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Svenja Ahlhaus
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Political Theorist at University of Münster
Assistant Professor in Political Theory, interested in democratic theory: legal mobilization, political representation, migration, religion, animal politics
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Svenja Ahlhaus @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social · May 9
In my new article 👇 I look at strategic litigation from the perspective of democratic theory.

A short blogpost summarizing the key points is now online at the AJPS Blog.

And here is a short thread:
ajpseditor.bsky.social American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · May 8
Strategic litigation as a challenge for deliberative democracy by Svenja Ahlhaus is now available in Early View.
@svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/05/07/s...
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gcapoccia.bsky.social
Doctoral scholarship for EU students to work with me at Oxford on democratic backsliding, democratic defence, or illiberalism: Renato Morelli Corpus Christi College Graduate Scholarship in Politics 2026-27. Deadline 9 Jan 2026. Please circulate!
Details at: users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/Ad...
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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powimz.bsky.social
Am Mittwoch, 26.11.2025, wird uns Markus Patberg (Universität Hamburg) in der #Forschungswerkstatt besuchen (16 Uhr, P5). Er spricht zum Thema: „Oligarchische Vereinnahmung: Soziale Medien und politische Öffentlichkeit"

Nutzen Sie Soziale Medien💻? Kommen Sie vorbei!
Alle sind herzlich willkommen!
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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aureliabardon.bsky.social
📣 We're hiring a postdoc in political science for our ReJust project @uni-konstanz.de!

Project with Dirk Leuffen @leuffen.bsky.social and Urs Fischbacher

3-year position | Deadline: Dec. 15, 2025 | Start: April 2026

Please share widely 🙏
Postdoctoral Research Position
Deadline: 15.12.2025
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November 24, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social
📢 CfP for #ECPRJS26 in Innsbruck
We invite papers advancing methods that bridge empirical political science and normative theory
🗓️ Deadline 10 Dec 2025
👉 shorturl.at/rdzGZ
@jonathanfloyd.bsky.social @jleadermaynard.bsky.social
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Pls join and share!
Between Norms and Evidence: Connecting Normative Political Theory and Political Science
European Consortium for Political Research
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November 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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jonathanfloyd.bsky.social
Really enjoyed reading this yesterday. Very interesting innovative/critical take on normative behaviourism (under 'emergency' conditions) from Greta Favara. Reminded me of recent work by @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1... @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social @ipsa-rc31.bsky.social
Normative Behaviourism and Action-Guidance: The Challenge of the Climate Crisis - Res Publica
This article examines the normative potential and limitations of Normative Behaviourism (NB) as a method for political theory, paying particular attention to its capacity to orient political action un...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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tommasopavone.bsky.social
Friends, my article w/ @silje-hermansen.bsky.social and @louisabo.bsky.social on how/why the "have nots" come out ahead in litigation @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! We propose a theory of judicial leveling & spotlighting to explain these contrarian results: take a look!
bjpols.bsky.social British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 13d
NEW -

Leveling and Spotlighting: How the European Court of Justice Favors the Weak to Promote Its Legitimacy - https://cup.org/4oWD6ZT

- @silje-hermansen.bsky.social, @tommasopavone.bsky.social & @louisabo.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract discussing the impact of international courts like the European Court of Justice on individual rights and civil society, highlighting their role in promoting legal claims and supporting networks.
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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olivertreib.bsky.social
Yesterday we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the educational collaboration between the University of Twente's Department of Public Administration and the University of Münster's Department of Political Science

The programme included two of the founding fathers, Jaap de Wilde and Jörg Waldmann...
rosema.bsky.social Martin Rosema @rosema.bsky.social · 18d
Gisteren hield onze opleiding Bestuurskunde een mooi symposium om het 25-jarig jubileum van de samenwerking met de collega’s in Münster te vieren.

Grondleggers van de samenwerking Jörg Waldmann en Jaap de Wilde blikten terug op de beginjaren, met een cruciale rol voor Anke Kohl.
Foto van Jörg Waldmann (links) en Jaap de Wilde (rechts) staand op de houten vloer voor de zaal bij het symposium.
November 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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peterniesen.bsky.social
Donnerstag und Freitag in Gießen! @politikuhh.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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bschlipphak.bsky.social
Once again, it's time for anyother episode (8) of my series on "Great colleagues @ifpolms.bsky.social doing exciting (and enviable) research": @tobiasalbrecht.bsky.social does not only write important pieces like the one below, he is also a great (and fun) colleague to work with!
tobiasalbrecht.bsky.social Tobias Albrecht @tobiasalbrecht.bsky.social · 26d
I have a paper out in Philosophy and Social Criticism: "Deep Disagreement as a Challenge for Democratic Education: Learning to Compromise" 🥳 - and it's open access 👇

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November 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Cool new article by @tobiasalbrecht.bsky.social on deep disagreement and compromise! @ifpolms.bsky.social
tobiasalbrecht.bsky.social Tobias Albrecht @tobiasalbrecht.bsky.social · 26d
I have a paper out in Philosophy and Social Criticism: "Deep Disagreement as a Challenge for Democratic Education: Learning to Compromise" 🥳 - and it's open access 👇

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October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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ulrikekrause.bsky.social
The winter term is about to start, and with it our lecture series on "Global Politics, Gender, and (In-)Equality". The lectures will take place on selected Thursdays via Zoom.

The series unpacks the complex entanglements of global politics, gender, and (in-)equality in contemporary societies. [1]
October 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Looking forward!
na-wehl.bsky.social Nadja Wehl @na-wehl.bsky.social · Oct 8
Very excited about the lineup for our #ComparativePolitics & #PoliticalEconomy colloquium in the winter @uni-konstanz.de !!

▶️Hannah Werner @ipz.bsky.social
▶️Fabio Franchino
▶️ @ashelshehawy.bsky.social
▶️Kevin Munger @eui-sps.bsky.social
▶️@rdassonneville.bsky.social
▶️@svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social
Vielen Dank an das ganze Team von @poloeff.bsky.social für eine tolle Tagung in Erlangen!

Wir sollten uns viel öfter in Orangerien treffen!
@dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social
Nun geht es zur Abschlusskeynote von Teresa Bejan unter dem Titel Speaking as Equals
October 2, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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martinnonhoff.bsky.social
Uuuund jetzt starten wir in den letzten Tag der @dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social Tagung zu Akteuren und Strategien der politischen Öffentlichkeit mit Valerien Thielicke-Witt und Campbell MacGillivray. Moderation durch @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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bschlipphak.bsky.social
@ifpolms.bsky.social, the winter term always sees our lecture series on #sustainability & #democracy! This year's focus is on the perspective of citizens, with a great line-up of external and internal presenters.

Participants from other departments @uni-muenster.de & other unis are very welcome!
September 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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danbischof.bsky.social
🚨🚨🚨 Deadline is today to apply for our Professorship in International Sustainability. 🚨🚨🚨

**We have a broad reading of the topics being covered by this professorship.**

Apply!

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September 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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bschlipphak.bsky.social
It's time again for a new episode - episode 6 - of my series on "Great colleagues @ifpolms.bsky.social doing exciting (and enviable) research": If you are not yet following @mwegemann.bsky.social, please hurry to do so!
eui-sps.bsky.social EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · Sep 23
We are delighted to share that our alumnus @mwegemann.bsky.social received an Honourable Mention in the 2025 Ernst B. Haas Best Dissertation Award by @apsa.bsky.social’s European Politics and Society section.

His dissertation was recognised among the best works on European politics and society!
September 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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poloeff.bsky.social
📆 Hier kommt die Vorschau auf das Programm zur Tagung der @dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social zum Thema "Politische Öffentlichkeit" an der @fau.de!
(1/5)

www.poloeff.de/programm-erl...

#poloeff
Programm-Version für Bildschirmlesegeräte unter folgendem Link: https://www.poloeff.de/programm-erlangen/
September 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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jonathanfloyd.bsky.social
Announcement: I'm now Co-Chair of the IPSA Political Philosophy Research Committee @ipsa-rc31.bsky.social. Working with @humeiraiqtidar.bsky.social. Have joined up partly 2 ensure the group continues but also 2 massively grow its presence, starting with the next biennial conference in Rome (2027)...
September 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social
Looking forward to these two panels at #ecprgc2025

"The Normativity of International Institutions: Between Commitment and Contestation" (with @brianmilstein.bsky.social @mpatberg.bsky.social Eva Erman, Silviya Lechner)

"Postnational Constitutionalism" (with Carmen Pavel, Francesco Rizzi Brignoli)
ECPR Panel: The Normativity of International Institutions: Between Commitment and Contestation.
August 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social
Come work with us in Münster @ifpolms.bsky.social

CfA: Professorship (W3) in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability"👇
August 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social
Here is my new article on public political theory in times of emergency. I discuss how democratic underlabourers can practice "emergency underlabouring" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
July 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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mpatberg.bsky.social
In our introduction, @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social, Oliver Eberl and I distinguish two interpretations of the democratic underlabourer and explain the problems the model is facing in global contexts – above all, the absence of a democratic framework.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM