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Lucas Leemann

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Professor University of Zurich @ipz.bsky.social — interested in comparative politics & data science — representation, participation, direct democracy — @leewas.bsky.social — @bjpols.bsky.social — DigDemLab — Co-founder of https://leewas.ch/ .. more

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Electoral Studies @electoralstudies.bsky.social · 17h

...which neatly ties to research on the effect of prepaid postage in particular. We have not one but two papers here for you! One by Jenny Yin, Thomas Willi and @lucasleemann.bsky.social on the effect of prepaid postage on turnout in Switzerland

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Electoral Studies @electoralstudies.bsky.social · 17h

Today is #WorldPostDay, marking the establishment of the Universal Postal Union—a UN agency coordinating postal policies globally. The post revolutionised communication and is an increasingly common voting method, so to mark the occasion, here are some of our recent articles on postal voting... 📫 ✉️

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Tom Hunter @tommccraehunter.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 New(ish) Publication Alert! Delighted to see my article Credit Claiming in the EU @thejop.bsky.social I explore a classic question for accountability in Europe: when and why do govs claim credit for the work of the EU and shift blame onto Brussels to avoid responsibility? doi.org/10.1086/732970

Credit Claiming in the European Union | The Journal of Politics: Vol 87, No 3

Incumbents in multilevel systems are assumed to exploit uncertainty of responsibility by claiming credit and shifting blame, yet little is known about when and how they engage in these rhetorical stra...

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Reposted by Lucas Leemann, Chris Hanretty, Janne Tukiainen

Francesca R. Jensenius @fr-jensenius.bsky.social · 2d

Very happy to be able to share the polling-level dataset on Indian Parliamentary Elections 2009, 2014, 2019 that we have been working on for more than a decade. Both the data and the data descriptor are open access: rdcu.be/eujHH

@statsvitenskap.bsky.social @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social

Screen shot of the title and abstract of the article I am talking about

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LeeWas @leewas.bsky.social · 8d

𝗚𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗸𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 – 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿ä𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗵ä𝗹𝘁𝗻𝗶𝘀 𝘇𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝗨 𝗻𝗲𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗽3: Das und vieles mehr zeigt die neue @20min.ch -/Tamedia-Wahlumfrage von @leewas.bsky.social

cc @lucasleemann.bsky.social

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Le Temps @letemps.ch · 9d

Dernier entré, Martin Pfister est le conseiller fédéral le plus populaire

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 9d

What's the difference between @epssnet.bsky.social and the "old" EPSA, and why you should come to our conference in Belfast in June 2026: epssnet.org/uncategorize...

Difference Between EPSS and EPSA: What to Know for 2026

Confused about the difference between EPSS and EPSA? Learn how they differ in governance, structure, and their 2026 conferences.

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LeeWas @leewas.bsky.social · 10d

𝗠𝗲𝗵𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗳ü𝗿 𝗘𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶 𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗪ä𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘄𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗲𝗻: Das und vieles mehr zeigen die Zusatzauswertungen in der @20min.ch -/Tamedia-Nachbefragung von LeeWas zu den eidgenössischen Volksabstimmungen vom 28. Sept. 2025.

cc @lucasleemann.bsky.social #chvote #abst25

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LeeWas @leewas.bsky.social · 10d

Der vollständige Bericht der @20min.online -/Tamedia-Nachbefragung von @leewas.bsky.social ist nun online: leewas.ch/referenzen/

@tagesanzeiger.bsky.social
@peligro.bsky.social @marcbrup.bsky.social
@yannickwiget.bsky.social
@mathiaslutz.bsky.social
@lucasleemann.bsky.social

#chvote #abst25 #EID

Berichte | LeeWas

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LeeWas @leewas.bsky.social · 11d

Die legendäre @leewas.bsky.social -Abstimmungsnadel tickt und tickt….

….mit aktuell knappem Ja zur E-ID (± 1.4%)

cc @tagesanzeiger.bsky.social
@peligro.bsky.social @marcbrup.bsky.social
@yannickwiget.bsky.social
@mathiaslutz.bsky.social #chvote #abst25 #EID

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Mario Stäuble @peligro.bsky.social · 11d

Live-Hochrechnung zu den Abstimmungen:
Abschaffung Eigenmietwert – rund 60 Prozent ja.
E-ID – auf Messers Schneide. Jetzt 51 Prozent Nein, aber Fehlerbereich noch 2,5 Prozent. Alle Prognosen hier: www.tagesanzeiger.ch/karten-und-g...

Karten und Grafiken: Die Schweiz stimmt ab: Alle Resultate im Überblick

Die Stimmberechtigten entscheiden über die Abschaffung des Eigenmietwerts und die E-ID. Auch alle Ergebnisse der kantonalen Abstimmungen finden Sie in dieser Übersicht.

www.tagesanzeiger.ch

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Mathias Lutz @mathiaslutz.bsky.social · 11d

Abschaffung des Eigenmietwerts: 62,9% JA
E-ID-Gesetz: 50,4% JA
So die ersten Prognosen unserer #Hochrechnungen zum #Abstimmungssonntag mit
@leewas.bsky.social

Liveprognosen verfolgen:
www.tagesanzeiger.ch/790131388382
#CHvote #Abst25 #Eigenmietwert #eID

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LeeWas @leewas.bsky.social · 11d

Die legendäre @leewas.bsky.social -Abstimmungsnadel tickt – mit Liveprognose in Echtzeit!

Jetzt den Abstimmungssonntag verfolgen: tagesanzeiger.ch

cc @lucasleemann.bsky.social #abst25 #chvote #Eigenmietwert #EID

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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 12d

Ballot after ballot, #directdemocracy shows us where representation did not work.

Take today's vote on a tax break for homeowners: @leewas.bsky.social polls suggest it is largely supported by homeowners, a group with a strong lobby. Renters tend to oppose it, with ≈60% being renters in Switzerland

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Reposted by Ben H. Ansell, Richard S.J. Tol, Will Jennings , and 11 more Ben H. Ansell, Richard S.J. Tol, Will Jennings, Hugo Mercier, Catherine E. De Vries, Lucas Leemann, Robert Huber, Cameron Campbell, Maria Abreu, Evert Meijers, Stuart J. Turnbull‐Dugarte, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Francesco Nicoli, Björn Bremer

Ala Alrababah @aalrababah.bsky.social · 23d

🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...

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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 24d

#POLITKOLUMNE: A plutocracy rather than a democracy? A person above the median income is electorally worth 1.16 times a pereson below the median.

In Swiss direct democracy, however, wins & defeats are distributed quite equally across income classes @leewas.bsky.social www.derbund.ch/politkolumne...

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Reposted by Thomas Saalfeld, Lucas Leemann, Klaus H. Goetz , and 1 more Thomas Saalfeld, Lucas Leemann, Klaus H. Goetz, Tarik Abou‐Chadi

Markus Kollberg @markuskollberg.bsky.social · Sep 3

Returning from vacation and looking for a late summer read? @ivobantel.bsky.social and I got you covered!

In our new @wepsocial.bsky.social paper, we assess how mainstream parties rhetorically create an affect-based "common front" against the radical right.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Mirco Good @goodmirco.bsky.social · Aug 21

A milestone today: my first PhD publication, co-authored with Fabio Wasserfallen, is out in the @spsr.bsky.social. The article compares Swiss Euroscepticism—just as the title promises. The article is open access: doi.org/10.1111/spsr...

Bar chart comparing public perceptions of the EU across European countries. Switzerland stands out with one of the highest shares of negative views (very negative or fairly negative) and the lowest positive evaluations, similar only to the UK and Czech Republic. Most other countries, including Norway and Iceland, show more positive or neutral attitudes.

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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · Aug 8

This is an important opportunity for European poli sci: contribute
to getting EPSS off to a fantastic start by submitting your work to next year’s conference. I’m section chair for Migration Politics together with @aalrababah.bsky.social and can’t wait to see the cool mig research you have for us 🔥

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast 
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026 
📍 ICC Belfast 
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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Reposted by Lucas Leemann, Justin H. Kirkland, Mirya R. Holman , and 3 more Lucas Leemann, Justin H. Kirkland, Mirya R. Holman, Thomas M. Meyer, Sven‐Oliver Proksch, Bonnie N. Field

Verena Reidinger @reidingerve.bsky.social · Aug 14

Do men see gender parity in representation as detrimental to their interests? What about when women’s representation exceeds parity? And how do such shifts affect men’s fairness perceptions? I address these questions in my article, now published in PRQ. 1/9

 doi.org/10.1177/1065...

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Aug 11

NEW -

How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD

"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"

- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social

#OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract discussing the dynamics of mainstream and radical political rhetoric regarding anti-immigrant policies, highlighting differences in societal responses and enforcement norms based on the source of the rhetoric.

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Lucas Leemann @lucasleemann.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Lucas Leemann @lucasleemann.bsky.social · Aug 8

Belfast, not Dublin 🫢

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Lucas Leemann @lucasleemann.bsky.social · Aug 7

I have been at every single EPSA conference since EPSA was founded. I am excited to attend EPSS 2026 in Dublin - below some clarifications on EPSA and EPSS

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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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7

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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · Nov 17

Just created a starter package on political scientists *explicitly* working on political representation from my contact list. Let me know if you want to be added! 🙏

go.bsky.app/Tu5YrVx

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Daniel Bochsler @dbchslr.bsky.social · Nov 17

go.bsky.app/L8ry7HR

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Jul 14

I am so honored, happy, and still a bit in disbelief that my book "The Normalization of the Radical Right" has won APSA's Dahl Award and the best book prize for the Democracy and Autocracy Section.

I can't thank enough everyone who has helped out with this project throughout the years.

APSA @apsa.bsky.social · Jul 14

Congratulations to the 2025 APSA Award Winners

APSA is delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 APSA awards! APSA recognizes and honors the work of various scholars who have made outstanding contributions to political science research, teaching and service. Recipients will be honored at the…

Congratulations to the 2025 APSA Award Winners

APSA is delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 APSA awards! APSA recognizes and honors the work of various scholars who have made outstanding contributions to political science research, teaching and service. Recipients will be honored at the APSA Awards Reception during the 121st APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Vancouver, BC, Canada. DISSERTATION AWARDS Gabriel A. Almond Award…

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WZB Democracy @wzbdemocracy.bsky.social · Jul 20

The WZB Transformations of Democracy unit hosted a great workshop on how ideas of Democracy evolve over time . A great group & lots of scholarly progress.

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