES estimates of party positions in Europe for 2024 are now available! Big thanks to all respondents that have helped us build 25 years of CHES data on party positioning in Europe!
Chapel Hill Expert Survey@chesdata.bsky.social · 2y agoWe are thrilled to anounce the release of the 2024 CHES-Europe at chesdata.eu/2024-chapel-.... As always, the data are freely available on the website. Thank you to the hundreds of experts who share their expertise to make these data possible!
How should we study party polarization in Europe? Happy to share that our paper on *multidimensional* polarization is now out @bjpols.bsky.social! (more 👇)
British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · 2y agoNEW - Multidimensional Party Polarization in Europe: Cross-Cutting Divides and Effective Dimensionality - cup.org/4gLJspU - @jellekoedam.bsky.social, Garret Binding & @mrsteenbergen.bsky.social
Two great job opportunities in polisci/CPE at @ipz.bsky.social Less than 2 weeks left to apply!
Silja Häusermann@siljahausermann.bsky.social · 2y ago‼️ Hiring ‼️ Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich 📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years) 📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years) Application deadline in early March. Job ads & details: tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions
Check out this awesome postdoc opportunity with my friend @jonathanpolk.bsky.social at Lund: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... So much great work to be done in this area and working with Jon would be fantastic!
Postdoctoral fellow in political science: party competition in Europe
Are you our next postdoc with a focus on using expert surveys to examine political party competition around cleavage politics? The Department of Political Science invites applications for a 2-year pos
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I am looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work with me in a project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!
Postdoctoral fellow in political science: party competition in Europe
Are you our next postdoc with a focus on using expert surveys to examine political party competition around cleavage politics? The Department of Political Science invites applications for a 2-year pos
lu.varbi.com