Alexander Wuttke
@kunkakom.bsky.social
Digitalization & Pol Behavior LMU_Muenchen | Democracy and Populist Attitudes | Open Science | 🚵♂️🐶
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Warum bekennen sich viele Menschen zur #Demokratie, wählen aber Politikerinnen & Politiker, die diese untergraben? Damit beschäftigt sich LMU-Politikwissenschaftler Alexander Wuttke, der nun eine #Förderung von 1,17 Millionen aus dem Emmy Noether-Programm der @dfg.de erhalten hat! #LMUMuenchen
KI und Demokratie: Emmy Noether-Förderung für LMU-Politologen
Alexander Wuttke erhält eine Förderung aus dem Emmy Noether-Programm der DFG.
www.lmu.de
February 12, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Warum bekennen sich viele Menschen zur #Demokratie, wählen aber Politikerinnen & Politiker, die diese untergraben? Damit beschäftigt sich LMU-Politikwissenschaftler Alexander Wuttke, der nun eine #Förderung von 1,17 Millionen aus dem Emmy Noether-Programm der @dfg.de erhalten hat! #LMUMuenchen
Sorry, undergraduate here:
Can you please explain the plot to me?
Can you please explain the plot to me?
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Sorry, undergraduate here:
Can you please explain the plot to me?
Can you please explain the plot to me?
(Re calibration: perhaps the (only?) convincing approach to measuring the share of null among entire population is the Franco et al. Design. But perhaps these designs could help you by provide some starting values for your calibration but maybe I missed that you already use it.)
February 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
(Re calibration: perhaps the (only?) convincing approach to measuring the share of null among entire population is the Franco et al. Design. But perhaps these designs could help you by provide some starting values for your calibration but maybe I missed that you already use it.)
Love it.
What a fantastic exercise in descriptive research.
So valuable that we now can put a number on it!
What a fantastic exercise in descriptive research.
So valuable that we now can put a number on it!
February 11, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Love it.
What a fantastic exercise in descriptive research.
So valuable that we now can put a number on it!
What a fantastic exercise in descriptive research.
So valuable that we now can put a number on it!
There are solutions to the problem of null results and we know them.
One of them is the widespread introduction of Registered Reports across journals.
It is not that we lack solutions but that we lack the will to change things (and accept a potential decline in the IF that we all love so much)
One of them is the widespread introduction of Registered Reports across journals.
It is not that we lack solutions but that we lack the will to change things (and accept a potential decline in the IF that we all love so much)
Really important paper, 🧵, & results. No one, including me, has good solutions for this, but it's a huge problem for social science that we all know & expect that ~every paper with a null finding as the main result goes in the file drawer.
I have a new paper. We look at ~all stats articles in political science post-2010 & show that 94% have abstracts that claim to reject a null. Only 2% present only null results. This is hard to explain unless the research process has a filter that only lets rejections through.
February 11, 2026 at 6:34 PM
There are solutions to the problem of null results and we know them.
One of them is the widespread introduction of Registered Reports across journals.
It is not that we lack solutions but that we lack the will to change things (and accept a potential decline in the IF that we all love so much)
One of them is the widespread introduction of Registered Reports across journals.
It is not that we lack solutions but that we lack the will to change things (and accept a potential decline in the IF that we all love so much)
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It's ironic to see a discipline care **so much** about unbiasedness (causal inference!) at the level of a single test but then have a research production system and culture that is basically a ferocious bias generation machine. This is not good.
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
It's ironic to see a discipline care **so much** about unbiasedness (causal inference!) at the level of a single test but then have a research production system and culture that is basically a ferocious bias generation machine. This is not good.
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When we look across journals, we see the same patterns repeated. The main exception is the Journal of Experimental Political Science, which has the highest rate of null-only reporting and lowest rate of rejection-only reporting. Kudos to them.
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
When we look across journals, we see the same patterns repeated. The main exception is the Journal of Experimental Political Science, which has the highest rate of null-only reporting and lowest rate of rejection-only reporting. Kudos to them.
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I have a new paper. We look at ~all stats articles in political science post-2010 & show that 94% have abstracts that claim to reject a null. Only 2% present only null results. This is hard to explain unless the research process has a filter that only lets rejections through.
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I have a new paper. We look at ~all stats articles in political science post-2010 & show that 94% have abstracts that claim to reject a null. Only 2% present only null results. This is hard to explain unless the research process has a filter that only lets rejections through.
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Perhaps you received a mysterious noreply email asking you to evaluate some publications 'for novelty'. Looked kinda dubious? Yup, that's the one.
So what's up with this 'metascience novelty indicators challenge'? 🧵
So what's up with this 'metascience novelty indicators challenge'? 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Perhaps you received a mysterious noreply email asking you to evaluate some publications 'for novelty'. Looked kinda dubious? Yup, that's the one.
So what's up with this 'metascience novelty indicators challenge'? 🧵
So what's up with this 'metascience novelty indicators challenge'? 🧵
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Can we take a moment to salute that visualisation?
'The geopolitical centre of gravity is shifting towards China' - worth reading this analysis of UN votes by @focaldataHQ hs-3959436.f.hubspot...
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Can we take a moment to salute that visualisation?
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▶️ Social Science Data Lab: Spring 2026 Events
Four input talks by great researchers (see below ⤵️)!
🗓️ Details & Zoom:
socialsciencedatalab.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/page/events/
👥 Organizers:
@rubac.bsky.social,
@denis-cohen.bsky.social and Alexander Wenz
Four input talks by great researchers (see below ⤵️)!
🗓️ Details & Zoom:
socialsciencedatalab.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/page/events/
👥 Organizers:
@rubac.bsky.social,
@denis-cohen.bsky.social and Alexander Wenz
February 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
▶️ Social Science Data Lab: Spring 2026 Events
Four input talks by great researchers (see below ⤵️)!
🗓️ Details & Zoom:
socialsciencedatalab.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/page/events/
👥 Organizers:
@rubac.bsky.social,
@denis-cohen.bsky.social and Alexander Wenz
Four input talks by great researchers (see below ⤵️)!
🗓️ Details & Zoom:
socialsciencedatalab.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/page/events/
👥 Organizers:
@rubac.bsky.social,
@denis-cohen.bsky.social and Alexander Wenz
Wer Polarisierung, Anti-establishment Orientierung und den Aufstieg der AfD verstehen will, sollte das Dschungelcamp 2026 schauen #ibes
February 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Wer Polarisierung, Anti-establishment Orientierung und den Aufstieg der AfD verstehen will, sollte das Dschungelcamp 2026 schauen #ibes
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Recognising and rewarding of open science in HR-policy
www.openscience.nl/en/recognisi...
This post discusses efforts Dutch institutions are making to strengthen the way they recognize and reward open science.
I like the 'Room for every PhD Candidate' initiative at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social.
www.openscience.nl/en/recognisi...
This post discusses efforts Dutch institutions are making to strengthen the way they recognize and reward open science.
I like the 'Room for every PhD Candidate' initiative at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social.
Recognising and rewarding of open science in HR-policy | Open Science NL
Open Science NL awarded the projects; coordination is handled by Inge van der Weijden and Andrea Reyes Elizondo, both affiliated with the Centre for Science and Technology (CWTS, Leiden University). ‘We try to visit each project three times: once in person and twice online. In addition, we organise three national meetings and four thematic workshops to bring all project leaders together so they can learn from each other: exchanging experiences and challenges, sharing best practices. There is always an expert present to, for example, provide an international perspective.’
www.openscience.nl
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Recognising and rewarding of open science in HR-policy
www.openscience.nl/en/recognisi...
This post discusses efforts Dutch institutions are making to strengthen the way they recognize and reward open science.
I like the 'Room for every PhD Candidate' initiative at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social.
www.openscience.nl/en/recognisi...
This post discusses efforts Dutch institutions are making to strengthen the way they recognize and reward open science.
I like the 'Room for every PhD Candidate' initiative at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social.
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🎉 New paper out in Political Behavior (with @gijsschumacher.bsky.social & @mrooduijn.bsky.social)
Why do some people feel stronger emotions about politics than others?
💡Not political knowledge, but interest and confidence-in-knowledge drive emotional engagement.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧵
Why do some people feel stronger emotions about politics than others?
💡Not political knowledge, but interest and confidence-in-knowledge drive emotional engagement.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧵
Disentangling the Sophistication-Emotion Link: Political Interest and Confidence-in-Knowledge, but not Knowledge, Drive Emotional Responses - Political Behavior
Why do some people feel stronger emotions about politics than others? Past work suggests that political sophistication, consisting of knowledge and interest, is related to feeling strong emotions abou...
link.springer.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:19 AM
🎉 New paper out in Political Behavior (with @gijsschumacher.bsky.social & @mrooduijn.bsky.social)
Why do some people feel stronger emotions about politics than others?
💡Not political knowledge, but interest and confidence-in-knowledge drive emotional engagement.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧵
Why do some people feel stronger emotions about politics than others?
💡Not political knowledge, but interest and confidence-in-knowledge drive emotional engagement.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧵
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Update: Offenbar sehen das auch viele meiner ärztlichen Kollegen ähnlich wie ich und wollen keine rechtsextremen Portale mitfinanzieren. Gut so.
February 5, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Update: Offenbar sehen das auch viele meiner ärztlichen Kollegen ähnlich wie ich und wollen keine rechtsextremen Portale mitfinanzieren. Gut so.
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Politics Doesn’t Define How Most People See Themselves
I’ve written a blog post just published by The Inquisitive Mind.
Link: www.in-mind.org/blog/post/po...
Very brief summary in the thread.
I’ve written a blog post just published by The Inquisitive Mind.
Link: www.in-mind.org/blog/post/po...
Very brief summary in the thread.
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Politics Doesn’t Define How Most People See Themselves
I’ve written a blog post just published by The Inquisitive Mind.
Link: www.in-mind.org/blog/post/po...
Very brief summary in the thread.
I’ve written a blog post just published by The Inquisitive Mind.
Link: www.in-mind.org/blog/post/po...
Very brief summary in the thread.
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🚀 dashboardr is out!
An #rstats package for building interactive dashboards with tidyverse-style syntax.
Launched with a fun hackathon at @ascor.bsky.social (🍕 included).
📦: favstats.github.io/dashboardr/
Big thanks to the dashboardr team, Digicomlab, and @vivifabrien.bsky.social for the logo 🎨
An #rstats package for building interactive dashboards with tidyverse-style syntax.
Launched with a fun hackathon at @ascor.bsky.social (🍕 included).
📦: favstats.github.io/dashboardr/
Big thanks to the dashboardr team, Digicomlab, and @vivifabrien.bsky.social for the logo 🎨
February 5, 2026 at 6:18 AM
🚀 dashboardr is out!
An #rstats package for building interactive dashboards with tidyverse-style syntax.
Launched with a fun hackathon at @ascor.bsky.social (🍕 included).
📦: favstats.github.io/dashboardr/
Big thanks to the dashboardr team, Digicomlab, and @vivifabrien.bsky.social for the logo 🎨
An #rstats package for building interactive dashboards with tidyverse-style syntax.
Launched with a fun hackathon at @ascor.bsky.social (🍕 included).
📦: favstats.github.io/dashboardr/
Big thanks to the dashboardr team, Digicomlab, and @vivifabrien.bsky.social for the logo 🎨
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Reposted by Alexander Wuttke
»Marco Bülow hätte sich sehr oft in seinem Leben entscheiden können, eine stille Karriere zu machen. Er entschied sich zuverlässig für den unbequemen Weg des Widerstands«, erinnert Ines Schwerdtner.
Marco Bülow war ein Vorbild für uns alle
Marco Bülow, der letzte Woche viel zu früh gestorben ist, setzte sich wie kein anderer für soziale Gerechtigkeit ein. Ines Schwerdtner erinnert an einen Mensch, der sich stets für den aufrichtigen Weg entschied.
jacobin.de
February 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
»Marco Bülow hätte sich sehr oft in seinem Leben entscheiden können, eine stille Karriere zu machen. Er entschied sich zuverlässig für den unbequemen Weg des Widerstands«, erinnert Ines Schwerdtner.
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Welcome to #OpenScience Land
expedition-open-science.org This is a lightweight, but very useful and accessible intro to key elements of Open Science (online and as a PDF). Seems particularly useful for introducing the topic to undergraduates @zbw-leibniz.bsky.social
expedition-open-science.org This is a lightweight, but very useful and accessible intro to key elements of Open Science (online and as a PDF). Seems particularly useful for introducing the topic to undergraduates @zbw-leibniz.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Welcome to #OpenScience Land
expedition-open-science.org This is a lightweight, but very useful and accessible intro to key elements of Open Science (online and as a PDF). Seems particularly useful for introducing the topic to undergraduates @zbw-leibniz.bsky.social
expedition-open-science.org This is a lightweight, but very useful and accessible intro to key elements of Open Science (online and as a PDF). Seems particularly useful for introducing the topic to undergraduates @zbw-leibniz.bsky.social
Favourable reading might bethat we have lived through the early phases of these subdisciplines where we needed to learn how certain new tools work, what community standards we establish for using them well, etc.
The time to use them for bigger questions has come now that this ground has been laid
The time to use them for bigger questions has come now that this ground has been laid
February 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Favourable reading might bethat we have lived through the early phases of these subdisciplines where we needed to learn how certain new tools work, what community standards we establish for using them well, etc.
The time to use them for bigger questions has come now that this ground has been laid
The time to use them for bigger questions has come now that this ground has been laid
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Advances in Statistical Analysis has a call for papers on the role of multiverse analysis in statistical modelling and applications: link.springer.com/journal/1018...
Deadline is May 1st, so still plenty of time to put something together!>
Deadline is May 1st, so still plenty of time to put something together!>
AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis
AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis is a quarterly journal that publishes original contributions on statistical methodology, applications, and review ...
link.springer.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Advances in Statistical Analysis has a call for papers on the role of multiverse analysis in statistical modelling and applications: link.springer.com/journal/1018...
Deadline is May 1st, so still plenty of time to put something together!>
Deadline is May 1st, so still plenty of time to put something together!>