Happy to see my work with @ivobantel.bsky.social and @lucasleemann.bsky.social published in Party Politics. We look at how affective polarization shapes voters' preferences for technocratic and populist governance in Germany showing that it largely depends on partisanship 1/4

📢 Job Ad: I am looking for one doctoral researcher (75%) in my newly funded DFG project on misperceptions and factual information on immigration from 1.10. or soon after! 📌 Location: MZES, University of Mannheim 💢 Application Deadline: 21st of July

There is a really elaborate phishing email going around from someone trying to imitate me with an outlook email address. I do not have an email address with my name and @ outlook. If you received that email please do not respond and report the email.

Excited to present a new working paper by @victoriahaerter.bsky.social, @dweisstanner.bsky.social, @saengler.bsky.social &myself @unimainz.bsky.social! Public service deprivation influences vote choice,but what about policy choices? Swiss direct democracy provides a unique opportunity to study that

PoWiMZ@powimz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Am Mittwoch, 3. Juni, begrüßen wir Rahel Freiburghaus (Lausanne) in unserer #Forschungswerkstatt. Uns erwartet ein spannender Vortrag zum Thema: "Post Democracy: The Long-Run Consequences of Public Service Deprivation." Alle sind herzlich eingeladen!

📚New paper with @jakobschwoerer.bsky.social @saengler.bsky.social in @prxjournal.bsky.social📚 We show that moving toward the far right on immigration doesn't benefit mainstream parties. Not even in elections where immigration is salient. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#DemocraticBacksliding: The erosion of US democracy under Trump is steeper than any recent precedent, including Hungary, Venezuela, Turkey, R//ZZ.l'a/nd Source: Financial Times @jburnmurdoch.ft.com www.ft.com/content/b474...

🧵with some preliminary thoughts on what this means for US national security, with a side of IR theory.

Elizabeth N. Saunders@profsaunders.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Some thoughts on what Trump has done in Venezuela and what it might mean for US national security. Caveat: not a Latin America scholar so this is focused on US policy. Clearly huge consequences for Venezuela that others can address. First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it. 1/

This is a brilliant piece on the restructuring of political competition in Western Europe and goes far beyond the question of populism. Great also for teaching.

West European Politics@wepsocial.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The 1️⃣article of our 5️⃣0️⃣Anniversary Special Issue "Debating European Politics: Advances and Perspectives" is out!🎉 "The rise of populism and the new cleavage" by Hanspeter Kriesi, describing contemporary populism is likely to be a temporary phenomen. 🔗https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2025.2591874

Come and join us at the CEE - Centre d'études européennes et de politique comparée: we are looking for a new assistant professor in political science working on ecological transitions. www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...

Recruitment - Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science 2026

Recruitment 2026 - Sciences Po is recruiting two Assistant Professors (tenure track) in Political Science / Politics and Policy in/of Europe and the European Union

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Radical right parties in Europe have not moderated. Their positions and rhetoric have entered the mainstream. They have become normalized and legitimized. Unless we understand this, we have little chance of countering their success.

The Economist@economist.com · 8mo ago

In many parts of Europe populist-right parties have moderated as they have grown, shedding unpopular policies and personnel. If anything, the AfD in Germany is growing more radical econ.st/3KSptMm Illustration: Javier Palma

In line with the 'credibility revolution', we are thinking about research designs that allow us to get closer to causal effects. Those who use surveys have often turned to survey experiments. At the same time, survey response rates have dropped considerably. Below are the figures for the ESS.

‼️ US now advocates for 🇺🇦 EU accession by 2027 as part of „peace plan“. I know many pro EU & pro 🇺🇦 people may support this. But I think it is a terrible idea. A few thoughts 💭 👇 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Ukraine war briefing: Reports Ukraine would join EU in 2027 met with scepticism

Officials in Brussels dismiss ‘nonsense’ idea Ukraine could join EU by 1 January 2027 in latest US-led peace plan. What we know on day 1,389

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Though I do like this response on US attacks regarding 'freedom of speech' in Europe.

We're looking for a colleague (postdoc) 📢 @politikuhh.bsky.social 3+3 years Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour) DL 🗓️ 05/01 stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/6...

In Switzerland, around 16k people with disabilities who are under full guardianship remain disenfranchised nation-wide, a clear violation of the UN Convention. At the cantonal level, Geneva’s voters approved re-enfranchising these citizens in 2020. Today, voters in Vaud went firmly the other way

Le Temps@letemps.ch · 8mo ago

🗳️🇨🇭 VOTATIONS Vaud prend le contre-pied de Genève en refusant catégoriquement le droit de vote aux handicapés ➡️ https://l.letemps.ch/yZC

Good morning, social and political science community! We could use your expertise: Have you conducted online surveys targeting low-income populations? If so, we’d love to hear about your experiences.

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ALT: a woman is holding a yellow sticky note with help written on it

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Isabelle Guinaudeau@iguinaudeau.bsky.social · 8mo ago

With @elisadeisshelbig.bsky.social, @theresmatthiess.bsky.social, we are designing a survey experiment with low-income Germans 🇩🇪 Survey folks: any tips on reliable institutes, good practices, or any useful approach for harder-to-reach groups? We are really grateful for any hint or experience 🙏

„Ein europäischer Bürger wird auf europäischem Boden von US-Sanktionen getroffen, weil er seinen Job bei einer Institution macht, die von der EU maßgeblich finanziert und unterstützt wird.“

Armin Wolf@arminwolf.at · 8mo ago

Diese Geschichte ist unfassbar. Weil der Trump-Regierung die Arbeit des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs nicht passt, wird ein französischer Richter digital de facto ausgelöscht und bekommt keine Kreditkarte und kein Bankkonto mehr:

New publication w/ my friend & amazing coauthor @fedetrastulli.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social! 🎉 doi.org/10.1017/S147... We explore: Who considers which political issues as important & how is this related to sociodemographic/socioeconomic variables?

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

@heikekluever.bsky.social in der heutigen SZ zur Brandmauer. Die Empirie spricht eine klare Sprache: Wenn die extreme Rechte mitregiert, wird sie größer und entzaubert sich nicht. Alles andere ist Wunschdenken und gefährliche politische Folklore.

Heike Klüver@heikekluever.bsky.social · 9mo ago

📣 New op-ed in Süddeutsche Zeitung: What the data say about the “Brandmauer” I summarize key findings from a study with @anninahermes.bsky.social across 57 democracies ➡️ Far-right parties don’t get weaker in government, they get stronger (~6 points by the next election) tinyurl.com/4j6jaud2

The Guardian gets it. The real importance of Orban's visit to see Trump was getting financial backing for Orban's tough upcoming election campaign. And all indications are he got it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on special Trump treatment for Hungary: roll on the next election | Editorial

Editorial: As polls suggest that Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian rule is under threat, Brussels can only wait and hope

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Just published in @bjpols.bsky.social: @sergipardos.bsky.social and I show that inter-regional moves in pursuit of employment security reduce individual worries about immigration—a mobility pattern that, in the aggregate, reinforces spatial polarization in anti-immigration sentiment. cup.org/3XiB6yD

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · 9mo ago

NEW - Regional Labor Markets, Residential Mobility, and Anti-Immigration Sentiment - https://cup.org/3XiB6yD - @denis-cohen.bsky.social & @sergipardos.bsky.social #OpenAccess

Excited to have this paper on social networks as a mechanism for cleavage stabilization with @dpzollinger.bsky.social out! If we have you intrigued, also pairs with (and empirically engages) our theoretical piece on puzzles of contemporary cleavage research: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Delia Zollinger@dpzollinger.bsky.social · 9mo ago

How are contemporary cleavage structures stabilized in times of declining mass social and political organizations? In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer. tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp

How are contemporary cleavage structures stabilized in times of declining mass social and political organizations? In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer. tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp

Share widely with your students in Switzerland 🇨🇭thinking about a PhD @eui-eu.bsky.social 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗨𝗜 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🇨🇭 21 Nov 2025 | 2:30pm CET @alissasiara.bsky.social introduces the program & life at EUI, I share my experience, and we answer your questions. 👉 Register: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...

NEW - Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa - @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social #OpenAccess

Seems like today is a good day to re-share in light of the Dutch elections

Laura Jacobs@lcjacobs89.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Now out in Party Politics 🎉 Our study (@jbpilet.bsky.social)suggests that when a mainstream right-wing party signals willingness to rule with the radical right, support for the radical right rises — while the mainstream gains nothing. 👉 A legitimisation effect. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

🗳️ First exit polls from the Netherlands: Wilders’ PVV appears to shrink from 37 to 25 seats. Make no mistake — the far right remains strong. Support hasn’t disappeared; it’s shifted across parties. The Dutch political landscape is more fragmented than ever — and the far right is no exception. 🇳🇱

Netherlands, 9:00 PM Ipsos-I&O exit poll: Seat projection national parliament D66-RE: 27 (+18) PVV-PfE: 25 (-12) VVD-RE: 23 (-1) GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5) CDA-EPP: 19 (+14) JA21~ECR: 9 (+8) FvD-ESN: 6 (+3) BBB-EPP: 4 (-3) ... +/- vs. Last election result ➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands