Peter Luca Versteegen
@versteegenluca.bsky.social
Postdoc at the University of Vienna. Researching polarization & democracy from a political psych perspective.
I do research and I run.
https://lucaversteegen.com
I do research and I run.
https://lucaversteegen.com
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New publication w/ my friend & amazing coauthor @fedetrastulli.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social! 🎉
doi.org/10.1017/S147...
We explore: Who considers which political issues as important & how is this related to sociodemographic/socioeconomic variables?
doi.org/10.1017/S147...
We explore: Who considers which political issues as important & how is this related to sociodemographic/socioeconomic variables?
Who prioritises what? Determinants and measurement of voters’ issue prioritisation | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Who prioritises what? Determinants and measurement of voters’ issue prioritisation
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
New publication w/ my friend & amazing coauthor @fedetrastulli.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social! 🎉
doi.org/10.1017/S147...
We explore: Who considers which political issues as important & how is this related to sociodemographic/socioeconomic variables?
doi.org/10.1017/S147...
We explore: Who considers which political issues as important & how is this related to sociodemographic/socioeconomic variables?
Reposted by Peter Luca Versteegen
🌟 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
web103.reachmee.com
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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New article with @draege.bsky.social out in Scandinavian Political Studies: “Asymmetric Influence: Politicians Can Fuel but Not Dampen Conflict.” We test whether politicians in one of the world’s least polarized democracies, Norway, can calm conflict as effectively as they can inflame it. #polisky
Asymmetric Influence: Politicians Can Fuel but Not Dampen Conflict
Research from the deeply polarized United States suggests that the impact of elite communication is asymmetrical: antagonistic messages often heighten divisions, while positive appeals fail to dampen...
dx.doi.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
New article with @draege.bsky.social out in Scandinavian Political Studies: “Asymmetric Influence: Politicians Can Fuel but Not Dampen Conflict.” We test whether politicians in one of the world’s least polarized democracies, Norway, can calm conflict as effectively as they can inflame it. #polisky
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Do policy preferences of voters and non-voters differ in European democracies?
My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm.
Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10
My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm.
Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Do policy preferences of voters and non-voters differ in European democracies?
My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm.
Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10
My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm.
Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10
The only positive news about this paper is that this development may incentive social scientist to go out and talk to people again
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The only positive news about this paper is that this development may incentive social scientist to go out and talk to people again
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I’m amazed by the quality of the feedback we’ve received from the reviewers of our book with @bertous.bsky.social. I don’t think we talk about this enough in academia, but we should recognize and celebrate those who genuinely engage with the work (it takes time, energy and ability). 💜
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I’m amazed by the quality of the feedback we’ve received from the reviewers of our book with @bertous.bsky.social. I don’t think we talk about this enough in academia, but we should recognize and celebrate those who genuinely engage with the work (it takes time, energy and ability). 💜
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On Wednesday, the brilliant @krausewe.bsky.social will join us in Münster to present work w @christinagahn.bsky.social on opinion polls and elections! We are so thrilled!
You can join via Zoom: uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291
co-organized @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social y.social
You can join via Zoom: uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291
co-organized @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social y.social
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
On Wednesday, the brilliant @krausewe.bsky.social will join us in Münster to present work w @christinagahn.bsky.social on opinion polls and elections! We are so thrilled!
You can join via Zoom: uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291
co-organized @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social y.social
You can join via Zoom: uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/62265873291
co-organized @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social y.social
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The race to churn out papers is a systemic problem.
Early career scholars are desperate to get more papers to compete in the academic job market. This can make it hard for faculty mentors hard to reduce their output unless they shrink their lab (which removes opportunities from next generation).
Early career scholars are desperate to get more papers to compete in the academic job market. This can make it hard for faculty mentors hard to reduce their output unless they shrink their lab (which removes opportunities from next generation).
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The race to churn out papers is a systemic problem.
Early career scholars are desperate to get more papers to compete in the academic job market. This can make it hard for faculty mentors hard to reduce their output unless they shrink their lab (which removes opportunities from next generation).
Early career scholars are desperate to get more papers to compete in the academic job market. This can make it hard for faculty mentors hard to reduce their output unless they shrink their lab (which removes opportunities from next generation).
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We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI.
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
October 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI.
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Write the paper you want to see in the world.
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Write the paper you want to see in the world.
Interested early career folks here!
The book is real! To celebrate, I will give out five copies to interested early career folks. DM if you’d like one.
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Interested early career folks here!
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The book is real! To celebrate, I will give out five copies to interested early career folks. DM if you’d like one.
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The book is real! To celebrate, I will give out five copies to interested early career folks. DM if you’d like one.
Reposted by Peter Luca Versteegen
🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project
You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
1/4 🧵
You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
1/4 🧵
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project
You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
1/4 🧵
You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
1/4 🧵
This sounds so cool! Glad researchers do this ⬇️
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
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
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This sounds so cool! Glad researchers do this ⬇️
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📄 New WP version out - full overhaul!
The Politics of Evidence Selection (w/ @jesperasring.bsky.social )
Comments welcome!
🔗 osf.io/preprints/so...
The Politics of Evidence Selection (w/ @jesperasring.bsky.social )
Comments welcome!
🔗 osf.io/preprints/so...
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
📄 New WP version out - full overhaul!
The Politics of Evidence Selection (w/ @jesperasring.bsky.social )
Comments welcome!
🔗 osf.io/preprints/so...
The Politics of Evidence Selection (w/ @jesperasring.bsky.social )
Comments welcome!
🔗 osf.io/preprints/so...
Delia‘s research keeps inspiring me. Look this up ⬇️⬇️
How are contemporary cleavage structures stabilized in times of declining mass social and political organizations?
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization - Volume 55
tinyurl.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Delia‘s research keeps inspiring me. Look this up ⬇️⬇️
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We’re looking for an RA for the MULTIREP ERC project at @univie.ac.at — working on citizens' fundamental motivations for political representation.
We look for MA students with some experience and a lot of interest in surveys & experiments.
Deadline is 10 Nov, 23:59pm!
wratil.eu/files/Resear...
We look for MA students with some experience and a lot of interest in surveys & experiments.
Deadline is 10 Nov, 23:59pm!
wratil.eu/files/Resear...
November 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We’re looking for an RA for the MULTIREP ERC project at @univie.ac.at — working on citizens' fundamental motivations for political representation.
We look for MA students with some experience and a lot of interest in surveys & experiments.
Deadline is 10 Nov, 23:59pm!
wratil.eu/files/Resear...
We look for MA students with some experience and a lot of interest in surveys & experiments.
Deadline is 10 Nov, 23:59pm!
wratil.eu/files/Resear...
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The research I discuss about turnout amongst Muslims is from work in progress lead by @gefjonoff.bsky.social. Find the pre-print here:
Off, G., & van Oosten, S. (2025). Do gender patterns differ between the ethnic majority and Muslim minorities? doi.org/10.31219/osf...
Off, G., & van Oosten, S. (2025). Do gender patterns differ between the ethnic majority and Muslim minorities? doi.org/10.31219/osf...
OSF
doi.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The research I discuss about turnout amongst Muslims is from work in progress lead by @gefjonoff.bsky.social. Find the pre-print here:
Off, G., & van Oosten, S. (2025). Do gender patterns differ between the ethnic majority and Muslim minorities? doi.org/10.31219/osf...
Off, G., & van Oosten, S. (2025). Do gender patterns differ between the ethnic majority and Muslim minorities? doi.org/10.31219/osf...
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Academic life goal achieved: interviewed about my research for Al Jazeera! @aljazeera.com
I discuss research on turnout amongst Muslims, voting for DENK and I bust the myth that Muslims vote for the PVV
Watch the full item here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnqF... links to research in below 👇🧵
Academic life goal achieved: interviewed about my research for Al Jazeera! @aljazeera.com
I discuss research on turnout amongst Muslims, voting for DENK and I bust the myth that Muslims vote for the PVV
Watch the full item here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnqF... links to research in below 👇🧵
October 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Academic life goal achieved: interviewed about my research for Al Jazeera! @aljazeera.com
I discuss research on turnout amongst Muslims, voting for DENK and I bust the myth that Muslims vote for the PVV
Watch the full item here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnqF... links to research in below 👇🧵
Academic life goal achieved: interviewed about my research for Al Jazeera! @aljazeera.com
I discuss research on turnout amongst Muslims, voting for DENK and I bust the myth that Muslims vote for the PVV
Watch the full item here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnqF... links to research in below 👇🧵
Reposted by Peter Luca Versteegen
Dieser Text bedeutet mir sehr viel. Seit (mindestens) eineinhalb Jahren beschäftigt mich, wie das Reden über unsere psychischen Probleme auf die Psyche selber wirkt. Es ist eine wahnsinnige Errungenschaft, dass das Schweigen der "traumatisierten" Kriegsgeneration... 1/n
www.zeit.de/2025/45/psyc...
www.zeit.de/2025/45/psyc...
Psychische Krankheiten : Wie das Reden über die Psyche zum Problem wurde
Es gibt immer mehr psychische Krankheiten, vor allem bei jungen Menschen. Das kann auch daran liegen, dass wir zu viel darüber reden – und Diagnosen die Identität prägen.
www.zeit.de
October 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Dieser Text bedeutet mir sehr viel. Seit (mindestens) eineinhalb Jahren beschäftigt mich, wie das Reden über unsere psychischen Probleme auf die Psyche selber wirkt. Es ist eine wahnsinnige Errungenschaft, dass das Schweigen der "traumatisierten" Kriegsgeneration... 1/n
www.zeit.de/2025/45/psyc...
www.zeit.de/2025/45/psyc...
Es ist problematisch, wie wenig der öffentliche Diskurs zwischen “Meinung” und “Fakten” unterscheidet. Die Wissenschaft hat keine “eindeutige Meinung” hierzu, sondern “eindeutige Fakten”, die mittlerweile auf sehr viel Evidenz beruhen. Meinungen (d.h. Bewertungen) kann man ablehnen, Fakten nicht.
💡Hat die Brandmauer die AfD gestärkt? Spoiler alert: nein.
“Die Wissenschaft hat dazu eine recht eindeutige Meinung und einen Tipp.”
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
“Die Wissenschaft hat dazu eine recht eindeutige Meinung und einen Tipp.”
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
(S+) AfD: Hat die Brandmauer die rechtsextreme Partei gestärkt? Das sagt die Forschung
Eine Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD komme für ihn nicht infrage, sagt Friedrich Merz. Doch in seiner CDU glauben manche, die Brandmauer habe der AfD sogar geholfen. Die Wissenschaft hat dazu eine recht ei...
www.spiegel.de
October 24, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Es ist problematisch, wie wenig der öffentliche Diskurs zwischen “Meinung” und “Fakten” unterscheidet. Die Wissenschaft hat keine “eindeutige Meinung” hierzu, sondern “eindeutige Fakten”, die mittlerweile auf sehr viel Evidenz beruhen. Meinungen (d.h. Bewertungen) kann man ablehnen, Fakten nicht.
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Moreover, I have recently been awarded an ERC starting grant towards the project GETGOV to work further on this, so expect more data on cabinet members in the future. I am currently hiring two PhDs and two postdocs:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Jacob Nyrup awarded EU funds to research political elites
- Department of Political Science
Jacob Nyrup from the Department of Political Science has been granted a substantial 18 million Norwegian kroner by the EU's research council to examine political elites in countries before and after d...
www.sv.uio.no
October 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Moreover, I have recently been awarded an ERC starting grant towards the project GETGOV to work further on this, so expect more data on cabinet members in the future. I am currently hiring two PhDs and two postdocs:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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📢Can free academia withstand democratic backsliding? Why some universities wither while others survive. Read the recently published article in #ISPR. Together with Katrin Kinzelbach and @silindberg.bsky.social (Open Access): doi.org/10.1177/0192...
October 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📢Can free academia withstand democratic backsliding? Why some universities wither while others survive. Read the recently published article in #ISPR. Together with Katrin Kinzelbach and @silindberg.bsky.social (Open Access): doi.org/10.1177/0192...
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A grim Monday in Europe:
The leader of the Western world posts an AI video dumping poo on protestors, abandons 🇺🇦 yet again & funnels 💰 bn in 🗳️ support to ideological friends abroad.
What is meant to breed apathy should spark resolve: We 🇪🇺 must finally act for ourselves — at a scale never seen.
The leader of the Western world posts an AI video dumping poo on protestors, abandons 🇺🇦 yet again & funnels 💰 bn in 🗳️ support to ideological friends abroad.
What is meant to breed apathy should spark resolve: We 🇪🇺 must finally act for ourselves — at a scale never seen.
October 20, 2025 at 5:27 AM
A grim Monday in Europe:
The leader of the Western world posts an AI video dumping poo on protestors, abandons 🇺🇦 yet again & funnels 💰 bn in 🗳️ support to ideological friends abroad.
What is meant to breed apathy should spark resolve: We 🇪🇺 must finally act for ourselves — at a scale never seen.
The leader of the Western world posts an AI video dumping poo on protestors, abandons 🇺🇦 yet again & funnels 💰 bn in 🗳️ support to ideological friends abroad.
What is meant to breed apathy should spark resolve: We 🇪🇺 must finally act for ourselves — at a scale never seen.
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🚨 New Working Paper with R.Bauböck + @sumpierrez.bsky.social
We introduce the concept of incongruent suffrage.
This describes when there are voting rights but no candidacy rights for a group. Or vice versa.
The paper includes descriptive data & exploratory case studies.
doi.org/10.33774/aps...
We introduce the concept of incongruent suffrage.
This describes when there are voting rights but no candidacy rights for a group. Or vice versa.
The paper includes descriptive data & exploratory case studies.
doi.org/10.33774/aps...
October 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🚨 New Working Paper with R.Bauböck + @sumpierrez.bsky.social
We introduce the concept of incongruent suffrage.
This describes when there are voting rights but no candidacy rights for a group. Or vice versa.
The paper includes descriptive data & exploratory case studies.
doi.org/10.33774/aps...
We introduce the concept of incongruent suffrage.
This describes when there are voting rights but no candidacy rights for a group. Or vice versa.
The paper includes descriptive data & exploratory case studies.
doi.org/10.33774/aps...