Marvin Stein

@marvinstein.bsky.social

Political scientist (Uni Leipzig): political sociology, political psychology and empirical attitudinal research in the field of populism, conspiracy ideology and right-wing extremism | @protestinstitut.bsky.social @efbisachsen.bsky.social

Es ist so anstrengend. Man hat Samstag noch gar nicht verarbeitet und muss sich schon gegen Instrumentalisierung wehren. Nicht nur aus der AfD und von denen die uns als Clowns im Zirkuszelt sehen. „Die Linke ist gegenüber dem Islamismus blind“ ist deutscher Debatten-Wohlfühlpunkt. Staatsräson quasi.

One of the biggest misunderstandings of politics in our time is that the Left has become all about identity politics. The opposite is the case. The Left has (nearly everywhere) completely given up on shaping, representing, and mobilizing identities. Instead, the far right has successfully done it.

Tim Bale@timbale.bsky.social · 3w ago

"The right rarely starts with ideology. It starts with identity. It starts with the feeling that somebody understands your frustrations. Agreement comes later. The right isn’t just building audiences. It’s building participants. It isn’t trying to persuade. It’s trying to join them."

Spannend für alle Protestforschungsinteressierte. Eine Einführung in den @protestinstitut.bsky.social Datenbestand und wie ihr ihn nutzen könnt. Gerne vormerken 👇

Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung (ipb)@protestinstitut.bsky.social · 2mo ago

💫 Veranstaltungshinweis: Einführung in die ipb-#Protestbefragungen Am 24. Juni um 17 Uhr stellen @sehaunss.bsky.social, @marvinstein.bsky.social & @simonteune.bsky.social die über @gesis.org veröffentlichten ipb-Datensätze „Demonstrationsbefragungen in Deutschland und Polen“ vor.

This reflects unmodelled structural differences, such as regional political cultures & identities, but also organisational strength and social embeddedness of parties. If you are interested in German Politics and/or political behaviour & regionalisation, find the full pre-print here 👇

Divided we stand? Demographic sorting and regional polarization in German electoral behavior beyond the east-west divide - kai arzheimer

Regional differences in electoral results are hardly a new phenomenon: after all, they are a major motivation for creating electoral systems based on

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Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung (ipb)@protestinstitut.bsky.social · 5mo ago

(1/4) Invitation: Join us in Berlin for the @protestinstitut.bsky.social Annual Conference 2026 ( @humboldtuni.bsky.social , 5–6 Oct 2026). We’re taking recurring puzzles in protest & social movement research as productive starting points for collective thinking. buff.ly/Ko84y3H 👇 more

CfA is now open—join in and register for our @protestinstitut.bsky.social Annual Conference 2026

Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung (ipb)@protestinstitut.bsky.social · 5mo ago

(1/4) Invitation: Join us in Berlin for the @protestinstitut.bsky.social Annual Conference 2026 ( @humboldtuni.bsky.social , 5–6 Oct 2026). We’re taking recurring puzzles in protest & social movement research as productive starting points for collective thinking. buff.ly/Ko84y3H 👇 more

Ich begleite gerade das forschungsjournal.de bei einem Generationswechsel in der Redaktion. Das Journal wird seit 1988 von einem ehrenamtlichen Team produziert. Zum Teil sind es noch dieselben Menschen. Jetzt sucht die Redaktion Leute, die Lust haben, das Forschungsjournal neu zu denken.

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Das Forschungsjournal widmet sich Fragestellungen der Demokratisierung, der sozialwissenschaftlichen Bewegungsforschung und der politischen Soziologie

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Against scientific evidence and just an act of pure cruelty. The Labour government's school guidance is an attack on basic freedoms and rights of LGBTQ+ people. It's ridiculous to think that these cowards and opportunists are the right people to defend this country's democracy against the far right.

Cal Horton (they/them)@fiercemum.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New School Guidance announces: Full bathroom ban. Full PE ban. Full school trip accommodation ban. Trans kids will not go to the bathroom, do PE or go on any school trips. 1/

This is a fantastic dataset for studying the evolution of political attitudes and party preferences in Germany. Here's a mosaic plot of vote choices in 2025 by vote choices in 2021 (as reported back then). One striking observation is the high volatility behind the overall gains of the Left Party.

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Joss Roßmann@joross.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🎉 The GLES panel data releases for the 2025 German federal election are now complete—an amazing data treasure for analyzing political attitude shifts and decision‑making during the campaign and beyond. #GLES2025 #BTW2025 #ElectionResearch