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Dylan Paltra
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PhD Student @Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg I Political Science | Parties 🎉 | Image & Text-as-Data 🌆 | He / Him
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Dylan Paltra @dpltr22.bsky.social · Dec 1
🚨Publication Alert!
My first first-author publication with @msaeltzer.bsky.social and @pluggedchris.bsky.social is out in @polbehavior.bsky.social, which began as my bachelor's thesis. We study how party polarization shapes affective polarization—with a particularly important role of the AfD. (1/7)🧵
Cover page of the article. "Affective States: Cultural and Affective Polarization in a Multilevel-Multiparty System" by Dylan Paltra, Marius Sältzer and Christian Stecker. "Affective Polarization—the growing mutual dislike among partisan groups—has been identified as a major concern in democracies. Although both economic and cultural ideological divides contribute to ideological polarization, their affective consequences can differ. This paper argues that cultural polarization becomes especially consequential when mobilized by far-right parties. Using data from 116 elections in Germany’s 16 states (1990-2023), we combine more than 550 state-level manifestos with more than 150,000 survey responses to examine how party polarization translates into voter affect. Our analyses show that both economic and cultural polarization increase affective divides, but cultural disagreements fuel hostility only in the presence of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). Acting as a cultural entrepreneur, the AfD amplifies the emotional impact of cultural divisions such as immigration, employing affective rhetoric and provoking strong rejection from other parties and voters. These findings highlight the catalytic role of far-right parties in transforming ideological competition into affective polarization."
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bjpols.bsky.social
NEW -

Gender Bias in Legislative Oversight: Do Parliamentarians Control Women Ministers More Tightly than Men Ministers? - https://cup.org/45Rm9Z6

- @corinnakroeber.bsky.social, @lenastephan.bsky.social, @sarahdingler.bsky.social & @camilamontero.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract of a scholarly article discussing the influence of legislators' gender on the questioning behaviors in parliamentary activities.
January 22, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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politicalbeauty.bsky.social
Diese Studie ist eine Sensation: Heike Klüver hat 1.237 Regierungen in 57 Demokratien über 50 Jahre ausgewertet. Die Schlüsselfrage: Werden Rechtsextreme „entzaubert“, wenn sie mitregieren?

Die Antwort – eindeutig: Nein. Sobald rechtsextreme Parteien an der Regierung sitzen, profitieren sie.
January 19, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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ankuepfer.bsky.social
🎊 I successfully defended my PhD at the University of Mannheim yesterday! Huge thanks to my fantastic supervisors, Christian Stecker (@pluggedchris.bsky.social) and Chris Arnold (@chrisguarnold.bsky.social), for guiding and supporting me every step of the way!
#multimodaldata #politicalbehaviour
pluggedchris.bsky.social Christian Stecker @pluggedchris.bsky.social · 8d
Huge congratulations to newly minted Dr. Andreas Küpfer @ankuepfer.bsky.social on successfully defending his excellent PhD at the University of Mannheim (supervised with @chrisguarnold.bsky.social ). Many thanks to Thomas Gschwend and Marc Ratkovic for their thoughtful and constructive reports.
January 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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adriandaub.bsky.social
Allow me to translate: “it’s okay to kill these people because they’re queers”
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d
Jesse Watters highlights that Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE, had "pronouns in her bio" and "leaves behind a lesbian partner and a child from a previous marriage"
January 8, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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karstendonnay.bsky.social
📄 New paper out in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social with my amazing co-author @plutscher.bsky.social !

💡 Ever wondered if authoritarian strongman messaging also works in democracies? We find that, yes, it did under Trump during the BLM protests in the U.S. in 2020.

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Abstract for the publication "Does Hard Propaganda (Also) Work in Democracies? Evidence from the United States"
December 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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ejprjournal.bsky.social
Fear, anger, and populism on Twitter/X 😡

Using machine learning on 1M UK tweets, @giulianoformisano.bsky.social, Jörg Friedrichs, Florian S. Schaffner & Niklas Stoehr seperate #Populist from #Governmentalist rhetoric and track how emotions drive #PoliticalCommunication
Populism and governmentalism as thin-centered ideologies: Emotions and frames on social media | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Populism and governmentalism as thin-centered ideologies: Emotions and frames on social media
buff.ly
December 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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corinnakroeber.bsky.social
🚨 Postdoc in Comparative Politics/Public Opinion (2 years)

We’re hiring a 100% Postdoc at the University of Greifswald.

