A major milestone for #DemocracyResearch. 🏛️ MEDem has been included in the ESFRI Roadmap, recognizing its role in advancing the empirical study of Democracy in Europe. 🇪🇺 Thank you to everyone who helped bring us to this point! 🙏 #ResearchInfrastructure⚙️

Holzleitner, Schütze: Austria set to become a centre for European democracy research

European research infrastructure MEDem included in the ESFRI Roadmap 2026 – headquarters at the University of Vienna

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Britain is about to have its seventh Prime Minister in just over a decade - but is Brexit to blame? Read my thoughts in the LSE British Politics blog @lseblogs.bsky.social ✏️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Is Brexit to blame for the churn of Prime Ministers? | LSE British Politics

After Keir Starmer announced he will be resigning, the UK is about to have its seventh PM since the Brexit referendum, ten years ago. That's not a coincidence.

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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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🔄 Roundtable: Protecting Democracy in the Age of AI virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75765/... 10:50 - 12:30 | Hall 1A (ICC), @kenbenoit.bsky.social , @zachdickson.bsky.social , Sophie Morosoli, @elenapro.bsky.social , Thomas Robinson, @miriamsorace.bsky.social and @teresaelena.bsky.social

Looking forward to the 1st @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast this week! #EPSS2026 @kenbenoit.bsky.social & I organise the Political Communication Section covering 17 panels & a wide range of exciting and highly topical subjects. Do come along 😀⬇️ Full programme: tinyurl.com/47eu732s

Super excited to share that the first study of my PhD just got published (w/ Michael Hameleers, @lindabos.bsky.social, @tonivdmeer.bsky.social)! We disentangle audiences’ understanding of misinformation threats and how they arrive at their perceptions: doi.org/10.1177/10776990261451790

New paper out in the @thejop.bsky.social (w/ @christinagahn.bsky.social) Do opinion polls shape election results? Using both cross-national data and a survey experiment, the answer we find is yes - though it depends on how we communicate polling results. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Less than 1 week left to apply for this exciting postdoc opportunity ⬇️ @kathleenbeckers.bsky.social & I look forward to receiving applications 😀

Katjana Gattermann@kgattermann.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨New PolCom Postdoc Vacancy🚨@kathleenbeckers.bsky.social & I are hiring on project "Media, Inequality, and Democratic Support" as part of the Horizon Europe project EDGE ⬇️ Start: 1 Oct 2026, length: 30 months, location: @ascor.bsky.social 🤩, DL: 7 June 2026! More info & apply: tinyurl.com/23zdmjhe

🎉🎉🎉 The inaugural EPSS Conference in Belfast is just around the corner! Join us in Belfast from 18th to 20th of June, 2026 🎉🎉 🎉

Vandaag verschijnt het Nationaal Kiezersonderzoek 2025. Deze ochtend wordt het aangeboden aan de voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer. www.dpes.nl/wp-content/u...

Less than 1 week left to apply for this exciting postdoc opportunity ⬇️ @kathleenbeckers.bsky.social & I look forward to receiving applications 😀

Katjana Gattermann@kgattermann.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨New PolCom Postdoc Vacancy🚨@kathleenbeckers.bsky.social & I are hiring on project "Media, Inequality, and Democratic Support" as part of the Horizon Europe project EDGE ⬇️ Start: 1 Oct 2026, length: 30 months, location: @ascor.bsky.social 🤩, DL: 7 June 2026! More info & apply: tinyurl.com/23zdmjhe

🔊 The magnificent @ddc-sdu.bsky.social x TrygFonden Fellowship Program is open, seeking the 2027 cohort 🚀 3 types of fellowships: 1️⃣ academic 2️⃣ journalist 3️⃣ policy fellows 🗓️ deadline September 1 Read the call for details and instructions 🚨🚨Spread the word 🚨🚨 www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...

Mijn reactie op het stuk op de Correspondent over mijn boek De Symfonie van Onvrede. Over complexe onvrede, de opkomst van radicaal-rechts, en waarom degelijk onderzoek meer vraagt dan snelle heranalyses of monocausale verklaringen. Link: stukroodvlees.nl/jesse-freder...

Jesse Frederik gaat te kort door de bocht: Waarom complexe maatschappelijke onvrede niet in één verklaring past - StukRoodVlees

Vorige week verscheen op De Correspondent een stuk waarin Jesse Frederik mijn boek De Symfonie van Onvrede aangreep voor een polemiek over de oorzaken van het succes van radicaal-rechts en de manier w...

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For my Horizon Project EDGE I am looking for a senior researcher from October 1st. This is a 3-year position on inequalities and democracy support. All information on the job and application process is here: gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2639403?...

Post Doctoral Researcher (SDC-28) | Jobs at GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

GESIS is one of the world's leading social science infrastructure facilities, supporting researchers at all levels of their research projects with expertise and infrastructure services. We help ensure...

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NEW PUBLICATION🚨 "My party is targeted way more than yours with misinformation" 🎯 The hostile misinformation effect! Citizens believe their own political party is much more targeted with misinformation than the political opponent. #openaccess #commsky #ica26 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Hostile Misinformation Effect: How Ideological Congruence Drives the Assessment of Misinformation Targets

Misinformation is increasingly seen as a key challenge to democratic societies. Our study is one of the first to shed light onto the citizen perspective when it comes to the perceived target of mis...

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🔍 𝗪𝗶𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻 vor Wahlen? Jetzt für „Dein Feed, Deine Wahl“ mitforschen! Gesucht werden Menschen ab 16 – besonders aus Berlin, Sachsen-Anhalt & MV. 💻 5 Treffen 💶 188 € 📅 Bewerbung bis 29.05. 𝗝𝗲𝘁𝘇𝘁 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻-𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻: dein-feed-deine-wahl.de/citizen-scie...

I’m hiring 2 doctoral researchers in Politics of Climate Change at Heidelberg University 🌍 📊 Survey Research & Political Participation 🗣️ Qualitative Research & Group Formation Part of “The New Climate Divide” Deadline: 21 June 2026 Calls: www.ipw.uni-heidelberg.de/en/about-us/... Please share!

🚨 I'm recruiting a PhD student for a new project on Parties' social group ownership, based in the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social research group at KU Leuven! Deadline for applying is 26 June, estimated starting date is 1 Oct 2026. All info is here 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Share widely!

1 doctoraatspositie in kiesgedrag

1 PhD position to research how parties build connections with social groups

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🚨New PolCom Postdoc Vacancy🚨@kathleenbeckers.bsky.social & I are hiring on project "Media, Inequality, and Democratic Support" as part of the Horizon Europe project EDGE ⬇️ Start: 1 Oct 2026, length: 30 months, location: @ascor.bsky.social 🤩, DL: 7 June 2026! More info & apply: tinyurl.com/23zdmjhe

Vacancy — Postdoc Position "Media, Inequality, and Democratic Support"

<p><span>Are you looking for a postdoctoral position in political communication research? Are you interested in media, inequality, and democratic attitudes, and would like to become an expert on the t...

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De grootste bedreiging voor de democratische rechtsstaat komt niet van vluchtelingen, maar van politici die geweld en haat normaliseren, angst aanwakkeren en fundamentele rechten ondermijnen.

✍️ My take on why Britain’s two-party system has collapsed in the LSE British Politics blog 👇

LSE British Politics and Policy@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 3mo ago

💡New! Britain’s two-party era is ending, but Brexit is still shaping British politics. By @sarahobolt.bsky.social of @lsegovernment.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

British politics is resembling the rest of Europe: • Multi-party competition has replaced two-party dominance • Challengers are on the rise, esp. the populist right • Political realignment centres on identity politics (incl Brexit) But FPTP is poorly suited to this fragmentation

Postdoc alert! Fellow in Public Policy at the LSE School of Public Policy. Up to 3 years, a great job in a tight market. Needs to be able to support teaching on our MPP program, but political scientists could definitely do this (make your case!) www.jobs.lse.ac.uk

A reminder that applications for this 3-year fully funded PhD position close at the end of next week (May 17). This is a great opportunity to work on climate politics comparative politics in a vibrant environment, with loads of freedom to develop your own project. www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...

Call for applications for a 3 years doctoral contract

For the ERC GREENLOSS Project - Application deadline: May 17, 2026

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🚨New PolCom Postdoc Vacancy🚨@kathleenbeckers.bsky.social & I are hiring on project "Media, Inequality, and Democratic Support" as part of the Horizon Europe project EDGE ⬇️ Start: 1 Oct 2026, length: 30 months, location: @ascor.bsky.social 🤩, DL: 7 June 2026! More info & apply: tinyurl.com/23zdmjhe

Vacancy — Postdoc Position "Media, Inequality, and Democratic Support"

<p><span>Are you looking for a postdoctoral position in political communication research? Are you interested in media, inequality, and democratic attitudes, and would like to become an expert on the t...

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🌀 💡 Who the media calls an “election winner” matters 🗳️ @kgattermann.bsky.social, @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social & Katharina Wurzer show that coverage favors parties with more extreme socio‑cultural positions — shaping who voters see as legitimate winners. 📺

The media chooses who has won (and lost) an election – and it's not just based on objective electoral performance

Media reports on elections often refer to the 'winners' and 'losers'. Yet, especially in multi-party systems, there is often more than one way to interpret election results. How the media frames…

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@kgattermann.bsky.social, @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social & @claesdevreese.bsky.social: The role of far-right party performance in shaping disinformation concerns of European voters: evidence from the 2024 European Parliament elections 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🤔 How does the German government justify its border policies? @lisaherbig.bsky.social, @olgaeisele.bsky.social, @kgattermann.bsky.social, @theresakuhn.bsky.social examine speeches and press conferences from 2013 until 2023 ⤵️ 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Clear 🧵 from @jeppjournal.bsky.social about the special issue on the last European Parliament Elections. Fabulous guest editors @sarahobolt.bsky.social, Popa and van der Brug. Happy to contribute with an article led by excellent colleagues @kgattermann.bsky.social and @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social

JEPP Journal@jeppjournal.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📰 Issue 33:2 out! 👉 Special Issue: European Democracy in Action? The 2024 European Parliament Elections, guest edited by @sarahobolt.bsky.social, Sebastian-Adrian Popa, and Wouter van der Brug Read the whole issue: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/3... 📸 © European Union 2024 - Source : EP

Thesis defended!🎓🎉 Very grateful for the excellent committee I had with me today, @kgattermann.bsky.social, @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social and Albert Falcó-Gimeno, and their thoughtful and generous feedback. And as always, forever grateful to @tonirodon.bsky.social for being the best supervisor.