Danbischof
@danbischof.bsky.social
danbischof.com
Political Scientist: studying democracy with experiments & data
Professor | University of Münster
Associate Professor | Aarhus University
(he/him | "Sie" als Anrede brauche ich nicht)
Political Scientist: studying democracy with experiments & data
Professor | University of Münster
Associate Professor | Aarhus University
(he/him | "Sie" als Anrede brauche ich nicht)
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As it happens, we recently argued that the concept of hype which we applied to populism also applies to polarisation
Both are extremely counterproductive in the fight against the far right and fascism
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Both are extremely counterproductive in the fight against the far right and fascism
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A critique of the polarisation narrative: expanding the limits of democracy, parties and political participation - Contemporary Political Theory
Contemporary Political Theory - Public discourse about polarisation has become one of the latest hypes in politics, whether it is in the political sphere proper, the media, or academia. Much like...
link.springer.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
As it happens, we recently argued that the concept of hype which we applied to populism also applies to polarisation
Both are extremely counterproductive in the fight against the far right and fascism
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Both are extremely counterproductive in the fight against the far right and fascism
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
This reminds me terribly of how Nazis talked after the end of the Third Reich.
"I *just* followed the orders from Hitler, Himmler, Heydrich..."
It is important to stress that it doesn't matter at all if you followed orders. It is irrelevant.
You are responsible for people being killed.
"I *just* followed the orders from Hitler, Himmler, Heydrich..."
It is important to stress that it doesn't matter at all if you followed orders. It is irrelevant.
You are responsible for people being killed.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 1:59 PM
This reminds me terribly of how Nazis talked after the end of the Third Reich.
"I *just* followed the orders from Hitler, Himmler, Heydrich..."
It is important to stress that it doesn't matter at all if you followed orders. It is irrelevant.
You are responsible for people being killed.
"I *just* followed the orders from Hitler, Himmler, Heydrich..."
It is important to stress that it doesn't matter at all if you followed orders. It is irrelevant.
You are responsible for people being killed.
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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A helpful reminder: so-called 'remigration' is literally Nazi stuff
Germany: Legacy of Nazi Nuremberg Laws 90 years later
In 1935, the Nazis under Adolf Hitler introduced laws to discriminate against Germany's Jewish population, culminating in the Holocaust. Experts warn that the deadly ideology behind the laws has not been overcome.
www.dw.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM
A helpful reminder: so-called 'remigration' is literally Nazi stuff
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🎺 Call for proposals 🎺
1️⃣ replicate an existing experiment
2️⃣ run a novel experiment
on repdata.com
3️⃣ coauthor with Mary McGrath and me to meta-analyze the replications and existing studies
4️⃣ publish your study
details: alexandercoppock.com/replication_...
applications open Feb 1
please repost!
1️⃣ replicate an existing experiment
2️⃣ run a novel experiment
on repdata.com
3️⃣ coauthor with Mary McGrath and me to meta-analyze the replications and existing studies
4️⃣ publish your study
details: alexandercoppock.com/replication_...
applications open Feb 1
please repost!
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 PM
🎺 Call for proposals 🎺
1️⃣ replicate an existing experiment
2️⃣ run a novel experiment
on repdata.com
3️⃣ coauthor with Mary McGrath and me to meta-analyze the replications and existing studies
4️⃣ publish your study
details: alexandercoppock.com/replication_...
applications open Feb 1
please repost!
1️⃣ replicate an existing experiment
2️⃣ run a novel experiment
on repdata.com
3️⃣ coauthor with Mary McGrath and me to meta-analyze the replications and existing studies
4️⃣ publish your study
details: alexandercoppock.com/replication_...
applications open Feb 1
please repost!
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Why did antisemitism rise in Germany during the Covid pandemic? And why was this increase concentrated among political centrists, rather than on the fringes?
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
@kanol.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de @politikuhh.bsky.social @socfub.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
@kanol.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de @politikuhh.bsky.social @socfub.bsky.social
Cultural Roots of Prejudice: Cultural Scripts and the Reactivation of Antisemitism in Germany | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Cultural Roots of Prejudice: Cultural Scripts and the Reactivation of Antisemitism in Germany
doi.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Why did antisemitism rise in Germany during the Covid pandemic? And why was this increase concentrated among political centrists, rather than on the fringes?
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
@kanol.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de @politikuhh.bsky.social @socfub.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
@kanol.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de @politikuhh.bsky.social @socfub.bsky.social
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🚨 Postdoctoral Position at the University of Konstanz 🚨
We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making.
4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026
Please share widely 🙏
The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making.
4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026
Please share widely 🙏
The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
Postdoctoral Position at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”
Deadline: 20 February 2026, 12:00 pm CET
stellen.uni-konstanz.de
January 23, 2026 at 12:44 PM
🚨 Postdoctoral Position at the University of Konstanz 🚨
We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making.
4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026
Please share widely 🙏
The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making.
4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026
Please share widely 🙏
The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
Super happy about this. 🎉
Extremely happy and relieved to share that I've been hired as an Associate Professor in Political Science in Aarhus from February 1. Time to go get these ba⭐ds trying to undermine democracy and/or the sovereignty principle. And teach a whole lot of course. I will keep you posted!
January 23, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Super happy about this. 🎉
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⏳ 5 days left to apply!
4-year PhD position @stawi-univie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
in a collegial & supportive department.
Focus: representation, party competition, political behavior, political institutions, political economy, or related.
Deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
4-year PhD position @stawi-univie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
in a collegial & supportive department.
Focus: representation, party competition, political behavior, political institutions, political economy, or related.
Deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 AM
⏳ 5 days left to apply!
4-year PhD position @stawi-univie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
in a collegial & supportive department.
Focus: representation, party competition, political behavior, political institutions, political economy, or related.
Deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
4-year PhD position @stawi-univie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
in a collegial & supportive department.
Focus: representation, party competition, political behavior, political institutions, political economy, or related.
Deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
Well, the titanic tried to turn and that was exactly the reason why it ended up on seaground.
Uhh... not to be that guy but... I'm pretty sure the Titantic didn't, you know, "turn around."
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Well, the titanic tried to turn and that was exactly the reason why it ended up on seaground.
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Everyone is talking about the EU’s supposed trade bazooka -but understanding how it would actually work is a different matter.
For those who want to dig into the details, Arthur has you covered with a brilliant thread.
For those who want to dig into the details, Arthur has you covered with a brilliant thread.
🧵 Trump’s Greenland brinkmanship puts the EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument back on the table. Few cases fit economic coercion more cleanly.
But the ACI is often misunderstood. It’s not a bazooka, but a slow-loading cannon, able to fire anything from heavy shells to hot air. Here’s how it works ⬇️
But the ACI is often misunderstood. It’s not a bazooka, but a slow-loading cannon, able to fire anything from heavy shells to hot air. Here’s how it works ⬇️
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Everyone is talking about the EU’s supposed trade bazooka -but understanding how it would actually work is a different matter.
For those who want to dig into the details, Arthur has you covered with a brilliant thread.
For those who want to dig into the details, Arthur has you covered with a brilliant thread.
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📄 New WP version out: revised text, tightened argument, and new analysis.
The Politics of Evidence Selection (w/ @jesperasring.bsky.social)
Grateful for the helpful comments and presentation opportunities. Further feedback welcome!
🔗 osf.io/preprints/so...
The Politics of Evidence Selection (w/ @jesperasring.bsky.social)
Grateful for the helpful comments and presentation opportunities. Further feedback welcome!
🔗 osf.io/preprints/so...
January 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM
📄 New WP version out: revised text, tightened argument, and new analysis.
The Politics of Evidence Selection (w/ @jesperasring.bsky.social)
Grateful for the helpful comments and presentation opportunities. Further feedback welcome!
🔗 osf.io/preprints/so...
The Politics of Evidence Selection (w/ @jesperasring.bsky.social)
Grateful for the helpful comments and presentation opportunities. Further feedback welcome!
🔗 osf.io/preprints/so...
"Can't wait to see you."
Not sure but I doubt I would ever use this in a professional context of any sorts. And on a personal matter I wouldn't use it as it lacks any creativity in personal engagement.
Not sure but I doubt I would ever use this in a professional context of any sorts. And on a personal matter I wouldn't use it as it lacks any creativity in personal engagement.
January 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM
"Can't wait to see you."
Not sure but I doubt I would ever use this in a professional context of any sorts. And on a personal matter I wouldn't use it as it lacks any creativity in personal engagement.
