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Heike Klüver
@heikekluever.bsky.social

Professor of Comparative Political Behavior, Humboldt Universität Berlin || Spokesperson DYNAMICS @dynamics.bsky.social‬ ||
Director Humboldt Governance Lab @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social‬

https://heike-kluever.com/ https://hu-govlab.de/ .. more

Political science 61%
Business 21%

❓ Who becomes a lobbyist – and through which career paths?

Come and join us for my talk at the Center for Conflict Research in Marburg tonight!

👉 Many thanks to my colleagues in Marburg for the invitation, and to the @dfg.de for funding the #MINLOBBY project.
📣 Weiter geht’s mit der Vortragsreihe „Konflikte in Gegenwart und Zukunft“!
Prof. Dr. Heike Klüver von der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin zu "Wer wird Lobbyist? Evidenz aus Deutschland" 💬

🗓️ Mo 19. Jan 2026 | 🕕 18:30 Uhr
📍 Deutscher Sprachatlas, Pilgrimstein 16,
🔗 Mehr Infos: uni-marburg.de/ZeRQTf

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📘 Presenting my new book project “How Democracies Can Survive” at the University of Hamburg

Come join us if you’re around! 👋

📅 Wednesday, 14 January 2026
⏰ 17:15–18:45
📍 VMP9, Room B130

👉 Many thanks to the HPS³ team for the invitation — looking forward to the discussion!

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📣 Weiter geht’s mit der Vortragsreihe „Konflikte in Gegenwart und Zukunft“!
Prof. Dr. Heike Klüver von der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin zu "Wer wird Lobbyist? Evidenz aus Deutschland" 💬

🗓️ Mo 19. Jan 2026 | 🕕 18:30 Uhr
📍 Deutscher Sprachatlas, Pilgrimstein 16,
🔗 Mehr Infos: uni-marburg.de/ZeRQTf

👏 Congratulations as well to the second prize winner, Marie Kübler!

🙏 Special thanks to the @dfg.de for generously funding this research.

📄 Read the article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🎉 Excited to share that our article “Adopting restriction: how coalition governments respond to radical right parties” (with @fabioellger.bsky.social) has won the Gordon Smith & Vincent Wright Memorial Prize 2025 from @wepsocial.bsky.social 🏆
🎉 The Gordon Smith & Vincent Wright Memorial Prizes 2025 have been awarded to @fabioellger.bsky.social & @heikekluever.bsky.social and Marie Kübler!

The full announcement can be found here:
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/journals/fwe...
The Gordon Smith and Vincent Wright Memorial Prizes
Explore the article collection: The Gordon Smith and Vincent Wright Memorial Prizes. Published in West European Politics.
www.tandfonline.com

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📌 Far-right and illiberal leaders increasingly use anti-LGBTQ rhetoric as a political tool. A new study by @haasvioleta.bsky.social, @bogatyrev.bsky.social, @tabouchadi.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social and @lstoetze.bsky.social shows this strategy can yield direct electoral benefits.

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📣 Does homophobia win elections?

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🗳️ Great workshop on young voters & the rise of the far right bringing together researchers, policymakers & civil society

🚀 Inspiring discussions on how to strengthen democratic resilience

📊 Insights: from the #COVIDEU project
🏛️ Host: @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
🌟 Funding: @volkswagenstiftung.de

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🚀 Giving the Laufer Lecture at the LMU!

🏛️ Honored to speak about current challenges to democracy and how we can strengthen democratic resilience.

📊 Amongst others, I present our Brandmauer study featured in a recent op-ed in the SZ.

📅 24 Nov 2025, 14:00
📍 Great Hall (E120)

tinyurl.com/3shaawbt
Demokratie: Wenn die Rechte mitregiert, wird sie nicht geschwächt – im Gegenteil
Eine Untersuchung von 57 Ländern zeigt: Wenn die Rechte in Verantwortung kommt, gewinnt sie dazu. Daraus lässt sich für Deutschland lernen.
tinyurl.com
📣 Tomorrow!

Why are far-right parties becoming more attractive to young people — and what can strengthen democratic resilience?

Join researchers, policymakers, educators & civil society for insights and discussion.

🗓️ Berlin, 21 Nov, 14–17h
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw
More and more young people are turning to the far right. Why and what can we do about it?

Join our #COVIDEU Workshop on Nov 21 (2–5 PM) to discuss causes and counter-strategies.

