Sara Hobolt
banner
sarahobolt.bsky.social
Sara Hobolt
@sarahobolt.bsky.social

Professor of European politics, LSE ‪‪| Head of the Department of Government | President of EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social | Chair of EES @eesresearch.bsky.social‬ | Co-Director of POAL @poalab.bsky.social‬ | Fellow of the British Academy .. more

Sara Binzer Hobolt, FBA is a Danish political scientist, who specialises in European politics and electoral behaviour. She holds the Sutherland Chair in European Institutions at the London School of Economics and Political Science. .. more

Political science 78%
Business 8%
Pinned
🚨 LSE Assistant Professor in Political Science 🚨

We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor - any area of empirical political science - to join our wonderful Government Dept @lsegovernment.bsky.social

Any questions, please reach out to me

📣 Please share! 📣

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Any area (not all!) of the following in political science: Conflict, Comparative Politics, Global Politics, Political Economy, or Political Behaviour

Amazing news! Huge congratulations to you both - and it sounds like a great project!

We were lucky to hire two amazing colleagues in theory last year!

It’s been great! And some many cool projects and papers have emerged from this. I hope we have other chances to work together in the future! A special thanks to @djordjemilosav.bsky.social and @heikekluever.bsky.social for organising our final workshop!

Reposted by Sara B. Hobolt

Good morning from Berlin.

Starting the final workshop of the COVIDEU project, a wonderful close to an inspiring journey. Grateful to have collaborated with such brilliant colleagues @heikekluever.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social (1/2)
📣 Tomorrow!

Why are far-right parties becoming more attractive to young people — and what can strengthen democratic resilience?

Join researchers, policymakers, educators & civil society for insights and discussion.

🗓️ Berlin, 21 Nov, 14–17h
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw
More and more young people are turning to the far right. Why and what can we do about it?

Join our #COVIDEU Workshop on Nov 21 (2–5 PM) to discuss causes and counter-strategies.

🚀 Hosted by @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
💡 Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw
🚨 New working paper 🚨

We often see populist parties like Reform UK blame higher energy bills on climate change policies. What are the political consequences of this strategy?

Very early draft; comments and criticisms are welcomed!

full draft: z-dickson.github.io/assets/dicks...

Reposted by Tim Bale, Damien Bol

📻 Great new podcast on political behaviour - the last episode features my @lsegovernment.bsky.social colleague Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social on whether campaigns matter, Mamdani’s victory and the Dutch elections -
listen here ⬇️
linktr.ee/Politically....

Congratulations @brunoleipold.com 🎉🎉

Reposted by Robert Huber

I am delighted to finally see this article out in (online) print!

👇
#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social -

Support for liberal democracy in times of crisis: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic - https://cup.org/3X0aJ0i

- @vinarceneaux.bsky.social, Bert N. Bakker, Sara B. Hobolt & @catherinedevries.bsky.social

#FirstView #COVID19

I am absolutely delighted with the positive response to our Call for Papers for the inaugural EPSS conference. I can't wait to see many of you in Belfast in June 2026! 👇

📢 Since launching EPSS in June 2025, we’ve been thrilled by the positive feedback from across the political science community.

Now that Call for Papers for EPSS Conference in Belfast has closed, we want to share the response has been extraordinary!

🧵

📢 Since launching EPSS in June 2025, we’ve been thrilled by the positive feedback from across the political science community.

Now that Call for Papers for EPSS Conference in Belfast has closed, we want to share the response has been extraordinary!

🧵

Thanks for all your support, Tarik - and for helping to spread the word!
The Public Opinion Analytics Lab (POAL) is a collaboration by Southampton, Reading, and the LSE to leverage our strengths in public opinion research for academia and beyond. Today we've published our first methods brief— a short primer on conjoint experiments by the fantastic Thomas Robinson (LSE).
"While testing one dimension at a time can yield simple results, those effects may not generalise to richer, real-world contexts."

Read our new POAL Methods Briefs on Conjoint Experiments from Thomas Robinson!

Link: www.poal.co.uk/research/met...
Public Opinion Analytics Lab
The website of the Public Opinion Analytics Lab
www.poal.co.uk
Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...

No email confirmation. But I checked in the system and your proposal (on party organisation) has been submitted successfully- it looks very interesting!
‼️Last chance to submit your paper or panel proposal to EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is TODAY!

Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩‍🏫🥳

epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨

Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org

I’m very much looking forward to taking part in this workshop of the young voters and the radical right at Humboldt later this month 👇
More and more young people are turning to the far right. Why and what can we do about it?

Join our #COVIDEU Workshop on Nov 21 (2–5 PM) to discuss causes and counter-strategies.

🚀 Hosted by @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
💡 Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw
More and more young people are turning to the far right. Why and what can we do about it?

Join our #COVIDEU Workshop on Nov 21 (2–5 PM) to discuss causes and counter-strategies.

🚀 Hosted by @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
💡 Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw

Huge congratulations to our brilliant @lsegovernment.bsky.social colleague Dr Bruno Leipold @brunoleipold.com on being awarded this prestigious grant 👇

Reposted by Sara B. Hobolt

Congratulations to @brunoleipold.com for securing a Synergy Grant from @erc.europa.eu! 👏🏽

Bruno will collaborate on a 6-year project titled the Popular Government in Global Perspective project, which seeks to challenge the way we think about #democracy.

www.lse.ac.uk/news/lse-aca...
Research | ERC Synergy Grant | Democracy | Government
Dr Bruno Leipold is one of four principal investigators on the Popular Government in Global Perspective project, an ambitious six-year research endeavour which argues that the world's dominant form of...
www.lse.ac.uk

Reposted by Sara B. Hobolt

You know how people wait until the last minute to submit paper proposals? Well, it’s almost the last minute. Get those abstracts ready and send them in!
Looking forward to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social meeting in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026!

All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social

⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Please share!: Last week to apply for @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026

really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting

⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...
EPSS 2026 submissions FAQ - EPSS
Submissions are coming in fast for Belfast 2026 and so are your questions about submissions. Here are answers to the most common questions: Where do I go to submit? For panel submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/75765/symposia/create For paper submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79266/submissions/new? How many papers can I submit? We put a constraint of max one presentation per person. This does …
epssnet.org
#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social -

Support for liberal democracy in times of crisis: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic - https://cup.org/3X0aJ0i

- @vinarceneaux.bsky.social, Bert N. Bakker, Sara B. Hobolt & @catherinedevries.bsky.social

#FirstView #COVID19
🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨

Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org

What a star lineup!
The Political Behaviour Stream of the MSc in Political Science @lsegovernment.bsky.social is welcoming applications for entry in 2026/27: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse... Benefit from teaching and supervision from world-leading scholars, weekly research seminars & an active alumni network:
MSc Political Science (Political Behaviour)
Study political opinions and behaviours with the MSc Political Science (Political Behaviour), offering rigorous training and diverse career paths.
www.lse.ac.uk

I’m really looking forward to this LSE Political Behaviour seminar with Ala Alrababah (Bocconi) today at 4pm
👇
Today at @lsegovernment.bsky.social we are welcoming
@aalrababah.bsky.social to the Political Behaviour Seminar, run by our team with @sarahobolt.bsky.social, @florianfoos.bsky.social & @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social. Ala is presenting new research on the political consequences of the Tour de France👇
🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...

Reposted by Sara B. Hobolt

Today at @lsegovernment.bsky.social we are welcoming
@aalrababah.bsky.social to the Political Behaviour Seminar, run by our team with @sarahobolt.bsky.social, @florianfoos.bsky.social & @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social. Ala is presenting new research on the political consequences of the Tour de France👇
🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...