Neues #PolicyPaper (mit @mbusemeyer.bsky.social & @sgarritzmann.bsky.social ) ▶️Politische Polarisierung in der Schule? 🔎Zwischen 12 und 14 Jahren steigt das #PolitischeInteresse und die Jugendliche bekommen eine klarere Meinung zu den Parteien 🔎Wie genau - das hängt von Elternhaus und Schule ab!

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Politische Polarisierung im Klassenzimmer? 🙇‍♀️ Unser neues Paper mit dem @excinequality.bsky.social der @uni-konstanz.de zeigt: Zwischen der 7. und 9. Klasse formen Jugendliche ihre politischen Einstellungen – Mit Unterschieden nach Schulform, Bundesland und Bildungshintergund der Eltern: 👇

Led by Javier Olivera & just published in JEBO, we compare the “mental maps” of redistribution among politicians and citizens across seven parliaments. The headline finding is that politicians hold markedly more polarized views on redistribution than citizens. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🚨 🚨 🚨 new publication (with @antonialang.bsky.social) klaxon!!! Over the past decade, scholars have increasingly turned to “place” as a key factor in political behaviour — particularly on the far right, in Europe & the US. Urban-rural divides are especially intriguing. But are they true cleavages? 🤔

Gain a practical grounding in panel data analysis, using key concepts and methods to visualise and interpret longitudinal data at 🔥 Join our NEW 🚀 #ecprms course 📆 8-11 Sep, Jagiellonian University & 14–15 Sep, Online 👨‍🏫 @na-wehl.bsky.social 🔐 FREE observer access to #ecprgc26 🐦️ Save £55 by 2 Jun

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ECPR Methods School at the General Conference

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I'm teaching at this year's @ecpr.bsky.social methods school my course one ▶️ Panel Data and Methods Details ⬇️ Questions? Feel free to reach out via DM or Email 🙂 P.S.: early bird ends soon 😉

European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📈 Need practical, hands-on experience with real-world panel datasets and software workflows? 🔥 Join our NEW 🚀 #ecprms course 📆 8-11 Sep, Jagiellonian University & 14–15 Sep, Online 👨‍🏫 @na-wehl.bsky.social 🔐 Includes FREE observer access to #ecprgc26 🐦️Save £55 by 2 Jun 💰️Funding open until 13 May

The Net Human Capital of Nations" I will present our new work at The Politics of Inequality DFG Excellence Cluster, University of Konstanz . Thanks to speaker Marius Busemeyer for inviting. Pop by or zoom in Tuesday. #human #capital #inequality #policy www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/en/inequalit...

NEW: Peter K. Enns, "How a Seemingly Innocuous and Intuitive Methodological Choice Confused a Generation of Research on Policy Responsiveness." sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...

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And this one as well! With @walderm.bsky.social we exploit the Swiss Direct Democratic setting to study party responsiveness to voters' positions

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 3mo ago

#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social - Parties’ responsiveness to voters’ positions in a direct democratic setting - https://cup.org/4sSGIgh - @walderm.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social #FirstView

Out now in #Socio-EconomicReview ( @sasemeeting.bsky.social) "Individual ideology and biased perceptions of relative income position" Jointly with @mbusemeyer.bsky.social (@excinequality.bsky.social) & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social 🔗 academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...

Looking back on #InequalityConference2026: inspiring keynotes, the In_equality Research Award, engaging talks, fresh insights from the satellite program, and a vibrant social program in Konstanz. Thanks to everyone who joined us-we’re already looking forward to the next conference! @uni-konstanz.de

Always prepared for a lake Constance sunset drink ... ... and longitudinal methods talk - apparently even at the same time 🤪😅 Glad we could enjoy the @excinequality.bsky.social In_equality conference together!!!

Mathilde M. van Ditmars@mathildevanditmars.eu · 4mo ago

Travelling back after a wonderful Inequality Conference in Konstanz! Head and heart full after meeting and talking to so many great people. A personal highlight: discussing two way fixed effects over pisco sours with these two powerhouse ladies @na-wehl.bsky.social & @sgarritzmann.bsky.social !💃🏼

Travelling back after a wonderful Inequality Conference in Konstanz! Head and heart full after meeting and talking to so many great people. A personal highlight: discussing two way fixed effects over pisco sours with these two powerhouse ladies @na-wehl.bsky.social & @sgarritzmann.bsky.social !💃🏼

🆕 From school track to the ballot box 🏃‍➡️ 🗳️ @marcusosterman.bsky.social & Jonas Larsson Taghizadeh show how taking an academic or vocational route in upper secondary school can influence how people participate in elections using a regression discontinuity design

A track too far? The effect of general versus vocational upper secondary education on voter turnout | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

A track too far? The effect of general versus vocational upper secondary education on voter turnout

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🔍 How does economic inequality impact beliefs in meritocracy? Using comprehensive survey data from 39 advanced capitalist democracies over more than three decades, Markus Gangl & I examine how rising economic inequality has been shaping citizens' belief in meritocracy. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwag016

The paradox of inequality that isn’t: rising economic inequality depresses and polarizes citizens’ belief in meritocracy

Abstract. This study examines how rising income inequality has been impacting individuals’ belief in merit-based success, using three decades of survey dat

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Citizen's everyday moral reasoning about justice, inequality, and deservingness is central to conflicts around the green transformation. In this fantastic new paper @tillhilmar.bsky.social adds important thoughts on the role of meritocracy in climate conflicts: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Currently in FirstView: In “A Dynamic Discrete Choice Approach to Attitude Stability and Constraint,” @alecia-nepaul.bsky.social and Steven Stern introduce a discrete choice framework to identify influential attitudes within attitude systems.

