Stefanie Bailer
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📣 New EJPR publication!
@stefaniebailer.bsky.social, @nathaliegiger.bsky.social and I study citizens’ attitudes toward MPs’ side income disclosure in 7 European countries.
MPs who conceal income are trusted least, even less than those with very high side incomes.
doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100303
@stefaniebailer.bsky.social, @nathaliegiger.bsky.social and I study citizens’ attitudes toward MPs’ side income disclosure in 7 European countries.
MPs who conceal income are trusted least, even less than those with very high side incomes.
doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100303
#HotoffthePress: our new study which shows that voters reward representatives' transparency: @polisciunibas.bsky.social @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @unibas.ch
Reposted by Stefanie Bailer
🔔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!
Reposted by Stefanie Bailer
Sexist harassment on online platforms discourages young women from getting involved in politics, as shown by a new study by @dahoehmann.bsky.social, Tomoko Latteier and @stefaniebailer.bsky.social. The consequences are not only borne by those directly affected, with democracy also being harmed.
Online abuse pushes women out of politics
Sexist harassment on online platforms discourages young women from getting involved in politics, as shown by a new study by the University of Basel. The consequences are not only borne by those direct...
www.unibas.ch
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Sexist harassment on online platforms discourages young women from getting involved in politics, as shown by a new study by @dahoehmann.bsky.social, Tomoko Latteier and @stefaniebailer.bsky.social. The consequences are not only borne by those directly affected, with democracy also being harmed.
Reposted by Stefanie Bailer
🆕 Side income impacts trust in politicians? 💰
@ohuwyler.bsky.social @stefaniebailer.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social
study voters across 7 🇪🇺 countries to see how transparency about parliamentarians’ extra income shapes #VoterPerceptions, #Trust, and electability
@ohuwyler.bsky.social @stefaniebailer.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social
study voters across 7 🇪🇺 countries to see how transparency about parliamentarians’ extra income shapes #VoterPerceptions, #Trust, and electability
Transparency matters: The positive effect of politicians’ side income disclosure on voters’ perceptions | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Transparency matters: The positive effect of politicians’ side income disclosure on voters’ perceptions
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🆕 Side income impacts trust in politicians? 💰
@ohuwyler.bsky.social @stefaniebailer.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social
study voters across 7 🇪🇺 countries to see how transparency about parliamentarians’ extra income shapes #VoterPerceptions, #Trust, and electability
@ohuwyler.bsky.social @stefaniebailer.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social
study voters across 7 🇪🇺 countries to see how transparency about parliamentarians’ extra income shapes #VoterPerceptions, #Trust, and electability
Jetzt auch die deutsche/französische Zsfg. unseres neuesten Artikels, der zeigt, dass Wähler:innen Transparenz von Politiker:innen belohnen! @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @polisciunibas.bsky.social @unibas.ch
Einkünfte aus Lobbytätigkeiten: Offenlegung stärkt Vertrauen in Parlamentsmitglieder. - @ohuwyler.bsky.social, @stefaniebailer.bsky.social, Natalie Giger
Ein Beitrag zur Wahrnehmung der Einkünften, die Parlamentarier von Lobbyorganisationen erhalten.
www.defacto.expert/2025/11/10/e...
Ein Beitrag zur Wahrnehmung der Einkünften, die Parlamentarier von Lobbyorganisationen erhalten.
www.defacto.expert/2025/11/10/e...
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Jetzt auch die deutsche/französische Zsfg. unseres neuesten Artikels, der zeigt, dass Wähler:innen Transparenz von Politiker:innen belohnen! @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @polisciunibas.bsky.social @unibas.ch
Reposted by Stefanie Bailer
Senator Merkley is on hour 20 of reading How Democracies Die, mixed w commentary, on u.s. senate floor
October 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Senator Merkley is on hour 20 of reading How Democracies Die, mixed w commentary, on u.s. senate floor
#HotoffthePress: our new study which shows that voters reward representatives' transparency: @polisciunibas.bsky.social @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @unibas.ch
📣 New EJPR publication!
@stefaniebailer.bsky.social, @nathaliegiger.bsky.social and I study citizens’ attitudes toward MPs’ side income disclosure in 7 European countries.
MPs who conceal income are trusted least, even less than those with very high side incomes.
doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100303
@stefaniebailer.bsky.social, @nathaliegiger.bsky.social and I study citizens’ attitudes toward MPs’ side income disclosure in 7 European countries.
MPs who conceal income are trusted least, even less than those with very high side incomes.
doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100303
October 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#HotoffthePress: our new study which shows that voters reward representatives' transparency: @polisciunibas.bsky.social @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @unibas.ch
Reposted by Stefanie Bailer
Great paper on the state of political science osf.io/preprints/os... by @guygrossman.bsky.social et. al. We have become more diverse, more quantitative, and more collaborative.
October 7, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Great paper on the state of political science osf.io/preprints/os... by @guygrossman.bsky.social et. al. We have become more diverse, more quantitative, and more collaborative.
Die ZEIT berichtet über eine Studie, an der ich gemeinsam mit Christian Breunig (Uni Konstanz) und dem POLPOP-Team um Stefaan Walgrave (Uni Antwerpen) beteiligt war.
www.zeit.de/2025/42/mein...