Not sure but I doubt I would ever use this in a professional context of any sorts. And on a personal matter I wouldn't use it as it lacks any creativity in personal engagement.
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Largely unnoticed outside of Argentina, President Milei is planning a massive expansion of the intelligence service's powers – SIDE.
Among other things, agents would be allowed to arrest citizens.
I spoke with the Buenos Aires Herald about possible consequences and parallels to the country's past.
Among other things, agents would be allowed to arrest citizens.
I spoke with the Buenos Aires Herald about possible consequences and parallels to the country's past.
Rights groups warn SIDE arrest powers risk 'persecution and intimidation' - Buenos Aires Herald
More than 20 NGOs said that the decree granting broad discretion to intelligence services could become ‘a tool for massive surveillance’
buenosairesherald.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Largely unnoticed outside of Argentina, President Milei is planning a massive expansion of the intelligence service's powers – SIDE.
Among other things, agents would be allowed to arrest citizens.
I spoke with the Buenos Aires Herald about possible consequences and parallels to the country's past.
Among other things, agents would be allowed to arrest citizens.
I spoke with the Buenos Aires Herald about possible consequences and parallels to the country's past.
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📣Help needed! We are trying to reach people outside Europe with our short survey on research graphs! Could you share the link with someone? Take the survey yourself? Thanks in advance!! 🙏🌷🙏 (Europeans still welcome, of course!) supsy.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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January 13, 2026 at 6:38 PM
📣Help needed! We are trying to reach people outside Europe with our short survey on research graphs! Could you share the link with someone? Take the survey yourself? Thanks in advance!! 🙏🌷🙏 (Europeans still welcome, of course!) supsy.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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🔍 Can you help? Looking for everyday examples of misinformation
We’re working on an experimental project on media literacy and civic reasoning with @shoutoutuk.bsky.social and are looking for real-world examples of misinformation to use in a training intervention.
We’re working on an experimental project on media literacy and civic reasoning with @shoutoutuk.bsky.social and are looking for real-world examples of misinformation to use in a training intervention.
January 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
🔍 Can you help? Looking for everyday examples of misinformation
We’re working on an experimental project on media literacy and civic reasoning with @shoutoutuk.bsky.social and are looking for real-world examples of misinformation to use in a training intervention.
We’re working on an experimental project on media literacy and civic reasoning with @shoutoutuk.bsky.social and are looking for real-world examples of misinformation to use in a training intervention.
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„Die liberale CDU ist gerade die erfolgreichste CDU. Und vielleicht ist es das, was all jene so wütend macht, die eigentlich ganz andere Pläne haben.“
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
„Die liberale CDU ist gerade die erfolgreichste CDU. Und vielleicht ist es das, was all jene so wütend macht, die eigentlich ganz andere Pläne haben.“
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
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Maria Corina #Machado wurde also der #Friedensnobelpreis verliehen. Und viele jubeln jetzt: Ein "Zeichen gegen Trump" sei das, eine Hoffnung für die Welt. Das Gegenteil ist der Fall. Bitte informiert Euch. Als Nachkomme chilenischer Faschismusopfer ist mir das wirklich wichtig. Ein Thread: (1)
October 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Maria Corina #Machado wurde also der #Friedensnobelpreis verliehen. Und viele jubeln jetzt: Ein "Zeichen gegen Trump" sei das, eine Hoffnung für die Welt. Das Gegenteil ist der Fall. Bitte informiert Euch. Als Nachkomme chilenischer Faschismusopfer ist mir das wirklich wichtig. Ein Thread: (1)
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We’re organizing a workshop at Aarhus University. Please share and consider submitting!
🗓️ 13–14 April 2026 | 📝 Deadline: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 (extended abstract) — junior scholars prioritized
🎤 Keynotes: @stefwalter.bsky.social (Univ. of Zurich) & @hhuang.bsky.social (Ohio State)
🗓️ 13–14 April 2026 | 📝 Deadline: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 (extended abstract) — junior scholars prioritized
🎤 Keynotes: @stefwalter.bsky.social (Univ. of Zurich) & @hhuang.bsky.social (Ohio State)
January 15, 2026 at 1:52 PM
We’re organizing a workshop at Aarhus University. Please share and consider submitting!
🗓️ 13–14 April 2026 | 📝 Deadline: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 (extended abstract) — junior scholars prioritized
🎤 Keynotes: @stefwalter.bsky.social (Univ. of Zurich) & @hhuang.bsky.social (Ohio State)
🗓️ 13–14 April 2026 | 📝 Deadline: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 (extended abstract) — junior scholars prioritized
🎤 Keynotes: @stefwalter.bsky.social (Univ. of Zurich) & @hhuang.bsky.social (Ohio State)
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Our Department at Aalborg University is hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology with a focus on quantitative methods: www.stillinger.aau.dk/videnskabeli...
Associate Professor in sociology with focus on quantitative methods
At The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Society and Politics, a position as Associate Professor in Sociology with focus on quantitati...
www.stillinger.aau.dk
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Our Department at Aalborg University is hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology with a focus on quantitative methods: www.stillinger.aau.dk/videnskabeli...
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Wisst ihr noch? Geheimtreffen Potsdam? Innerhalb von 2 Jahren haben sich die Dinge so normalisiert, dass sie nichts mehr geheim machen müssen, es keinen Aufschrei gibt und sogar die Politik der als gesichert rechtsextrem eingestuften Partei umgesetzt wird, weil man sie "inhaltlich stellen" will.
January 15, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Wisst ihr noch? Geheimtreffen Potsdam? Innerhalb von 2 Jahren haben sich die Dinge so normalisiert, dass sie nichts mehr geheim machen müssen, es keinen Aufschrei gibt und sogar die Politik der als gesichert rechtsextrem eingestuften Partei umgesetzt wird, weil man sie "inhaltlich stellen" will.
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How do you measure the domestic mental load? 🧐
And how does your experience stack up against our research of 3,000 US parents?
I created a quiz using the same approach we use in peer-reviewed sociological research so you can find out!
Hope this sparks some conversations 💡
tally.so/r/447Xxk
And how does your experience stack up against our research of 3,000 US parents?
I created a quiz using the same approach we use in peer-reviewed sociological research so you can find out!
Hope this sparks some conversations 💡
tally.so/r/447Xxk
The Mental Load Quiz
Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.
tally.so
January 15, 2026 at 6:08 AM
How do you measure the domestic mental load? 🧐
And how does your experience stack up against our research of 3,000 US parents?
I created a quiz using the same approach we use in peer-reviewed sociological research so you can find out!
Hope this sparks some conversations 💡
tally.so/r/447Xxk
And how does your experience stack up against our research of 3,000 US parents?
I created a quiz using the same approach we use in peer-reviewed sociological research so you can find out!
Hope this sparks some conversations 💡
tally.so/r/447Xxk
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⏰ Last chance to apply to this postdoc in the LSE Government Department today 👇
🚨We're #hiring!
We're looking for a #Research #Fellow to join our team. The successful candidate will be part of the research project "Political #Finance in #Africa" led by Associate Professor @sarahbrierley.bsky.social for 2 years.
🗓️Apply by Monday 12 January 👇🏽
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
We're looking for a #Research #Fellow to join our team. The successful candidate will be part of the research project "Political #Finance in #Africa" led by Associate Professor @sarahbrierley.bsky.social for 2 years.
🗓️Apply by Monday 12 January 👇🏽
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Research Fellow (Political Finance in Africa (POLFINA))
Research Fellow (Political Finance in Africa (POLFINA)),
,
<p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #333333;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equi...
jobs.lse.ac.uk
January 12, 2026 at 8:40 AM
⏰ Last chance to apply to this postdoc in the LSE Government Department today 👇
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Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
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I've been playing with Lean to prove consistency of a 2-stage estimator in a sociology paper. I have a question for people who do lean proofs.
If you understand the theorem and the assumptions it relies on, how much can you treat the an LLM lean proof as a black box
If you understand the theorem and the assumptions it relies on, how much can you treat the an LLM lean proof as a black box
January 14, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I've been playing with Lean to prove consistency of a 2-stage estimator in a sociology paper. I have a question for people who do lean proofs.
If you understand the theorem and the assumptions it relies on, how much can you treat the an LLM lean proof as a black box
If you understand the theorem and the assumptions it relies on, how much can you treat the an LLM lean proof as a black box