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Markus Wagner
@markuswagner.bsky.social
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Political scientist @ University of Vienna 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇦🇹🏳️‍🌈

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 23h
For the Guardian, @bjoernbremer.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social and I write about how building new homes is not enough to tackle the housing crisis. Housing is a redistributive issue and progressive policy solutions need to acknowledge that.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To halt the far right, Europe’s progressive parties must fix its housing crisis. Our research shows how | Tarik Abou-Chadi, Björn Bremer and Silja Häusermann
The mantra of ‘build, build, build’ misses something crucial: that few can afford these new homes, say Tarik Abou-Chadi, Silja Häusermann and Björn Bremer
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Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · 4d
New Publication with @lhaffert.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social!

We study the role of generations in the urban-rural divide, which is increasingly shaping the politics of many democracies.

Studying Switzerland, we show: The urban-rural divide is stronger among younger generations. (1/10) 🧵👇

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Sasha Gusev @sashagusevposts.bsky.social · 6d
I wrote a little bit about the "missing heritability" question and several recent studies that have brought it to a close. A short 🧵
The missing heritability question is now (mostly) answered
Not with a bang but with a whimper
theinfinitesimal.substack.com

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Sean Westwood @seanjwestwood.bsky.social · 7d
Many have asked for the LLM Survey paper. The release was bungled a bit by PNAS, but it is live now: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The potential existential threat of large language models to online survey research | PNAS
The advancement of large language models poses a severe, potentially existential threat to online survey research, a fundamental tool for data coll...
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Magda Breyer @mabreyer.bsky.social · 7d
New article out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social with Tabea Palmtag and @dpzollinger.bsky.social 📝
We use open-ended survey questions (in Germany) to assess how and among whom social status shifts are perceived. This tests cultural backlash narratives in voters' perceptions.

🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Abstract It is widely accepted in political science – and remarkably established in public discourse – that status anxieties fuel a far right backlash against progressive politics. This narrative suggests that right-wing conservatives perceive the status of women, racial, or sexual minorities as threatening. Using open-ended survey questions fielded in Germany, we show that women and minorities indeed figure in people’s perceptions of status hierarchies, but in very specific ways: First, overall, people still perceive status as largely socioeconomically determined. Second, sociocultural groups figure in perceptions of who is gaining/losing status, less so in perceptions of the top/bottom of society. Third, more than conservative voters, it is social progressives who mention women and minorities as “winners”. While on race/ethnicity, we find evidence for a backlash, on gender and sexuality we find more evidence for a progressive momentum. This matters for progressive politics today and for how we empirically study status concerns.

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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 8d
holy crap... @nickhunebrown.bsky.social with some great, important work
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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Semih Çakır @mascakir.bsky.social · 8d
Do policy preferences of voters and non-voters differ in European democracies?

My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm.

Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 11d
(1/10) 🚨Preprint alert!🚨

In this article, I challenge claims of a generational rise of conservative men. In the media and recent academic publications, the so-called ‘youth gender gap’ has been interpreted as a generational phenomenon.

doi.org/10.31234/osf...
OSF
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 15d
IN NEW ISSUE: Elite Cooperation and Affective Polarization: @markuswagner.bsky.social & @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social examine the link between the two by using 20 years of German coalitions data - buff.ly/DoGL3EA (OPEN ACCESS)

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21d
A voice that still carries: Aimee Mann’s greatest songs – ranked!
A voice that still carries: Aimee Mann’s greatest songs – ranked!
Thirty years on from the release of her acclaimed album I’m With Stupid, we count down the sucker-punching best tracks by the US singer-songwriter
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 21d
We have just published the call for the Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics. These are 3-year fully-funded postdocs that will allow you to focus on your research in a great academic environment. (And with excellent food)

www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics - Nuffield College Oxford University
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 22d
Ouch

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 22d
I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 24d
We are hiring an Associate Professor in Politics, Technology and Computational Social Science. The post will be part of our new Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM) and is a joint hire with the Oxford Internet Institute. All details in the job ad below.
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Markus Wagner @markuswagner.bsky.social · 28d
Amazing, congrats!

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Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik @laurenzennser.bsky.social · 29d
❗️Please share widely:

TT position in migration/citizenship/identity at IPW @univie.ac.at: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...

