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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · Sep 12

📣 Climate politics (+ adjacent subfields) researchers!

@antvalentim.bsky.social and I will co-chair the Climate Politics section of @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026. Thanks to those who already submitted papers 🌟

We put together notes for the CfP for the section curious. Reach out if you have qs:

Call for Papers: Climate Section – EPSS 2026, Belfast

Call for Papers: Climate Section – EPSS 2026, Belfast We invite submissions of high-quality work on any topic related to climate change politics (and adjacent areas, e.g. environmental and energy pol...

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Sep 4

Großartig! Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Constantin!🎉🎉🎉

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Aug 25

📢 My brilliant colleague @moretsof.bsky.social will present our joint paper (w @lucasschwarz.bsky.social) on how weather extremes shape political elite communication at the @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference. Join her talk tomorrow at 13:30–15:15! 🌞

Sofia Morét @moretsof.bsky.social · Aug 25

On the way to the ECPR GC in Thessaloniki, where I will present twice tomorrow:

📍10:45-12:30, Polytechnic School, Floor: 2, Room: Wing B 1(301)
Framing and Political Persuasion Strategies

📍13:30-15:15,Polytechnic School, Floor: 0, Room: Wing B 5.41
Climate Change Communication and Social Media

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theresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · Aug 14

@deeesharp.bsky.social & I are looking for a collaborator on a project w/ @offenegesellschaft.bsky.social on empathy-based interventions against affective polarization @uni-hamburg.de
j0b.de/veca

75% PhD position, 1st yr project funded & can be converted to a position w/ teaching afterwards
📆31/08

Ausschreibung

www.uni-hamburg.de

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Jul 26

It's not easy being a female researcher. But this week, I felt the power of brilliant women* coming together: mutual support, inspiring conversations & lots of code!👩‍💻 We tackled it all: Web scraping, LLMs & data viz. Many thanks to @sophiahunger.bsky.social @gessler.bsky.social, Jelena & Sophia #wpm

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Jul 21

Grateful to be part of this unique and inspiring summer school. Looking forward to the days ahead and the opportunity to learn from both the outstanding speakers and fellow participants. A heartfelt thank-you already for the excellent organization! #wpm

Sophia Hunger @sophiahunger.bsky.social · Jul 21

What an inspiring first day at the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology here in Bremen yesterday! We were honored to be welcomed by the president of @unibremen.bsky.social‬, Prof. Jutta Günther, (1)

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Jul 9

📢Join us today, 17:15 CET (VMP9 B130), when Sigrid Roßteutscher will present her paper "Social contexts and the gendered support for right-wing populism – a panel analysis of young voters in Germany" in our HPS³ seminar series. All are welcome to attend!➡️ www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en/fachberei...

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · Jul 9

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 [email protected]

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Jun 29

🌞 My second and final EPSA conference in hot Madrid comes to an end. It was great seeing so many familiar and new faces — and to engage in some heated & inspiring debates! Looking forward to the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference next year in Belfast. Safe travels! (📸 @moretsof.bsky.social)

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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · Jun 26

And here it is: introducing the European Political Science Society EPSS!

🎉🎉🎉

Follow @epssnet.bsky.social on bsky, visit its website www.epssnet.org, and become a member!

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Sofia Morét @moretsof.bsky.social · Jun 25

On the way to Madrid for my first ever EPSA today! Looking forward to presenting our paper w/ @haakjes.bsky.social on the topic of weather effects on elite communication on social media🌡❄️🌤🌧📲 on Friday & to hearing many other interesting presentations! 😊 #EPSA2025

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Jun 24

🌡️Talking about heat: How does exposure to extreme weather affect how candidates talk about climate change on social media? Join our presentation to find out! 🗓️ Friday, 27 June, 13:10-14:50 | 📍 Room 0A.07 #EPSA (@moretsof.bsky.social & @lucasschwarz.bsky.social)

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Jun 17

📢 Join us tomorrow, 12:15 CET (VMP9 A315) when @mgoldenprof.bsky.social will present her paper "Corruption as a Shared Dilemma: Survey Evidence from Legislators and Citizens in Three Countries" in our HPS³ seminar series at the UHH. All are welcome to attend! www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en/fachberei...

Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Jun 11

Great work! Congrats Timo!😊🥳

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Jun 3

📢 Join us tomorrow at 5.15 pm (VMP9, B130) when Judith Spirig will present her paper "Of Polish Victimhood: How Wikipedia Captures Collective Memory" in our HPS³ seminar series at the University of Hamburg. All are welcome to attend! ⬇️ www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/fachbereich-...

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · May 15

Super spannend! Herzlichen Glückwünsch 🥳

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · May 14

📢 Join us today at 5.15 pm (VMP9, S28) when Mark Hallerberg will present his paper "Great Power Perceptions of Multi-lateral Development Banks?" in our HPS³ seminar series at the University of Hamburg. All are welcome to attend! ⬇️ www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en/fachberei...

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Franziska Quoß @phanxi.bsky.social · Mar 31

📢 Our latest research (with L. Rudolph, @uni-konstanz.de) on operationalizing natural experiments, particularly extreme weather, has just been accepted @thejop.bsky.social 🌦️Natural experiments offer a unique way to analyze causal effects in real-world settings. But operationalization is often messy:

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Apr 1

Congrats! 🥳 Great paper!

Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Mar 27

Thrilled to be part of the MZES-DVPW Conference on Methods of Political Science & to present our paper "From Weather to Words:The Effect of Extreme Weather on Political Elite Communication" @moretsof.bsky.social & Lucas Schwarz. A special thanks to the MZES Travel Grant for Early Career Researchers!

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Sofia Morét @moretsof.bsky.social · Feb 28

🗳⁉️ Nach der Wahl ist vor der (Hamburger Bürgerschafts-)Wahl! Noch unentschlossen? Im Herbst habe ich an der Erstellung von Thesen für den Wahl-O-Mat mitgearbeitet und mit @haakjes.bsky.social u.a. Parteiprofile erstellt, die bei der Entscheidung helfen können: www.wahl-o-mat.de/hamburg2025/

Wahl-O-Mat

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Feb 24

📰Aufschlussreiche Analyse von Ajit Niranjan (@theguardian.com) darüber, wie sich die politische Diskussion über die Klimakrise verlagert hat. Ich durfte auch meine Einschätzung zu den Ergebnissen der gestrigen Wahl geben. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

German election shows how far green wave has receded in Europe

Result is further evidence that political conversation around the climate crisis has shifted

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Jessica Haak @haakjes.bsky.social · Feb 21

🌞Am Wahlsonntag ist mit milden Temperaturen zu rechnen. Mit MDR Wissen habe ich über den Einfluss des Wetters auf die Wahl gesprochen. Hörenswerter Beitrag, der auch Einblicke in meine eigene Forschung & den Zusammenhang von Extremwetter, Klimawandel & Wahlverhalten gibt ⬇️ www.mdr.de/wissen/audio...

Wie wirkt sich das Wetter auf Wahlen aus? | MDR.DE

Eine Bundestagswahl im Winter, die dann doch eher eine Frühling ist: Das Wetter könnte sich auf das Wahlverhalten auswirken, zeigt die Forschungslandschaft. Und nicht nur das Wetter, auch das Klima. v...

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