A heartfelt thank you to Vittorio Mete of the Università degli Studi di Firenze for making the trip to Freiburg and sharing a political-sociological perspective on "Combating the Mafia in Contemporary Italy" in the B.A. seminar on Organized Crime and Politics! It was wonderful having you 🇮🇹

Last week we hosted the annual DGfP Young Researchers Conference here in Freiburg with contributions from all section of political science and international relations. Organized by @judithreinbold.bsky.social, @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social & U. Wagschal We are already looking forward to next year!

🚨New Publication🚨 The role of the VAA VOTESWIPER in polarizing voter choices in the 2025 German Federal Election @mariusfroehle.bsky.social @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social @judithreinbold.bsky.social and Sebastian Jäckle @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/poi3... A short 🧵on our findings

‼️ Noch 9 Tage bis zum Bewerbungsschluss ‼️ Call for Papers: DGfP Young Researchers Conference 2026 📅 Wann? 13. Februar 2026, 10:00–17:00 📍 Wo? Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg 📝 Deadline für Abstracts: 19. Dezember 2025 Wir, @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social und ich, freuen uns auf Einreichungen!

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Call of Duty? German Public Opinion on Compulsory Service in Post-Zeitenwende Times - @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social @judithreinbold.bsky.social @kirareneekurz.bsky.social @mariusfroehle.bsky.social and Sebastian Jäckle journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

During last week's session of our Brown Bag Seminar, we discussed joint work by @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social and Sebastian Jäckle on how democratic ideals have shifted in Germany.

Politikwissenschaft Uni Freiburg@pwunifreiburg.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📆Save the date! On December 4th, we will host the next session of our Brown Bag Seminar Series (aka Research Colloquium) with a presentation from @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social ! Open to MA students :)

New publication by @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social, @judithreinbold.bsky.social, @mariusfroehle.bsky.social, @kirareneekurz.bsky.social and Sebastian Jäckle: CALL OF DUTY? German Public Opinion on Compulsory Service in Post-Zeitenwende Times In @afssage.bsky.social 🧵 #compulsoryservice #wehrdienst

Call for Papers: DGfP Young Researchers Conference 2026 📅 13. Februar 2026, 10:00–17:00 📍 Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg 📝 Abstracts bis 19. Dezember 2025 Willkommen: Paperprojekte, Work in Progress, Abschlussarbeiten @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social und ich freuen uns auf Eure Einreichungen!

🍊Fresh out! How did THAT Oval Office meeting between Trump, Vance, and Zelenskyy affected the German public perceptions of the US? 🤵‍♂️ @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social, @mariusfroehle.bsky.social, @judithreinbold.bsky.social & Sebastian Jäckle discuss 👇 buff.ly/RbnrAmi @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social

I’m excited to share 'The Trump Treatment: A Natural Experiment in German Public Perception of the US', a great collaboration with @mariusfroehle.bsky.social, @judithreinbold.bsky.social, and Sebastian Jäckle, has just been published in @prxjournal.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1080/2474...

New research note by Judith Reinbold, @kirareneekurz.bsky.social, Ronald Schleehauf, @mariusfroehle.bsky.social & Sebastian Jäckle from our chair for comparative politics! They investigate the salience of key issues in vote choice across social and partisan groups during 2025 Bundestag elections.

Campaigning for whom? - Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

This research note examines issue salience in the 2025 German federal election, focusing on how voters’ top priorities differ across gender, age, education, and voting intention. Using data from a sur...

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