🆕 When does education increase political trust? 🎓🏛️ @lkavadia.bsky.social, @jochemvannoord.eu, @bramspruyt.bsky.social & @tkupp.bsky.social use a wide range of data to show the “education effect” on #PoliticalTrust depends on how strongly societies are organised around schooling

The state and its schooled elite across 84 countries: Educational differences in political trust depend on the schooled society and sector of employment | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

The state and its schooled elite across 84 countries: Educational differences in political trust depend on the schooled society and sector of employment

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Are we underestimating popular discontent with welfare state change, and the damage done to political-institutional trust? New measures of "welfare state emotions" suggest as much. With Tor Syrstad and Atle Haugsgjerd. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

From February 2026 - Adolescent Exposure to Economic Inequality and Belief in the ‘American Dream’ on Entering Adulthood - https://cup.org/4rmfyyE - @sldemora.bsky.social & Benjamin J. Newman #OpenAccess

⏰ Registration reminder: In_equality Conference 2026 📅 15–17 April | Konstanz & online ⚠️ On-site deadline: 15 March Online registration: until 8 April Keynotes: Jana Diesner, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, Attila Lindner & @mschaeffer.bsky.social. Register now 👇 inequality-conference.de

In_equality Conference 2026

The "Politics of Inequality” research center invites interdisciplinary & international researchers to Konstanz, Germany, for the In_equality Conference, 15-17 April 2026.

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One position is in our interdisciplinary „PerFair“ project on highschool students‘ fairness perceptions and meritocratic beliefs - and how these translate into behavior towards students from different backgrounds. Please apply and/or get in touch if you have any questions!

The Politics of Inequality@excinequality.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚀 Come work with us: 7 PhD positions in #InequalityResearch at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”, @uni-konstanz.de Fully funded (TV-L E13, 75%, 4 years) Start: 1 Oct 2026 Application deadline: 15 Apr 2026 ℹ️ t1p.de/j3vk5, apply here: t1p.de/h5mz9

After an intense but fun week with teaching (me) or participating in (everyone else) "A hands-on introduction to Longitudinal and Panel Data Analysis" at @komex.bsky.social   we all deserve (even more than usually) a relaxing weekend.

Wow Wow Wow! Super happy & honoured to receive this "outstanding @komex.bsky.social course award" for my course "A hands-on introduction to longitudinal and panel data analysis" of last year!

Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops@komex.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🧵 #KOMEX2025 Outstanding Course Award goes to @na-wehl.bsky.social 1/ for "A Hands-on Introduction to Longitudinal and Panel Data Analysis" Students knew from session 1 they were in expert hands. @uni-konstanz.de @excinequality.bsky.social @methodsnet.bsky.social

We‘re very excited for the next edition of the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Mannheim! ✨ Join us and apply until 1 March! More info in @melinscribe.bsky.social‘s thread below and here: summerschoolwpm.org Application form: sosci.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/wpm/

Melanie Sauter@melinscribe.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🚨 Join us for the next edition Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Mannheim 🚨 7 days of hands-on advanced methods + networking for PhDs, postdocs & early-career researchers. Free of charge (limited travel support). Deadline 1 March 2026: summerschoolwpm.org #methodsky #polisky

🔔We are hiring!🔔 In Geneva, we are looking for a new colleague in comparative politics: jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta... Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions!

#tbp Why do folks support the #RadicalRight 🗳️ ? A survey of what we know & what we don't know, and what we could learn in the future (free author's version)

Explaining Electoral Support for the Radical Right - kai arzheimer

Why do people vote for the Radical Right? Surveying 3 decades of explanations for Radical Right voting, I summarise what we know, and what we don't know

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It's a wrap! Today we had the pleasure to welcome @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social to our #ComparativePolitics & #PoliticalEconomy Colloquium. Svenja talked about "What is antidemocratic strategic litigation?" This was already the last CPPE talk of the winter term. Stay tuned for the next round 😉

🚨 Postdoctoral Position at the University of Konstanz 🚨 We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making. 4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026 Please share widely 🙏 The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...

Postdoctoral Position at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”

Deadline: 20 February 2026, 12:00 pm CET

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🐎 Which horse should left parties bet on: economic equality or equal rights? 💡 @alexanderhorn.bsky.social, Carsten Jensen & @dweisstanner.bsky.social find that the centre-left wins votes when it does both, while the postmaterialist left gains with equal rights 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....