@polisciunibas.bsky.social
@dgw.philhist.unibas.ch
@unibas.ch
www.zeit.de/2025/42/mein...
@polisciunibas.bsky.social
@dgw.philhist.unibas.ch
@unibas.ch
www.zeit.de
October 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Die ZEIT berichtet über eine Studie, an der ich gemeinsam mit Christian Breunig (Uni Konstanz) und dem POLPOP-Team um Stefaan Walgrave (Uni Antwerpen) beteiligt war.
www.zeit.de/2025/42/mein...
@polisciunibas.bsky.social
@dgw.philhist.unibas.ch
@unibas.ch
www.zeit.de/2025/42/mein...
@polisciunibas.bsky.social
@dgw.philhist.unibas.ch
@unibas.ch
Our new study in
@jwpp.bsky.social
shows that online abuse on social media discourages young women from pursuing political offices—before their actual political careers have even begun.
with @dahoehmann.bsky.social and Tomoko Latteier
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
@jwpp.bsky.social
shows that online abuse on social media discourages young women from pursuing political offices—before their actual political careers have even begun.
with @dahoehmann.bsky.social and Tomoko Latteier
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
An Early Leak in the Pipeline – Online Abuse as a Barrier for Young Women’s Political Engagement
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www.tandfonline.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Our new study in
@jwpp.bsky.social
shows that online abuse on social media discourages young women from pursuing political offices—before their actual political careers have even begun.
with @dahoehmann.bsky.social and Tomoko Latteier
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
@jwpp.bsky.social
shows that online abuse on social media discourages young women from pursuing political offices—before their actual political careers have even begun.
with @dahoehmann.bsky.social and Tomoko Latteier
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Reposted by Stefanie Bailer
Am Mittwoch hatten wir unseren Erstsemester-Apéro 😁🎉
Unsere neuen Studierenden wurden mit Snacks, Sandwiches und Bier versorgt 🍻🥪 und rätselten bei einem PoWi-Quiz, organisiert von unserer tollen Fachschaft 😎
Es hat riesig Spass gemacht – und wir heissen Euch ganz herzlich willkommen an Bord!! 💐😄
Unsere neuen Studierenden wurden mit Snacks, Sandwiches und Bier versorgt 🍻🥪 und rätselten bei einem PoWi-Quiz, organisiert von unserer tollen Fachschaft 😎
Es hat riesig Spass gemacht – und wir heissen Euch ganz herzlich willkommen an Bord!! 💐😄
September 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Am Mittwoch hatten wir unseren Erstsemester-Apéro 😁🎉
Unsere neuen Studierenden wurden mit Snacks, Sandwiches und Bier versorgt 🍻🥪 und rätselten bei einem PoWi-Quiz, organisiert von unserer tollen Fachschaft 😎
Es hat riesig Spass gemacht – und wir heissen Euch ganz herzlich willkommen an Bord!! 💐😄
Unsere neuen Studierenden wurden mit Snacks, Sandwiches und Bier versorgt 🍻🥪 und rätselten bei einem PoWi-Quiz, organisiert von unserer tollen Fachschaft 😎
Es hat riesig Spass gemacht – und wir heissen Euch ganz herzlich willkommen an Bord!! 💐😄
Dear colleagues, which free (or nearly free) survey software works best for teaching students how to design surveys & run survey experiments?
#AcademicBluesky
#AcademicBluesky
September 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Dear colleagues, which free (or nearly free) survey software works best for teaching students how to design surveys & run survey experiments?
#AcademicBluesky
#AcademicBluesky
Reposted by Stefanie Bailer
Mehr zur Wirkung von Social Media Posts von Politiker:innen:
@polisciunibas.bsky.social @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @unibas.ch
@polisciunibas.bsky.social @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @unibas.ch
Wahlkampf in den sozialen Medien: Lokale Posts wirken nicht - @ohuwyler.bsky.social, @nathaliegiger.bsky.social, @stefaniebailer.bsky.social
Parlamentsmitglieder sprechen ihren Wahlkreis mittels lokalen Posts direkt an, obwohl diese Strategie nicht belohnt wird.
www.defacto.expert/2025/08/19/w...
Parlamentsmitglieder sprechen ihren Wahlkreis mittels lokalen Posts direkt an, obwohl diese Strategie nicht belohnt wird.
www.defacto.expert/2025/08/19/w...
August 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Mehr zur Wirkung von Social Media Posts von Politiker:innen:
@polisciunibas.bsky.social @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @unibas.ch
@polisciunibas.bsky.social @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @unibas.ch
Reposted by Stefanie Bailer
Haha
(Generally a pretty good read btw)
(Generally a pretty good read btw)
June 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Haha
(Generally a pretty good read btw)
(Generally a pretty good read btw)
Herzliche Gratulation @dahoehmann.bsky.social für Deinen tollen Einsatz in der Lehre in der @polisciunibas.bsky.social !
‼️ We are very proud and thrilled to share that our amazing Postdoc Daniel Höhmann received an honourable mention for the Teaching Excellence Award 2025 in the category "Supporting Learning"! 💐🥂🥳
👏 Huge congratulations, Daniel, for your outstanding commitment and skill in teaching statistics! 👨🏫😁
👏 Huge congratulations, Daniel, for your outstanding commitment and skill in teaching statistics! 👨🏫😁
May 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Herzliche Gratulation @dahoehmann.bsky.social für Deinen tollen Einsatz in der Lehre in der @polisciunibas.bsky.social !
Dear Roman, thanks for your inspiring talk and great comments on our research !
Had a great time presenting in Basel and Lucerne this week!
Many thanks to @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and to @dweisstanner.bsky.social for hosting me.
Great questions and feedback throughout!
@polisciunibas.bsky.social @uniluzern.bsky.social
Many thanks to @stefaniebailer.bsky.social and to @dweisstanner.bsky.social for hosting me.
Great questions and feedback throughout!
@polisciunibas.bsky.social @uniluzern.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Dear Roman, thanks for your inspiring talk and great comments on our research !
#hotoffthepress from @polisciunibas.bsky.social: We can show how MPs use constituency signals strategically but voters do not necessarily reward this. @unibas.ch
📣 New research in EJPR together with the wonderful @nathaliegiger.bsky.social, @stefaniebailer.bsky.social, T. Turner-Zwinkels & S. Heller:
We find:
1) MPs use more constituency signals while campaigning,
2) voters notice the signals,
3) but don't reward that behaviour.
doi.org/10.1111/1475...
We find:
1) MPs use more constituency signals while campaigning,
2) voters notice the signals,
3) but don't reward that behaviour.
doi.org/10.1111/1475...
Constituency references in social media: MPs' usage and voters' reaction
Social media platforms offer MPs the opportunity to directly signal attention to their local voters in the constituency. And while previous research has linked the strategic use of such local cues in...
doi.org
April 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
#hotoffthepress from @polisciunibas.bsky.social: We can show how MPs use constituency signals strategically but voters do not necessarily reward this. @unibas.ch
Reposted by Stefanie Bailer
Wie sich Demokratieeinstellungen von Politiker:innen und Bürger:innen unterscheiden: #hotoffthepress #PolSciUnibas @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @unibas.ch www.defacto.expert?p=45672&prev...
Politisches Verhalten: Realistische Politiker:Innen vs. optimistische Bürger:Innen – DeFacto
www.defacto.expert
March 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Wie sich Demokratieeinstellungen von Politiker:innen und Bürger:innen unterscheiden: #hotoffthepress #PolSciUnibas @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @unibas.ch www.defacto.expert?p=45672&prev...
Reposted by Stefanie Bailer
Apparently something got scrambled with the link to the application portal. Hopefully this one works:
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/6...
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/6...
February 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Apparently something got scrambled with the link to the application portal. Hopefully this one works:
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/6...
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/6...
#PolSciUnibas in den Medien, Interview zur Bundestagswahl auf Telebasel: telebasel.ch/sendungen/pu... @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @unibas.ch
punkt6 Thema vom 24.02.2025 - punkt6 thema | Telebasel
telebasel.ch
February 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
#PolSciUnibas in den Medien, Interview zur Bundestagswahl auf Telebasel: telebasel.ch/sendungen/pu... @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @unibas.ch
Einschätzungen zur anstehenden Bundestagswahl in Bajour: @unibas.ch @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch bajour.ch/a/stefanie-b...
«Teile der CDU bewegen sich in Richtung SVP»
Am Sonntag werden in Deutschland ein neuer Bundestag und eine neue Regierung gewählt. Die Basler Politikwissenschaftlerin Stefanie Bailer ordnet ein, warum die vorgezogenen Neuwahlen einzigartig sind ...
bajour.ch
February 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Einschätzungen zur anstehenden Bundestagswahl in Bajour: @unibas.ch @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch bajour.ch/a/stefanie-b...
Reposted by Stefanie Bailer
A quick reminder: we are hiring! The deadline for the application is 20 January. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions about the position.
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Universität Basel: Professorship in Political Science with a focus on Environment and Development
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Basel seeks to fill a Professorship in Political Science with a focus on Environment and Development beginning on August 1, 2025, or ...
jobs.unibas.ch
January 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A quick reminder: we are hiring! The deadline for the application is 20 January. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions about the position.
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Yes! Publication by my fantastic PhD student Jana Boukemia with Marius Sältzer and Sébastien Boyer: an innovative study about women politicians' social media behavior and the respective (gendered) reactions:
Right in time with the exodus of academics from Twitter, the article I wrote together with @msaeltzer.bsky.social and Sébastien Boyer is finally published! 😁
Find the open access article here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Find the open access article here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Misogyny, politics, and social media determinants of hostile engagement against women parliamentarians on Twitter
Politicians use social media to engage directly with the public using diverse communication styles including aggressive or uncivil language. Yet, little is known about gender differences in politicia...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:55 AM
Yes! Publication by my fantastic PhD student Jana Boukemia with Marius Sältzer and Sébastien Boyer: an innovative study about women politicians' social media behavior and the respective (gendered) reactions: