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Kathrin Ackermann

@ackermannk.bsky.social

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Associate Professor @ University of Siegen Political Science | Political Psychology | Participation | Political Behavior | Empirical Democracy Research https://kathrinackermann.github.io/

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Kathrin Ackermann @ackermannk.bsky.social · 20d

🥲 Thank you for the kind words, @nilssteiner.bsky.social! It was a great honor and pleasure for me to serve as spokesperson for @dvpw.bsky.social #AKWahlen for 6 years and to work with you, @conradziller.bsky.social, @heikogiebler.bsky.social and @melff.bsky.social in the steering committee.

Nils Steiner @nilssteiner.bsky.social · 20d

The conference marked the end of @ackermannk.bsky.social’s second term as spokesperson.

Kathrin, thank you so much for your dedicated service to the #AKWahlen over the past six years!

Conrad and I will miss working with you in this capacity.

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Kathrin Ackermann @ackermannk.bsky.social · 17d

Herzliche Gratulation, liebe Theresa, und einen guten Start in Hamburg 👏🚀

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Reposted by Ruth Dassonneville, Maria Sobolewska, Kathrin Ackermann

Silja Häusermann @siljahausermann.bsky.social · 19d

The call for papers for the first ever EPSS conference 2026 in Belfast is open until November 7th 2025.

epssnet.org/belfast-2026/

@rdassonneville.bsky.social and I will be chairing the section on Electoral and Voting Behavior. We look forward to your submissions and to a fantastic conference!

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Kathrin Ackermann @ackermannk.bsky.social · 20d

... and congratulations to @sgarritzmann.bsky.social on her election 👏 Have fun and a good time in your new role!

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Nils Steiner @nilssteiner.bsky.social · 20d

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Reposted by Kai Arzheimer, Thorsten Faas, Robert Huber , and 2 more Kai Arzheimer, Thorsten Faas, Robert Huber, David Darmofal, Kathrin Ackermann

Nils Steiner @nilssteiner.bsky.social · 20d

Two fantastic days of the annual conference of the #AKWahlen are now behind us.

Many thanks for the many excellent presentations, the friendly atmosphere, and to the local Berlin team for the fabulous organisation on site! ❤️

Watch out for the special issue in @electoralstudies.bsky.social!

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Reposted by Marc Debus, Thorsten Faas, Kathrin Ackermann

Conrad Ziller @conradziller.bsky.social · 21d

🗳️ Tag 1 der AK-Wahlen-Tagung @ FU Berlin

💡Hervorragende Präsentationen und intensive Diskussionen zu aktuellen Themen der Wahl- und Einstellungsforschung

🤝 Viele Gelegenheiten zum Networking

📝 Wir freuen uns auf den zweiten Tag mit weiteren spannenden Einblicken!

#Wahlforschung #AKWahlen

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Kathrin Ackermann @ackermannk.bsky.social · 22d

Ganz herzliche Gratulation, lieber Marcel! Das sind wirklich super Neuigkeiten 👏🚀

Reposted by Staffan Kumlin, Kathrin Ackermann

Lisanne de Blok @ldeblok.bsky.social · Sep 8

Finding: political trust can influence how people experience socio-economic risks 💡

In our article in @joftrustres.bsky.social, Atle Haugsgjerd & I show that political trust works as a psychological coping-mechanism - especially for those who believe the welfare state should manage economic risks.

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Kathrin Ackermann @ackermannk.bsky.social · Sep 5

Noch einmal ganz herzlichen Glückwunsch:)

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Nicole Milman Doerr @nicolemilmandoerr.bsky.social · Sep 2

Uni Siegen is looking for at a postdoc or a PhD candidate who want to work with me on migration, qualitative research and mobilization.
lnkd.in/eZzBnj4m
Thanks for sharing
Nicole 🐬

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DVPW @dvpw.bsky.social · Sep 1

Der #Call for Proposals für die #Dreiländertagung #3LT2026 von DVPW, @oegpw.bsky.social & SVPW/ASSP ist offen. Wir freuen uns auf Vorschläge für Panels & Papers bis zum 14.11.2025!

Alle Infos 👉 www.dvpw.de/veranstaltun...

