Eva Wegner
@evawegner.bsky.social
Prof. of Comparative Politics at Uni Marburg, political behaviour, inequality, clientelism, and accountability.
Inequality and Distributive Politics Research Group. https://inq-dp.eu/
Inequality and Distributive Politics Research Group. https://inq-dp.eu/
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CRC 1342 "Global Dynamics of Social Policy" Enters Third Funding Phase! 🌏🥳 DFG is supporting the CRC for another four years until the end of 2029! #socialpolicy Read more: socialpolicydynamics.de/en
uni-bremen.de/en/
uni-bremen.de/en/
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
CRC 1342 "Global Dynamics of Social Policy" Enters Third Funding Phase! 🌏🥳 DFG is supporting the CRC for another four years until the end of 2029! #socialpolicy Read more: socialpolicydynamics.de/en
uni-bremen.de/en/
uni-bremen.de/en/
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German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds
Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:13 AM
German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Elon Musk hat auf einer Großdemonstration zu Gewalt aufgerufen. Doch die Bundesregierung und viele Medien sind weiterhin auf seiner Plattform X. Was muss eigentlich noch passieren, bis sie diesem gewaltbereiten Rechtsradikalen den Rücken kehren? Ein Kommentar. netzpolitik.org/2025/komment...
Kommentar: Nach Musks Aufruf zur Gewalt muss die Bundesregierung X verlassen
Elon Musk hat am Samstag als Sprecher einer Großdemonstration zu Gewalt aufgerufen. Doch die Bundesregierung und viele Medien sind weiterhin auf seiner Plattform X. Was muss eigentlich noch passieren,...
netzpolitik.org
September 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Elon Musk hat auf einer Großdemonstration zu Gewalt aufgerufen. Doch die Bundesregierung und viele Medien sind weiterhin auf seiner Plattform X. Was muss eigentlich noch passieren, bis sie diesem gewaltbereiten Rechtsradikalen den Rücken kehren? Ein Kommentar. netzpolitik.org/2025/komment...
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ChatGPT shows signs of the same biases that arise in audit studies of human beings.
When you give ChatGPT resumes, it's biased in how it evaluates minorities.
When you ask ChatGPT to generate resumes for women & minorities, it generates systematically different types of resumes
When you give ChatGPT resumes, it's biased in how it evaluates minorities.
When you ask ChatGPT to generate resumes for women & minorities, it generates systematically different types of resumes
August 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
ChatGPT shows signs of the same biases that arise in audit studies of human beings.
When you give ChatGPT resumes, it's biased in how it evaluates minorities.
When you ask ChatGPT to generate resumes for women & minorities, it generates systematically different types of resumes
When you give ChatGPT resumes, it's biased in how it evaluates minorities.
When you ask ChatGPT to generate resumes for women & minorities, it generates systematically different types of resumes
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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 🧵
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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 🧵
😵💫 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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Mehr #Dauerstellen, mehr Transparenz, klare Karrierewege – im neuen Positionspapier #Personalstrukturen im deutschen #Wissenschaftssystem fordert der #WR eine grundlegende Reform der Strukturen. Zum Papier und weiteren Informationen
🔗 www.wissenschaftsrat.de/download/202...
🔗 www.wissenschaftsrat.de/download/202...
July 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Mehr #Dauerstellen, mehr Transparenz, klare Karrierewege – im neuen Positionspapier #Personalstrukturen im deutschen #Wissenschaftssystem fordert der #WR eine grundlegende Reform der Strukturen. Zum Papier und weiteren Informationen
🔗 www.wissenschaftsrat.de/download/202...
🔗 www.wissenschaftsrat.de/download/202...
This fall, we’re launching two new Master’s programs focused on applied methods in the social sciences at Uni Marburg. More info + details 👉
July 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This fall, we’re launching two new Master’s programs focused on applied methods in the social sciences at Uni Marburg. More info + details 👉
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I still don’t understand why we’re not adjusting the semester dates such that the teaching ends before the summer heat kicks in? If the University of Mannheim (and many other institutions worldwide) can do it, we can too. What we’re currently going through is completely avoidable.
July 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I still don’t understand why we’re not adjusting the semester dates such that the teaching ends before the summer heat kicks in? If the University of Mannheim (and many other institutions worldwide) can do it, we can too. What we’re currently going through is completely avoidable.
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Die Union schreckt vor keiner rassistischen Abscheulichkeit zurück. Nicht nur beendet sie (zusammen mit der SPD) den Familiennachzug. Sie begründet ihn auch noch mit einer Verbesserung der Sicherheit, so als ob nachgeholte Frauen und Kinder unser Land bedrohten.
June 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Die Union schreckt vor keiner rassistischen Abscheulichkeit zurück. Nicht nur beendet sie (zusammen mit der SPD) den Familiennachzug. Sie begründet ihn auch noch mit einer Verbesserung der Sicherheit, so als ob nachgeholte Frauen und Kinder unser Land bedrohten.
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🚨 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.
🧵
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.
🧵
June 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨 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.
🧵
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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Cool new paper in Neuron discussing how neuroscience can help us study misinformation.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Cool new paper in Neuron discussing how neuroscience can help us study misinformation.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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#Wealth around the world has become increasingly concentrated among a small group of people. @evawegner.bsky.social & @mqpellicer.bsky.social ask in their project @inqdp.bsky.social: How does politics contribute to growing economic #inequality? www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/news/stor...
Politics and wealth: a lopsided alliance? | VolkswagenStiftungCloseContinueWeiter
A small, rich minority is becoming increasingly wealthy. Eva Wegner and Miquel Pellicer ask: How does politics contribute to growing economic inequality – and whose interests do MPs actually represent...
www.volkswagenstiftung.de
June 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
#Wealth around the world has become increasingly concentrated among a small group of people. @evawegner.bsky.social & @mqpellicer.bsky.social ask in their project @inqdp.bsky.social: How does politics contribute to growing economic #inequality? www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/news/stor...
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Interne Masken-Ermittlung belastet Jens #Spahn, berichtet die FAZ. Der bei der Beschaffung von Corona-Masken entstandene Schaden für Steuerzahler:innen liegt vermutlich viel höher als angenommen. Spahn, heute Unionsfraktionschef, wollte sich nicht äußern.
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt....
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt....
Jens Spahn: Interner Bericht zu Corona-Masken belastet Politiker
Der Schaden durch überteuert gekaufte Corona-Masken summiert sich auf 623 Millionen Euro – das sind 156 Millionen Euro mehr als bislang bekannt. Der interne Bericht einer Sonderermittlerin enthält ein...
www.faz.net
June 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Interne Masken-Ermittlung belastet Jens #Spahn, berichtet die FAZ. Der bei der Beschaffung von Corona-Masken entstandene Schaden für Steuerzahler:innen liegt vermutlich viel höher als angenommen. Spahn, heute Unionsfraktionschef, wollte sich nicht äußern.
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt....
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt....
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A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
May 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
This sounds like straight out of a dystopian movie. It's so evil I can hardly believe it
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This sounds like straight out of a dystopian movie. It's so evil I can hardly believe it
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Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
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In a second paper with @turnbulldugarte.com, we ask: Does working-class descriptive representation enhance perceptions of system legitimacy?
Using two survey experiments, we argue that (1) it does, quite a lot (2) this is for candidates and institutions (3) it is conditioned by class identity.
Using two survey experiments, we argue that (1) it does, quite a lot (2) this is for candidates and institutions (3) it is conditioned by class identity.
May 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In a second paper with @turnbulldugarte.com, we ask: Does working-class descriptive representation enhance perceptions of system legitimacy?
Using two survey experiments, we argue that (1) it does, quite a lot (2) this is for candidates and institutions (3) it is conditioned by class identity.
Using two survey experiments, we argue that (1) it does, quite a lot (2) this is for candidates and institutions (3) it is conditioned by class identity.
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In the German system, the professor is
- supervisor
- employer
- examiner
of "their" PhD students.
Plus, they usually function as gatekeeper to the relevant scientific community.
What can possibly go wrong? 🤔
- supervisor
- employer
- examiner
of "their" PhD students.
Plus, they usually function as gatekeeper to the relevant scientific community.
What can possibly go wrong? 🤔
“There is far too much power in the hands of professors in the German system,” says @leising.bsky.social.
My latest @nature.com story digs into efforts to tackle the entrenched structural heirarchy that enables academic bullies.
My latest @nature.com story digs into efforts to tackle the entrenched structural heirarchy that enables academic bullies.
Can Germany rein in its academic bullying problem?
Researchers and administrators are exploring ways to restructure a rigid hierarchy that can breed power abuses.
www.nature.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In the German system, the professor is
- supervisor
- employer
- examiner
of "their" PhD students.
Plus, they usually function as gatekeeper to the relevant scientific community.
What can possibly go wrong? 🤔
- supervisor
- employer
- examiner
of "their" PhD students.
Plus, they usually function as gatekeeper to the relevant scientific community.
What can possibly go wrong? 🤔
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Dazu passend: Wie Lobbyist:innen versuchten, den Koalitionsvertrag mitzuschreiben
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/l....
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/l....
Wie Lobbyist:innen versuchten, den Koalitionsvertrag mitzuschreiben | abgeordnetenwatch.de
Vier Wochen lang rangen Politiker:innen von Union und SPD um einen Koalitionsvertrag – und mit ihnen ein Heer von Lobbyist:innen. Ein Rüstungskonzern lieferte fertige Textbausteine. Ein Interessenvert...
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de
May 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Dazu passend: Wie Lobbyist:innen versuchten, den Koalitionsvertrag mitzuschreiben
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/l....
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/l....
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NEU: Die Lobby-Akte der Regierung #Merz. Noch am Morgen ihrer Amtseinführung stehen einige Minister:innen im Lobbyregister - und der Medienstaatsminister an der Spitze eines Medienunternehmens.
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/l....
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/l....
Die Lobby-Akte der Regierung Merz | abgeordnetenwatch.de
Eine neue Regierung tritt an – und bringt ihre alten Netzwerke gleich mit: Noch am Morgen ihrer Amtseinführung stehen einige Minister:innen im Lobbyregister. Wem hat die Regierungsmannschaft von Fried...
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de
May 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
NEU: Die Lobby-Akte der Regierung #Merz. Noch am Morgen ihrer Amtseinführung stehen einige Minister:innen im Lobbyregister - und der Medienstaatsminister an der Spitze eines Medienunternehmens.
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/l....
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/l....
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Harvard's Steve Levitsky, coauthor of How Democracies Die: "We are no longer living in a democratic regime." Must-listen interview - remarkably clear about the severity of the situation we now face www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
Harvard professor offers a grim assessment of American democracy under Trump
Steven Levitsky studies how healthy democracies can slip into authoritarianism. He says the Trump administration has already done grave damage: "We are no longer living in a democratic regime."
www.npr.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Harvard's Steve Levitsky, coauthor of How Democracies Die: "We are no longer living in a democratic regime." Must-listen interview - remarkably clear about the severity of the situation we now face www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
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Maps upgrade! 🗺️ We expanded our maps of inequality page to include additional data on the spatial distribution of election results, rent prices, and education levels across Marburg. Explore: inq-dp.eu/index.php/ma...
April 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Maps upgrade! 🗺️ We expanded our maps of inequality page to include additional data on the spatial distribution of election results, rent prices, and education levels across Marburg. Explore: inq-dp.eu/index.php/ma...
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RECHERCHE: Ein Rüstungskonzern schickte fertige Textbausteine zum Einfügen, ein Interessenvertreter bat darum, Unterlagen "versehentlich" im Kopierer liegenzulassen. Wie Lobbyist:innen versuchten, den Koalitionsvertrag mitzuschreiben.
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/l...
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/l...
Wie Lobbyist:innen versuchten, den Koalitionsvertrag mitzuschreiben | abgeordnetenwatch.de
Vier Wochen lang rangen Politiker:innen von Union und SPD um einen Koalitionsvertrag – und mit ihnen Lobbyist:innen. Ein Rüstungskonzern schickte fertige Textbausteine zum Einfügen, ein Interessenvert...
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de
April 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
RECHERCHE: Ein Rüstungskonzern schickte fertige Textbausteine zum Einfügen, ein Interessenvertreter bat darum, Unterlagen "versehentlich" im Kopierer liegenzulassen. Wie Lobbyist:innen versuchten, den Koalitionsvertrag mitzuschreiben.
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/l...
www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/l...
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A budget is a moral document. Show me a budget and I’ll show you who you think matters and who doesn’t.
April 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A budget is a moral document. Show me a budget and I’ll show you who you think matters and who doesn’t.
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"Pläne der CDU zur Abschaffung des #IFG: Frontalangriff auf die Bürger."
Guter Kommentar 👇
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Guter Kommentar 👇
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Koalitionsverhandlungen: So will sich die CDU vor den Bürgern drücken
Die CDU plant die Abschaffung des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes (IFG). Das ist ein Frontalangriff auf die Bürger.
www.t-online.de
March 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Pläne der CDU zur Abschaffung des #IFG: Frontalangriff auf die Bürger."
Guter Kommentar 👇
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
Guter Kommentar 👇
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