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Jens Wäckerle @jwaeckerle.bsky.social · 37m

New data for legislative scholars! Committee Membership Dataset with @bcastanho.bsky.social, @dmpullan.bsky.social and Firuze Taner:

Committee assignments for all MPs (Wikidata IDs!) in 14 countries
Harmonized roles/policy areas

Data: doi.org/10.7802/2940
Working paper: tinyurl.com/vf54r78p

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Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) @aissr.bsky.social · 3h

👏 Congratulations to @gijsschumacher.bsky.social, who has been appointed Professor of Political Psychology! 🎓

🧠 'Politics is emotion. Emotions influence how we think about politics and the decisions we make. The scientific challenge is to unravel the interplay between democracy and emotions.'

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · 3h

That is: What if there is a group of ("bad") survey professionals who may not only be very different demographically from the non-professionals but are filling out surveys in a way that leads to problematic findings? Shouldn't they be more likely to avoid data donation to conceal their misbehavior?

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · 3h

I really like this research, congrats! But: What if there are two kinds of professionals, "good" & "bad" ones? How likely is it that your assumption of donation likelihood holds only for the "good" ones, but not for the "bad" ones"? And what would this mean for your findings?

Tiago Ventura @tiagoventura.bsky.social · 18h

How common are “survey professionals” - people who take dozens of online surveys for pay - across online panels, and do they harm data quality?

Our paper, FirstView at @politicalanalysis.bsky.social, tackles this question using browsing data from three U.S. samples (Facebook, YouGov, and Lucid):

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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 7h

Great reporting on the contagion risks of the Trump presidency, drawing in parts on insights from the @disintegrationerc.bsky.social project.

Is America contagious?

Scholars in political extremism are documenting the global spread of right-wing populism.

www.motherjones.com

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ECPR Research Network on Data Linkage @ecpr-datalinkage.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨 Due to @ecpr.bsky.social decision to accept&set up our RN shortly bef deadline for renewing all SG / RN memberships, we quickly gained a lot of members until Sep 30 & then lost them again.

Please note: To follow our mails / newletters, please make sure to renew your membership via MyECPR!

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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 2d

🆕 Sore losers on election night? 🫢

Einar Bäckström shows #VoterSatisfaction does not change right after electoral decisions, but becomes more polarised over time ⏰ instead long-term processes drive the winner-loser gap🏅

📖 #OA

Sore losers on election night? Examining the temporal emergence of the winner–loser gap | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

Sore losers on election night? Examining the temporal emergence of the winner–loser gap

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Sabrina B. Arias @sabrinabarias.bsky.social · 8d

As the US steps back from leading in global governance institutions, China has increasingly stepped into leadership roles, serving as head of WHO, FAO, and other important UN agencies in recent years. In new (open access!) work with
@rhulvey.bsky.social in @the-peio.bsky.social we ask: why? 1/5

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 5d

Open Science Professor ship at HU Berlin
www.academics.de/jobs/w2-prof...

W2-Professur "Open Science" an der Philosophischen Fakultät - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin bietet Stelle als W2-Professur "Open Science" an der Philosophischen Fakultät in Berlin - jetzt bewerben!

www.academics.de

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Liza Mügge @lizamugge.bsky.social · 5d

📢🔎@ejpgjournal.bsky.social call for editors is out! As journal editor you are a key gatekeeper who is on top of the most recent research. You initiate new ideas and nourish a community. Truth be told: it is a lot of work. But with the right team it is a rewarding professional experience.

European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 5d

WE WANT YOU! 🫵

The call for a new editorial team for the EJPG is now open❗
The mandate of the journal's sitting stellar team led by @jennpiscopo.bsky.social & @payoub.bsky.social will come to an end in July 2026.

📆 Applications must be received by November 23rd

Details of call here: rb.gy/lqidii

Application deadline: 23 November 2025

The Editorial Management Board of the European Journal of Politics and Gender invites applications for the editorship of the journal to run for a period of three years from July 2026, with the possibility of renewing for a second two-year term. The European Journal of Politics and Gender (EJPG) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes international, cutting-edge research in the broad field of politics and gender. The journal has an Impact Factor of 2.3, ranking in the top quartile of both Political Science and Women’s Studies journals. The journal understands research in ‘politics and gender’ to include both gender and LGBTQIA+ politics. The new editorial team is expected to continue the journal’s LGBTQIA+-inclusive approach to gender and politics scholarship.

The current Lead Editors, Phillip Ayoub and Jennifer Piscopo, are stepping down with their Associate Editor team in July 2026. We are looking to appoint a team of two to three new Co-Lead Editors to shape the journal. The newly appointed Co-Lead Editors may work alongside one of the outgoing Lead Editors for a period of several months to ensure a smooth transition.

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · 5d

Das sah auf Deinem Post heute morgen noch anders aus! Aber dann ist mir auch klar, wozu @tobiasalbrecht.bsky.social die Stirnlampe braucht.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 5d

Come work with us 🚨

We are looking for a #postdoc in our @aimediademlab.bsky.social lab.

Profile: Comm sci / poli sci/ computational social science.

Great team, timely topocs, fabulous city, good conditions.

DL 🗓️ November 1

werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — Postdoctoral researcher Communication Science at AI, Media & Democracy Lab

Do you want to be part of the AI, Media & Democracy Lab? We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a profile in communication science.

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · 6d

@svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social, warum sollte sich die #PolTheo -Community öfter in Orangerien treffen? Weil letztere für eine Sammlung exotischer Pflanzen stehen, die draußen nicht überleben könnten, oder weil sie lt. Wikipedia mit der Idee der Wiederkehr eines Goldenen Zeitalters verknüpft sind?

Svenja Ahlhaus @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social · 6d

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

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Universität Münster @uni-muenster.de · 7d

We warmly welcome our international researchers and employees! Dive right into the research community of Münster and discover all 'Welcome' events to favor the onboarding process of newly arrived international researchers. 👋 See detailed programme schedule: www.uni-muenster.de/Internationa...

Welcome Weeks 2025: 6-19 October at the Welcome Center Münster

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Steffen Mau @steffenmau.bsky.social · 7d

Some personal news to share www.mpg.de/25487784/aus...

Ausbau der Forschung zu Ungleichheit und Konflikten

Soziologe Steffen Mau an das Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung multireligiöser und multiethnischer Gesellschaften in Göttingen berufen. Neuausrichtung des Instituts startet

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Lenka Fiala @fialalenka.bsky.social · 7d

We are hiring! Join a strong team to have a real impact on how science is done😊
#econsky

Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · 7d

🚨I4R is looking to hire postdoc fellows in public health and computer science!

The postdoc will join a team of researchers and help mass reproduce studies in leading public health journals or develop AI replicator agents.

Info 👇

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Sabrina J. Mayer @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social · 7d

Me & my very able former colleague and now doctoral candidate Lisa Walter (not on Bluesky yet) just published a new article in @ersjournal.com
We examine how discrimination shapes immigrants and their descendants’ trust in the police in Germany.
👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Beyond police encounters: everyday racism and trust in the police

Trust in the police is essential for democratic legitimacy, yet it is declining across Western Europe. Immigrants and their descendants, who face disproportionate levels of discrimination, report p...

www.tandfonline.com

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Johannes B. Gruber @jbgruber.bsky.social · 8d

@sebstier.bsky.social at #MEDem Conf: computational research of democracy stands in the shoulders of the few enthusiasts who create datasets, software and infrastructure for it. How can we move forward? Short answer: more collaboration & sharing!

How to move forward

Collaborate on improving data coverage
Filling gaps in poliitical text orpora
Collecting online platform data via APls, webscraping and the Digital Services Act
Share open-source software, R packages and infrastructure components
Improve conditions for data sharing
Critically evaluate and improve the application of Al
Requires collaboration and funding at the European level

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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 11d

They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real…
🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social

The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️

Screenshot of the article “Open science in democracy research: the research infrastructure ‘Monitoring Electoral Democracy’ (MEDem)” published in European Political Science. The header shows the journal name, DOI link, and the label “DEBATE.” Below, the title is followed by the author list: Hajo Boomgaarden, Alexia Katsanidou, Sylvia Kritzinger, Georg Lutz, Johanna Willmann, and Jakob-Moritz Eberl. The abstract explains the aims of MEDem as a European research infrastructure to make democracy research data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable). Keywords listed include open science, FAIR data, ESFRI roadmap, research infrastructure, democracy research, data harmonization, data linking, and data set search. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-025-00534-8

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Jakob-Moritz Eberl @jamoeberl.bsky.social · 12d

This week, I joined the #PolishCommunicationAssociation in #Katowice 🇵🇱.
I presented @medem.bsky.social – where we stand as #EuropeanResearchInfrastructure ⚙️ & what lies ahead.
Many thanks to the MEDem teams at #UniversityOfSilesia, #JagiellonianUniversity, & #UniwersytetSWPS for the warm welcome.

Wide view of Jakob-Moritz Eberl presenting on stage at the Congress of the Polish Communication Association in Katowice. A large projected slide titled “Why research infrastructures?” is visible, listing features such as data provision, method development, networking, and training.

Jakob-Moritz Eberl standing at a black lectern, giving a presentation at the Congress of the Polish Communication Association in Katowice. Behind him a slide about MEDem services is projected, including text on harmonization and linking services.

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · 12d

Don't get me wrong, I really do share most of the positive points brought forward by @kunkakom.bsky.social & colleagues! But they come with important trade-offs, in my view, and a discussion of the latter seems to be somewhat missing in the statements.

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · 12d

Good points if you exclude validity of task-accomplishment, increasing fraud potential in teaching / research & associated time costs, dependency on non-academic AI producers or exploding energy costs for universities, & increasing over-use of natural resources from "AI's role in science".

Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 13d

LMU Professors from various disciplines share their perspectives on the role of AI in science
www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...

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Sumitra Badrinathan @sumitra.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 new paper out w/ @simonchauchard.bsky.social in BJPS @bjpols.bsky.social on the link between misinformation and religiosity- does religious belief cause people to endorse more misinformation? And if so, what can we do about it?

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Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · 13d

New publication with @kgattermann.bsky.social :
“Does media framing of election results affect whether voters perceive parties as election winners or losers?”
@polstudies.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/0032...

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · 12d

Very looking forward to your presentations, @fgenovese.bsky.social, @hildecoffe.bsky.social, @thijsbouman.bsky.social, @karstenmause.bsky.social, @olivertreib.bsky.social, @canersimsek.bsky.social, and bluesky-less Gabi Spilker, Michael Bechtel, Helena Stehle and Mira Alestig!

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