We're hiring a Lecturer in Irish politics. Deadline 8th June. Come and join us in Belfast! hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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Dr. Sarah Wagner
@sarahwagner.bsky.social
Lecturer (Assistant Prof) Queen's University Belfast. Formerly University Mannheim, PhD from Uni of Essex. Interested in Parties and the Radical Left. Football Fan. She/her.
In a new (oa) contribution to Party Politics, @cklamm.bsky.social, Simone Ponzetto, Ines Rehbein, @sarahwagner.bsky.social and I study which additional topics parties addressed in their press releases when publishing their position on the COVID-19 pandemic: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 1/2
Unsere Analyse passend zum Parteitag ⬇️
Kira Renée Kurz@kirareneekurz.bsky.social · 6mo agoYesterday, @spiegel.de reported that members of the SPD urged the CDU to re-evaluate their stance towards the LEFT. Our (@wurthmann.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social) reserach note shows generational differences in the evaluation of cooperation between the parties. doi.org/10.1007/s116... A🧵
“Guten alten Zeiten” sind wohl wieder da wenn ich mir die Rückrunde von der Eintracht so anschaue…
Just signed my first ever book contract! 🎉🎉 Can’t wait to work on this with the great @sarahwagner.bsky.social and Luke March
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I have a new preprint: 'Predictive Modelling Shows Demographics Do Not Predict Vote Choice at the Individual Level' DOI: doi.org/10.31235/osf... Thread below
Looking forward to seeing your paper, panel, roundtable etc. proposals for the Party Politics section of EPSS. Don't forget: submissions are due on November 7, and the conference will take place in Belfast on June 18-20. @epssnet.bsky.social @sarahwagner.bsky.social
EPSS@epssnet.bsky.social · 11mo ago▶️ Party Politics 👉🏽 Section chairs: @zeynsom.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social 📢 This section welcomes work on party organizations, party electoral strategies, parties in government, as well as electoral and behavioral consequences of parties’ strategies & their organizational changes. 1/
Submissions with comparative perspectives across developed & developing world, innovative methodologies, or emerging challenges facing parties in the 21st century are particularly encouraged. Submissions: papers, complete panels, topical roundtables, or author-meets-critics. 2/
📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026... We'll feature two sections each Tuesday & Thursday to provide more information about the conference. 🔝 This Tuesday: Party Politics & Historical Political Economy
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
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▶️ Party Politics 👉🏽 Section chairs: @zeynsom.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social 📢 This section welcomes work on party organizations, party electoral strategies, parties in government, as well as electoral and behavioral consequences of parties’ strategies & their organizational changes. 1/
Nothing is as resilient as an academics office plant that didn’t get watered all summer.
A regular reminder that the Political Studies Association of Ireland (@psaireland.bsky.social) publishes a weekly newsletter. Sign up to stay informed about job opportunities and events across the island: www.psai.ie/newsletter/ Maintained by PSAI Secretary @sarahwagner.bsky.social.
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Good piece in which @sarahwagner.bsky.social draws important lesson on “left conservatism” from the German case.
Selling margarine as butter: the failure of Sahra Wagenknecht’s BSW and the pitfalls of “left conservatism”
Political parties usually move slowly—adjusting across election cycles, not within months. But in Germany, Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party launched in January 2024 – Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Für Vern...
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Our newest piece on BSW is now published. We show that when attitudes toward Wagenknecht come into the game, policies are no longer that meaningful in predicting behaviour. Personalisation in a personalised party! What a surprise! 😀 @sarahwagner.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Still time to sign up for tomorrow's discussion of recent elections in Europe: @cristinachiva.bsky.social on Romania 🇷🇴, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social on Portugal 🇵🇹 @alesmichal.bsky.social for Czechia 🇨🇿 @sarahwagner.bsky.social takes Germany 🇩🇪 and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social on Poland 🇵🇱 Join us!
Jonathan Polk@jonathanpolk.bsky.social · last yr.Please join me online this Thursday afternoon for an #ECPRHouseSeries discussion of recent elections across Europe, featuring expert input from: @cristinachiva.bsky.social, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social, @alesmichal.bsky.social, @sarahwagner.bsky.social, and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social. Details 👇
Please join me online this Thursday afternoon for an #ECPRHouseSeries discussion of recent elections across Europe, featuring expert input from: @cristinachiva.bsky.social, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social, @alesmichal.bsky.social, @sarahwagner.bsky.social, and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social. Details 👇
Electoral Integrity and Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding, Online, 12 June 2025
European Consortium for Political Research
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🔜 FREE #ECPRHouseSeries Roundtable 🗳️ Electoral Integrity & Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding 💻 Thu 12 Jun, 13:00 BST 👇 Speakers @cristinachiva.bsky.social @hferrinholopes.bsky.social @alesmichal.bsky.social @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social @sarahwagner.bsky.social Jonathan Polk
ECPR House Series: Electoral Integrity and Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding
Online and FREE, Thursday 12 June 2025
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4. Most recently, we published @sarahwagner.bsky.social’s analysis of “left conservatism” is Germany and the UK:
Selling margarine as butter: the failure of Sahra Wagenknecht’s BSW and the pitfalls of “left conservatism”
Political parties usually move slowly—adjusting across election cycles, not within months. But in Germany, Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party launched in January 2024 – Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Für Vern...
renewal.org.uk
What does the failure of Sahra Wagenknecht’s BSW party in Germany tell us about the potential and pitfalls of a “left-wing conservatism”? Sarah Wagner (@sarahwagner.bsky.social) explains in a new piece for Renewal:
Selling margarine as butter: the failure of Sahra Wagenknecht’s BSW and the pitfalls of “left conservatism”
Political parties usually move slowly—adjusting across election cycles, not within months. But in Germany, Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party launched in January 2024 – Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Für Vern...
renewal.org.uk
We are delighted to announce that @svenjakrauss.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social have been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award! For their article: Take the Streets or Take the Parliament? Political Participation Choices of Radical Left Individuals
Just keep watching the Bundestag chimney—when the white smoke comes out, we've got one.
Kanzlerwahl-Tipp: Einfach so lange auf den Bundestag schauen bis weißer Rauch rauskommt.
📣 Neu von @sarahwagner.bsky.social und @wurthmann.bsky.social 📘 Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW). Eine politikwissenschaftliche Einordnung. Entstehung, Entwicklung, Positionierung und vieles mehr. 👇 #OpenAccess 😀 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW)
Dieses open access Buch liefert einen Einblick in die Entstehung und Entwicklung des Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht – Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW).
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Das Springer VS essentials "Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht - Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW). Eine politikwissenschaftliche Einordnung" von @sarahwagner.bsky.social & mir ist nun open access erschienen. Möge es als Einstiegslektüre für interessant befunden werden. #BSW link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Who does Spiderman vote for? Who you vote for. In a new paper w/ @markuswagner.bsky.social we show that people engage in motivated projection of political identities. In the absence of explicit info on politics, individuals rely on valence to infer the politics of others doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
📢🆕 In LGS Journal: In their article on day care & economic hardship, @marcdebus.bsky.social @keonhison.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social find that the number of full-time day care spots for children per capita in cities that face economic hardship is significantly lower. doi.org/10.1080/0300...
Partisan politics, economic hardship, and full-time day care for children in German cities
The availability of full-time day care spots for children is important for integrating parents into the job market and for reducing the prominence of traditional role models within families. We arg...
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New publication with @marcdebus.bsky.social and @keonhison.bsky.social - see below for explanation of our findings ⬇️
Marc Debus@marcdebus.bsky.social · last yr.In a contribution to @lgstudies.bsky.social, @keonhison.bsky.social, @sarahwagner.bsky.social and I find that the nr of full day care spots for children in German cities is lower in case of economic hardship. This effect gets stronger if the mayor belongs to a left-wing party shorturl.at/p8YUK 1/3
