We are now looking for a PhD researcher to join the project and our team Survey Data Augmentation @gesis.org. Requires an interest in democratic innovations, ability to field surveys, and German language skills. Details and application: gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2709202?... Deadline: 29 July 2026

Researcher in Political Science (SDC-29) | Jobs bei GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

GESIS ist eine der weltweit führenden Infrastruktureinrichtungen für die Sozialwissenschaften und steht Forscher*innen mit Expertise und Infrastrukturangeboten auf allen Ebenen ihrer Forschungsprojekt...

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Sebastian Ziaja@sziaja.bsky.social · 4w ago

Do deliberative mini-publics generate positive spill-over effects for the democratic resilience of the wider population? We will investigate this at @gesis.org with three field experiments in collaboration with @offenegesellschaft.bsky.social and @acmay.bsky.social (@mzesunimannheim.bsky.social).

Do deliberative mini-publics generate positive spill-over effects for the democratic resilience of the wider population? We will investigate this at @gesis.org with three field experiments in collaboration with @offenegesellschaft.bsky.social and @acmay.bsky.social (@mzesunimannheim.bsky.social).

VolkswagenStiftung@volkswagenstiftung.de · 4w ago

Demokratien stehen unter Druck. Wir fördern jetzt 11 transdisziplinäre Forschungsprojekte zu Themen wie Cybergewalt, Polarisierung und Gleichstellung, mit rund 14,3 Mio. Euro. Alle Projekte im Detail vorgestellt: www.volkswagenstiftung.de/de/news/aktu...

For my Horizon Project EDGE I am looking for a senior researcher from October 1st. This is a 3-year position on inequalities and democracy support. All information on the job and application process is here: gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2639403?...

Post Doctoral Researcher (SDC-28) | Jobs at GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

GESIS is one of the world's leading social science infrastructure facilities, supporting researchers at all levels of their research projects with expertise and infrastructure services. We help ensure...

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📢 We're hiring for my project RESPOL on residential mobility & electoral realignment 📍 University of Hamburg 📅 4y, 75% FTE 🔍 pol behavior, comp politics, regional inequalities 📊 quant, administrative & survey data Please share with talented MA students! 🔗 www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...

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#cometoGESIS #workwithus #Gastforschungsaufenthalt #researchvisit We invite Ph.D. students and early career postdocs to come to GESIS. Visiting researchers of the Junior Research Program are involved in our research to publish with GESIS staff, and to develop research ideas and joint projects.

#AI #GESISPanel #DBD 1st wave of data from GESIS Panel.dbd Digital Behavioral Data Sample: The data covers topics such as demographics, internet use, attitudes toward AI, trust in the media. In the future, the data can be linked to a wide variety of digital behavioral data. search.gesis.org/res...

Curious how geospatial data can enhance your research?🗺️ Join our #GESISworkshop to learn best practices for acquiring and processing geo data, creating maps, & assessing spatial dependencies – all in R! ➡️ Register and find all the details t1p.de/Intro_Geospa... @gesis.org @astroppe.bsky.social

MEDem conference day 1: fantastic keynote speech by @sldelange.bsky.social on the future of democracy research. @gesis.org @medem.bsky.social

MEDem conference day 1: @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social gave an amazing keynote on data and their impact on the future steps of democracy research @gesis.org in Cologne @medem.bsky.social

Day 2 of the @medem.bsky.social conference, @sziaja.bsky.social presenting our HarDIS/PartyFacts project to make linking on the basis of Party IDs future proof.

🚀 Kicking off day 1 of the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org! From @sldelange.bsky.social discussing radical-right normalization 🗳️ to calls to consolidate democracy data by @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social 📊 — keynotes spotlight why #MEDem matters for democracy.

They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real… 🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️

We - @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social, @kgattermann.bsky.social @sebstier.bsky.social, @sziaja.bsky.social & I - are very excited to start the work of the RN on #DataLinkage! If you are interested in why, when & how to link data formats in PolSci research, do not hesitate to join our Network!

European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🎉 Our brand-new Research Network on Data Linkage in Political Science (@ecpr-datalinkage.bsky.social) has joined us on Bluesky! 📲 Follow them to stay updated on the latest research, job opportunities and forthcoming events Join their network for FREE 👉 buff.ly/P98ZDx1

🚨 We're hiring! Join our CSES Team @gesis.org Cologne as a Senior Researcher. If you’re into comparative electoral research and love diving into data, this is your moment. Come shape global democracy with us! 🌍📊 www.gesis.org/en/institute...

Job offer: You love international electoral studies? If you'd like to lead the CSES data processing team at GESIS in Cologne, Germany, and be part of the CSES Secretariat, apply here before August 15th: www.gesis.org/en/institute...

Together with projects from @gesis.org and @uni-muenster.de, we organized a workshop @humboldtuni.bsky.social to evaluate on one of the most promising tools for democratic renewal: #CitizensAssemblies.

We invite paper submissions to our workshop on Earth Observation Data in the Social Sciences @gesis.org ⏳November 26-28, 2025 🎓Keynotes Prof. Dr. Monika Kuffer (University of Twente) Dr. Ana Andries (University of Surrey). ⏱️Deadline August 6th ✉️abstracts (max. 500 words) to dennis.abel@gesis.org

#linkingdata #cfp #cfa #KODAQS #Workshop: Linking Data through Location - Workflows, and Quality Assurance of Geospatial Data Integration 13-14 Nov 2025 at GESIS Cologne

Können Bürgerräte die repräsentative Demokratie stärken? Wir diskutieren Ergebnisse aus vier praxisnahen Forschungsprojekten auf einem Roundtable mit @polenz.bsky.social, @kliesenberg.bsky.social, Felix Arndt, Stabstelle Bürgerräte @bundestag.de und @heikekluever.bsky.social 1/4

Are you an expert in Survey Methodology? There is no better place to work than @gesis.org We are looking for a head of department for our flagship "Survey Design and Methodology" department (combined with a W3 professorship in the Uni Mannheim). www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/ge...

🎉 Big step for #MEDem! We’ve officially applied for the #ESFRIroadmap2026— backed by 15 governments, 1,000+ researchers & 100+ institutions/associations. One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅ Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉

MEDem has applied for ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research - Monitoring Electoral Democracy

MEDem has applied for inclusion on the ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research On April 8, 2025, MEDem (Monitoring Electoral Democracy) took a major next step toward shap...

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Are you planning a Horizon Europe proposal? If you need some methodological innovation with earth observation data (eg. satelites) linked with survey data by geolocation at GESIS we have a great team that can support that dealing with all kinds of sociological and political science questions.

Earlier this month, Paul Bederke had the opportunity to attend the 1st OSCARS Annual Meeting in Rome (March 3–4, 2025), where he represented our HarDIS project – Harmony in the Democratic Ideological Space. oscars-project.eu/projects/har...

GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology 2025 📣 The program of the #GESISsummerschool is out & registration is open! 🗓️ 23 July - 15 Aug 2025 Venue (depending on course): 🏢 GESIS Cologne 💻 Online More info & registration at gesis.org/summerschool

We are on the finishing line. You can still support the work of MEDem here: www.medem.eu/medem-endors...

Matthias Reiter-Pázmándy@reiterpazmandy.bsky.social · last yr.

A European consortium builds a research infrastructure for data and research on democracy 🏛️⚙️💻📊🗂️ Want to learn more or support? Go there 👇

Wir suchen einen Berufseinsteigerin (Politikwissenschaft, Soziologie o. Ä.), der*die uns hilft, den Dschungel der Online-Plattformen zu navigieren und unsere Datentreuhand im Datenportal zur Rassismus- und Rechtsextremismusforschung zu stärken. www.hidden-professionals.de/HPv3.Jobs/ge...

🚨Publication Alert 🚨 Just in time for the next #BTW25, in my latest article doi.org/10.1111/pops... I show that far-right parties benefit strongly from heightened migration debates, but that left-wing parties can also benefit to some extent by offering pro-immigrant, inclusive positions. #polpsy

Ready or not. National identity, vote choice, and mass media: Evidence from Germany

Exploiting the increased prominence of debates on immigration, right-wing parties often frame and campaign against immigrants as a threat to national societies. Research on national identity has show...

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Democracy researchers please take note, and tell relevant colleagues: The Dep. of Pol. Sci. in Gothenburg is hiring a new Director for the V-Dem Institute. The Director will also serve as permanent (tenured) member of the Dep., with reduced teaching responsibilities during their tenure as Director.

V-Dem Institute@vdeminstitute.bsky.social · last yr.

📢Applications Open for New Director of the V-Dem Institute V-Dem Institute and the Dept. of Political Science, University of Gothenburg is looking for a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Political Science & Director of the V-Dem Institute. To application: shorturl.at/9rvmx 📆 March 27, 2025.

Great discussions at the recent MEDem Workshop in Lausanne with brilliant minds from Political Science and Communication Science! Hosted by FORS, we worked hard to gear up for the final phase of the ESFRI meeting. #MEDem #ESFRI #DemocracyResearch 🔗

📄New article out with @gessler.bsky.social: With a vignette survey experiment in Germany and Poland, we show that citizens’ attitudes towards democracy vary substantially, clearly influencing their reactions to undemocratic actions. doi.org/10.1017/gov.... 1/8