✨ What makes this job special: Two full years to focus on research (no teaching, no admin overload) embedded into an International Research Training Group
Postdoctoral Research Associate - International Research Training Group 2560 “Baltic Peripeties" 25/E19
Stellenausschreibung Institut für Politik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
www.uni-greifswald.de
December 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
dpltr22.bsky.social
🚨Publication Alert!
My first first-author publication with @msaeltzer.bsky.social and @pluggedchris.bsky.social is out in @polbehavior.bsky.social, which began as my bachelor's thesis. We study how party polarization shapes affective polarization—with a particularly important role of the AfD. (1/7)🧵
Cover page of the article. "Affective States: Cultural and Affective Polarization in a Multilevel-Multiparty System" by Dylan Paltra, Marius Sältzer and Christian Stecker. "Affective Polarization—the growing mutual dislike among partisan groups—has been identified as a major concern in democracies. Although both economic and cultural ideological divides contribute to ideological polarization, their affective consequences can differ. This paper argues that cultural polarization becomes especially consequential when mobilized by far-right parties. Using data from 116 elections in Germany’s 16 states (1990-2023), we combine more than 550 state-level manifestos with more than 150,000 survey responses to examine how party polarization translates into voter affect. Our analyses show that both economic and cultural polarization increase affective divides, but cultural disagreements fuel hostility only in the presence of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). Acting as a cultural entrepreneur, the AfD amplifies the emotional impact of cultural divisions such as immigration, employing affective rhetoric and provoking strong rejection from other parties and voters. These findings highlight the catalytic role of far-right parties in transforming ideological competition into affective polarization."
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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nathaliegiger.bsky.social
🔔Job Alert 🔔
Thrilled to share that @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and I have been awarded 1.5 million CHF in SNSF funding for our new project: “Electoral choice: Which role does legislators’ quality play?”
We’re recruiting 1 postdoc and 2 PhD candidates to join us in Basel and Geneva!
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
dpltr22.bsky.social
Excited to be back at my alma mater, the University of Zurich, for the Digital Democracy Workshop! Looking forward to two days of interesting presentations, reconnecting with familiar faces, and meeting new ones.
Thank you very much for hosting me @karstendonnay.bsky.social over the week!
The photo shows the front of the main building of the University of Zurich.
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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teresabuecker.bsky.social
Ich kotze. „Fragen Sie mal Ihre Töchter“, entgegnet Merz einen Journalisten, der nachfragt, ob eine Entschuldigung angemessen wäre.

Zur Erinnerung: Junge Frauen haben die CDU kaum gewählt. Die Merz-Regierung macht keinerlei Gleichstellungspolitik.

Aber Frauen für Rassismus instrumentalisieren.
jhillje.bsky.social Johannes Hillje @jhillje.bsky.social · Oct 20
“Ich habe gar nichts zurückzunehmen”

- sagt #Merz heute zu seiner “wir haben im Stadtbild noch dieses Problem”-Äußerung in Bezug auf Migration.
October 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
dpltr22.bsky.social
🚀Two post-doc positions at my institute!

If you have any questions about our institute or Oldenburg, please feel free to reach out!
msaeltzer.bsky.social Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · Oct 17
Job Alert! We are hiring two post-docs (full time, 4+ years) in our project SCEPTIC - Social, Computational and Ethical Premises of Trust and Informational Cohesion with @annanosthoff.bsky.social @guzoch.bsky.social and Prof. Andreas Peters (uol.de/informatik/s...)
October 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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jamoeberl.bsky.social
New publication out in #IJPP! 📑
We study how audience expectations of journalism 📰 shifted during COVID-19 in Austria 🇦🇹 – showing both short-term rally effects & longer-term recalibration 🔄.
Led by @clmron.bsky.social & @danielwiesner.bsky.social , w/ @andreasriedl.bsky.social & me. 1/n
Screenshot of an academic article titled “Rally and Recalibrate: Political Dynamics of Audience Expectations of Journalism During Times of Crisis” published in The International Journal of Press/Politics (OnlineFirst, Sage Journals). Authors: Claire Roney, Daniel Wiesner, Andreas A. Riedl, and Jakob-Moritz Eberl. The abstract explains that the study examines how audience expectations of journalism in Austria evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. It identifies shifts toward emerging journalistic roles such as Fact Checker and Science Communicator, based on data from three waves of the Austrian Corona Panel Project. Findings show fluctuating audience expectations tied to changes in public trust and crisis dynamics, emphasizing journalism’s need for adaptability. Keywords listed: journalism, audience expectations, trust in institutions, crisis attitudes, survey research, COVID-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612251375203
October 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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signal.org
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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lenastephan.bsky.social
📢 Neue Publikation

Mit @sarahdingler.bsky.social und @corinnakroeber.bsky.social habe ich für die Zeitschrift des @juristinnenbund.bsky.social den Beitrag „Wahlsystem und Wahlrecht – Barrieren und Lösungsansätze für die Wahl von Frauen“ verfasst. Hier gehts zum Heft: www.djb.de/zeitschrift/...
Wahlsystem und Wahlrecht – Barrieren und Lösungsansätze für die Wahl von Frauen - Nomos eLibrary
www.nomos-elibrary.de
September 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
dpltr22.bsky.social
Some personal news! 📰

I am very excited to share that I have started a new PhD position with the fantastic @msaeltzer.bsky.social at the University of Oldenburg. I will be working alongside the amazing @alonadolinsky.com and @klingelt.bsky.social in their new CONSTRUCT project. 🧵
A large tower, the meaning building of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg is seen behind trees.
September 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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christinagahn.bsky.social
💥 Update! 💥

This paper is now officially published in Volume 30, Issue 4 of The International Journal of Press/Politics! 🗳️

Experimental evidence that voters prefer moderately tailored messages - highly tailored ones can backfire & targeting can be too much: doi.org/10.1177/1940... #IJPP
September 17, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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dariusribbe.bsky.social
Interested in gender & politics and working with exciting empirical methods?
Want to critically discuss “quant” and “quali” research on gender, intersectionality & inequality?

Join us at #ECPG26 for the section:

ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

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Bridging Boundaries: The State of the Art in Empirical Gender and Politics Research
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
September 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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wepsocial.bsky.social
💥Online first:

"The sound of party competition: how applause reflects unity, disagreement, and the electoral cycle in parliaments"

by @ankuepfer.bsky.social @jocmuel.bsky.social & @pluggedchris.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Abstract of the research article "The sound of party competition: how applause reflects unity, disagreement, and the electoral cycle in parliaments" by Andreas Küpfer, Jochen Müller and Christian Stecker. Published online first in West European Politics. Figure 1, displaying the occurences of different types of reactions in the German Bundestag between 1976 and 2020. Figure 3, displaying the heatmap of predicted applause per 1000 words based on a Poission regression model. Figure 5, displaying expected applause for interaction terms government and opposition.
September 12, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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wurthmann.bsky.social
I feel overwhelmed and incredibly honoured to announce that I have been awarded an @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant for my project “VisibleQueers”, fully titled as “Making the Queers Visible: Partisanship and Support among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Eastern and Western Europe”.
#ERCStG
September 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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jocmuel.bsky.social
📣 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
July 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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versteegenluca.bsky.social
3. When citizens are asked to recall a situation of politics, what do they think of, how did that situation feel, and how did it change their engagement in politcs?

(w @dpltr22.bsky.social + @chriswratil.bsky.social)

SUN, 3:55 - 5:10, RB 209

Also, please send running routes for Prague! 🏁
July 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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martav.bsky.social
🚨 My first publication, co-authored with Sylvia Kritzinger & Susanna Bastaroli, is out! In our chapter, we explore how Italians re-elaborate their country’s role in the WWII & the Holocaust.

Available online & in print (EN): www.wallstein-verlag.de/978383535866...

🧵 Some key findings: 👇
May 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
dpltr22.bsky.social
Huge thanks to everyone who made this conference possible! It’s been such a special experience — and there’s something extra nice about attending a conference at your own home institution. :)
comptext.bsky.social The COMPTEXT Association @comptext.bsky.social · Apr 26
The success of COMPTEXT 2025 was made possible by the indefatigable and amazing work of the local organising team led by @fabiennelind.bsky.social + @hajoboo.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @compcommlab.bsky.social. The COMPTEXT Association is grateful for their work and to our sponsors (bit.ly/430VUye)!
April 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
dpltr22.bsky.social
Thank you, #COMPTEXT2025! ❤️ It was amazing to see familiar faces, meet new ones, and have so many insightful conversations and discussions. Thank you for the great feedback and inspiring presentations! I'm excited about where the field of computational social science is heading!
April 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM