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Stellenausschreibung wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft – FB 02 – Innenpolitik und Politische Soziologie

Am Institut für Politikwissenschaft ist im Bereich Innenpolitik/Politische Soziologie, Prof.-Dr. Kai Arzheimer, zum 01. September 2026 oder später eine Stelle als

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Overall, we find that a credible, costly, and ideologically grounded refusal of the far right can pay off for mainstream parties - without feeding the challenger. ... even in times of prior cooperation between both parties. Comments are very welcome! [6/6]

My article has officially moved from Online First into a fixed issue. Wanna find out why radicals receive fewer ministries when joining government coalitions? Read the full paper (open acces 🥳) here in the newest issue of @cpsjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1177/0010...

Radical Weakness—Do Radical Parties Receive Fewer Ministries? - Timo Sprang, 2026

Radical parties’ electoral surge has intensified debates about their inclusion in government coalitions. This article presents the most extensive analysis of mi...

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Back from hiatus with some good news: my book has come out in German! Thankful to @springer.springernature.com for publishing and to Patrick Kraft for his help with this.

🚨 🚨 🚨 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? 🤔

It's way past time, so here comes the spring/summer 2026 update of the #FarRight bibliography. It's the third-largest ever and brings you 130 shiny new references, most of them published in the last 12 months. Buckle up for a 🧵 (or click the link for the article. Or do both?)

Very exciting!

davidbroska.bsky.social@davidbroska.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Americans say they want less inequality. Why don’t they support policies to reduce it? New paper: across 31 nationally representative survey waves (N=384,248) and a preregistered experiment (N=1,009), Americans favor PREdistributive over REdistributive policies 🧵 osf.io/preprints/so...

Heute zu Gast in unserer #Forschungswerkstatt (kurzfristige Änderung!). Timo Sprang (Frankfurt) spricht über "Large Language Legislatures. Enhancing Validity and Transparency in Political Institutionalism Using LLM-Agents." Beginn: 16 Uhr in Raum P4 (Philosophicum) Alle sind herzlich willkommen!

Freue mich sehr auf die Gelegenheit!

PoWiMZ@powimz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Am Mittwoch, 27.05.2026, ist wieder Zeit für unsere #Forschungswerkstatt. Der nächste Vortrag ist folgender (kurzfristige Änderung!): Timo Sprang (Frankfurt) spricht über "Large Language Legislatures. Enhancing Validity and Transparency in Political Institutionalism Using LLM-Agents." Alle sind he

New article out in @wepsocial.bsky.social, with Lucca Hoffeller: doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2026.2662884 We add a new perspective to research on congruence and political support: Group-based congruence, where citizens’ support depends on how well their social group’s preferences are represented. 🧵

🚨New article🚨 What if the misguided construction of 'right-wing populism' has prevented us from holding the elite accountable and rejuvenate democracy? This is what @alexyates2000.bsky.social and I explore in our new article: 'There is no such thing as ‘right-wing populism’' 1/ shorturl.at/jptiu

Delighted to see this paper, co-authored by brilliant @jessicakuhlm.bsky.social, published!

Jessica Kuhlmann@jessicakuhlm.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New paper out with @antonialang.bsky.social in @electoralstudies.bsky.social 📣 Why is support for the Alternative for Germany often high in low-diversity rural areas, while ethnically diverse cities show mixed patterns? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

☀️Apply now for the Summer School on Parliaments @sgparliaments.bsky.social 🗓️27 Jul–6 Aug @goetheuni.bsky.social ✅️For PhD candidates & early‑career researchers Expect: Lectures delivered by leading scholars Student presentations & feedback sessions Opportunities for informal exchange & networking

Deadline: 7 May

Summer School of the Standing Group on Parliaments, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, 27 July – 6 August 2026

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Really grateful that I had the chance to participate!

Markus Gastinger@markus-gastinger.eu · 4mo ago

Last week at the @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions, I had the pleasure of organizing a workshop on LLMs w/ Lisa Lechner. I am grateful to all presenters and the rich discussions on LLMs, political science, and academic practice. More details on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/markus... #ecprjs26

📸 Highlights from yesterday's #ECPRHouseSeries at the 🏔️ University of Innsbruck #ecprjs26 Thanks to 🎙️ @siljahausermann.bsky.social for her insights on party politics in European democracies @danyir.bsky.social @marcelojenny.bsky.social @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social

Today I received my official appointment as a W2 Professor of Political Behavior and Representation at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. As of April 1, this marks the beginning of a new chapter in my life and career—one I am very much looking forward to.

Big news: I started a new position as Professor for Computational Social Science (W1 tenure track) at the Center for Critical Computational Studies (C3S) at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main! www.c3s-frankfurt.de/who-we-are#m...

🎉 I am excited and grateful to share that the second chapter of my dissertation is now forthcoming in the @thejop.bsky.social. it has been a long journey. Hours, thoughts, and re-assessments at each stage of the study, but it is finally here🥲 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 1/9

Religious Elites, (Non)Politicization, and Intergroup Attitudes among Muslim Immigrants in Germany | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja

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Going forward from today, I’ll stop publishing and just repost this meme regularly #AcademicWriting #farright #radicalright

🚨 So excited about our new paper in @BJPS: h7.cl/1iliZ! We (Corinna, Lena, Camila, Sarah) analyze how gender shapes the extent to which ministers are scrutinized by parliament.

We are happy to release the Paths to Power Dashboard. It is the perfect tool for politics nerds! You can find it here: ptp.isv.sv.uio.no/ptp/ It allows you to explore governments from 1966-2021 using the PtP and WhoGov datasets. See examples below. The app has been programmed by Stuart Bramwell.

History is not that relevant for #radicalright politics today. #OpenAccess 📝 #Germany #Prussia

Oppression of Catholics in Prussia does not explain spatial differences in support for the radical right in Germany. A critique of Haffert (2022)

A growing literature links contemporary far-right mobilization to the “legacies” of events in the distant past, but often, the effects are small, and …

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Here's a relatively recent (2024) syllabus for an MA course on #farright #voting

Far Right voting: a new reading list - kai arzheimer

I'm sharing my syllabus on the radical right vote in Europe.

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Because I have been such a good boy (once again), 🎅 has an early present for me: here's a brand-new (open access) article discussing the use of #radicalright as a concept in current scholarship. And if that wasn't already great (it is), there's more 1/3

Radical Right

'Radical Right' published in 'IPSA Companion to Political Science'

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Julian Garritzmann@garritzmannj.bsky.social · 8mo ago

we have 5 positions open at @goetheuni.bsky.social in Frankfurt - a 4,5 year postdoc in my @erc.europa.eu project on the educational cleavage - 2 postdoc & 2 PhD positions, 4 years, in a research group on Reconfiguration & Internalization of Social Structure www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB0...

Das ist ein sehr schöner und wichtiger Text von Arno Widmann. www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...

Unser Land soll schöner werden

Das Zentrum für politische Schönheit stellt in Berlin ein Walter-Lübcke-Denkmal vor die CDU-Parteizentrale.

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T. Sprang. “Radical Weakness-Do Radical Parties Receive Fewer Ministries?” In: Comparative Political Studies online first (2025), pp. 1-38. dx.doi.org/10.1177/00104140251349670.

📢 Very happy that my first single-authored paper found its home at @environmentalpol.bsky.social 🌱 I am beyond thankful to all the fantastic people who gave me feedback and supported me along the way! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/5)🧵

Everywhere you vote, you always take the weather with you: the effects of local temperature anomalies on Green party voting

Does local exposure to weather extremes and anomalies influence voting behavior? Previous research has linked extreme weather events, temperature anomalies, and attitudes toward climate change. How...

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Sehr guter Kommentar zu den absurden Erzählungen des Hessischen Innenministers und des Ministerpräsidenten: "Es gab keine „bürgerkriegsähnlichen Zustände“ in Gießen. Mit ihrem Framing übernimmt die hessische Regierung die AfD-Rhetorik."

Bürgerkriegs-Rhetorik nach Gießen: Rhein und Poseck übertreiben – und schaden der Demokratie

Es gab keine „bürgerkriegsähnlichen Zustände“ in Gießen. Wer das behauptet, spielt der AfD wirklich in die Karten – und nicht die überwiegend friedlichen Demonstranten.

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Join us! Die Abteilung für Innenpolitik & Politische Soziologie sucht zum 01.04. eine*n neue*n Kollegin*en. Wir bieten: volle Promotionsstelle (EG13) für drei Jahre (Verlängerung um 3 Jahre möglich), flexible Arbeitszeitregelungen, kollegiales & forschungsstarkes Team. Mehr Informationen hier👇

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