#CfP 14.11. #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft #SpreadTheWord

Foto des Wandgemäldes "The Future is Europe" von NovaDead in Brüssel. Foto von Jeremy Segrott, Wikimedia. Oben links in blauer Schrift: Dreiländertagung. 17.-19. Juni 2026. Zeppelin Universität. Friedrichshafen. Darunter die Logos von DVPW, ÖGPW und SVPW/ASSP in Schwarz. Quer über das Bild blaue Streifen wie Absperrband, darauf in gelber Schrift: Call for Proposals bis 14. November 2025. Europas Zukunft - Zukunft Europa. Innere Spannungen und äußere Herausforderungen.

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Jessica Kuhlmann @jessicakuhlm.bsky.social · Aug 25

Looking forward to my first @ecpr.bsky.social conference! 💫

📣 On Wednesday, I will present joint work with @ackermannk.bsky.social on attitudes toward noncitizen voting.

📣 On Friday, I will present results from my interviews with local politicians in the US.

Excited to meet everyone! #ECPRgc25

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Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social · Jul 28

My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years.

If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!

shorturl.at/kcTbG

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Reposted by David M. Farrell, Stefanie Walter, Justin H. Kirkland , and 2 more David M. Farrell, Stefanie Walter, Justin H. Kirkland, Heike Klüver, Kathrin Ackermann

Zeynep Somer-Topcu @zeynsom.bsky.social · Jun 27

If you have not read @kenbenoit.bsky.social statement, please do! And support @epssnet.bsky.social by becoming a member today! www.linkedin.com/pulse/suppor...

Support for the European Political Science Society

Statement of Support for the European Political Science Society In 2009, when Ray Duch , Thomas Plümper and I founded the European Political Science Association, we debated whether to create a private...

www.linkedin.com

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Reposted by Marc Debus, Thorsten Faas, Heike Delitz , and 4 more Marc Debus, Thorsten Faas, Heike Delitz, Thomas M. Meyer, Sarah Colvin, Claudia Landwehr, Kathrin Ackermann

Jochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · Jul 14

📣 Postdoc (75 %, 3 yrs) at @unigreifswald.bsky.social — start autumn 2025 on perhaps Germany’s most beautiful campus. Know someone with a PhD (or nearly done) in Political Science? ⬇️ #PolSci #Postdoc

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Heike Klüver @heikekluever.bsky.social · Jul 9

📣 Call for Applications 📣

3-year Postdoc position in Berlin 🚀

Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social

Great people, great projects, great city – come work with us!

🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025

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Reposted by Markus Freitag, Stuart J. Turnbull‐Dugarte, M Josep , and 1 more Markus Freitag, Stuart J. Turnbull‐Dugarte, M Josep, Kathrin Ackermann

Enrique Hernández @ehernandez.bsky.social · Jul 2

New paper @electoralstudies.bsky.social

With @gricoc.bsky.social and @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social we study the presence of legislators with urban and rural backgrounds in national parliaments

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

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Rural representation in Europe: The presence of place in national parliaments

Recent research shows a growing rural-urban divide in political attitudes and behavior, which has given currency to expressions like “places that don'…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Kathrin Ackermann @ackermannk.bsky.social · Jul 2

Alles Liebe nachträglich zum Geburtstag, liebe Rahel 🥂 genieß die #WEURO2025 und hab einen guten Start ins neue Lebensjahr mit vielen neuen Aufgaben an der neuen Wirkungsstätte!

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Kathrin Ackermann @ackermannk.bsky.social · Jul 1

Congratulations, Gijs 👏 enjoy ISPP!

Reposted by Simon Hix, Archon Fung, Carl Henrik Knutsen , and 8 more Simon Hix, Archon Fung, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Jörg Peters, Stefan Müller, Stefanie Walter, Justin H. Kirkland, Miriam A. Golden, Markus Wagner, Tom van der Meer, Kathrin Ackermann

Macartan Humphreys @macartan.bsky.social · Jun 27

@wzb.bsky.social is searching for new director for the study of democracy

These are extraordinary senior positions; tenured wth funding to establish a new dept & pursue big agendas

www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...

🚨Please share widely!

#Polisky @epssnet.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social

wzb.eu

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Kathrin Ackermann @ackermannk.bsky.social · Jun 27

Excited to learn about the latest developments in the European Political Science community 👏🚀
Thanks to everyone who is actively involved!

👇 Check out the website and join @epssnet.bsky.social

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Jun 26

🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.

🔗 epssnet.org

Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.

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Reposted by Simon Hix, Olga Onuch, Axel Dreher , and 34 more Simon Hix, Olga Onuch, Axel Dreher, Sara B. Hobolt, Fabrizio Gilardi, Ruth Dassonneville, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Stefan Müller, Stefanie Walter, Anne Rasmussen, Nils B. Weidmann, Alexander Wuttke, Justin H. Kirkland, Colombia, Andreas Dür, Mark Hallerberg, Simon Weschle, Miriam A. Golden, Ingo Rohlfing, Lisa Dellmuth, Markus Wagner, Thomas M. Meyer, Sven‐Oliver Proksch, Thomas Hegghammer, Christian Flachsland, Toni Rodón, Damian Trilling, Christian Rauh, Heike Klüver, Tom Louwerse, Noam Lupu, Pepper D. Culpepper, Lynette H. Ong, Jani Erola, Roman Senninger, Kathrin Ackermann, Anita Gohdes

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Jun 26

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Rubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · Jun 26

Now that #EPSA2025 has begun, I invite you to attend the panel "Understanding the Rural-Urban Cleavage", which I will be pleased to chair next Saturday at 3 p.m. @lawrencemckay.bsky.social and @astroppe.bsky.social will present really interesting papers!

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Jessica Kuhlmann @jessicakuhlm.bsky.social · Jun 26

I’m presenting my paper on political trust among German citizens with migrant backgrounds today at #EPSA2025 (@epsanet.bsky.social).

Come join us at 11.20 in room -1.A.04! 📣

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Jessica Kuhlmann @jessicakuhlm.bsky.social · Jun 25

❕📣 My first paper is now published!

“They don’t have the time for that, participating in politics” - How local politicians interpret political integration in the USA.

It is available as open access in the Journal of International Migration and Integration.

doi.org/10.1007/s121...

Screenshot of the title and abstract for the paper "They don’t have the time for that, participating in politics - How local politicians interpret political integration in the USA."

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Kathrin Ackermann @ackermannk.bsky.social · Jun 24

Studienort gesucht?
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www.spiegel.de/start/studie...

Unistädte im Porträt: »In Siegen ist man nicht nur irgendeine Nummer«

Wie lebt es sich in einer der günstigsten Studistädte Deutschlands? Ziemlich gut, findet Studentin Anna Lena Schmidt. An Siegen schätzt sie nicht nur die lebendige Unigemeinschaft, sondern auch die um...

www.spiegel.de

Reposted by Markus Heße, Stefan Müller, Jürgen Maier , and 5 more Markus Heße, Stefan Müller, Jürgen Maier, Ben Crum, Christian Flachsland, Werner Krause, Johannes Breuer, Kathrin Ackermann

Christian Rauh @chrauh.bsky.social · Jun 19

❗ The 𝘞𝘡𝘉 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯 (@wzb.bsky.social‬) establishes a 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 for the 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 and is looking for its future 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 ❗

📣 Let all the excellent democracy researchers out there know! ⁣
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wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire... ⁣

#Polisky
@epsanet.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social

Director for the study of democracy

The Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB Berlin Social Science Center) is Germany’s leading non-university research institute for fundamental social science research, with a...

wzb.eu

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Arbeitskreis Parteienforschung der DVPW @akpf-dvpw.bsky.social · Apr 16

📢 CfP: Unsere diesjährige #Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises #Parteienforschung findet am 8.-9. Oktober in #Berlin statt! 🏙️ Der Fokus liegt auf den #Parteien zur #Bundestagswahl, aber es wird wieder ein #offenesPanel geben. Abstracts bitte bis zum 15. Juni an die 3 Sprecher:innen. 📝 @dvpw.bsky.social

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Conrad Ziller @conradziller.bsky.social · May 20

📣 Call for Papers: Jahrestagung DVPW-Arbeitskreises "Wahlen und politische Einstellungen"

📅 18.-19. September 2025 Freie Universität Berlin

📨 Einreichungsfrist Abstracts: 15. Juni 2025 an [email protected]

@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @dvpw.bsky.social

www.dvpw.de/fileadmin/us...

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