Jessica Haak

@haakjes.bsky.social

PhD candidate & research associate @UHH @CLICCS | climate change experiences & climate opinion, political behavior | digitalization & parties | #firstgen https://sites.google.com/view/jessicahaak/about-me

💭 Looks like the heat wave has brought some attention to my study - enough that it got a mention in the New York Times 👉 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/w... It’s also a good example of how weather extremes can shift public attention toward climate change (without necessarily prompting policy change).

As Europe Sweats, Some Politicians Talk of Air-Conditioning, Not Climate Action

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Jessica Haak@haakjes.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📢 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)🧵

The heatwave in Europe is so extreme, it's 25–32°F (14–18°C) above normal. You read that right. France recorded it's hottest day ever. The UK had its hottest ever June day. The ground is exceeding 122°F (50°C). People are dying. Tell me again why we shouldn't talk about climate change???

📢 I’m hiring 2 three-year postdocs at Dept of Political Science, @au.dk! Come work with me on The Politics of Shaming and Shamelessness — a new project on elite rhetoric, emotions, norms, hostility and political violence. Deadline: 31 August 2026 Start: Dec 2026–Feb 2027 Please share widely! 🙏

2 three-year postdocs in political communication and political psychology at Aarhus University - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

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Really enjoyed speaking with @plosclimate.org about my journey into the PhD, my current research, and where I see work on climate opinion heading. Give it a read and be sure to check out the other inspiring interviews in this series featuring PhD students in climate research!📖🌱🌍

PLOS Climate@plosclimate.org · 5mo ago

Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social is next in our series of interviews with PhD researchers! Read about Jessica's research on how exposure to extremes shapes opinion and political behavior, and her reflections on career paths and the future of climate research 👇 latitude.plos.org/2026/03/plos...

📢 On Wednesday, January 21st (5:15 PM, VMP9 B130), we will continue our HPS³ seminar series with Irene Menéndez Gonzáles from IE University, Madrid. Everyone is welcome to attend, no prior registration required! For more information, please visit: www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en/fachberei...

Hamburg Political Science Seminar Series - HPS³

Welcome to the Hamburg Political Science Seminar Series (HPS³). The HPS series features speakers presenting cutting-edge research in political science

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