Jetzt bewerben: Die Abteilung Innenpolitik & Politische Soziologie sucht zum 01.09. (ggf. auch späterer Start möglich) eine studentische Hilfskraft (sechs Stunden/Woche), die uns in Forschung & Lehre unterstützt. Weitere Informationen hier 👇

Stellenausschreibung wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft – FB 02 – Innenpolitik und Politische Soziologie

Am Institut für Politikwissenschaft ist im Bereich Innenpolitik/Politische Soziologie, Prof.-Dr. Kai Arzheimer, zum 01. September 2026 oder später eine Stelle als

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We very much enjoyed hosting the “AK Wahlen & politische Einstellungen” conference of @dvpw.bsky.social at JGU Mainz in 2026! Thank you for your excellent presentations and for contributing to such a nice atmosphere. In 2027, we will meet in Duisburg on 13–14 May. We hope to see many of you there!

Excited to share a new paper on youth underrepresentation in German local elections. 🗳️ Analyzing 6,400 candidates in 100 municipalities, we find: Youth are scarce in candidate pools & parties assign them lower list positions. However, voter bias only emerges for top list positions.

European Political Science Review@epsrjournal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🆕 Knee-high to a cricket: Why young candidates don’t get elected 🦗 @anlopatina.bsky.social & Daniel Stockemer use German local election data to assess the disadvantages young candidates face, and the roots of underrepresentation for youths in the candidate pool 🏊️ buff.ly/yg41jX9

📢 Very happy that my first single-authored paper found its home at @environmentalpol.bsky.social 🌱 I am beyond thankful to all the fantastic people who gave me feedback and supported me along the way! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/5)🧵

Everywhere you vote, you always take the weather with you: the effects of local temperature anomalies on Green party voting

Does local exposure to weather extremes and anomalies influence voting behavior? Previous research has linked extreme weather events, temperature anomalies, and attitudes toward climate change. How...

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