Martin Gross
@martingross.bsky.social
Political scientist, LMU Munich || Parties || Party competition in multi-level systems || Coalitions || Local politics || EU Cohesion Policy || Political representation || Sports & politics
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🔔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!
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
🔔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!
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!
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🌟 JOB ALERT! 🌟
I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science PAR 2025/838
The Department of Political Science is an international academic environment that welcomes students, researchers and
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November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
🌟 JOB ALERT! 🌟
I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
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With @elisadeisshelbig.bsky.social, @theresmatthiess.bsky.social, we are designing a survey experiment with low-income Germans 🇩🇪 Survey folks: any tips on reliable institutes, good practices, or any useful approach for harder-to-reach groups? We are really grateful for any hint or experience 🙏
November 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
With @elisadeisshelbig.bsky.social, @theresmatthiess.bsky.social, we are designing a survey experiment with low-income Germans 🇩🇪 Survey folks: any tips on reliable institutes, good practices, or any useful approach for harder-to-reach groups? We are really grateful for any hint or experience 🙏
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💥 Online first:
"The irresistible populist force: the Portuguese 2025 snap elections" by Luís Russo
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...
"The irresistible populist force: the Portuguese 2025 snap elections" by Luís Russo
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
💥 Online first:
"The irresistible populist force: the Portuguese 2025 snap elections" by Luís Russo
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...
"The irresistible populist force: the Portuguese 2025 snap elections" by Luís Russo
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...
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Interested in the theory and empirics of multi-party governments? Thomas Bräuninger and I edited a Handbook on Coalition Politics with Edward Elgar Publishing: lnkd.in/eis8Yc2y /1
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Interested in the theory and empirics of multi-party governments? Thomas Bräuninger and I edited a Handbook on Coalition Politics with Edward Elgar Publishing: lnkd.in/eis8Yc2y /1
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In a rare moment of motivation, I am drafting a proposal for a short and accessible book (25,000 - 40,000 words) on "How Modern Football Is Killing the Beautiful Game and How Fans Are fighting Back". Perhaps not fully trade book, but not academic either.
Which publishers should I approach?
Which publishers should I approach?
a man with a mustache is eating a sandwich and saying so i have a question to ask ...
ALT: a man with a mustache is eating a sandwich and saying so i have a question to ask ...
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
In a rare moment of motivation, I am drafting a proposal for a short and accessible book (25,000 - 40,000 words) on "How Modern Football Is Killing the Beautiful Game and How Fans Are fighting Back". Perhaps not fully trade book, but not academic either.
Which publishers should I approach?
Which publishers should I approach?
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🚀 Giving the Laufer Lecture at the LMU!
🏛️ Honored to speak about current challenges to democracy and how we can strengthen democratic resilience.
📊 Amongst others, I present our Brandmauer study featured in a recent op-ed in the SZ.
📅 24 Nov 2025, 14:00
📍 Great Hall (E120)
tinyurl.com/3shaawbt
🏛️ Honored to speak about current challenges to democracy and how we can strengthen democratic resilience.
📊 Amongst others, I present our Brandmauer study featured in a recent op-ed in the SZ.
📅 24 Nov 2025, 14:00
📍 Great Hall (E120)
tinyurl.com/3shaawbt
Demokratie: Wenn die Rechte mitregiert, wird sie nicht geschwächt – im Gegenteil
Eine Untersuchung von 57 Ländern zeigt: Wenn die Rechte in Verantwortung kommt, gewinnt sie dazu. Daraus lässt sich für Deutschland lernen.
tinyurl.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🚀 Giving the Laufer Lecture at the LMU!
🏛️ Honored to speak about current challenges to democracy and how we can strengthen democratic resilience.
📊 Amongst others, I present our Brandmauer study featured in a recent op-ed in the SZ.
📅 24 Nov 2025, 14:00
📍 Great Hall (E120)
tinyurl.com/3shaawbt
🏛️ Honored to speak about current challenges to democracy and how we can strengthen democratic resilience.
📊 Amongst others, I present our Brandmauer study featured in a recent op-ed in the SZ.
📅 24 Nov 2025, 14:00
📍 Great Hall (E120)
tinyurl.com/3shaawbt
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Really happy to see this article out with Joes de Natris and Marijn Nagtzaam. We present the Netherlands Local Manifesto Project, our collection of local manifestos and illustrate its utility by studying the relationship between municipality and manifesto size journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Really happy to see this article out with Joes de Natris and Marijn Nagtzaam. We present the Netherlands Local Manifesto Project, our collection of local manifestos and illustrate its utility by studying the relationship between municipality and manifesto size journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Great new research by @simonotjes.bsky.social Joes de Nastris & Marijn Nagtzaam
The local level offers so many opportunities to test our (usually) national level-based theories.
And there is soooo much data! 😍
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
The local level offers so many opportunities to test our (usually) national level-based theories.
And there is soooo much data! 😍
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
The Netherlands Local Manifesto Project. Infrastructure for studying local party politics - Simon Otjes, Joes de Natris, Marijn Nagtzaam, 2025
The Netherlands Local Manifesto Project (NLMP) collects manifestos of parties running in local elections in the Netherlands. It is not just the largest collecti...
doi.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Great new research by @simonotjes.bsky.social Joes de Nastris & Marijn Nagtzaam
The local level offers so many opportunities to test our (usually) national level-based theories.
And there is soooo much data! 😍
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
The local level offers so many opportunities to test our (usually) national level-based theories.
And there is soooo much data! 😍
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
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Beyond proud to see this piece with @simonotjes.bsky.social published. In the article, we quantitatively assess what drives the size of parliamentary administrations. We find that staff size reflects assembly size, population size and parliamentary power.
doi.org/10.1111/lsq....
doi.org/10.1111/lsq....
Parliamentary Staff Size Around the World
This article is the first to take a global perspective on parliamentary administrations, which are vital for democratic governance. Basic facts like what drives the number of parliamentary staffers a...
doi.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Beyond proud to see this piece with @simonotjes.bsky.social published. In the article, we quantitatively assess what drives the size of parliamentary administrations. We find that staff size reflects assembly size, population size and parliamentary power.
doi.org/10.1111/lsq....
doi.org/10.1111/lsq....
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Wichtig! 👇
Erst Demonstration, nun Stimmungsboykott: Die Fans von Dortmund bis München formieren sich zum Widerstand - und werfen der Innenministerkonferenz unter anderem vor, die "freie Fankultur" zu zerstören.
www.kicker.de/fanboykott-d...
Erst Demonstration, nun Stimmungsboykott: Die Fans von Dortmund bis München formieren sich zum Widerstand - und werfen der Innenministerkonferenz unter anderem vor, die "freie Fankultur" zu zerstören.
www.kicker.de/fanboykott-d...
Fanboykott: Der Bundesliga droht ein stummer Spielstart
Erst Demonstration, nun Stimmungsboykott: Die Fans von Dortmund bis München formieren sich zum Widerstand - und werfen der Innenministerkonferenz unter anderem vor, die "freie Fankultur" zu zerstören.
www.kicker.de
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Wichtig! 👇
Erst Demonstration, nun Stimmungsboykott: Die Fans von Dortmund bis München formieren sich zum Widerstand - und werfen der Innenministerkonferenz unter anderem vor, die "freie Fankultur" zu zerstören.
www.kicker.de/fanboykott-d...
Erst Demonstration, nun Stimmungsboykott: Die Fans von Dortmund bis München formieren sich zum Widerstand - und werfen der Innenministerkonferenz unter anderem vor, die "freie Fankultur" zu zerstören.
www.kicker.de/fanboykott-d...
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Hans Sarpei kann mit der WM-Kritik von Christoph Kramer, der bemängelt, Europa bekomme zu wenige Startplätze, wenig anfangen. Der ghanaische Nationalspieler verteidigt seine Position deutlich: „Und bevor wieder jemand kommt mit: Ja, aber… #sport1 #sport1news #wm26 #christophkramer #hanssarpei
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Hans Sarpei kann mit der WM-Kritik von Christoph Kramer, der bemängelt, Europa bekomme zu wenige Startplätze, wenig anfangen. Der ghanaische Nationalspieler verteidigt seine Position deutlich: „Und bevor wieder jemand kommt mit: Ja, aber… #sport1 #sport1news #wm26 #christophkramer #hanssarpei
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📣 New op-ed in Süddeutsche Zeitung: What the data say about the “Brandmauer”
I summarize key findings from a study with @anninahermes.bsky.social across 57 democracies
➡️ Far-right parties don’t get weaker in government, they get stronger (~6 points by the next election)
tinyurl.com/4j6jaud2
I summarize key findings from a study with @anninahermes.bsky.social across 57 democracies
➡️ Far-right parties don’t get weaker in government, they get stronger (~6 points by the next election)
tinyurl.com/4j6jaud2
Demokratie: Wenn die Rechte mitregiert, wird sie nicht geschwächt – im Gegenteil
Eine Untersuchung von 57 Ländern zeigt: Wenn die Rechte in Verantwortung kommt, gewinnt sie dazu. Daraus lässt sich für Deutschland lernen.