🚀 Hosted by @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
💡 Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw

Hi @chanret.bsky.social, you can find the preprint here: osf.io/preprints/so...
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📣 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
Demokratie: Wenn die Rechte mitregiert, wird sie nicht geschwächt – im Gegenteil
Eine Untersuchung von 57 Ländern zeigt: Wenn die Rechte in Verantwortung kommt, gewinnt sie dazu. Daraus lässt sich für Deutschland lernen.
www.sueddeutsche.de
Morgen sind: Daniel Ziblatt, Thomas Weber, Daniel Siemens, Tamara Ehs, Heike Klüver u.v.a. im GORKI Theater in Berlin. Und im Livestream ab 19.30h – im Rat der Geschichte: Was hilft gegen die AfD?

www.gorki.de/de/der-rat-d...

🔹 Roundtable Discussion
Moderated by @markuskollberg.bsky.social
With
💬 Dr. Lena Gumnior (MP, The Greens)
💬 Sara Binzer Hobolt (LSE)
💬 Heike Klüver (HU Berlin)
💬 Theresa Kuhn (Uni Amsterdam)
💬 Max Hilse (Löbau lebt e.V. & Görlitz District Youth Council)
💬 Andrei Arnst (Principal, Neuenhagen School)

More and more young people are turning to the far right. Why and what can we do about it?

Join our #COVIDEU Workshop on Nov 21 (2–5 PM) to discuss causes and counter-strategies.

🚀 Hosted by @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
💡 Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw
👉 What works against right-wing extremism?

Excited to discuss this question with Tamara Ehs, Carolin Lange, Daniel Siemens, Thomas Weber & Daniel Ziblatt at Berlin’s Maxim Gorki Theater - together with German politicians and author Mely Kiyak.

🗓️ Nov 8, 7:30 pm
🔗 www.gorki.de/de/der-rat-d...

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🚀 Join us for a number of exciting talks in our Politics Lecture Series @humboldtuni.bsky.social!
📣 The Politics Lecture Series is back with a fantastic line-up!

Opening talk: Melissa Sands (LSE) on “Measuring Racial Avoidance on Virtual Streets”
Tue, 28 Oct 2025, 12–1 pm, Room 002

Everyone is welcomed to attend!

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📣 The Politics Lecture Series is back with a fantastic line-up!

Opening talk: Melissa Sands (LSE) on “Measuring Racial Avoidance on Virtual Streets”
Tue, 28 Oct 2025, 12–1 pm, Room 002

Everyone is welcomed to attend!
Why do people turn to populist parties? 🤔

📣 Our new study just published at @ejprjournal.bsky.social shows it’s not just real inequality - it’s perceived inequality that drives populism.

📌 Blog: hu-govlab.de/en/perceived...
📊 Study: tinyurl.com/msnndnpn
🏛️ Funded by: @scripts-berlin.eu

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📣 Check out the latest post on
@transformecon.bsky.social, a blog by @bertelsmannst.bsky.social. It's by researchers affiliated with Humboldt GovLab: @timwapps.bsky.social, @lstoetze.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social & @antvalentim.bsky.social. 🎉

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🚀 Excited to kick off the 1st Annual Workshop of the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social at @humboldtuni.bsky.social today!

💥 Looking forward to engaging discussions on democracy, governance, and how to strengthen democratic resilience.

🔗 More about the GovLab: hu-govlab.de
🎉 Today at @humboldtuni.bsky.social the 1st Annual Workshop of the Humboldt Governance Lab!

🚀 Inspiring discussions on the challenges facing democracy & how to strengthen it.

🔗 More information on the GovLab: hu-govlab.de

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🎉 Today at @humboldtuni.bsky.social the 1st Annual Workshop of the Humboldt Governance Lab!

🚀 Inspiring discussions on the challenges facing democracy & how to strengthen it.

🔗 More information on the GovLab: hu-govlab.de
1/ New paper out in Electoral Studies with @heikekluever.bsky.social and @cornelius-erfort.bsky.social
We show that nuclear power plants reduce electoral support for Green parties in Germany.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A thread on the paper:
How nuclear power hurts the Greens: Evidence from German nuclear power plants
What are the electoral consequences of nuclear energy for Green parties? Despite the centrality of nuclear opposition to Green party platforms, and th…
www.sciencedirect.com

We’re live! 🚀

Just launched the Humboldt GovLab with a great workshop on #CitizensAssemblies @humboldtuni.bsky.social

Because strengthening democracy takes more than ideas.
It takes evidence. And collaboration.

Follow us @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
🌐 hu-govlab.de
📣 It’s official – we launched the Humboldt Governance Lab! 📣

We use innovative methods to deliver evidence-based insights for policy-makers, public admin, and civil society – tackling the key challenges facing democracy today.

🌐 hu-govlab.de
@humboldtuni.bsky.social

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📣 It’s official – we launched the Humboldt Governance Lab! 📣

We use innovative methods to deliver evidence-based insights for policy-makers, public admin, and civil society – tackling the key challenges facing democracy today.

🌐 hu-govlab.de
@humboldtuni.bsky.social

Congratulations! These are excellent news! Absolutely deserved!