Deadline: 10 Dec 2025
Tenure-Track Professorship in Migration, Citizenship, Identity
Tenure-Track Professorship in Migration, Citizenship, Identity
jobs.univie.ac.at

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Markus Wagner @markuswagner.bsky.social · 29d
I'm really sorry

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Markus Wagner @markuswagner.bsky.social · 29d
I see you cut out the two messages below ("okay putting my money on CDA as strongest party" and "okay putting my money on GL-PvdA as strongest party"), but still impressive

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · Oct 28
Another great @jeppjournal.bsky.social paper I'm happy to have edited is out here, on workers' descriptive representation, by @manuelwagner.bsky.social and @laurenzennser.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Zeynep Somer-Topcu @zeynsom.bsky.social · Oct 28
It was great to host the Comparative Representation in Advanced Parliamentary Democracies workshop at UT. It is always fun and inspiring to hear about the cutting-edge research. @utgovernment.bsky.social

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Markus Wagner @markuswagner.bsky.social · Oct 27
Da fehlt ein 'diese Wähler*innen sind' vor dem eher...

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Markus Wagner @markuswagner.bsky.social · Oct 27
Das müsste irgendwo im paper sein, aber die Ergebnisse sind nicht überraschend anders, und eher wenig durch linkere Politiken zu überzeugen. Das Argument ist halt, dass diese ja nicht die Zielgruppe sein können.

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Michał Gulczyński @gulczynski.bsky.social · Oct 27
Many studies attribute the success of right-wing parties to sexism.

What is sexism? How is it measured? How does it influence elections?

My systematic review of studies on sexism as a predictor of political behavior and attitudes is about to appear in @poqjournal.bsky.social!
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Miguel de la Riva @m-de-la-riva.bsky.social · Oct 26
Verlieren Mitte-Links-Parteien Stimmen, wenn sie sich gesellschaftspolitisch zu progressiv aufstellen? Für @derstandard.at berichte ich über eine Studie, die nahelegt, dass es sozialdeokratischen Parteien eher schadet, wenn sie sich rechten Forderungen anbiedern: www.derstandard.de/story/310000...
Warum das Schielen nach rechts sozialdemokratischen Parteien meist schadet
Rechtskonservativen Positionen nachzujagen, ist bei Mitte-Parteien gerade angesagt. Im linksliberalen Spektrum gibt es damit aber wenig zu holen, warnt ein Politikwissenschafter
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Markus Wagner @markuswagner.bsky.social · Oct 20
Fortunato, D., Stevenson, R. T., & Vonnahme, G. (2016). Context and political knowledge:. The Journal of Politics,78(4),1211-1228. Maybe this as a place to start? and this: Johann, D. (2012). Specific political knowledge and citizens’ participation: Evidence from Germany. Acta Politica, 47(1),42-66.

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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · Oct 14
Very proud of our @ipz.bsky.social students who celebrated their graduation tonight. Congratulations to all, especially our prize winners! The prizes for best dissertation go to @reidingerve.bsky.social and @indubioproreto.bsky.social - Congrats! 🎉🥂🍾

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David Attewell @davidattewell6.bsky.social · Oct 7
@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:

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Jochem Vanagt @jochemvanagt.bsky.social · Oct 1
🚨 New publication out @jeppjournal.bsky.social w/ Katrin Praprotnik @luanarusso.bsky.social @markuswagner.bsky.social

We show that coalition signals from the mainstream right to the radical right shift, rather than reduce, existing political divisions.

Open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/1350...

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JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · Oct 1
🤝 @jochemvanagt.bsky.social, Katrin Praprotnik, @luanarusso.bsky.social, and @markuswagner.bsky.social show that when the mainstream right signals openness to govern with the far right, it eases tensions on the right but amplifies antipathy on the left 👇

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Partisan affect and political tolerance in the context of shifting norms: the effect of coalition signals towards the radical right
Mainstream political actors in many countries face the challenging decision of how to engage with radical-right parties. While some systematically exclude them from power, others accept them as coa...
www.tandfonline.com

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Gijs Schumacher @gijsschumacher.bsky.social · Sep 26
Wrapping up the week

- Posted two new (tt) Assistant Professorship position in my department: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... ... I am chairing this committee, so let me know if you have questions
Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science
The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...
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