www.sueddeutsche.de
November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
📣 New op-ed in Süddeutsche Zeitung: What the data say about the “Brandmauer”
I summarize key findings from a study with @anninahermes.bsky.social across 57 democracies
➡️ Far-right parties don’t get weaker in government, they get stronger (~6 points by the next election)
tinyurl.com/4j6jaud2
I summarize key findings from a study with @anninahermes.bsky.social across 57 democracies
➡️ Far-right parties don’t get weaker in government, they get stronger (~6 points by the next election)
tinyurl.com/4j6jaud2
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Alex Muzio: "FIFA is really going beyond the pale in terms of interaction, transparency, and governance. It’s pretty clear that FIFA governance has somehow worsened in the last ten years, which is coming from the lowest possible bar.”
www.forbes.com/sites/samind...
www.forbes.com/sites/samind...
Union Of European Clubs Sounds The Alarm: Where’s FIFA’s $250 Million Club World Cup Solidarity?
Alex Muzio criticized the global governing body.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Alex Muzio: "FIFA is really going beyond the pale in terms of interaction, transparency, and governance. It’s pretty clear that FIFA governance has somehow worsened in the last ten years, which is coming from the lowest possible bar.”
www.forbes.com/sites/samind...
www.forbes.com/sites/samind...
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Studienzeit - Fadenzeit. Erst gilt das angesichts der historischen Bedeutung des heutigen Tages, denn heute vor genau 53 Jahren fand die erste vorgezogene Bundestagswahl EVER statt. Noch dazu waren erstmals auch 18-, 19- u 20-Jährige dabei. Grund genug für eine Jugendwahlstudie zur BTW25.
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Studienzeit - Fadenzeit. Erst gilt das angesichts der historischen Bedeutung des heutigen Tages, denn heute vor genau 53 Jahren fand die erste vorgezogene Bundestagswahl EVER statt. Noch dazu waren erstmals auch 18-, 19- u 20-Jährige dabei. Grund genug für eine Jugendwahlstudie zur BTW25.
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We are looking for a teamlead for our large-scale project SOUNDS!
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
www.uni-saarland.de
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We are looking for a teamlead for our large-scale project SOUNDS!
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
#compsocsci #PoliSky #PoliSci #hiring #JobAlert
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Scholars have long paid attention to disproportionality between parties’ votes and seats emerging from the electoral system. In @sespjournal.bsky.social, Gianni Del Panta, @mattiaguidi.bsky.social, and I show that disproportionality can also be a by-product of pre-electoral coalition formation.🧵
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 🔓 #Italy
The disproportional consequences of a proportional bargain: candidate selection within Italian electoral coalitions in 2022
Read the article by Gianni Del Panta, @mattiaguidi.bsky.social and @klingelt.bsky.social here #OpenAccess👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The disproportional consequences of a proportional bargain: candidate selection within Italian electoral coalitions in 2022
Read the article by Gianni Del Panta, @mattiaguidi.bsky.social and @klingelt.bsky.social here #OpenAccess👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Scholars have long paid attention to disproportionality between parties’ votes and seats emerging from the electoral system. In @sespjournal.bsky.social, Gianni Del Panta, @mattiaguidi.bsky.social, and I show that disproportionality can also be a by-product of pre-electoral coalition formation.🧵
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Was viele wegen des Fokus auf Fußball übersehen: Das war eine der größten Demonstrationen für Grundrechte und gegen Sicherheitswahn und Überwachung seit Langem. Nach Veranstalterangaben: 20.000 Teilnehmende aus dem ganzen Land. #le1611 #fanrechte
www.rbb24.de/sport/beitra...
www.rbb24.de/sport/beitra...
Mehrere Tausend Menschen auf Fußballfan-Demo in Leipzig
www.rbb24.de
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Was viele wegen des Fokus auf Fußball übersehen: Das war eine der größten Demonstrationen für Grundrechte und gegen Sicherheitswahn und Überwachung seit Langem. Nach Veranstalterangaben: 20.000 Teilnehmende aus dem ganzen Land. #le1611 #fanrechte
www.rbb24.de/sport/beitra...
www.rbb24.de/sport/beitra...
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König Fußball und die Politik! Es geht um staatliche Einheit und höchste Beliebtheit auf engstem Raum mit elf halbnackten, verschwitzten Männern.
Österreich spielt heute in der WM-Qualifikation, und meine @profil.at Sportkolumne dreht sich um politische Inszenierung.
www.profil.at/meinung/spor...
Österreich spielt heute in der WM-Qualifikation, und meine @profil.at Sportkolumne dreht sich um politische Inszenierung.
www.profil.at/meinung/spor...
Sportkolumne von Peter Filzmaier: König Fußball und die Politik
Qualifiziert sich Österreich für die Fußball-WM, kommen auf elf Spieler Hunderte Politiker, die mit rot-weiß-roten Schals kameragerecht jubeln. Zugleich gibt es viel mehr medial inszenierte Empfänge u...
www.profil.at
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
König Fußball und die Politik! Es geht um staatliche Einheit und höchste Beliebtheit auf engstem Raum mit elf halbnackten, verschwitzten Männern.
Österreich spielt heute in der WM-Qualifikation, und meine @profil.at Sportkolumne dreht sich um politische Inszenierung.
www.profil.at/meinung/spor...
Österreich spielt heute in der WM-Qualifikation, und meine @profil.at Sportkolumne dreht sich um politische Inszenierung.
www.profil.at/meinung/spor...
Including the symposium on the EP elections 2024, guest edited by @simonhix.bsky.social 👇
💥 OUT NOW: Volume 49, Issue 1 (2026)
Lots of exciting research on:
👉 Polarisation: climate change, immigration, democratic deficit
👉 EU politics & voters/citizens
👉 Working class politicians
👉 Political protest
👉 Housing policy
👉 Symposium 2024 EP Elections
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/c...
Lots of exciting research on:
👉 Polarisation: climate change, immigration, democratic deficit
👉 EU politics & voters/citizens
👉 Working class politicians
👉 Political protest
👉 Housing policy
👉 Symposium 2024 EP Elections
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/c...
West European Politics
Volume 49, Issue 1 of West European Politics
www.tandfonline.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Including the symposium on the EP elections 2024, guest edited by @simonhix.bsky.social 👇
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The 2024 EU @chesdata.bsky.social has been added to both the trend file (1999-2024) and the Shiny app. Please take both for a spin!
www.chesdata.eu/ches-europe
chesdata.shinyapps.io/Shiny-CHES/
www.chesdata.eu/ches-europe
chesdata.shinyapps.io/Shiny-CHES/
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The 2024 EU @chesdata.bsky.social has been added to both the trend file (1999-2024) and the Shiny app. Please take both for a spin!
www.chesdata.eu/ches-europe
chesdata.shinyapps.io/Shiny-CHES/
www.chesdata.eu/ches-europe
chesdata.shinyapps.io/Shiny-CHES/
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💥 OUT NOW: Volume 49, Issue 1 (2026)
Lots of exciting research on:
👉 Polarisation: climate change, immigration, democratic deficit
👉 EU politics & voters/citizens
👉 Working class politicians
👉 Political protest
👉 Housing policy
👉 Symposium 2024 EP Elections
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/c...
Lots of exciting research on:
👉 Polarisation: climate change, immigration, democratic deficit
👉 EU politics & voters/citizens
👉 Working class politicians
👉 Political protest
👉 Housing policy
👉 Symposium 2024 EP Elections
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/c...
West European Politics
Volume 49, Issue 1 of West European Politics
www.tandfonline.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
💥 OUT NOW: Volume 49, Issue 1 (2026)
Lots of exciting research on:
👉 Polarisation: climate change, immigration, democratic deficit
👉 EU politics & voters/citizens
👉 Working class politicians
👉 Political protest
👉 Housing policy
👉 Symposium 2024 EP Elections
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/c...
Lots of exciting research on:
👉 Polarisation: climate change, immigration, democratic deficit
👉 EU politics & voters/citizens
👉 Working class politicians
👉 Political protest
👉 Housing policy
👉 Symposium 2024 EP Elections
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/c...