Lukas Lauener
@lukaslauener.bsky.social
Political scientist & researcher at FORS (@forsresearch.bsky.social), UNIL (@sspunil.bsky.social) | Before: Centre for Democracy Studies Aarau (@zdaarau.bsky.social), IPZ (@ipz.bsky.social)
👉 Volume 4, Issue 2 is out! Check out the latest research: 🖍️Postponement in web surveys & communication experiments 🖍️Panel retention among Ukrainian refugees 🖍️ 'Most Important Problem' Measure of Issue Salience vs Google Trends 🖍️Mode change & migrant survey participation ➡️ www.surveyinsights.org
Very happy to see this article out @spsr.bsky.social 🥳🎉!! If you're interested in whether and how crises affect turnout + vote choice, here is what @eliemichel.bsky.social & I found for the Swiss case⬇️ Many 🙏🙏 to @retobuergisser.bsky.social, Claire Dupuy, @mgerber.bsky.social & @linerenn.bsky.social
Elie Michel@eliemichel.bsky.social · last mo.What happens when voters are exposed to several crises in succession? With @lukaslauener.bsky.social we examine how the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the energy crisis shaped turnout and vote choice in the 2023 Swiss elections. @spsr.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
MEDem has officially been included on the ESFRI Roadmap 2026, one of six research infrastructures added in this update and the only new one in Social Sciences & Humanities. As a member of the consortium, FORS looks forward to continuing to advance democracy research together with our MEDem partners.
MEDem@medem.bsky.social · 2mo agoA 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⚙️
In most advanced democracies, newer generations and younger citizens are less likely to vote. In this new paper, Thomas Jocker (@uva.nl) and I ask *why* this is the case. We try to answer this question by analyzing the answers that *non-voters themselves* give to this question 👇
Do They Want, Can They, and Have They Been Asked? Generational Differences in Reasons for Non‐Voting in Switzerland
In many advanced democracies, newer generations and younger citizens are less likely to vote than earlier generations and older individuals. However, despite this being an established empirical matte...
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📌 Submit your questions to SELECTS 2027 ! The Swiss electoral study SELECTS lnkd.in/eZewYXir will once again be conducted during the federal elections in October 2027. The call: forscenter.ch/wp-content/u... To the Selects 2023 datasets: www.swissubase.ch/en/catalogue...
Pre-announcement: Call for questions, Selects 2027 Contribute your questions to the Swiss electoral study during the 2027 federal elections. 📅 Call: end of April 2026 🗓 Deadline: end of June 2026 Selects 2023, including datasets, questionnaires & documentation www.swissubase.ch/en/catalogue...
10-Millionen-Schweiz: Warum die Politmuffel den Ausschlag geben könnten – www.defacto.expert/2026/04/02/1...
Defacto Expert@defactoexpert.bsky.social · 5mo agoSuisse à 10 millions : pourquoi les réfractaires à la politique pourraient faire la différence – @linerenn.bsky.social, @lukaslauener.bsky.social Le sort de l’initiative de l’UDC dépendra notamment du potentiel à mobiliser cette frange de l'électorat. www.defacto.expert/2026/04/02/s...
Suisse à 10 millions : pourquoi les réfractaires à la politique pourraient faire la différence – @linerenn.bsky.social, @lukaslauener.bsky.social Le sort de l’initiative de l’UDC dépendra notamment du potentiel à mobiliser cette frange de l'électorat. www.defacto.expert/2026/04/02/s...
Einige unserer Analysen zum Nachhaltigkeits-Framing der SVP-Initiative basierend auf Paneldaten der Schweizer Wahlstudie Selects fanden gestern Eingang in diesen äusserst lesenswerten @nzz.ch -Artikel🧐 @linerenn.bsky.social @anketresch.bsky.social @17simonmarti.bsky.social @forsresearch.bsky.social
Die Bevölkerung kauft der SVP das grüne Mäntelchen nicht ab
Die SVP versucht, ihre 10-Millionen-Initiative als «grün» zu bewerben. Die SP ist für verdichtetes Bauen, aber nur in der Theorie. Das Ringen um die Migration legt Widersprüche bei Links und Rechts sc...
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Looking for ideas on how to secure funding for your next election survey?💡 📢 Attend the next #CNES Online Seminar on: “Fundraising Strategies: Experiences, Ideas and Practical Insights in a Challenging Era for Electoral Research” 📅 May 19th 15:00-16:00 Central European Time (UTC/GMT+2).
Avec @linerenn.bsky.social, nous avons analysé le profile et les préoccupations des partisans et opposants à l’initiative «Pas de Suisse à 10 millions!»🧐 Lisez notre article dans Le Temps😊 @forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social
La mobilisation sera déterminante pour le vote sur l’initiative «Pas de Suisse à 10 millions!» - Le Temps
OPINION. Deux visions opposées de la Suisse se dessinent sur l’initiative «Pas de Suisse à 10 millions!». Les intentions de vote divergent nettement entre les personnes qui participent seulement rarem...
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Really happy to see this Research Note published in the @spsr.bsky.social 🥳! Annika Lindholm and I were interested in knowing whether Swiss voters and candidates share the same views on democracy🤔 @forsresearch.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/spsr... (1/4)
Do Voters and Candidates Share the Same Views on Democracy? Support for and Satisfaction with Democracy in Switzerland
The perceived “crisis of democracy” has received much attention in recent scholarly and societal debates. Yet much of the focus has been on democratic attitudes of citizens. We only know little about...
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New dataset from FORS: ➝ Direct Democracy in Switzerland in the 21st Century (DDS21)Cross-Sectional Survey – Wave 4 | Popular Vote of 22 September 2024 ➡️ Dataset available on SWISSUbase: www.swissubase.ch/en/catalogue... 📌Relevant for researchers studying voting behaviour and public opinion.
New publication with Annika Lindholm & Lukas Lauener. @lukaslauener.bsky.social We have just published our research note on survey modes in the Swiss Political Science Review (SPSR): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #SurveyMethods #PoliticalScience #Selects #MixedMode #SPSR
Representativeness and Mode Effects in the Swiss Election Study (Selects): Are Paper Surveys Still Relevant?
Web-based surveys have gained popularity due to their cost-effectiveness and changing participation habits, a trend accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This raises questions about the continued val...
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📢 GREC lecture series in spring semester 2026 🗓️ 5th March: @selmasarenkapa.bsky.social 16th April: Natasha Wunsch 21th May: @giorgiomalet.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social @forsresearch.bsky.social
New data release. Selects 2023 Panel Survey (Waves 1–5) The panel follows the same respondents from the 2023 election campaign to 2027, offering unique longitudinal insights into Swiss political attitudes & behaviour. 👉 Dataset: doi.org/10.48573/4h6... 👉 Selects: forscenter.ch/projects/sel...
Very happy to see this article published in @cogitatiopag.bsky.social 🥳! Using data from Selects (@forsresearch.bsky.social) and @smartvote.bsky.social, we compare political elites and voters on the question of closer (or looser) relations between CH and the EU
Laurent BERNHARD @lbernhard.bsky.social · 7mo agoExcited to share my newest #OpenAccess article co-authored with the terrific @lukaslauener.bsky.social, "Closer or More Distant? The Congruence Between Elites and Voters on Swiss–EU Relations", now published @cogitatiopag.bsky.social Download it for free: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
New Publication with @lhaffert.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social! We study the role of generations in the urban-rural divide, which is increasingly shaping the politics of many democracies. Studying Switzerland, we show: The urban-rural divide is stronger among younger generations. (1/10) 🧵👇
🧵 Out now: Editorial on #Populism and the #border: theoretically and empirically dissecting strategies of exclusion and the recreation of identities @josejavierolivas.bsky.social and I summarize the contributions of our @frontiersin.bsky.social special issue www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...
FORS Guide out now ! ⬇️ Measuring assigned sex, gender identity & sexual orientation in population surveys Practical guidance to help researchers and survey practitioners measure gender differences more accurately — with methods & key question recommendations. forscenter.ch/fors-guides/fg-2025-00026
Excited that my first PhD paper is published in Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties!🎉 🧵 @wurthmann.bsky.social & I examine: Do They Know What They Represent? Parliamentary Candidates’ Perceptions of Their Own Party’s Positions 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1745...
The joint @nesconsortium.bsky.social @ccs-project.bsky.social Business meeting during @ecpr.bsky.social 2025 conference was a success – more than 30 people showed up at the event and we had interesting exchanges with different country teams!
Lausanne rocks😃!
Rahel Freiburghaus@rfrbrghs.bsky.social · last yr.Feeling truly privileged to represent my new academic home @unil.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social for the first time at a conference—alongside such an exceptionally dynamic&inspiring group of colleagues @johannahornung.bsky.social @ajazajilirjana.bsky.social @lukaslauener.bsky.social ! #ecprgc25
Attending #ecprgc25? Join us for the #CNES & #CCS 📢joint Business Meeting 📢 on 27 August (17:45-18:45). This networking event 🍸 is open to everyone interested in meeting the people involved and learning more about the @nesconsortium.bsky.social and the Comparative Candidates Survey (CCS) 😃👇
📢 Lesen Sie den Newsletter SelectsAktuell #Selects @forsresearch.bsky.social 👉 Lassen junge Generationen die traditionellen Parteien links liegen? 3 Fragen an @indubioproreto.bsky.social 👉 Wirtschaftlichen Sorgen nehmen zu forscenter.ch/wp-content/u...
📢 Découvrez la newsletter SelectsActuel #Selects @forsresearch.bsky.social 👉 Les jeunes générations délaissent-elles les partis traditionnels? 3 questions à @indubioproreto.bsky.social 👉 Des préoccupations économiques croissantes - dans la dernière enquête forscenter.ch/wp-content/u...
Rejoignez-moi à l' @sspunil.bsky.social ! Come work with me @unil.bsky.social, Switzerland🇨🇭! Nous recrutons un·e assistant·e diplômé·e en science politique, avec spécialisation en politique suisse (100%)! We're hiring a PhD candidate / research assistant in political science Please share polisky
📣The new Selects cumulative file 1971-2023 is out! Free download here: doi.org/10.48573/2w7... #Polisky #ElectionStudies #Selects
Swiss Election Study (Selects), cumulative dataset 1971-2023
Due to anonymity reasons, the variables sg5 (postal zip code) and sg6 (community number BfS) are not included in the downloadable dataset. A version of the cumulative dataset including these two varia...
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FORS Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences@forsresearch.bsky.social · last yr.The cumulative Selects dataset (1971–2023) is now available! Explore over 50 years of Swiss election surveys in one place. Download: doi.org/10.48573/2w7...
Great afternoon at the GREC workshop in Lausanne @forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social with @lacic.bsky.social @matthiasenggist.bsky.social @eliemichel.bsky.social @lukaslauener.bsky.social @anketresch.bsky.social and many others
