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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · 2d

I worry this is too small a reform to pay electoral dividends, yet important enough to negatively affect the lives of (potential) immigrants. Lose-lose, in other words.

But I am glad you are more optimistic!

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · 2d

Terrible decision. The prospect of rapid naturalization made moving to Germany very attractive.

A huge missed opportunity, especially as the US is desperate to kick out skilled people from abroad.

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Deutschland schafft schnellere Einbürgerung ab – DW – 08.10.2025

Seit 2024 konnte man unter bestimmten Bedingungen schon nach drei Jahren den deutschen Pass bekommen. Nun wurde die sogenannte Turboeinbürgerung gestrichen. Innenminister Alexander Dobrindt freut sich...

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Sep 2

"The great excesses that are now projected as a result of the new budget will likely cause a debt-induced heart attack in the relatively near future [...] I'd say three years, give or take a year or two."

Just a heads-up to my pension fund managers, if you are paying attention

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US sliding towards 1930s-style autocracy, warns Ray Dalio

Billionaire hedge fund boss says other investors are too scared of Trump to speak out

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Aug 25

Does not surprise me at all that New York City is the place where a new anti-fascist politics that brings people together in real, off-line ways is born.

In the best tradition of Fiorello LaGuardia.

Rupal K @rupalk.bsky.social · Aug 25

We finished #ZcavengerHunt around 6pm and waited in line for a little over an hour. This was a great way to spend the day. We finished it using public transport. We talked to some fun people in the line. It was nice to visit parts of the city I normally wouldn't go to and learn about past NYC mayors

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Aug 12

Sipping on a glass of Chasselas while reading this fascinating paper:

academic.oup.com/ereh/article...

Can Winegrowing Cause Rural Development? Evidence from Baden-Württemberg

Abstract. Historical winegrowing shaped modern rural development, even in areas in which its cultivation was given up after the early modern period. We pro

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Aug 8

Wild to check in on Bluesky once a day to see the Trump admin set American academia on fire, step by step by step

Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Aug 8

The White House is taking new steps to undermine every international student at our universities.

It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.

Likely to enter force within days.

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Fabio Ellger @fabioellger.bsky.social · Aug 7

Excited to host the 4th iteration of the Transformations of Democracy Junior Scholars Workshop at WZB Berlin together with Hanno Hilbig!
Amazing talks & exchanges with colleagues from Princeton, Harvard, UC Davis, Toulouse School of Economics, Copenhagen, Humboldt, Chemnitz, EUI, and beyond..

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jul 24

Want to do cutting-edge research in an ambitious and supportive environment *and* live in a diverse, exciting city with outstanding quality of life?

Come join us at HU Berlin!

If you have questions about the position or the city, do not hesitate to reach out.

Heike Klüver @heikekluever.bsky.social · Jul 9

📣 Call for Applications 📣

3-year Postdoc position in Berlin 🚀

Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social

Great people, great projects, great city – come work with us!

🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jul 23

There is also "On the reliability of published findings using the regression discontinuity design in political science" by Stommes, Aronow and Sävje on RD: doi.org/10.1177/2053...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

doi.org

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jul 6

They are my favorite thing about surveys! Excellent for quality control and really insightful

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jun 26

Unsure which panel to finish your day with? Come join us in 0.A.02 for an exciting set of historical papers on violence, conflict and democracy. @dnsltr.bsky.social @franvillamil.bsky.social @golafs.bsky.social

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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · Jun 20

Very happy to share the program for the 3rd edition of the Yale-UB Historical Political Economy Workshop.

Taking place at the University of Barcelona on June 30th and July 1st.

Really looking forward to it!

Cc: @didacqueralt.bsky.social

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jun 10

Which strikes me as important. The issue is not that the court was on board with the power grab. It is that courts are slow to check abuses of emergency powers.

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Preußen contra Reich – Wikipedia

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jun 10

The federal government did not win Preussen contra Reich -- important parts of the emergency decree and emergency actions (like the purge of the Prussian bureaucracy) were found unconstitutional.

The key point is that the court only ruled when the facts on the ground were irreversible.

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jun 2

Very excited to be a part of this workshop with a fascinating set of papers. I will be sharing my research on policing, political violence and extremist voting in Weimar Germany.

Thank you to @tinepaulsen.bsky.social, @pauvallprat.bsky.social & @franvillamil.bsky.social for bringing us together!

Pau Vall-Prat @pauvallprat.bsky.social · Jun 2

We have a great lineup of papers for the Junior Workshop in HPE. A limited number of spots are available for scholars interested in attending the workshop. Fill this form if you want to join us next June 25 at UC3M forms.gle/DckGoQDfniTU... @tinepaulsen.bsky.social @franvillamil.bsky.social

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Apr 1

Thank you very much! I am incredibly excited to get started.

If you are in Berlin and work on extremism, political violence, democratic backsliding, causal inference, or any related issues, please reach out. I would love to meet for coffee!

Heike Klüver @heikekluever.bsky.social · Apr 1

We are delighted to welcome the fabulous @mbondeli.bsky.social as PostDoc in our new @dfg.de Project with @anselmhager.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social 🥳 Welcome to Berlin!

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Mar 11

Congratulations, Amanda! Fantastic news! 🎉

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Feb 12

Unexpectedly? I cannot imagine to whom this might be unexpected.

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US inflation unexpectedly increases to 3% in January

Figure bolsters case for Federal Reserve to proceed slowly with interest rate cuts

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jan 22

Don't think people will want to become pawns in every garden-variety international dispute

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Donald Trump threatens to double tax rates for foreign nationals and companies

President orders officials to draw up retaliatory measures against ‘extraterritorial’ taxes

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jan 21

Is Europe serious about wanting to close its tech/AI gap with the US?

The Trump admin is reviving its policies of harassing, insulting, and making life difficult for workers from abroad contributing to the US economy.

This would be a golden opportunity to poach that talent.

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jan 3

PS: I guess the upshot is that in the debate between those who say left policy is not ambitious enough vs those who say left communication is poor, I am closer to the latter position

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jan 3

(3) Immigration Reform: Generally lower barriers to German citizenship, allowing dual citizenship after naturalization
(4) Legalization of cannabis
(5) Increase of minimum wage by 15% to 12 Euro/h

That's not a poor record in my mind!

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jan 3

(1) Deutschlandticket: Lowering the cost of local public transit with an affordable subscription ticket. Game changer if you care about reducing car usage.
(2) After the invasion of Ukraine, there were serious concerns about blackouts due to severe energy shortages. That didn't happen!
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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jan 3

My sizzling hot take is that the Scholz chancellorship was not all that bad. Important achievements are clouded by a general sense of malaise that is disconnected from fundamentals.

There are several really significant achievements to show for! Off the top of my head:
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · Jan 3

Labour's decision on care is just another example that running on a centrist platform without any potentially controversial issues will strongly restrict the transformative power of the left in government. @drtomdog.bsky.social and I wrote about this a year ago:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

For a vision of Britain’s future under Starmer, look to Germany – it’s not pretty | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Tom O'Grady

Voters are frustrated with Olaf Scholz’s caution – and a resurgent AfD is filling the void, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Tom O’Grady

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Moritz Bondeli @mbondeli.bsky.social · Jan 1

Thank you!

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